A friendly non-christian

[strani]

Hi all,

As stated in the title, I am not a Christian, nor am I member of any other religion. I came to this forum because I am interested in the opinion of other people. For example, why do people want to be part of a religion in order to believe, why do some Christians see their truth as the only correct one, etc. I'm all for a friendly discussion, I'm not attacking anyone and will never do that

 

[oncewaslost]

welcome!

 

[ChristDied4U!]

First of welcome to the forums...enjoy your stay...and definitely do not be a stranger! Now as for the answer to your question. Well the reason I choose to be a [Protestant] and not a Catholic, a Budhist, a Muslim, or any other religion is because I believe that most importantly God created me...as well as this world...as it tells me so in the Bible over in Genesis. And well the Bible tells me that if I accept the fact Jesus Christ died for me...than a lot of great things happen to me. #1. I get to to go to heaven when I die. #2. I get to receive a Holy Spirit inside of me to guide me throughout life. #3. I get to have a real relationship w/ God. Being a Christian is a great thing...I will not lie to you and tell you how easy it is to be a Christian...as at times you will be tested of your faith in God...but the rewards you will receive will be worth it. But just don't take my word for it...try out the waters for yourself. Happy posting!

 

[* kittie *]

welcome to CF! you're more than welcome to be here

why do we believe Jesus to be the only way? well first off, if we accepted any other, we would go against our main belief. that Jesus is the only way...which is in the Bible. but, glad you're here

 

[strani]

thanks for your replies so far. I myself am quite happy in life, i'm optimistic and think alot about life itself. Let me make one important thing clear, I do think that there's a God, wether it's a He, She, or It. Actually I believe we're all part of it (which is the same as the holy ghost theory maybe, or atleast close to it). What my real question is: Why is the bible used at the only real reason to become Christian whereas the first gospel was written over 40 years after Jesus' death and therefore might contain mistakes, let alone the other gospels?

 

[kimmee]

Welcome to CF.

 

[GraftMeIn]

Welcome to the Forums strani

To answer your question.. God has answered far too many of my prayers for me to ever doubt he exists. Also the old testament (even the book of Genesis) fortells in many ways the coming of Christ, and things that are yet to happen.

 

[aaron]

Welcome. Glad to have you here and hope you get involved here. Blessings to you.
Aaron

 

[Gerry]

Welcome to the forums.

First, the reason Christians see "their truth" as the only one is because it IS the only one.

Second, I think you will find your discusiion more suited in the apologetics forum. This one is really just to say Welcome and be blessed!

 

[wvmtnkid]

Welcome! And Gerry beat me to the punch. While we are glad you are here and asking questions, there are other forums sit up to debate in. And I am sure you will get more responses to your questions there than in here. One place to start might be Questions about Christanity in the debate forums. That is where non-believers can ask their questions about Christanity.

Hope you find the answers you are seeking!

 

[strani]

Ok i'll go there. Please don't refer to me as a non-believer though, since I already wrote that I'm not that

 

[A Sheep]

Welcome

Christians believe (or actually, know) that Jesus is the only way, because all other ways, past, present and future, contradict God's Word (the Bible) so either the Bible is correct (and Jesus is the only) way or other books and/or religions are correct because they both can not be correct, they contradict eachother in many ways. Truth is exclusive, as is Christianity.