RE: Misconceptions of Christian theology
March 4, 2013 at 11:51 pm
(This post was last modified: March 5, 2013 at 12:09 am by FallentoReason.)
I find that the only logical thing a Christian could do is believe the Bible word for word. I understand why some of my friends are compelled to do this, because if we diminish everything by saying the OT is metaphorical, supernatural events don't happen, evolution is true & not all disbelievers will go to hell, then what do you have left? Why even bother with the Bible if you're stripping it from all the essential things that make it the Bible?
I eventually deconverted because as I rationalized different parts of Christianity in a way that would align with what I knew about reality (but wouldn't take away from the core of Christianity) I was eventually left empty-handed. I eventually accepted that God doesn't speak to you, that miracles don't happen today, that morality isn't necessarily derived from the Bible etc and then I woke up one day and realised it was all lies.
You might want to be careful with how liberal you go, unless your aim is to unshackle yourself from your culture's default religious belief.
I eventually deconverted because as I rationalized different parts of Christianity in a way that would align with what I knew about reality (but wouldn't take away from the core of Christianity) I was eventually left empty-handed. I eventually accepted that God doesn't speak to you, that miracles don't happen today, that morality isn't necessarily derived from the Bible etc and then I woke up one day and realised it was all lies.
You might want to be careful with how liberal you go, unless your aim is to unshackle yourself from your culture's default religious belief.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
