RE: Problems with Christian Church
August 19, 2015 at 9:12 pm
(This post was last modified: August 19, 2015 at 9:13 pm by *Deidre*.)
(August 19, 2015 at 7:24 pm)jiffy Wrote: I have a few questions regarding your perspectives on the church and Christianity..
**What are the big problems/issues you see in the Christian church today?
**Is your perspective of the former question from the inside (ie, your background was in church) or that of an outsider looking in? What took you away from church, if your background was church?
**What do you think about the person Jesus Christ? Is he real, historical person? Faked?
**What is the point or purpose in your life? What do you live for?
I'm especially interested in your responses to the first question!!
1) Not only today, but always...Christianity as is the case with all religions, are man made creations designed to control people, and their lives. Also, if we look at Christianity today, many Christians behave in very bigoted horrible ways to people who don't follow their beliefs. I've always said that it won't be atheists who 'destroy' Christianity, it will be the Christians themselves.
2) I was once a Christian, and so it's from the inside looking out.
3) I think Jesus may have existed, but at best...the Gnostics have a more accurate portrayal of him, if I were to think about him spiritually. But, most likely, if he existed, he was a historical figure. I no longer believe the contrived NT story about his life.
4) The purpose of life is to not worry about the purpose of your life, but to always be seeking to help others, and learn to love yourself. Both can be incredibly hard things to do, I've found.
