Hello and welcome to Doubting Thomas' Thought's blog. Im not really too sure as to what to put in the first post so i thought id open with some good questions which highlight potential faults in christianity...
Fact or Allegory. The Bible says the Earth is between 6,000 and 8,000 years old, that it was created in 7 days, and that Man is made of dirt and Woman a piece of Man. Most churches today say that this is allegory. What passages of the Bible support it all being just allegory?
Needle’s Eye. Jesus said rich men don’t go to Heaven easily and even implied that it wasn’t possible. Why are so many people with money and property Christian if they are probably going to Hell?
Turn the other Cheek. Jesus instructs the saved to love and to forgive even deadly insults (Matthew 5:44: “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,”). Why do no prominent Christian leaders to follow this?
Free will. Freedom to choose is given to man by God. Man has two main choices: 1) accept the Love of God and, upon death, go to paradise for eternity, 2) Refuse God and, upon death, just die, be utterly damned. How is that freedom of choice when it is the same thing as a gun to your head?
if anyone actually reads this, why not leave a comment answering some of the above questions or if your just discussing it an AS RE year 12 class, why not get off topic and discuss these?
but thats just me thinking thoughts...
