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Quote by: lindsay7  It's unfortunate that the Christians you have met have shown so little empathy. That's not how Jesus wants us to be. But please don't feel like all Christians are that way. There are hypocrits in any group.
I don't hate athiests. Just a few weeks ago I was one! I'm very new to faith. Most of the people I love in my life are athiests. Family members, friends. I don't think they're stupid, arrogant, or any of the other reasons you've listed there. I understand how it is to be an athiest, I have been one my whole life.
I was always curious about the bible, but I've never understood how anyone can believe it without seeing proof of the existence of a God. I felt disdain for Christians, and I felt nothing inside - i couldnt manufacture faith out of thin air! I didn't know what they were talking about when they said they knew God existed and had a relationship with him.
Now I realize that only God can give us faith, we can't create it ourselves. If you sincerely seek him, he will show himself to you.
It's not true that "evil men can accept Jesus in their hearts before dying and go to Heaven while a good, honest, hardworking selfless Jew could go to Hell after being gassed in the holocaust." God knows who is sincere and who is not, and the bible says we will be judged based on our works.
I think that it is possible to accept Jesus after you die, I believe that Jesus will come to a loving person, if you call out to him. Though it is perilous to leave it so late, because if beings of light do not immediately come for you, beings of darkness will. |
I'm very very sad that you found faith. I hope someday you lose it and return to us!
I'm not sure if you "got" what my OP was about though.
I'm noting the empathy OF the christians I've met, not the lack thereof.
"I've found the biggest difference between God and his followers is sympathy. I haven't met many Christians that can tell me with all honesty that I deserve to suffer forever in a fiery hell. Yet, these same Christian honestly believe that's where I'm going.
Why are these Christians parting from their God in their sympathy of me and other atheists? Is this a good or bad quality and why doesn't God have this quality?"