Saturday, July 11, 2009 (7:03:00 PM)
Christianity
I remember in the past when I used to be a Christian, I used to be someone who was proud of what I had believed in. It was because I was told, "Christianity is perfect. Christianity is the only one correct religion and our God is and will always be the only one God."
I was told that God is all loving, all forgiving and gives love unconditionally.
I was told that God is miraculous and in times of need, He will be there to help you.
Ask God, He will give you if what you ask for is necessary.
I used to be in a community which gave me a very good impression. I thought everybody there was loving, humble and real. I believed in these things I was told. I was told City Harvest is not a good church, because the people don't dress modestly. They were skimpily. I was told that New Creation church is a nonsensical church because they do not believe in tongues.
When I was a proud Christian, I remember that I had hurt a lot of people.
I saw a quote once which said something like ,"Christianity means accepting that we are weak as humans, and need God. Christianity means telling God that I want to be humble because I am worth nothing.
I said, " I totally agree. "
Then I went back to being a proud Christian, going around demonizing other religions.
"You stupid people, pray to statue. You stupid people, only know how to wear turban."
It was even as stupid to follow in sylvester's footsteps to point downwards at the Guan Yu statue and tell God to send lightning to strike it.
But all these are in the past now. Nobody told me the down sides to things about Christianity. Nobody told me about the flaws. I was told God kills because of their sins. I didn't want to question further because I told myself that I have faith in God and having faith means believing without seeing. The thing is, my problem is entirely not with the religion. But the patterns I follow in church. I was influenced to make decisions as I was told to, and I thought I was right. I thought, I will never leave God and YI. I said, " YI is the best church in the world," without going to other churches. I condemned other churches because they believed different things.
Anyone from YI, you say that is not the way God or the church is.
But this was what I learnt. I only did this because I was taught to.
However, I must admit that it is not entirely everyone Else's fault. I am also to blame. For not using my brains to question, for not being sensitive enough.
If this means anything at all, I apologize to the people I have hurt and said to you anything insensitive. I went to Sylvester's blog and I admit, I agree with certain points. I said honestly what was my feelings on the tagboard, but I got condemned by a fellow Christian that I have no faith.
Let me ask Christians. Did God teach you to retaliate to every insults?
YI taught WWJD, What would Jesus Do.
Did Jesus, along the way to cruxifiction, being spat upon and being insulted retaliate in any way? When He was cruxified, did he condemn the soldiers that they had no faith?
He even prayed for them.
Can you at least do what you preach?
I am not challenging your Christianity, but I just want logical explainations .
I am not condemning your religion, but I just want you to prove me otherwise, that Christianity is right. If you cannot even do that, don't tell me to believe that what you believe is right.