RE: the so fallible Bible
October 6, 2013 at 8:46 am
(This post was last modified: October 6, 2013 at 8:47 am by Airyaman.)
(October 5, 2013 at 10:46 am)Brakeman Wrote:(October 5, 2013 at 7:42 am)xpastor Wrote: I don't think it is fair to suggest that all Christians are hypocrites. ..
I disagree, All christians are hypocrites. All christians start off having an emotional guilt trip in reaction to sappy songs and sermon. They are told to "talk to jesus and ask him for forgiveness and mercy." They know at that very moment there is no one answering their pleas, but they all go on to pretend differently and deride doubters. That is a dishonest, hypocritical stance.
As an ex-christian, I'll have to disagree. For many years I lived relatively doubt free. My doubts were whether god would answer my prayers in a way I felt they should be answered or otherwise.
I used to do alot of my own maintenance work on the family vehicles. I can recall times where I struggled to remove something and started to get angry. I would work on it for 5-10 (or more!) minutes and just keep getting angrier. Then I would realize I had not prayed before my work for help and guidance, so I'd stop and pray. More times than not I ended up removing the part easily when I returned.
Was that god working? No, it was me calming down so I could approach my work sensibly. I mean c'mon, the god of the universe isn't sitting around waiting for me to ask for help with car work. But I did believe differently back then, so I don't think that would be hypocritical. Wrong, but not hypocritical.
