Lauren Collins
Beauty queen of only 18
I do think that a lot of the reason people steer clear of so many religions is because they want freedom. I mean, if you turn to Christianity, there are obviously tons of restrictions. The fact that that automatically turns people away really bugs me. I mean, it's not just the church that puts them on us... The Bible even says things like, "You will face many trials and persecutions" and "Then Jesus said to the disciples, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must deny yourself, shoulder your cross, and follow me."
I think the words "deny yourself" stand out the most in that last verse. No one wants to do that. No one wants to give up things they indulge in.
Another reason I think people don't believe in my religion is because of the lack of explanation, I guess. Christianity is such a hard thing to explain to people, aside from FEELINGS and EMOTIONS. I mean, we couldn't say, "I tried praying to God one day and BOOM- A million dollars appeared on my doorstep!" I mean, sure, He could do it, but in order for Him to do things like that, we have to have faith, which is what so many of us lack. The best proof Christians can give are things such as the sunsets, holding your newborn baby in your arms, conscience, and falling in love for the first time. They're all such amazing things that just could not have happened by coincidence.
I think the best part of Christianity is knowing that we were created for a reason. Other religions don't teach you that there was a Creator, someone Who knew you before you were even in your mother's womb. Someone Whose thoughts towards you are as countless as the grains of sand on the seashore. That all of our days were laid out before any of them came to pass. And that God loved each and every one of us so much (regardless of whether we love Him back or not) that He sent His only Son to die on the cross for our sins. The Passion of the Christ really was the best depiction of the story I've ever seen or heard of. It's about time someone REALLY hits the nail on the head instead of trying to make the crucifixion look nice and pretty and politically correct.
Then, of course, there are the personal experiences of people who have encountered too many hypocrites in their life to even count. That's probably the WORST case.
If it's scientific evidence you want, we have it... But evolution and creation never stop competing, so it's pointless to even say them.
But yeah, I hate having people mad or arguing with me- I'm just stating my point of view in a hopefully mature manner.
I think the words "deny yourself" stand out the most in that last verse. No one wants to do that. No one wants to give up things they indulge in.
Another reason I think people don't believe in my religion is because of the lack of explanation, I guess. Christianity is such a hard thing to explain to people, aside from FEELINGS and EMOTIONS. I mean, we couldn't say, "I tried praying to God one day and BOOM- A million dollars appeared on my doorstep!" I mean, sure, He could do it, but in order for Him to do things like that, we have to have faith, which is what so many of us lack. The best proof Christians can give are things such as the sunsets, holding your newborn baby in your arms, conscience, and falling in love for the first time. They're all such amazing things that just could not have happened by coincidence.
I think the best part of Christianity is knowing that we were created for a reason. Other religions don't teach you that there was a Creator, someone Who knew you before you were even in your mother's womb. Someone Whose thoughts towards you are as countless as the grains of sand on the seashore. That all of our days were laid out before any of them came to pass. And that God loved each and every one of us so much (regardless of whether we love Him back or not) that He sent His only Son to die on the cross for our sins. The Passion of the Christ really was the best depiction of the story I've ever seen or heard of. It's about time someone REALLY hits the nail on the head instead of trying to make the crucifixion look nice and pretty and politically correct.
Then, of course, there are the personal experiences of people who have encountered too many hypocrites in their life to even count. That's probably the WORST case.
If it's scientific evidence you want, we have it... But evolution and creation never stop competing, so it's pointless to even say them.
But yeah, I hate having people mad or arguing with me- I'm just stating my point of view in a hopefully mature manner.