My feeble attempt at the explanation of Christianity., You ask questions, and I'll try to answer. Rating Options

[monster]

Prove there is a God.

I'm creating this thread to see if I myself can try to answer questions that question or even contradict myself and the religion that I believe in.

Here's how it goes, all of you ask me questions about Christianity, and I'll try my best to answer them with the little theological knowledge that I know.

[brooklyneast05]

this question is wordy, but ok

i'm not saying this IS how it is, i'm just saying it's what i've been told numerous times so maybe u can clear it up. christians seem to have some notion that life on earth is ultimately pointless for atheists since we aren't trying to achieve an afterlife. but when i ask what is the point for christians is i've been told that it's like a test, to see if they're "worthy" for heaven. i don't understand what the point of this "test" is, because god is attributed as being omniscient, therefore he already knows all there is to know. before each of us is born, he knows what is going to happen. we can change our beliefs as much as we want but it's only a change to us, because ultimately god already knew what we would do and what conclusion we could come to. so this test seems pointless to me, he could go ahead and put the people in heaven who belong there because he already knows who will go and who won't.

so maybe u can explain to me why god would bother "testing" something he already knows that outcome of.

the idea of an omniscient god works so incredibly poorly with the idea of free will, i have no clue how people don't question this but ok.

[monster]

this question is wordy, but ok

i'm not saying this IS how it is, i'm just saying it's what i've been told numerous times so maybe u can clear it up. christians seem to have some notion that life on earth is ultimately pointless for atheists since we aren't trying to achieve an afterlife. but when i ask what is the point for christians is i've been told that it's like a test, to see if they're "worthy" for heaven. i don't understand what the point of this "test" is, because god is attributed as being omniscient, therefore he already knows all there is to know. before each of us is born, he knows what is going to happen. we can change our beliefs as much as we want but it's only a change to us, because ultimately god already knew what we would do and what conclusion we could come to. so this test seems pointless to me, he could go ahead and put the people in heaven who belong there because he already knows who will go and who won't.

so maybe u can explain to me why god would bother "testing" something he already knows that outcome of.

the idea of an omniscient god works so incredibly poorly with the idea of free will, i have no clue how people don't question this but ok.

You have two questions here, I'll answer the first one, but the next one, I'm gonna go ahead and quote NoSex because you two seem to be asking the same question.

First off, it's no test.

There is no test and there's no point requirement. Being a Christian means that there is a life of servitude to God. It's either you are a servant to God, or you aren't. No test.

Besides, if there was a test, no one would pass. :)