Hands up if you're a Christian

After reading the "Hands up if you're an Atheist" thead I thought it would be interesting to start a "Hands up if you're a Christian" thread. Am I the only one?

Although denial is still rampant in this forum, human nature, many here need something a little more substantial and a lot less contradictory and self righteous than Christianity has to offer.

But to all the actual, would be, and self proclaimed Christians I say this, take all the "moral" values that actually help and do not hurt any people and run with those, the rest, try thinking for yourself, it is these that have been the seeds of corruption within an organization based on good intentions. Your god has challenged you not to let people corrupt the GOOD message of the Lord, do not fail him. Do not judge in fear, do not judge at all, follow your own message, and dammit show some love to all.

What's the point of proclaiming if you are or not?
Like, what does it achieve?
I thought religion was meant to be a personal relationship between yourself and God.

lol on a lighter note-


my name is Christian... nice to meet you all

Guess that answers my question.

To answer you leftwood, Jesus says explicitly not to judge. A Christian who follows what the Bible says won't judge nonbelievers. Proverbs tells us to think, many, many times. I understand the hatred some people feel toward Christianity and Christians, because there is alot of hypocracy, but there is much hypocracy in all religions.

Astarte, the reason I ask is because, though the relation between God and myself is private, the Bible also asks that Christians come together in community, which would require one to let people know if they actually are a Christian. Also, I was curious as to how outnumbered I really am. lol, now i know.

hello Christian.

lol, dont lose hope secret. Im a Christian too. I became a christian at a camp i wewnt to the summer after grade seven.

Well that's how cults are most effective, hehe

Christianity is not a Cult

Oh? Have you seen the definition of the word cult lately?

I was half assed joking, but if you want to get technical about it.

nice to meet you Chrissie

I give ya one guess.

Christian and proud of it.

Religion is man seeking after God by their own works..
but,
Christianity is God seeking after man.
He came in a form of man, Jesus Christ, and died on the cross for us, sinners.
He long to have a personal relationship with you.

"for it is by grace that you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is a gift from God - not by works so that no one can boast." -Ephesians 2:8

"He long to have a personal relationship with you."

Then either you god is powerless, or likes to play games. One makes him not a god, the other makes him not an entity of power or authority that I can respect.

if u read back at Genesis.. man and God used to have a close relationship with each other,, it is till sins came in.. the relationship is broke..

>.< mind ur word pls, leftwood.

">.< mind ur word pls, leftwood."

What?

"it is till sins came in.. the relationship is broke"

Who made sin? And people capable if not compelled to sin?