King Phenomenon
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I think most Christians realize that their faith is not 100% accurate and has its downfalls but is the closest to the truth in certain areas and that alone is why it's followers are many.
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I think most Christians realize that their faith is not 100% accurate and has its downfalls but is the closest to the truth in certain areas and that alone is why it's followers are many.
It will sound petty, but it does interest me when some of those 'core truths and values' are technically heretical. Just my twisted sense of humour at play.
I think most Christians realize that their faith is not 100% accurate and has its downfalls but is the closest to the truth in certain areas and that alone is why it's followers are many.
Anyone can fake being a Christian by pretending to "certain" things that Christians do, or think..... closest to the truth in certain areas......
We are Christians because we have placed our faith on the work of The Cross and His resurrection for our redemption and sanctification.I think most Christians realize that their faith is not 100% accurate and has its downfalls but is the closest to the truth in certain areas and that alone is why it's followers are many.
I'm not sure it's possible to be a Christian at all without also being a heretic. There are groups who see the slightest deviation from their particular interpretation of Christianity as heretical. Since you can't be a member of every one of those groups (which would also be heretical anyway!) there's always going to be somebody who considers you a heretic.
This is why I went for apostasy myself. It makes things less confusing.
I think most Christians realize that their faith is not 100% accurate and has its downfalls but is the closest to the truth in certain areas and that alone is why it's followers are many.
Basically what I saidWe are Christians because we have placed our faith on the work of The Cross and His resurrection for our redemption and sanctification.
Didn't say we had to be in the unity in the doctrines that we hold to but rather the unity of the faith.
I always give leeway for others to be wrong in their doctrine
Couldn't the same thing be said for most other religions?I think most Christians realize that their faith is not 100% accurate and has its downfalls but is the closest to the truth in certain areas and that alone is why it's followers are many.
I wasn't talking about other religions. Yeah they were born into them but when they realize that it's the closest to the truth they just stick with itCouldn't the same thing be said for most other religions?
I think people become a particular religion because they were raised that way. It's what their parents told them was right. It's what their friends and acquaintances acknowledged as right. It's general principles are downloaded into their ROM before they ever develop a firewall or any capacity for critical thinking. It becomes axiomatic.
People don't believe "X" because it's "closest to truth in certain areas." Very few choose their faith through fact-checking, critical analysis or comparison with other doctrines.
Religion's a tool to enhance tribal solidarity; an alliance marker. I suspect the only ones actually concerned with the objective truth of the matter are posting here on RF!
Couldn't the same thing be said for most other religions?
I think people become a particular religion because they were raised that way. It's what their parents told them was right. It's what their friends and acquaintances acknowledged as right. It's general principles are downloaded into their ROM before they ever develop a firewall or any capacity for critical thinking. It becomes axiomatic.
People don't believe "X" because it's "closest to truth in certain areas." Very few choose their faith through fact-checking, critical analysis or comparison with other doctrines.
Religion's a tool to enhance tribal solidarity; an alliance marker. I suspect the only ones actually concerned with the objective truth of the matter are posting here on RF!
Huh?I simply think this a common but fallacious speculation.
If aliens are true but they are far more advanced and try to hide from humans for a purpose, then how can humans get to know their existence. We have to rely on encounters by a fluke. That is, we have to rely on the testimonies from those supposedly have encountered the aliens to get to the fact. It remains the only way, we don't have a better alternative under the circumstance. That's what it is.
If you want to record historical truth just write it down, but don't mix it up with fables and folk tales.Religion somehow is the only way for humans to convey a historical truth under a God's supervision. Without such a supervision, a history event may have to be distorted and becomes a myth. A flood happened 10000 years ago, that is before humans can have a better writing tool (such as today's papers), will in the end become myths in different cultures. It is so because we don't have the ability to convey a truth happened long time ago. A religion is a better way (to actually avoid a fact becoming a myth). For example, in a critical situations, humans will run without bringing anything deemed not important. They will however bring with them a holy scroll as it is important religiously. Religion has the effect of enforcing something (say a piece of info) into a human obligation.
I think most Christians don't really care. There are 41,000+ Christian denominations so there's a good chance that one of them is pretty close to their values and understanding. But most go with the convenience of having a church nearby, no matter how many discrepancies there are.I think most Christians realize that their faith is not 100% accurate and has its downfalls but is the closest to the truth in certain areas and that alone is why it's followers are many.
Nah... Christian parents raise their babies christian. That is why they are many.I think most Christians realize that their faith is not 100% accurate and has its downfalls but is the closest to the truth in certain areas and that alone is why it's followers are many.
LOL -- does that mean you tried but were dragged back to the fold?I'm a Christian because God doesn't seem to want me to be something else.
Basically!LOL -- does that mean you tried but were dragged back to the fold?
Anyone can fake being a Christian by pretending to "certain" things that Christians do, or think.
They may see a special significance in Jesus. They may go to church on a Sunday. They may recite a creed. They may pray and obey the law. They may even perform miracles of sorts. But none of these things in themselves would qualify application of the label "Christian."
Jesus conceded that pagans pray. Matt 6:7, Luke 18 9-14
Jesus conceded that pagans obey the law in certain areas: Luke 11:42
Jesus conceded that pagans sit in the seat of Moses: Matthew 23:2
Jesus conceded that pagans do miracles of sorts: Matthew 7:22
Jesus conceded that pagans would call him "Lord": Matthew 7:21
Jesus conceded that pagans would be found at the temple: Matthew 21:12–17
True, a needless insult on pagans. The Pharisees were worse than pagans.Most of your statements are about Jews, not pagans. Jews are not pagans.