Saturday, September 26, 2009

TOP TEN SIGNS YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN FUNDY- ExChristian.Net - Articles



Here is a list of points that, Mariano, pointed me to. It seems it was originally posted more than 4 years ago. I'm amazed at the mental gymnastics that had to be performed to get this list! I can't resist. Here is my answers to each point. My points are in red.


10 - You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of other gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of your god.

Dr. James White gave a very succinct answer to this statement that so many people use.




9 - You feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say that people evolved from lower life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical claim that we were created from dirt.

I have no problem with being evolved from "lower" life forms if it were demonstratably true and not all scientists agree that it is. MY problem is with the implications. IF we evolved through natural selection and "survival of the fittest", why should it stop now? If I'm smarter or stronger than you, then why can't I kill you and take all that I have to make my life better? Why should we have compassion for the weak and protect them? Answer: Because each and everyone of us were created in the image of God and deserve respect.

8 - You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in three gods- the trinity.

The Trinity is not 3 gods. One God - One Being. One God - Three persons! Get it straight.

7 - Your face turns purple when you hear of the "atrocities" attributed to Allah, but you don't even flinch when hearing about how God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in "Exodus" and ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in "Joshua" --including women, children, and trees!

We don't worry about these because we know that God has ultimate purpose for the good of all. I can't explain or know how it all fits together. What I do know that God gave the Egyptians and the annihilated ethnic groups time to change. The Egyptians were given the option to let Israel go before that final plague...Pharaoh did not take that option. And in Genesis, God told Abraham that full measure of the Amorites and the other Canaanites had not been reached yet. They were not evil enough to destroy. And from Jonah we learn that had Canaanite nations had repented maybe God would not have destroyed them. He did not destroy Ninevah when they repented and more importantly He won't destroy you if you repent.

6 - You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims about gods sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that some spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky.

The Holy Spirit did not impregnate Mary sexually! You can't equate Greek and Hindu myths with Jesus at all.

5 - You are willing to spend your life looking for little loopholes in the scientifically established age of Earth (4.55 billion years), but you find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that Earth is a couple of generations old.

No where does the Bible attempt to tell us the age of the Earth. No where can we see where it says the the Earth is 6000 yrs old. The text does not support that interpretation.

4 - You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs --though excluding those in all rival sects - will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering. And yet consider your religion the most "tolerant" and "loving."

It's either 1 or 0. Belief or unbelief. Either you allowed Jesus to pay your infinite debt or you try to pay it yourself. It's nothing personal...just the way it is.

3 - While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in "tongues" may be all the evidence you need to "prove" Christianity.

Not all Christians believe that tongues are proof of conversion or God's existence. It's a sign. Not THE sign. So this is not proof of any kind.

2 - You define 0.01% as a "high success rate" when it comes to answered prayers. You consider that to be evidence that prayer works. And you think that the remaining 99.99% FAILURE was simply the will of God.

God answers my prayers 100% of the time. The thing is sometimes He answers "NO". Okay most of the time. I'm doing better praying according to His will. If you do, you always get "Yes".

1 - You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do about the Bible, Christianity, and church history - but still call yourself a Christian.

Whoever made this list knows a lot less than they think they know. They don't even know what a Christian is. Sad, really.

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2 comments:

  1. #9: I think the evolutionist tends to miss the real point of the theological implications of God creating mankind from dirt (whether literally true or some sort of metaphor). When you claim that human beings are descended from lower life forms, you're making mankind into a cosmic accident. When you take the Genesis account, you're making mankind into the personal handcrafted artwork of a wise and benevolent creator. Now arguing the scientific underpinnings of the two theories is another matter, but I think this shows exactly why some see it as "dehumanizing".

    #8 & #6: Someone must be confusing Christian theology with Mormon theology...

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  2. Theology is still just theology; and until someone produces some form of evidence to debate on there is no debate to be had. There is evidence of evolution, there is no evidence of god…it’s as simple as that and no matter how many Conditional Statements theists string along, they never equate a valid argument for creation OR god.

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