Atheism FAQ theHating: I didn't feel like making an FAQ, partly because I don't think I can do a certain justice explaining atheism or the frequently asked things. So I grabbed this one from reddit since they are pretty active and tend to update pretty regularly. Any thoughts on this are welcome, thanks. (Post deleted by theHating ) theHating: And for all intends and purposes: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/FAQ_for_the_Newly_Deconverted (Post deleted by theHating ) (Post deleted by theHating ) AretoNyx: It is true there is prejudices and misconceptions. There are so many ways atheists are otherwise. Cults will cult , theists will argue with other theists being the majority at the moment, and I have a lack of belief in deities while being married to a theist. We often get along whatever way mentally quite well and have two kids. Old age and being so busy is making other things more difficult besides other reasons of financial struggles, but religious / nonreligious views and political views have nothing to do with such struggles. I have been atheist after married as a theist. Atheist Experience, Thinking Atheist, Telltale, and many other atheists have helped me through to realize where I am now. rgidray: If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scoff, you alone will bear it.Can you think of anything we see around us that just happened by chance? rgidray: Evolution is a belief about the past based on the words of me that didn't know everything who were not there, who are trying to explain how evidence which only exists in the present got there. If U say U can produce life in a laboratory & there 4 it happened by chance, it only proves it took intelligence to reproduce that life. U can't say it happened by chance because none of U were there to prove it. & anything U C around U shows that intelligence brought it about No matter how much U know, there is an infinite amount more 2 know which means no matter how much U know, U don't know much more there is 2 know any way, which means 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. rgidray: If you put a bunch of metal from a junk yard in 2 a building & wait & expect a car 2 come out of that building, that would be creating but it needs a designer & a builder to put it all together. John 3:16 For God so loved the World that He gave His only begotten son that who ever (thats you) believes in Him shall not parish but will have Everlasting Life HE GOSPEL 1 Cor 15:1 I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you that Christ died 4 our sins according to the scriptures was buried& that he rose again the third day : Simple Steps to Salvation “It is easy to become a Christian” This remark is sometimes carelessly' made to prospects for conversion. It is not true, for the matter of surrendering one's life to Christ, facing up to sin, and submitting to Christian baptism, requires much courage and humility. It is more accurate to say that it is simple to become a Christian, The steps by which a person may obtain forgiveness of sin and receive the hope of salvation are reasonably simple Unfortunately, however, even the simplicity of the New Testament plan of salvation has been lost by the church. There is widespread con- fusion as to what is required of man for salvation. Since no topic is so important as this one. It needs to be made very clear. HEARING From the many methods by which God could have communicated His message of salvation to the world, He chose human preaching. As Paul put it, “It pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe”. (1 Corinthians 1:21) The quality of the message preached is a primary consideration. It can be nothing more nor nothing less than the gospel declared by the apostle Paul and referred to in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 In His famous parable of the sower (Luke 8:4-15) Jesus indicated the necessity of proper hearing and responding to the message heard FAITH Paul declared that “Faith comes by hearing...and the Word of God” (Romans 10:17) Faith is simply “the acceptance of testimony” A small band of simple but sincere men have testified that they saw their Master, Jesus Christ, alive again after He had died a cruel death and had been buried. These men were so certain of this that they risked their lives to proclaim it to the world. Is their testimony to be accepted or not? The acceptance of testimony leads one to act upon what he hears. So faith is also trust and commitment The New Testament is clear in showing that true faith entails action. The Old Testament heroes listed in the eleventh chapter of Hebrews all accomplished something “by faith”. REPENTANCE Repentance is perhaps the most difficult and most misunderstood step to salvation. It is difficult because it involves a change in a persons attitude and way of living. It is the step in which he must admit his sin and resolve to banish it from his life. This step need not be misunderstood, for it is again not a complex response, but simply a definite break with the old ' life The necessity of repentance is echoed throughout the New Testament. Jesus said “except you repent, you shall all likewise parish” (Luke 13:3) Peter commanded the multitude on Pentecost “Repent and be Baptized every one of you” (Acts 2:38). Paul informed his hearers “(God) now commands all men everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30) Occasionally people will suggest that they are too wicked or ungodly to repent. Actually, this recognition of personal guilt and unworthiness is the first step toward repentance. A heartfelt sorrow for sin is the next step: and then as Paul said “Godly sorrow works repentance to salvation (2 Corinthians 7:10) CONFESSION Faith in order to save, must be expressed in acts of obedience. So God included among the steps of salvation two essential acts of obedience-- Confession & Baptism. Confession is a public declaration of faith in Christ. Paul notes its importance in (Romans 10:9,10) The statement of the repentant believer is asked to make publicly is not lengthy or involved. It is the same confession that Peter made to Jesus of Nazareth near Caesarea Philippi: “You are the Christ the Son of the living God (Matthew 16:16) BAPTISM The subject of Christian Baptism is a great favorite among members of Christian Churches. They have been accused of overemphasizing Baptism but if this is so, it is understandable. The New Testament teems with references to the practice and its importance, while the Christian world of today either ignores it or relegates it to a position of unimportance. The most obvious New Testament key to the purpose of Baptism is salvation (Acts 2:38; Acts 22:16; Romans 6:3-6; Galations 3:27 and 1 Peter 3:21) are among the Scriptures that indicate this. Baptism saves, not as a meritorious work but as the expression of sincere faith. The Scripture uniformly point to penitent believers as the only proper subject of Baptism, Instead those Baptized “heard the Word” (Acts 1044) and had “the word of the Lord” spoke to them (16:32) Infants could now have met these conditions. Nothing in the New Testiment indicates that any form of Baptism other than immersion was used in apostolic times. Certain expressions clearly indicates immersion. Much water was required (John 3:23) The subject went to the water, went down into it and came up not of it (Acts 8:36-39) Baptism is compared to the burial & resurrrection (Romans 6:3-6 Colossians 2:12) CHRISTIAN LIVING Of the five steps previously mentioned, only Baptism is a once-in-a lifetime matter. The Baptized believer must continue to hear the Word of God and be a doer of it and not a hearer only. (James 1:22-24) He must at all times live by his faith. As Paul sought to do (Galatians 2:20) When sin makes its inevitable appearance in his life, he must practice a through repentance. And as opportunities come, he must constantly confess his faith I Christ to others. For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, 6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. AretoNyx: Well there are things on this playlist over variation of ideas and some in competition. 🔘Religions/ irreligious : Religious Studies: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_e0DBcigH_98LClLytxT-xBp1KS_pOkf Also this one... 🔘religious studies:Atheism / Atheist, Cults and Comedy ...and some Science: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_e0DBcigH_9MgTv3Ek_EHHlofhDPSTQt Though I guess some could go with whatever other humans told them as a child or just because feels. (Edited by AretoNyx) | Religion Chat Room 22 People Chatting Similar Conversations |