RE: my new theory about christians
October 1, 2014 at 2:58 am
(This post was last modified: October 1, 2014 at 4:43 am by Hezekiah.)
Yikes. Well, I might as well get comfortable, this is gonna be one heck of a discussion! 
@Blackrook makes a good point. A harsh and boarderline provoking point, but a point nonetheless
Personally, as a Christian, I welcome death whenever it may come. If I was told how I would die, my geniuine response would be, "atleast I had the luxury of seeing it coming". For most human beings, being afraid of the unknown is a normal reaction. And to be honest, death is one of those things that you can read about, feel encouraged by, but still have fear of it because you don't truly know what it is like to die.
And on the flip side, losing a loved one is never easy. I would probably find myself more joyful than the average Christian/non-Christian if I lost a loved one who was a Christian, not because I didn't love them, but only because in my personal experience I've made my peace with knowing they are in a better place (even if it is absolute nothingness).
Most Christians are human in this respect.
Very true! I never thought about it like that. Technically though, if a Christian prays for someone not to die, whether they die or live, according to their faith, it's the Will of God.
Often times when you find a xian who's prayer is "answered" when a loved one survives, they call it a "miracle" because they are under the idea that they intervened the Will of God (and ironically this idea goes against their beliefs). This is usually due to a lack in understanding of their personal faith and unfortunately this has the effect that you mentioned: "they just cannot be wrong [in] whatever they do". Which is quite delusional.
@Blackrook makes a good point. A harsh and boarderline provoking point, but a point nonetheless
Personally, as a Christian, I welcome death whenever it may come. If I was told how I would die, my geniuine response would be, "atleast I had the luxury of seeing it coming". For most human beings, being afraid of the unknown is a normal reaction. And to be honest, death is one of those things that you can read about, feel encouraged by, but still have fear of it because you don't truly know what it is like to die.
And on the flip side, losing a loved one is never easy. I would probably find myself more joyful than the average Christian/non-Christian if I lost a loved one who was a Christian, not because I didn't love them, but only because in my personal experience I've made my peace with knowing they are in a better place (even if it is absolute nothingness).
Most Christians are human in this respect.
(October 1, 2014 at 2:46 am)psychoslice Wrote: Yea I have noticed that also, I just hate praying, to me its begging, if you pray for someone to live who is dying, and they die, then you say its God will, if they live you say its a miracle, they just cannot be wrong whatever they do, which is just how they like it.
Very true! I never thought about it like that. Technically though, if a Christian prays for someone not to die, whether they die or live, according to their faith, it's the Will of God.
Often times when you find a xian who's prayer is "answered" when a loved one survives, they call it a "miracle" because they are under the idea that they intervened the Will of God (and ironically this idea goes against their beliefs). This is usually due to a lack in understanding of their personal faith and unfortunately this has the effect that you mentioned: "they just cannot be wrong [in] whatever they do". Which is quite delusional.
