I first posted this "testimony" to the web on July 27, 2001. If you too have found Christianity specifically, or religion generally, to be less than satisfying for any reason, please consider posting your own "testimony" to this site by clicking here , or message me by clicking here. I t is invariably a shock to Evangelical Christians to come across someone who has turned his or her back on the “faith was once delivered unto the saints.” Most believers will quickly dismiss an ex-Christian by piously pointing out that anyone who turns away from Christ was never a real believer. Or, as an insider might say it, “They were never born again.” There is Biblical support for the assertion. 1 John 2:19, which addressed the problem of First Century apostates, states that: “They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us....
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Christians say that God wanted people to worship in free will and not like the angels. If the angels did not have free will, then how were they able to "rebel against god?" Would not free will have to exist for the angels? That negates the whole argument from Christians.
So it would seam that angels really did have free will.
Also, how could anyone love a god, or anybody, that forced you to love them by such a choice as hell or my way? There could not be any real true love in a situation like that. Just acting out of fear.
Maybe that is why so many christians really dont follow it themselves, they just go through the motions in hope that they will escape this hell.
"Also, how could anyone love a god, or anybody, that forced you to love them by such a choice as hell or my way? There could not be any real true love in a situation like that. Just acting out of fear."
I agree with you Mike.
I've said for a very long time that I think it's pathetic that an all knowing and loving God has to use scare tactics, like burning in hell for eternity and other forms of manipulation just to win the loyality of others.
Sounds like God has a major insecurity problem. He must be really bored, and that is why he wants so much attention from others.
Just imagine this statement from God himself:
GOD: Follow me or you will burn in hell! I'm God! I have lots of power and I will use it against you if you don't follow me! You hear me? I am God! I do love you in all honesty, however if you don't follow me, you will burn in hell. You need to follow me, because I am God! Do you people understand me? I can destroy you people!
If that's the best God can do to get others to follow him, then he is truly pathetic.
It also shows that he is limited in power. Plus the christian trolls who post on here who supposedly represent "God" are a prime example of how pathetic God really is since he can't seem to do no better than choose a bunch of weak minded fools to represent him.
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