What would it take for you to leave Christianity?

[Angel Wings 1288]

Would you leave Christianity for $1,000,000? Maybe $2,000,000? If you were offered a Bentley or Rolls Royce car to turn your back on God, would you make the deal? Would you renounce Christ for a top of the line Rolex or Breitling watch? What would it take for you to leave Christianity?


Personally, I would never leave Christianity for anything. In fact, the Devil even offered to make me a multibillionaire to depart from my faith, but I rejected him many times.

 

[PropheticTimes]

Nothing in this world is worth giving up eternal life. Our life here is so short.

 

[ripple the car]

That's an interesting question. I have seen people leave Christianity due to abuse and unkindness suffered at the hands of Christians. I have been tempted to leave, but deep down, I know that Christ is real, that He is alive, and that He's it. I don't want to be or turn into a person who turns others away from Truth by being a creep.

 

[ripple the car]

I think if we look at ourselves as walking billboards for Christ, we'll do well.

 

[Angel Wings 1288]

Christianity is not a religion but a cult. Your personal relationship with God—that is religion.

You went off topic and didn't answer my question.

 

[friend of]

Ew no!

 

[2Timothy2:15]

That's an interesting question. I have seen people leave Christianity due to abuse and unkindness suffered at the hands of Christians. I have been tempted to leave, but deep down, I know that Christ is real, that He is alive, and that He's it. I don't want to be or turn into a person who turns others away from Truth by being a creep.

It is not Christianity, it is Jesus. What you are talking about is the result of false christians who operate in a false system. We must be able to separate our faith in Jesus with the actions of men. Paul talked about this, he said he suffered many false breathern. He did not say he suffered from unkind Christians, he called them fakes, which is what they are. Sure people make mistakes but if the Holy Spirit does not bring them to a place of humility to repent when they hurt people I would say there were never really converted in the first place but Christian in name only.

 

[friend of]

We must be able to separate our faith in Jesus with the actions of men.

Tragically, some people do not separate faith in Christ from the conduct of deceived congregation attendees. Yet if they were to have understood Christ properly, they would have been able to see the difference. Some are pushed away before they even have a chance...

 

[2Timothy2:15]

Tragically, some people do not separate faith in Christ from the conduct of deceived congregation attendees. Yet if they were to have understood Christ properly, they would have been able to see the difference. Some are pushed away before they even have a chance...

Agreed, and I would take it one step further. People always want to blame the congregation attendees or the people who sit in seats. But in reality it is false leadership and bad doctrine that produces this and they are to blame. It is the result of pulpits being occupied by hirelings and this is the fruit.

 

[Monna]

Would you renounce Christ for a top of the line Rolex or Breitling watch? What would it take for you to leave Christianity?

These are two totally different questions. Don't expect the same answer for both of them.

For many years I struggled to leave Christianity (the religion, with its rules, creeds, rituals, all important traditions, constant bickering and power games, and more) but I never ever wanted to renounce Jesus Christ. But one thing I learned through those years is that it is not by my strength that I continue to have a relationship with Jesus - He never let me out of his hand. It is only by his initiative and daily faithfulness that I am his.

 

[Kenny'sID]

Nothing, because....

Mark 8:36
36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

 

[Kenny'sID]

You went off topic and didn't answer my question.

Topic wasn't the only thing they were off on.

And it would seem to me if someone had that strong/important a statement to make, they would start their own thread, in spite of their fear of how it would go.

 

[YodaMama]

Christianity is not a religion but a cult. Your personal relationship with God—that is religion.

You are right in that "true Christianity" is not a religion; but rather, it is a "personal relationship" with God through His Son Jesus Christ who died on the cross and rose again for the forgiveness of our sins, then ascending into Heaven and leaving Believers the gift of the Holy Spirit to guide, comfort and instruct us.

 

[YodaMama]

These are two totally different questions. Don't expect the same answer for both of them.

For many years I struggled to leave Christianity (the religion, with its rules, creeds, rituals, all important traditions, constant bickering and power games, and more) but I never ever wanted to renounce Jesus Christ. But one thing I learned through those years is that it is not by my strength that I continue to have a relationship with Jesus - He never let me out of his hand. It is only by his initiative and daily faithfulness that I am his.

You are talking more about leaving a particular church or religious practice...which is completely different from your personal relationship with Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord!!

 

[YodaMama]

I think if we look at ourselves as walking billboards for Christ, we'll do well.

Remember though, it's not what we do but what God has done for us! We can't earn our way to heaven, the price has already been paid. However, if we truly are children of God (personally accepted His Son Jesus Christ into your life) then we will continually grow more and more into His likeness.

 

[ripple the car]

Remember though, it's not what we do but what God has done for us! We can't earn our way to heaven, the price has already been paid. However, if we truly are children of God (personally accepted His Son Jesus Christ into your life) then we will continually grow more and more into His likeness.

I actually can not say that I agree with that. My take on Salvation theology is kind of more nuanced and I wouldn't personally describe Salvation like that. Close, but different.

 

[jimmyjimmy]

I think if we look at ourselves as walking billboards for Christ, we'll do well.

What does this mean?

 

[CrystalDragon]

Would you leave Christianity for $1,000,000? Maybe $2,000,000? If you were offered a Bentley or Rolls Royce car to turn your back on God, would you make the deal? Would you renounce Christ for a top of the line Rolex or Breitling watch? What would it take for you to leave Christianity?


Personally, I would never leave Christianity for anything. In fact, the Devil even offered to make me a multibillionaire to depart from my faith, but I rejected him many times.

No amount of money, but what would matter is finding the Christianity and its teachings to be untrue, unethical, harmful, malevolent, fear-mongering threatening manipulation.

Which given what I know of the Bible and its history and thinking things over, things may be heading in that direction.

 

[NothingIsImpossible]

I'd say alot of people say they wouldn't but I doubt that. Just like lots of people say during a bank robbery they would try to stop the robber. Or that when they see someone being beat up on the street they would intervene. Or that getting threatened to have their head cut off by ISIS, they would refuse to deny Jesus.

I mean obviously I pray and hope no one would leave it, but its easier said than done. What if someone could prove beyond a doubt that God/Jesus were not real? Would you leave? I'd say no because its impossible to prove such a thing until your dead. And since you got no way to come back to answer said question, it cannot be proven.

Does this mean I doubt God is real currently? No. However if I died and there was nothing, well I wouldn't know because if the world was right I wouldn't even know it since me, myself would be gone. But I have faith that is not the case. If anything I believe the first thing I will see when I die is Jesus with open arms waiting to give me a big hug and me responded with tears of joy.

 

[rockytopva]

For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance. - Hebrews 10:34

We "have in heaven a better and an enduring substance."