A Question regarding faith sustainability

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Hi everyone,

I’m reaching out this evening to ask the community a small,minimal worrying question.Like I’ve explained in prior posts,I’ve let lies from unbelievers cause me to worry and I’m ignoring some,but still concerned regarding others.One of the questions that troubles me is an accusation that I don’t want to be true or worry is true.

Of course unbelievers accuse Christian’s and world religions of mind control or brainwashing,or manipulation or playing on peoples fears for control.
Of course these sound like accusations of freethinkers,and freethinkers like hopeless and sad lives.

Many say that us Christian’s call science heresy or something,can anyone offer insight?
 

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One of the questions that troubles me is an accusation that I don’t want to be true or worry is true.

Of course unbelievers accuse Christian’s and world religions of mind control or brainwashing,or manipulation or playing on peoples fears for control.
Of course these sound like accusations of freethinkers,and freethinkers like hopeless and sad lives.

Many say that us Christian’s call science heresy or something,can anyone offer insight?
Here is your insight:
Will answering that question finally make the anxiety stop?
 
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Hi everyone,

I’m reaching out this evening to ask the community a small,minimal worrying question.Like I’ve explained in prior posts,I’ve let lies from unbelievers cause me to worry and I’m ignoring some,but still concerned regarding others.One of the questions that troubles me is an accusation that I don’t want to be true or worry is true.

Of course unbelievers accuse Christian’s and world religions of mind control or brainwashing,or manipulation or playing on peoples fears for control.
Of course these sound like accusations of freethinkers,and freethinkers like hopeless and sad lives.

Many say that us Christian’s call science heresy or something,can anyone offer insight?

Some of the most famous scientists have been Christians.

God enjoys us learning about the good work He did in creation. That is what science is.
 
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Some of the most famous scientists have been Christians.

God enjoys us learning about the good work He did in creation. That is what science is.
That I agree to,Like I said this isn’t causing too much anxiety to me,I still hold onto belief in God and Jesus.This is only causing me worry because I worry if it could be true,that’s why
 
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Here is your insight:
Will answering that question finally make the the anxiety stop?
Well,at least at the current moment yes,but I do know that another anxiety may arise.

As a side note Sabre,I saw my psychologist,and I have two appointments set up over the coarse of a month,and onwards.I go to see my psychiatrist next Friday.So for the Good news Is I’m getting help and I’ve been looking into churches in my area and my family is thinking of finding one as well.
 
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That I agree to,Like I said this isn’t causing too much anxiety to me,I still hold onto belief in God and Jesus.This is only causing me worry because I worry if it could be true,that’s why

What exactly is 'it' that you worry might be true?
 
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What exactly is 'it' that you worry might be true?
I worry that atheists or unbelievers may be true and worry the Bible may not be because n want the Bible to be true
 
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Hi everyone,

I’m reaching out this evening to ask the community a small,minimal worrying question.Like I’ve explained in prior posts,I’ve let lies from unbelievers cause me to worry and I’m ignoring some,but still concerned regarding others.One of the questions that troubles me is an accusation that I don’t want to be true or worry is true.

Of course unbelievers accuse Christian’s and world religions of mind control or brainwashing,or manipulation or playing on peoples fears for control.
Of course these sound like accusations of freethinkers,and freethinkers like hopeless and sad lives.

Many say that us Christian’s call science heresy or something,can anyone offer insight?
I would say that Science is man's comical attempt to explain the World that God made. And that sometimes the explaination is right, while other times, they miss it by a billion or so miles. ( The Earth is flat; a sailing ship could sail right over the edge and be lost forever, etc.)
And while to some, knowing or seeing microscopic things could be interesting; for most of us it just doesn't apply at all, and only gives us just that much more knowledge to worry about over things that are out of our control.
From a personal standpoint, I will gladly leave the concern about those sorts of things to God, who created them in the first place.
 
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I worry that atheists or unbelievers may be true and worry the Bible may not be because n want the Bible to be true
The Bible is true because it explains what we see from God's point of view.
For example, we can o ly know the truth about a very little of the Earth's history: the part that we've seen with our own eyes while living.
And that right there leaves a whole lot of what is happening right now unexplained.
But the questions about that can be divided into three parts:
1. Does what is happening right now directly affect us or not?
2. If it does, is it within our scope of knowledge and control to alter or to stop?
3. How do we know the correct decisions to make regarding what we can see?
Those questions obviously leave out a whole lot of what is happening.
And that in turn is why God is in control, and NOT us.
Thanks be to God!!
 
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I worry that atheists or unbelievers may be true and worry the Bible may not be because n want the Bible to be true
I've heard it said by many Christians that if it turns out they are wrong about God they will have still lived a better life having been a Christian. The facts back this up.

"Study after study has found that religious people tend to be less depressed and less anxious than nonbelievers, better able to handle the vicissitudes of life than nonbelievers. A 2015 survey by researchers at the London School of Economics and the Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands found that participating in a religious organization was the only social activity associated with sustained happiness—even more than volunteering for a charity, taking educational courses or participating in a political or community organization. It’s as if a sense of spirituality and an active, social religious practice were an effective vaccine against the virus of unhappiness."

"The same goes for the protective qualities of religious belief and spirituality. Some experts think that believing in a religion gives you a greater sense of purpose and meaning in life than a secular viewpoint alone does, and that can help carry you through the low periods and elevate the higher ones. It could be that belief in an afterlife—something nearly all mainstream religions have in common—can make you happier in this one, knowing that you’re headed for something better. (This would be the opiate that Karl Marx believed religion offers to the oppressed masses.) Jesus told his faithful their “reward is great in heaven,” but that promise seems to pay off in the here and now as well.

Indeed, there appears to be something to the idea that faith makes us happier. And it appears that one of the main reasons is that there’s strength in numbers.

- https://time.com/collection/guide-to-happiness/4856978/spirituality-religion-happiness/
 
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Keep in mind that science says science isn't true. Scientists disagree with each other and disprove each other all the time. And we ofter hear how science was wrong about something after further studies were made over the course of time. There have been many long held scientific theories and beliefs that have been discarded. And also we hear about things science can't explain.
 
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,I’ve let lies from unbelievers cause me to worry and I’m ignoring some,but still concerned regarding others.One of the questions that troubles me is an accusation that I don’t want to be true or worry is true.

Where do you hear or read this accusations?

What is at heart is the question is Christianity true?

If it is and you and the other responders here believe it is true. Then we seek to live to please Jesus and will one day be with him, our hope of glory.

What if atheism is true?
Well we live as Christians, living following the best moral guidance, seeking to be of benefit to mankind and at death are no more.

What do you loose by living to follow Jesus regardless of whether it is true or false.
 
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Hi everyone,

I’m reaching out this evening to ask the community a small,minimal worrying question.Like I’ve explained in prior posts,I’ve let lies from unbelievers cause me to worry and I’m ignoring some,but still concerned regarding others.One of the questions that troubles me is an accusation that I don’t want to be true or worry is true.

Of course unbelievers accuse Christian’s and world religions of mind control or brainwashing,or manipulation or playing on peoples fears for control.
Of course these sound like accusations of freethinkers,and freethinkers like hopeless and sad lives.

Many say that us Christian’s call science heresy or something,can anyone offer insight?
Many of the early scientists were believers. The theory of Evolution, promoted by Darwin, gave atheists a way to explain nature without reference to God. Kepler, an influential astronomer, declared that he was "Thinking God's thoughts after Him."

Science became more and more dominated by unbelievers. If you want to know what mind control is about, brainwashing and manipulation, evolution science is the master. If you want some insight into how they work, try these guys: CEH – Creation Evolution Headlines

There are many scientists who reject evolution. Look up Professor James Tour on youtube. Stephen Meyer is another.
 
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Where do you hear or read this accusations?

What is at heart is the question is Christianity true?

If it is and you and the other responders here believe it is true. Then we seek to live to please Jesus and will one day be with him, our hope of glory.

What if atheism is true?
Well we live as Christians, living following the best moral guidance, seeking to be of benefit to mankind and at death are no more.

What do you loose by living to follow Jesus regardless of whether it is true or false.
You’re right,I could only think of a “life of fun” which I know is ridiculous because that life is hopeless.I just want God to be real because I love him and want him to be real.I don’t like the temptation or thought of how life outside of God is fun,I refuse temptations like that,I refuse to sin,life without God is hopeless.

I don’t want to do drugs,drink alcohol,I hate partying,I don’t like the world normals.My life with God is better than life without him.And I’ve read accusations like this on Quora which is somewhere I don’t visit anymore.


And now that I’ve typed this,I’m having more anxiety,I continue to hold onto God and the Life he has given me,I refuse to ever abandon him,even as intrusive thoughts tempt and tempt and accuse me of “already abandoning God” or “Your condemned” I’m still praying to God.I don’t want to have a corrupt heart that desires the world,how can I change this John?,I scoff at the worlds ways,I see them As disgusting,I don’t desire to return to my sinful ways,I’m more tempted and I guess I confuse it with desires.
 
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Hi everyone,

I’m reaching out this evening to ask the community a small,minimal worrying question.Like I’ve explained in prior posts,I’ve let lies from unbelievers cause me to worry and I’m ignoring some,but still concerned regarding others.One of the questions that troubles me is an accusation that I don’t want to be true or worry is true.

Of course unbelievers accuse Christian’s and world religions of mind control or brainwashing,or manipulation or playing on peoples fears for control.
Of course these sound like accusations of freethinkers,and freethinkers like hopeless and sad lives.

Many say that us Christian’s call science heresy or something,can anyone offer insight?

Just work on ways to deal with anxiety. All humans generalize and insist that something is all right or it must be all wrong. That's a mistake of generalizing too much.
 
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I worry that atheists or unbelievers may be true and worry the Bible may not be because n want the Bible to be true
The majority of Christians don't believe every part of the Bible is literally true. Myself, I wouldn't worry about that.

Peace, my man!
 
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Hi everyone,

I’m reaching out this evening to ask the community a small,minimal worrying question.Like I’ve explained in prior posts,I’ve let lies from unbelievers cause me to worry and I’m ignoring some,but still concerned regarding others.One of the questions that troubles me is an accusation that I don’t want to be true or worry is true.

Of course unbelievers accuse Christian’s and world religions of mind control or brainwashing,or manipulation or playing on peoples fears for control.
Of course these sound like accusations of freethinkers,and freethinkers like hopeless and sad lives.

Many say that us Christian’s call science heresy or something,can anyone offer insight?
My advice is..
- To find & read/study..
- 'Christian apologetics'.. on those issues.
- Starting..with online articles.
- & books.
---
One fellow said (on his post)..on another Christian Forum, some time ago.
- "I became a Christian..when I was studying,
'Quantum theory/physics'."
 
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Hi everyone,

I’m reaching out this evening to ask the community a small,minimal worrying question.Like I’ve explained in prior posts,I’ve let lies from unbelievers cause me to worry and I’m ignoring some,but still concerned regarding others.One of the questions that troubles me is an accusation that I don’t want to be true or worry is true.

Of course unbelievers accuse Christian’s and world religions of mind control or brainwashing,or manipulation or playing on peoples fears for control.
Of course these sound like accusations of freethinkers,and freethinkers like hopeless and sad lives.

Many say that us Christian’s call science heresy or something,can anyone offer insight?
I'm a Christian that believes science is God's gift to humanity. The ability to unveil that which is already there in God's creation. Any Christian who calls science a heresy is shortsighted.
Blessings
 
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As far as I'm concerned Quantum Mechanics explains God, but anything quantum is 'spooky' and it seems a lot of scientists don't like it because they might have to acknowledge that there is and intelligent force in the universe. I read books by Dean Radin, and he touches on the subject. The books are dense and sort of heavy, but I recommend them.

You can be Christian and accept science. I accept science but I don't accept corruption. And where there's money and funding, there's going to be corruption. If the government says we want you to prove xyz theory, someone is going to find a way to prove it. Science isn't 100% bias and that's why I don't "trust" it. I review multiple works by multiple scientists because someone for global warming will prove why it exists and why it's terrible and someone against global warming will prove why it doesn't exist or why it isn't terrible. So who do you believe? Optimally, you believe the person who has nothing to gain by their research. Someone who wasn't commissioned by a government entity.

Atheists cherry-pick the science that suits their anti-God narrative and disregard anything that could hint at intelligent design. Science is their god. They're not entirely atheists; they put power into something higher than themselves and for them it's science, because ultimately they want control in their life. Science makes them feel like the world is 'controllable'; there are strict laws in science. That type of law and order gives them comfort. We as Christians know God is in control and that gives us comfort.
 
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