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Re: Interview with the EX Vampire! (AKA. Ask an Ex-Goth)
Well, Reverend Green,
I guess you are right, after I have read the Bible quotes.
But then one has to go on asking.
At first I want to say, that I don't call myself a true Christian. I'm afraid most of you now dislike me even more than before, but I want to stay honest.
When I said, I believe in the same God you belive in, I just wanted to say that I think there's a higher and greater whatever, which we can't understand or reach, but which we perhaps call God. And it might be true that 2000 year ago he sent his son, who was actually himself, down to earth to save our souls and the possibility to be forgiven for all our sins.
This is a very nice thought, which I really like, but unfortunately I'm still agnostic.
I can't understand why this story should be more true than for example the story some muslems, buddhists or jews tell us.
How can we be sure that Christianity is the only true way? I'm not sure about that.
And a further point is, that the Bible was not written by Jesus, as far as I know. The old testament was written by many many different People and the new one by Marcus, Matthew, Lucas and John (do you call them like this in english?) during the first century after Jesus died.
I always learnd they where just maybe inspired by the holy ghost, but not the direct words of God.
And I was also told by my teachers that many of the things in the Bible just show us the rules, which were necessary in former times, like Leviticus.
And in the end, I was told that God doesn't hate human beings at all. In the old testament we remark God as a strict father who punishes his children, but after Jesus came to earth, he changed. Now God will forgive our sins, if we are only truely sorry for them.
So all toghether, for me personally it's not necessary to follow all these Bible rules like Leviticus that strictly. I still can't imagine God would hate me and if he does or you really want to tell me that there's a God who is able to hate us people, I wouldn't like him either. I can't believe in such a God. I was always told God was good, he loves us all, he will forgive us our sins and so on.
What would a God be worth who hates us? I think, that if God exists, he has only good attitudes and is the reason for all the good things in the world, but not for people suffering in hell for all eternity.
The people who put the final edition of nower days Bible together were also only human beings, bishops, who sorted out, what they like and what they disliked at the concil of chalcedon and nicäa.
Or is this not what you believe? I mean, I really don't know exactly what you believe. In Germany we don't have that much baptists. I myself are catholic and catholics and protestants here in Europe believe it this way.
Please don't be angry with me for just showing my opinion. I only want to learn more about yours.
....and I thinks it's possible to be tolerant about this, even for your people here, as in the end it's Got who judges.
Well, Reverend Green,
I guess you are right, after I have read the Bible quotes.
But then one has to go on asking.
At first I want to say, that I don't call myself a true Christian. I'm afraid most of you now dislike me even more than before, but I want to stay honest.
When I said, I believe in the same God you belive in, I just wanted to say that I think there's a higher and greater whatever, which we can't understand or reach, but which we perhaps call God. And it might be true that 2000 year ago he sent his son, who was actually himself, down to earth to save our souls and the possibility to be forgiven for all our sins.
This is a very nice thought, which I really like, but unfortunately I'm still agnostic.
I can't understand why this story should be more true than for example the story some muslems, buddhists or jews tell us.
How can we be sure that Christianity is the only true way? I'm not sure about that.
And a further point is, that the Bible was not written by Jesus, as far as I know. The old testament was written by many many different People and the new one by Marcus, Matthew, Lucas and John (do you call them like this in english?) during the first century after Jesus died.
I always learnd they where just maybe inspired by the holy ghost, but not the direct words of God.
And I was also told by my teachers that many of the things in the Bible just show us the rules, which were necessary in former times, like Leviticus.
And in the end, I was told that God doesn't hate human beings at all. In the old testament we remark God as a strict father who punishes his children, but after Jesus came to earth, he changed. Now God will forgive our sins, if we are only truely sorry for them.
So all toghether, for me personally it's not necessary to follow all these Bible rules like Leviticus that strictly. I still can't imagine God would hate me and if he does or you really want to tell me that there's a God who is able to hate us people, I wouldn't like him either. I can't believe in such a God. I was always told God was good, he loves us all, he will forgive us our sins and so on.
What would a God be worth who hates us? I think, that if God exists, he has only good attitudes and is the reason for all the good things in the world, but not for people suffering in hell for all eternity.
The people who put the final edition of nower days Bible together were also only human beings, bishops, who sorted out, what they like and what they disliked at the concil of chalcedon and nicäa.
Or is this not what you believe? I mean, I really don't know exactly what you believe. In Germany we don't have that much baptists. I myself are catholic and catholics and protestants here in Europe believe it this way.
Please don't be angry with me for just showing my opinion. I only want to learn more about yours.
....and I thinks it's possible to be tolerant about this, even for your people here, as in the end it's Got who judges.
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