i've seen how Christianity positively affects peoples lives. i've seen God work in my life and other's life. Hearing from other people's lives, and hearing proof about certain things (i'll go into more detail later if i have to) help me realize that it IS real. I truely belive it makes people better people. Those who TRUELY believe, and try to make their lives better, not false prophets and hypocritics. I've been exposed to other ideas all my life in school, and from friends (other religions, science, self-god, ect) and the only idea that makes most sense its Christianity. Its there i find most happiness in people, and most closure, and those who live more self-less and self-productive lives.
Religion gives me, and lots of other people hope, standards, and morals... whats so wrong with that?
I do like how religion inspires people to help others and make the world better, but I think it's extremely catty to do good things because you want to please God instead of doing good things for the sake of getting joy out of it. I personally love knowing I made a family's Christmas or Thanksgiving by donating a lot during the holidays, and I know quite a few people (like my parents, lol) who donate to several charitable organizations but they aren't religious in the slightest.
the idea of true Christianity is not that wer're doing it to please God, but since we're so connected we WANT to do it. Its not like its an excuse to do-- WE DONT BUY OUR SALVATION.
since we are belivers, we try not to thing selfishly (we're human, so we do sadly), so therefore we help others because they need it, and because we can and want to. Not to earn brownie points with God.
EDIT: its more of a communial way of giving back, in a sense
yep... in fact i'm goin on a trip in couple weeks to help out at a Summer Camp for the disabled :-D
went last year, n thought it was great, so i'm going again.
That is so sweet! I want to like, volunteer a an animal shelter or work with old people or something, but I don't know if I would be able to handle it.
yep... in fact i'm goin on a trip in couple weeks to help out at a Summer Camp for the disabled :-D
went last year, n thought it was great, so i'm going again.
That is so sweet! I want to like, volunteer a an animal shelter or work with old people or something, but I don't know if I would be able to handle it.
just get involved... it'll be easier once your actually there. food shelters, like Feed My Starving Children or something are nice and relatively easy way to have a HUGE impact as well.
yep... in fact i'm goin on a trip in couple weeks to help out at a Summer Camp for the disabled :-D
went last year, n thought it was great, so i'm going again.
That is so sweet! I want to like, volunteer a an animal shelter or work with old people or something, but I don't know if I would be able to handle it.
I'd volunteer at a shelter around here but they are all high kill and I think on my first day I'd come home w/ about 20 dogs and 20 cats.
i've seen how Christianity positively affects peoples lives. i've seen God work in my life and other's life. Hearing from other people's lives, and hearing proof about certain things (i'll go into more detail later if i have to) help me realize that it IS real. I truely belive it makes people better people. Those who TRUELY believe, and try to make their lives better, not false prophets and hypocritics. I've been exposed to other ideas all my life in school, and from friends (other religions, science, self-god, ect) and the only idea that makes most sense its Christianity. Its there i find most happiness in people, and most closure, and those who live more self-less and self-productive lives.
Religion gives me, and lots of other people hope, standards, and morals... whats so wrong with that?
In regards to that last part, I don't actually buy in to the fact that if you didn't have your supernatural beliefs, that you'd be less moral or hopeful. In fact, I think you'd be better off, but that's a whole other can of worms.
There's a lot more I'd like to address here but I'll just keep it short cause some of this would be much better suited to a more face-to-face discussion.
I would like to know what examples you have that has proven to you that you've personally "seen god work in your life and other people's lives." How did you know that this could ONLY be the work of a divine power? I don't care what you've heard from others because their claims hold as much weight as someone who claims that they've seen aliens, bigfoot, ect. I just want to hear your own story.
its easier to tell kids they HAVE to be good then to say you can choose to be good or bad but you should come to the right moral decision and just be good
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since we are belivers, we try not to thing selfishly (we're human, so we do sadly), so therefore we help others because they need it, and because we can and want to. Not to earn brownie points with God.
EDIT: its more of a communial way of giving back, in a sense
went last year, n thought it was great, so i'm going again.
food shelters, like Feed My Starving Children or something are nice and relatively easy way to have a HUGE impact as well.
And Judy, I know I would do the same thing, haha.
FUCK RELIGION.
There's a lot more I'd like to address here but I'll just keep it short cause some of this would be much better suited to a more face-to-face discussion.
I would like to know what examples you have that has proven to you that you've personally "seen god work in your life and other people's lives." How did you know that this could ONLY be the work of a divine power? I don't care what you've heard from others because their claims hold as much weight as someone who claims that they've seen aliens, bigfoot, ect. I just want to hear your own story.