RE: How can a Christian reject part of the Bible and still call themselves a Christian?
February 14, 2014 at 3:42 am
(This post was last modified: February 14, 2014 at 3:42 am by fr0d0.)
(February 10, 2014 at 6:04 pm)KUSA Wrote: I had a conversation with Christian girl yesterday and it randomly led to the subject of homosexuality.
She believes that it is perfectly acceptable to be a homosexual because you should be able to love anyone you want.
I asked her how she could say that and call herself a Christian. She became iritated. I pointed out that her Bible clearly states that it is an abomination. She finally said " I don't care what it says" and ended the conversation. The stress caused by the cognitive dissonance was pretty high.
I find Christians do this a lot. They reject what they don't like in the Bible.
To believe in God doesn't mean you will automatically understand everything. The girl clearly doesn't know that homosexuality isn't condemned in the bible and so couldn't tell you that. Her basic answer was correct and in line with her belief. If she had agreed with you then there would indeed be dissonance.
