Religion Ask a Christian - Continued in Part 2

[Chief]

Continued in Part Two:

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/ask-a-christian-part-2.1295001/unread

 

[Colonial]

Jesus IS THE ONE AND ONLY WAY TO GET TO GOD, and it is non-negotiable.
Several (7) times in scripture, He uses the term I AM, referring to Him being God.
Jesus is the way which every one of us must follow. Jesus is the truth in Whom we must believe. Jesus is the life in Whom we have our hope. And Jesus said - NO ONE comes to the Father but through Me. There is no other way to God; no other truth about God; and no other life apart from God. Christ's claim is exclusive. The one and only way, truth, and life is JESUS. No other religion, no other faith, no other path, no other philosophy, and no other gospel leads the sinner to God the Father, tells the truth about Him, and gives us His eternal life - other than JESUS. And this is a non-negotiable fact.

Jesus Christ is THE Way.
Jesus Christ is THE Truth.
Jesus Christ is THE Life.

Do you believe in Santa?

 

[Wallaby]

Do you believe in Santa?

Santa is 'My First Religion' for kiddies. It prepares them for a life of Christian fantasy worship.

Consider:

1. He's always watching you - judging your actions. You are never alone.
2. If you are good, he will give you a reward - so you try and be good. Not because it is the right thing to do, but purely because you get a physical reward.
3. If you are bad, you receive a punishment (eg coal).
4. He is completely inconsistent - how come the rich kid down the road (who is a bully and an arseh*le to you at school) get's better presents than you? Oh well - it must be your fault. You must have done some bad things.
5. You can't talk directly to Santa to discuss these issues - all messages are fitered through chosen priests (in this case your parents) and you have no choice but to accept them.
6. When you think about it, what Santa does is basically impossible. But when you raise these ideas with the priests (ie parents), you get told 'Sshhh - it's magic'.

It's basically Disney Christianity for the under-8.

 

[Baltimore Jack]

Do you believe in Santa?

Spaghetti Monster rules man, and I say this as someone who is a Zeus convert

 

[Colonial]

Santa is 'My First Religion' for kiddies. It prepares them for a life of Christian fantasy worship.

Consider:

1. He's always watching you - judging your actions. You are never alone.
2. If you are good, he will give you a reward - so you try and be good. Not because it is the right thing to do, but purely because you get a physical reward.
3. If you are bad, you receive a punishment (eg coal).
4. He is completely inconsistent - how come the rich kid down the road (who is a bully and an a-hole to you at school) get's better presents than you? Oh well - it must be your fault. You must have done some bad things.
5. You can't talk directly to Santa to discuss these issues - all messages are fitered through chosen priests (in this case your parents) and you have no choice but to accept them.
6. When you think about it, what Santa does is basically impossible. But when you raise these ideas with the priests (ie parents), you get told 'Sshhh - it's magic'.

It's basically Disney Christianity for the under-8.

And just like many of the celebrations of Christianity it was stolen from the pagans.

 

[Baltimore Jack]

 

[chelseacarlton]

And just like many of the celebrations of Christianity it was stolen from the pagans.

Saturnalia and Yuletide to be exacto!!
Easter is Eostre, German pagan ritual/festivity.
Nothing about christianity is it’s own invention, they just stole everything and killed you if you disagreed.
Islam and Christianity are cults of theft and death.

 

[Baltimore Jack]

Saturnalia and Yuletide to be exacto!!
Easter is Eostre, German pagan ritual/festivity.
Nothing about christianity is it’s own invention, they just stole everything and killed you if you disagreed.
Islam and Christianity are cults of theft and death.

Yep, they even stole the resurrection

 

[Evolved1]

This is a cult.

Jesus was a racist and sexist arseh*le who promoted anti-scientific and homophobic bullshit. If he comes back, I hope he gets smashed in debates by anti-theists and evolutionary scientists.

 

[Gethelred]

I'm sorry, what? Are you aware that you're only having an online debate with someone about Christianity? Don't you think you're getting too emotionally invested into this conversation, maybe?

You vanished from this thread instead of answering questions put to you. Don't you think it's a bit chickenshit of you to come back to have a crack at anyone else, let alone an oppositional viewpoint?

 

[Gethelred]

Jesus was a racist and sexist arseh*le who promoted anti-scientific and homophobic bullshit. If he comes back, I hope he gets smashed in debates by anti-theists and evolutionary scientists.

Or - even better - he gets rejected as a genuine messiah by the christian establishment because of his anti-plutocratic teachings.

 

[Vdubs]

Jesus was a racist and sexist arseh*le who promoted anti-scientific and homophobic bullshit. If he comes back, I hope he gets smashed in debates by anti-theists and evolutionary scientists.

So you believe He existed then.
You really have descended dismally .

 

[Vdubs]

Or - even better - he gets rejected as a genuine messiah by the christian establishment because of his anti-plutocratic teachings.

Won't happen. That Jesus was on the side of the poor, marginalised, disadvantaged etc is something always to appreciate and uphold.
But maybe one of your struggles evidently.

 

[Baltimore Jack]

Won't happen. That Jesus was on the side of the poor, marginalised, disadvantaged etc is something always to appreciate and uphold.
But maybe one of your struggles evidently.

Are you talking about Che' Guevara?

 

[Vdubs]

Are talking about Che' Guevara?

go ahead if you like
but maybe not here

 

[Evolved1]

So you believe He existed then.
You really have descended dismally.

If he existed, he was a campaigner. If he didn't exist, he was an imaginary campaigner.

Bring him to this thread and I'll pull him apart. I'm more intelligent, knowledgeable, and open-minded than Jesus. If he can't even beat me, imagine what some of the better people who post here will do to him. I'm far too kind to leave him alone in a room with Roy!

 

[Gethelred]

Won't happen. That Jesus was on the side of the poor, marginalised, disadvantaged etc is something always to appreciate and uphold.
But maybe one of your struggles evidently.

Modern christians aren't. Otherwise, they'd treat them better.

 

[chelseacarlton]

If he existed, he was a campaigner. If he didn't exist, he was an imaginary campaigner.

Bring him to this thread and I'll pull him apart. I'm more intelligent, knowledgeable, and open-minded than Jesus. If he can't even beat me, imagine what some of the better people who post here will do to him. I'm far too kind to leave him alone in a room with Roy!

Einstein, Hawking, Darwin etal are still trying to explain to god how the universe works, that’s why heaven is eternal, Jesus was portrayed as an idiot in the bible, imagine having access to your dad’s knowledge and still being an idiot?

 

[Evolved1]

Modern christians aren't. Otherwise, they'd treat them better.

Jesus didn't give a shit about the poor who lived outside Israel. He was a slightly more intelligent version of John Howard.

There was a housing bubble, white Israel policy, and creationist agenda during the time of Jesus...and Jesus promoted all of it.

 

[Evolved1]

Einstein, Hawking, Darwin etal are still trying to explain to god how the universe works, that’s why heaven is eternal, Jesus was portrayed as an idiot in the bible, imagine having access to your dad’s knowledge and still being an idiot?

Jesus should have cut his crazy dad loose and started his own cult if he had an ounce of self respect. Brian Houston is the modern equivalent.

 

[chelseacarlton]

Jesus should have cut his crazy dad loose and started his own cult if he had an ounce of self respect. Brian Houston is the modern equivalent.

Yep, Houston’s dad is a paedophile just the big guy in the sky!

 

[M Malice]

Jesus was not the messiah, he was just a very naughty boy.

 

[Evolved1]

Yep, Houston’s dad is a paedophile just the big guy in the sky!

Brian Houston has screwed more people than his dad.

 

[Evolved1]

What would DNA evidence say about Jesus' genetic lineage?

Bastard child.

 

[Vdubs]

Modern christians aren't. Otherwise, they'd treat them better.

In your petty myopic belief system, maybe, but that is not the case world wide.

 

[Vdubs]

Jesus didn't give a sh*t about the poor who lived outside Israel. He was a slightly more intelligent version of John Howard.

There was a housing bubble, white Israel policy, and creationist agenda during the time of Jesus...and Jesus promoted all of it.

So you are a believer but blatantly reject His offer to you. Nothing more needs to be said. You have nothing to ask but would rather make crass accusations and descriptions.