TO MY CHRISTIAN BUDDIES:, wooo! Options

[dowhead]

Hey everyone,

In this forum, there is a lot of talk about weather God is real or fake, and which religion is the right one. Some are just discussions, and I completely understand. For the record, I am a Christian myself.

I am somewhat frustrated by the fact that that some of my fellow Christians are not able to defend their faith. I am seeing many posts like, "I am a Christian, and God is real." The end.
I would like to remind you that with this answer coming up over and over again, we are not proving anything. I feel that if I were not a Christian, I would be frustrated because no one was proving to me why God is real and the only way. I would feel like "the Christian" asked for a fight, but cannot finish it.

Here is what I propose:
I feel that if you are a Christian and would like to get into a debate about religion, go right ahead. But you need to know every question, answer and reaction that will occur from both sides. It is hard to debate with a non-Christian and personally, I believe that if the non-Christian is stubborn about his beliefs, he or she will not change their ways no matter what anyone says. I would like to advise my Christian friends that we need to be prepared to finish a fight if you would like to get into one.

I am a senior in a Christian high school and we have Bible class. This year we are studying Apologetics as well as world religions and cults. I have learned so much from Apologetics class. Our textbook was a book called: "Defending Your Faith" by Dan Story. I would recommend every Christian to read this book. It helps you not be wavered from Christ by worldly views and things you hear. I learned how to defend my faith for my good. It is an amazing book.

I am sorry if I offended any of you. I am not telling you what you should do, I am advising you though my opinions. You may choose what you like.

Thank you very much. I appreciate you all.

Michelle

[dowhead]

Tamacracker:

Problem is your book is full of holes and parables... On top of that it's been KNOWN that your holy book has been modified. On top of that, holy books are meant to be examples and stories of what happened in the past... most of which should not be taken literally.

Although I personally do not believe that the Bible is full of holes and parables, your response has further verified my point in the first place: to defend your beliefs. As you may recall I said,

“I am somewhat frustrated by the fact that that some of my fellow Christians are not able to defend their faith. I am seeing many posts like, "I am a Christian, and God is real." The end.”

This can also apply for non-Christians alike. From what you have stated, I see no defense in your beliefs, other than it is KNOWN that my Holy Book has been modified. I do not see where you have acquired this information.

Realistically speaking, you'll need a lot more than just Christianity to even answer most of the questions out there, not just the simplicity of your faith.

I do not believe I made this statement in my topic nor was I implying any kind of debate. I was giving my opinion to other Christians.

You know, you could be Christian and read the Quran, or the Torah, or Talmud etc... it's not gonna convert you into another religion.

I understand this. I didn’t know I implied this in my topic.



Monster:

"A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride."

- C. S. Lewis

Not everyone is able to study apologetics and is able to take a Bible class everyday.

I was not trying to say that everyone should study apologetics and take a Bible class. I said in part of my topic,

“I feel that if you are a Christian and would like to get into a debate about religion, go right ahead. But you need to know every question, answer and reaction that will occur from both sides”

“I would like to advise my Christian friends that we need to be prepared to finish a fight if you would like to get into one.”

What I was meaning is that we need to think our thoughts and actions through before we get into something and become stuck. It is all just planning in your head. No one needs to take Apologetics. I did recommend that some read that book. But I didn’t demand it.


Nosex:

And, in a more "on topic" sort of way: Apologetics is a f**king joke.

Why do you say that? Where is your defense?