(March 15, 2014 at 12:33 pm)discipulus Wrote:(March 15, 2014 at 12:27 pm)Deidre32 Wrote: Christians think people need to be commanded to live a life of sacrifice and love, out of a rule book. I think most people are inherently good but have the capability of not doing good deeds.
But, Christianity thinks it has the market cornered when it comes to the idea of sacrifice and self denial. Meanwhile, well over half of Americans classify themselves as Christian yet there's so much poverty in the states?
Yes. Soooo much sacrifice and self denial going on there.
It is impossible for men by an exercise of will to deny themselves, to die daily to themselves and live for the sake of others for love.
Gandhi did it. He wasn't Christian. I don't dismiss what you're saying, but what most of us take issue with, is that you assume one can only accomplish these things through 'a relationship with Jesus.' That's not true, whatsoever.
That's all I'm trying to explain to you.
