(December 8, 2014 at 3:31 am)Astrogod07 Wrote:(November 18, 2014 at 12:39 am)Godschild Wrote:
How do you know what I have and have not done? That's not to say that you're wrong, just that you're making an awful big assumption. I could do a lot more, but I do charity work, donate to worthy causes, and spend time helping in my community.
I'm glad to hear you are doing those things, all of us could do more, in today's society we get caught up in so many things we seem to make ourselves the priority over others when time seems to be escaping our hands.
Quote:Churches are really good at motivating large groups of people to come together for causes; I do have to give you that. But you do not have a monopoly on charity and aid. We see Christians leading everything because an overwhelming majority of the wealthiest nations in the world are predominantly Christian.
I see that as a good thing in many different ways, however we're speaking of helping others and that's the path we should stay on, to often topics get side tracked. No, we do not have a monopoly on charity, that's a good thing we can't meet all the needs of those in the world.
Quote:However, there are plenty of atheist and humanist groups that do exactly the same thing. The church does not own compassion. It's a human quality, not a Christian quality.
I believe that compassion is a God quality most humans use in their lives for the good of others, you're right Christians do not own compassion, I've seen compassion greater than mine from nonbelievers.
Quote:All of that said, the Church could do a lot more than it does too. Millions of dollars each year are wasted fighting things like gay marriage. Millions are wasted in ridiculously lavish structures to worship in. There are plenty of better causes that these dollars and this time could go to.
We do not see fighting gay marriage as a waste, it's our belief that such a thing is very wrong. I happen to agree that some churches spend more money than necessary on their buildings and some other things. I also see the scientific world spend money on things that could be better spent to help those in need instead of being an easy paycheck for some scientist. Then there are scientist like the one in California who's trying to fight cancer through a different approach who's spent a billion of his own money to help develop this approach.
Quote:On the subject of disaster relief, God's people wouldn't have to spend so much time and money on disaster relief if he would cut us a break with the crappy weather and tectonic system that he designed for us.
That system came into existence after sin was brought into the world by Adam and Eve. Man is responsible for what happens, God doesn't cause all this destruction, He is there however to help people through such disaster.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.