You are being very disrespectful to god,Scented Nectar,and he will verily punish you with hellfire.I'm joking,that was my impression of one of the pastors back home.I do agree that god is painted as a bad character in the bible,with so much punishment and wrath,but honestly I think that is a misinterpretation of his character.
It's such a shame that simple things get turned into complicated things by people who have plans and are prepared to twist the basics.Much of the bible s lies written by men anyway,so the twisting has been there from the start.I would happily rip out most of the bible and just keep Matthew,Mark,Luke and John.
Originally I believed because those around me did,and it's part of my culture.But I like to think that I am an independent thinker and I honestly do believe.Last year I was an atheist for about two weeks,I lost all faith,but then I thought about it and I regained it.I don't think it's bad to lose faith because believing in what you can't see is hard,and seems stupid too and I admit that.
But I also don't think it's unintelligent to have faith.I don't have any proof, and if I did it would ake faith impossible.I don't think that god is christian or muslim,I think that all religions are talking about the same god.They talk about him in different ways and say that he works in different ways so that's why I try to be careful to just keep it simple.
I don't believe because I fear hell.And I don't fear for you either because you probably do follow the teachings of Jesus,because they're so simple.As long as you are respectful and basically good,that's it,you're in.The rest is just theatrics and unnecessary drama.Actually I don't believe god feels it necessary for us to know him or believe in him,the important thing is our behaviour.That's why christianity and other religions should put more focus on that.
It's such a shame that simple things get turned into complicated things by people who have plans and are prepared to twist the basics.Much of the bible s lies written by men anyway,so the twisting has been there from the start.I would happily rip out most of the bible and just keep Matthew,Mark,Luke and John.
Originally I believed because those around me did,and it's part of my culture.But I like to think that I am an independent thinker and I honestly do believe.Last year I was an atheist for about two weeks,I lost all faith,but then I thought about it and I regained it.I don't think it's bad to lose faith because believing in what you can't see is hard,and seems stupid too and I admit that.
But I also don't think it's unintelligent to have faith.I don't have any proof, and if I did it would ake faith impossible.I don't think that god is christian or muslim,I think that all religions are talking about the same god.They talk about him in different ways and say that he works in different ways so that's why I try to be careful to just keep it simple.
I don't believe because I fear hell.And I don't fear for you either because you probably do follow the teachings of Jesus,because they're so simple.As long as you are respectful and basically good,that's it,you're in.The rest is just theatrics and unnecessary drama.Actually I don't believe god feels it necessary for us to know him or believe in him,the important thing is our behaviour.That's why christianity and other religions should put more focus on that.
