The thread where I will attempt to answer questions you have regarding Christianity

[Ephemeral]

Since God is omnipotent and omnipresent, it means he is a time traveler. This is true since he can be here with us now and also be present on the other side of the universe at the same time (we know that time and distance are related). Given the incredible distances of the universe, God would have to be at least 9 billion years old to contemporaneously (for Zeus, that means at same time) be in all places at the same time.

So given the time line of 9 billion years, a few thousand years would mean a ‘blink of an eye’ to Him. So my question is, why would God have chosen to bring his son to earth in the year 1 BC instead of waiting a ‘blink of an eye’ and bring Christ to us now? Why did he chose that particular time, when the chance of Christ spreading His word over the entire earth was so small (compared to now with our ability to communicate so much better)?

[Heatha]

Is religion a mechanism or,let's say, a survival trait for the human animal?

All cultures have some form of divine immortal being(s) watching over them. Could it possibly be an evolutionary cognitive trait that we gained so that we (humans) are "good" people? Which in conclusion makes our species survive.

What if our conscience is just a natural survival trait?

Yes, this is kind of straying away from Christianity a tad.

[Kontrolz]

Riddle me this Batman. If god is all loving why would he let my car die in traffic?

[Bioture]

Riddle me this Batman. If god is all loving why would he let my car die in traffic?

It's possible that God hates American cars.

[Bioture]

Is religion a mechanism or,let's say, a survival trait for the human animal?

All cultures have some form of divine immortal being(s) watching over them. Could it possibly be an evolutionary cognitive trait that we gained so that we (humans) are "good" people? Which in conclusion makes our species survive.

What if our conscience is just a natural survival trait?

Yes, this is kind of straying away from Christianity a tad.

It's possible. we are very much entwined in the complexities of our own existence. Miracles, signs, etc. Could very well be our own creation, I'm trying to say that it's in our nature to doubt. And maybe to relieve that doubt we came up with religion? It's possible.

[Bioture]

Why did most all miracles, in all major religions, all stop approximately 2000 years ago? Is the most likely reason because they were simply unexplained things going on or that God choose to stop doing them?

Did they stop or did the way people see and describe these miracles change dramatically? Miracles are always unexplained... a miracle happening to a mother of a dying child is comparable to the miracle where Jesus seemingly synthesized a bunch of food out of thin air. They're all miracles.

[404 Not Found]

awesome question, really. I think its actually an ancient symbol from some ancient language that was synonymous to Jesus christ. Put it on your car, you take jesus with you when you drive! Yay!

Though I do find that people who have those things drive just as badly.

Hmmm...found this answer:

This symbol is used because Christians are told that it is because we are called to be "fishers of men." Also, another popular explanation is offered: It represents our Messiah, because of Augustine's attempt to justify the adoption of another element of pagan worship in the Church's syncretism, "Christianizing" pagan practices, emblems and even pagan deities. Paganism was mixed with the Messianic Belief. Rev. Hislop states that our Messiah "began to be popularly called ICHTHYS (or ICHTHUS), that is 'the Fish', manifestly to identify Him with Dagon." Dagon was the Fish-deity.


I personally do not beleive in Pagan idols, nor would I bow to any symbol or wear one to justify what I am.

As the Great Lenny Bruce said:

If Jesus had been killed twenty years ago, Catholic school children would be wearing little electric chairs around their necks instead of crosses.
Lenny Bruce

[Facetious]

heaven is perfect, right? suppose my best buddy is charles manson. heaven cant be perfect without him there!

[Kolar]

Do all Christians believe in the 6,000 year idea and the grand canyon being the setting of the massive flood? Also why do so many people want this in the schools bio?

[Bioture]

heaven is perfect, right? suppose my best buddy is charles manson. heaven cant be perfect without him there!

But the problem is he doesn't really want to go there!

[Bioture]

Do all Christians believe in the 6,000 year idea and the grand canyon being the setting of the massive flood? Also why do so many people want this in the schools bio?

Thats the first time i've heard of such a silly claim.

But I would guess that people want this in the schools because they don't like the seperation between church and state. And bush is an idiot for trying to get everyone to teach alternatives to darwinism in public schools because he's an idiot.

[Bioture]

Since God is omnipotent and omnipresent, it means he is a time traveler. This is true since he can be here with us now and also be present on the other side of the universe at the same time (we know that time and distance are related). Given the incredible distances of the universe, God would have to be at least 9 billion years old to contemporaneously (for Zeus, that means at same time) be in all places at the same time.

So given the time line of 9 billion years, a few thousand years would mean a ‘blink of an eye’ to Him. So my question is, why would God have chosen to bring his son to earth in the year 1 BC instead of waiting a ‘blink of an eye’ and bring Christ to us now? Why did he chose that particular time, when the chance of Christ spreading His word over the entire earth was so small (compared to now with our ability to communicate so much better)?

Since God is believed to be infinite, everything would be a blink of an eye, even 9 billion years. The only answer I can give you on top of my head is that Jesus went to earth when people needed him... regardless of how insignificant the time may be to god (or how significant it may be to us) God sent son to earth at a time where man's attempt to reach God would fail.

[genocidal]

Just because a really nice person doesn't believe in god, he/she has go to hell? And a murderer + rapist who starts to believe in Jesus at the last minute will go to heaven? What happens if he changes his mind in heaven (that is, if there is one) ... oh wait, that is not my problem, you are the one stuck with him FOR ETERNALITY.

Yes, since you am going hell for eternality. Murder + rapis = in heaven bcause love jesus many.

What if God punish people for spreading lies about him/her, what if none of the religion is actually telling the truth?

Then all am dead to hell in eternality with fire n gay nazis who love sex in anusal.

Why are religions all telling people what they want to hear, why people tends to turn to God and starts become religious when they feel most vulnerable (like people on death row)?

Cuz peopls dying or closest to ned Jesus so hell not in eternality.

What is so good about heaven?

Titties and ice cream and marshmaows and infinete s3x fro eternality with tittts very grand.

[Darkmoor]

I'm not sure if this has been answered earlier, as there is a lot of text and I only skimmed through it. But anyway, I'd like to know why you became a christian and the reasons behind it.

Was it because your parents were christians? Maybe it was the first religion you came in contact with? What if you had been raised somewhere else, in Asia for example, would you still be a christian and not believe in Shinto/Buddhism or some other more local religion? Could you consider leaving christianity for some other religion?

So basically the question is why and what if.

[Bioture]

I'm not sure if this has been answered earlier, as there is a lot of text and I only skimmed through it. But anyway, I'd like to know why you became a christian and the reasons behind it.

Was it because your parents were christians? Maybe it was the first religion you came in contact with? What if you had been raised somewhere else, in Asia for example, would you still be a christian and not believe in Shinto/Buddhism or some other more local religion? Could you consider leaving christianity for some other religion?

So basically the question is why and what if.

The quick answer is because I wasn't happy as an athiest. There are a lot of reasons for this so I don't want to get too technical, but I've always felt that even though I've spent so much time and energy denying something that really wouldn't have mattered unless there was still that question in my heart.

There are christians that come from all sorts of backgrounds, each with their own amazing testimony that is just as amazing as He is. I don't think I can leave christianity for another religion because I've seen this face of God and the positives for the first time... something I couldn't have seen when I was younger. It's very hard to explain fully.

For me personally, my parents are both athiest, I didn't grow up with it, it was not the first religion i've come in contact with, I've been a christian, an athiest, then a christian again. So my answer would be that either its an amazing coincidence of luck, or it could be a calling.