Why is Christianity right?

Answer 1

A sure hope, not 'cleverly devised fables' or superstition, but a real knowing, not religion and idolatry but personal relationship with a living Lord. A genuine basis for true peace and meaning, and every day full of new learning and challenges, and knowing the one who makes the flowers and eyes to see beautiful sunsets.

Good Stuffs in the BibleExodus

1. "Honor thy father and thy mother." 20:12
2. "Thou shalt not kill." 20:13
3. "Thou shalt not commit adultery." 20:14
4. "Thou shalt not steal." 20:15
5. "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." 20:16
6. Be kind to strangers, widows, and fatherless children. 22:21-22
7. Value the truth; don't lie. 23:1
8. Don't do what everyone else does, if what they do is wrong. 23:2
9. Be kind to your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. 23:4-5
10. Treat the poor fairly. 23:6
11. Be honest. Don't kill the innocent. 23:7
12. Don't mistreat strangers. 23:9
13. Every seventh year the Israelites were to leave their fields unharvested, so that the poor would have something to eat. 23:11

Leviticus

1. What is stolen or wrongfully acquired should be returned to the owner. 6:2-5
2. Leave some grapes on the vine for travelers and the poor. 19:10
3. Don't steal or lie 19:11, 13
4. "Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind." 19:14
5. Don't gossip. 19:16
6. Don't hate people. 19:17
7. "Love thy neighbor as thyself." 19:18
8. Respect your elders. 19:32
9. Be kind to strangers. 19:33-34
10. Treat others fairly. Don't cheat. 19:35-36
11. To help feed the poor and strangers, farmers should not harvest the corners of their fields. 23:22
12. "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof." 25:10
13. Do not oppress one another. 25:17

Deuteronomy

1. "Honor thy father and thy mother." 5:16
2. "Thou shalt not kill." 5:17
3. Don't commit adultery. 5:18
4. Don't steal. 5:19
5. Don't lie. 5:20
6. "Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt." 10:19
7. Help the poor. 15:7-8
8. "Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy." 15:11
9. Judges and officers should strive to be impartial and should never take a bribe. 16:18-19
10. Look out for your neighbor's animals and protect them from harm. 22:1-4
11. Be careful when making a roof to ensure that no one falls off the edge. 22:8
12. Don't return runaway slaves to their masters. Let them live with you in peace and freedom. 23:15-16
13. Do not oppress the poor, whether they be slaves, neighbors, or strangers. 24:14-15
14. "It shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow."

    Be kind to widows, orphans, fatherless children and strangers. Share whatever you have with them. 24:17-21

15. "Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn." Let the animal eat while it works. 25:4
16. "Thou shalt have a perfect and just weight."

    Be honest when you deal with others. Don't cheat. 25:13-15

17. Take care of those who need help. 26:12-13

Job

1. "He that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more." 7:7-9
2. Job says that humans perish at death like their own dung. Well, one might fault him for his choice of words, but the idea seems sound enough. 20:7

Psalms

1. "Blessed is he that considereth the poor." 41:1
2. "Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked." Though this seems to be directed at other gods, it is good advice for humans as well. 82:3-4
3. "The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence." 115:17

Proverbs

1. "My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother." 1:8
2. A beautiful proverb about mercy and truth. 3:3
3. Wisdom and understanding lead to happiness. 3:13
4. "Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it." 3:27
5. Help your neighbor, if you can. 3:28
6. Don't devise plots against your neighbor, fight without cause, or imitate an oppressor. 3:29-31
7. "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding." 4:7
8. Speak plainly and honestly to others. 4:24
9. "Rejoice with the wife of thy youth.... Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love." 5:18-19
10. Wisdom is better than wealth. Nothing else compares with it. 8:11
11. "A wise son maketh a glad father." 10:1, 23:24, 29:3
12. "Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins." 10:12
13. "When pride cometh, then cometh shame." 11:2
14. "The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh." Okay, I don't know about the soul stuff, but I like the general idea. 11:17
15. "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind." A nice thought and a great movie. 11:29
16. "Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge." 12:1
17. Be kind to animals. (Don't eat them.) 12:10
18. "The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise." 12:15
19. "The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment." 12:19
20. "A wise son heareth his father's instruction." 13:1
21. "A righteous man hateth lying." 13:5
22. "Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly." 13:16
23. Some nice proverbs about wisdom, anger, mercy and folly. 14:7-8, 14:16-18, 14:21-22, 29, 16:21-22
24. "The simple believeth every word." I wonder if this would apply to the fundamentalists who believe every word of The Bible. 14:15
25. "The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends." Can't argue with this one. 14:20
26. "A soft answer turneth away wrath." 15:1
27. Some good remarks about wisdom. 15:2, 7
28. "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall." 16:18
29. Don't gossip about others. Avoid saying hurtful things. 16:28
30. "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city." 16:32
31. "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine." 17:22
32. "Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding." 17:28
33. "A fool hath no delight in understanding" and his "mouth is his destruction." 18:2, 7
34. "He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him." 18:13
35. Be careful how you speak; words can do great damage. 21:23
36. "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches." 22:1
37. "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." 22:6
38. "He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor." 22:9
39. Don't rob the poor or oppress the afflicted. 22:22
40. "Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words." 23:9
41. "Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge." 23:12
42. "Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old." 23:22
43. Find the truth and hang on to it; Value wisdom, instruction, and understanding 23:23
44. "Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth." 24:17
45. "Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips." 24:28
46. "Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work." 24:29
47. "If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink." 25:21
48. "Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him." 26:12
49. "As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed." 26:14
50. "Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth." 27:1
51. "Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips." 27:2
52. "Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds." Take care of your animals. 27:23
53. "A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet." 29:5
54. "The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it." 29:7
55. "A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit." 29:23
56. As a sailor and birdwatcher, I agree with this proverb that says that the way a ship sails and an eagle flies are two of the most wonderful things. 30:18-19
57. "Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more." 31:6-7

Ecclesiastes

1. "The place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again."

   Good description of the water cycle. 1:7

2. Wisdom is better than folly, but the same fate awaits us all. 2:13-14
3. "There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour." 2:24
4. "To everything there is a season...." Some nice poetry and a great Byrds song. ("Turn, Turn, Turn" -- written by Pete Seeger) 3:1-8
5. Strive to do good in this life. You only get one chance. 3:12
6. Eat, drink, and enjoy the good of your labor. 3:13
7. Men and animals both die and their spirits don't survive death. "A man hath no pre-eminence above a beast ... All goeth unto one place ... Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?" 3:19-21
8. "Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works." 3:22
9. "Two are better than one" -- the value of friendship. 4:9-12
10. "Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king." 4:13
11. "A fool's voice is known by multitude of words." 5:3
12. Greedy folks are never satisfied. 5:10
13. "As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand." 5:15
14. "It is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life." 5:18
15. No one knows what happens after we die and no one can tell another how to live. 6:12
16. "A good name is better than precious ointment." 7:1
17. "It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools." 7:5
18. "The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit." 7:8
19. "Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools." 7:9
20. Don't waste time thinking about "the good old days." 7:10
21. Don't pay attention to everything people say. 7:21
22. Always strive "to know, and to search; and to seek out wisdom, and the reasonableness of things." 7:25
23. There is nothing better for us to do than "to eat, to drink, and to be merry." 8:15
24. The same death comes to us all, the good and the bad alike. 9:2-3
25. As long as we are alive there is hope. After that there is nothing. "A live dog is better than a dead lion." 9:4
26. Dead people know nothing and receive no reward. 9:5
27. "Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart." 9:7
28. "Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest." 9:9
29. "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might," because dead people don't work and they know nothing 9:10
30. Human life is subject to indifferent laws and random events -- just like the lives of other animals. 9:11-12
31. Wisdom, though often ignored and despised, is better than strength. 9:16-17
32. "Wisdom is profitable to direct." 10:10
33. "The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself." 10:12
34. "A fool also is full of words." 10:14
35. "Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days." I don't know what this means, but it sure sounds cool. 11:1
36. However long you may live, enjoy your life to the fullest. But do not forget the dark days and know that the end is both certain and final. 11:8
37. "Walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes." 11:9
38. "Much study is a weariness of the flesh." 12:12

Isaiah

1. "Cease to do evil; learn to do well ... relieve the oppressed ... plead for the widow." 1:16-17
2. "Come now, let us reason together." 1:18
3. "And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." Well, it's a nice thought, but Joel 3:10 says just the opposite. But what do you expect from a "God of Peace" (Rom.15:33, Heb.13:20) who calls himself a "man of war"? (Ex.15:3) 2:4
4. "The liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand." -- A Bible verse for Howard Dean and the US Democratic Party! 32:8
5. "All flesh is grass."

   Since all animals, including humans, survive by eating plants or other animals that have eaten plants, it is true that "all flesh is grass." 40:6

6. This verse appear to condemn slavery. However the bible is far from clear on this issue. 58:6
7. Feed the hungry, house the homeless, clothe the naked. 58:7, 10
8. "He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man." 66:3

Jeremiah

1. Defend the helpless and oppressed; don't harm strangers, widows, orphans, or other innocent people. 22:3
2. Pay a fair wage to your employees. 22:13

Hosea

1. "For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice." 6:6

Micah

1. "They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." Well, it's a nice thought, but Joel 3:10 says just the opposite. But what do you expect from a "God of Peace" (Rom.15:33, Heb.13:20) who calls himself a "man of war"? (Ex.15:3) 4:3
2. "O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?" 6:8

   (Well, it's a nice thought, but there are a few things more that Micah forgot to mention. Like you must believe certain unlikely things or you will be tormented forever in hell (Mk.16:16, Jn.3:18, 36); you must kill witches Ex.22:18, homosexuals Lev.20:13, those who believe differently than you Dt.13:6-10, disobedient children Dt.21:18-21, etc.6:8)

Zechariah

1. "Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart." 7:9-10
2. "These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath." 8:16-17

Malachi

1. "Let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth." 2:15
2. God disapproves of adultery, lying, oppressing workers, and mistreating widows, orphans, and strangers. 3:5

Matthew

1. Blessed are the merciful" 5:7
2. "Blessed are the peacemakers" 5:9
3. "Love your enemies." Well, it's a nice thought. But it seems strange coming from someone who damns his enemies to hell. (Mark 16:16) 5:44
4. Don't brag about the good things that you do. 6:1-3
5. Jesus tells his disciples not to pray in public. Those who favor school prayer, National Day of Prayer, etc. should take his advice. 6:5-6
6. "Consider the lilies of the field...." A nice analogy, good advice (unless you live in cold climates), and a great movie. 6:28
7. "Judge not, that ye be not judged." 7:1
8. Avoid hypocrisy. Consider your own faults rather than criticizing others. 7:3-4
9. "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them." 7:12
10. Forgive those who repeatedly offend you. 18:21-22
11. Jesus lists the "ten commandments," but his list has only six, and the sixth is not one of the ten. The commandments given by Jesus are secular, not religious, in nature. 19:18
12. Jesus quotes Lev.19:18: "Love thy neighbor as thyself." This is by far the best verse in Leviticus, and one of the best in the entire bible. 22:39
13. "For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in." 25:35
14. "All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword." 26:52

Mark

1. When Jesus lists the "ten" commandments, he only mentions five -- the humanistic ones that make no mention of God. He also gives one that is not included in the so-called ten commandments: "defraud not." Just where he got this one is anyone's guess. 10:19
2. "Love thy neighbor as thyself." 12:31

Luke

1. Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely. 3:14
2. Love you enemies; do good to those who hate you. 6:27
3. The Golden Rule: Treat others as you would like to be treated. 6:31-34
4. "Love your enemies." Well, it's a nice thought. But it seems strange coming from someone who damns his enemies to hell. (Mk.16:16) 6:35
5. "Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful." Well I'm glad Jesus thinks we should be merciful. But the Old Testament God is a strange role model for mercy! (See 1 Sam.15:2-3 for an example of the OT God's mercy.) 6:36
6. Don't judge or condemn others. Forgive those who have offended you. 6:37
7. Jesus warns against hypocrisy. The Christian right should pay more attention to this verse. 6:41
8. Love thy neighbor as thyself. 10:27
9. The story of the good Samaritan gets my vote for the best bible story. We should all "go and do likewise." 10:30-37
10. From his comments on the widow's mites, it appears that Jesus, contrary to today's Christian right, favored progressive taxation. 21:1-3

John

1. Jesus tells those who'd like to stone to death an adulteress that whoever among them that is without sin should "cast the first stone." Good advice -- but it directly contradicts the teachings of the Old Testament (Lev.20:20). If that wasn't a good law then why did God make it? Has he since changed his mind? Shouldn't it then be removed (along with most of the OT) from the bible? 8:7
2. "The truth shall make you free." 8:32
3. "Love one another." 13:34
4. "This is my commandment, That ye love one another." If this is what it takes to be a Christian, then count me in. Unfortunately, Christians often take Jesus' commandment to mean that Christians should love other, like minded, Christians, and to hell with everybody else. 15:12, 17
5. Pilate asked Jesus a very good question: "What is truth?" 18:38

Acts

1. It's better to give than to receive. (Jesus didn't say it, but it's a nice thought anyway.) 20:35

Romans

1. Let your love be genuine. Do good; avoid evil. 12:9
2. Be kind to others. 12:10
3. Show empathy toward others. 12:15
4. Associate with the lowly. Don't pretend to be wiser than you are. 12:16
5. Don't return evil for evil. 12:17
6. Try to "live peaceably with all men." 12:18
7. Be kind to your enemies. Overcome evil with good. 12:19-21
8. Love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 13:8
9. "If there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." 13:9-10
10. Be honest; avoid drunkenness. 13:13
11. "Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind." 14:5
12. Don't judge other people or cause them to fall. 14:13
13. "Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another." 14:19

1 Corinthians

1. Husbands and wives should be kind to each other. 7:3
2. Love is a good thing. 8:1
3. Some nice thoughts about love (or charity). 13:4-6
4. "Put away childish things." (Like believing in the bible?) 13:11
5. Speak clearly. Too bad the whole Bible doesn't follow this principle. 14:8-9
6. "Be not children in understanding." 14:20
7. Do all things with love. 16:14

Galatians

1. "By love serve one another." 5:13
2. "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." 5:14
3. "Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, ... meekness, temperance: against such there is no law." 5:22
4. Don't be conceited or envious of others. 5:26
5. Forgive others. Someday you might make a mistake, too. 6:1
6. Bear one another's burdens. 6:2

Ephesians

1. Don't lie. Speak the truth to your neighbor. 4:25
2. "Let not the sun go down upon your wrath." 4:26
3. Don't steal, but rather work so that you will have something to give to those who are in need. 4:28
4. "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying." 4:29
5. Be kind and forgiving to one another. 4:31-32
6. "So ought men to love their wives." 5:28
7. Love your wife as yourself. 5:33

Philippians

1. Don't fight, be humble, and look after the needs of others. 2:3-4
2. "Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." 4:8

Colossians

1. Avoid anger, wrath, and malice. 3:8
2. Don't lie. 3:9
3. Be merciful, kind, humble, and forgiving toward one another. 3:12-13
4. "Husbands, love your wives." 3:19
5. "Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged." 3:21
6. "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man." 4:6

1 Thessalonians

1. "Comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men." 5:14
2. Don't return evil for evil, but be good to yourselves and all others. 5:15
3. "Prove all things; hold fast to what is good." 5:21

1 Timothy

1. "Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies." If we follow this advice we would ignore most of the Bible -- especially the genealogies found in Gen.10, 1 Chr.1-9, Mt.1, and Lk.3. 1:4
2. Paul says to "refuse ... old wives' fables." What about old husbands' fables? Old Bible fables? 4:7
3. "We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out." 6:7

2 Timothy

1. Be gentle and patient with all others. 2:24

Titus

1. Disregard "Jewish fables and commandments of men, that turn from the truth." Like most of the bible, maybe? 1:14
2. Do good works; be gentle toward others; avoid fighting or speaking unkindly about others. 3:1-2
3. "Avoid ... genealogies." Like Gen.10, 1 Chr.1-9, and Lk.3? 3:9

Hebrews

1. "Let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works." 10:24
2. Let brotherly love continue. 13:1
3. Be hospitable to strangers. 13:2
4. Avoid "strange doctrines." Those who do so will avoid nearly everything that the Bible teaches. 13:9

James

1. "Be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath." 1:19
2. "Pure religion ... is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world." 1:27
3. The rich should not be treated better than the poor. 2:2-4
4. "Love thy neighbor as thyself." 2:8
5. Help others that are in need; don't just wish them well. This is good advice, though it's unfortunate that James restricted this help to "brothers". Did he mean by this that you only need to help fellow believers? 2:15-16
6. James ridicules those who say salvation is by faith alone. He says the devils believe in God. Will their faith save them? 2:19
7. "Speak not evil of one another." 4:11
8. Don't judge other people. 4:12
9. "Ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away." (All we are is dust in the wind.) 4:14
10. Workers should be treated fairly. 5:4

1 Peter

1. "For all flesh is as grass."

   Life is ephemeral. Enjoy it while you can. 1:24

2. Avoid evil, malice, hypocrisy, and envy. Don't speak badly about others. 2:1
3. Be compassionate and courteous. Don't seek revenge when you are harmed by another. Speak kindly of others. Do good and avoid evil. 3:8-11
4. Peter says that Christians should be ready to explain why they believe what they do. This is a good verse to remember when Christians refuse to debate you. 3:15
5. Be hospitable to one another without grudging. 4:9
6. Don't murder, steal, do evil things, or interfere needlessly in the lives of others. I wish Christians would follow Peter's advice here, especially the "busybody" part, and stay out of the beliefs and sex lives of nonchristians. 4:15

2 Peter

1. Paul's epistles are hard to understand. And that those who try to understand them, as with the other scriptures, do so "unto their own destruction. 3:16

1 John

1. Those who love others are "in the light"; those who hate are "in darkness". 2:9-11
2. "Let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth." 3:18
3. "Love one another." 4:7-8, 4:16
4. "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear." 4:18

2 John

1. "Love one another."

   Except for all those antichrists (non-Christians), that is. (See verses 7-10) 5

3 John

1. Do good; avoid evil. 11

Source: http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/good/long.HTML

Answer'In the last days scoffers shall come...' Repeatedly Christians see people willingly fulfilling Bible prophecy before their very eyes. This is encouraging to Christians but also sad, because God loves everyone and wants all to repent. The very first words of Satan recorded in scripture were a mis-quoting and mis-application of the word of God. Christians also see the same things being done today, not only by those who are avowedly skeptics and willfully anti-Christian, but by people who have the name of Christ. This happened in the Old Testament when false prophets arose and said the Israelites would not go into captivity and all would be well. They were wrong and God's true prophets were, like God, not mocked although they did suffer at times and many were killed. In all of this we see the truth of the saying 'the only thing we learn from history is that we don't learn from history.'

The Book of Revelation is for Christians a source of great comfort (as indeed is the indwelling Spirit) for Christians as it details the final acts of judgment upon all who willfully choose to receive it by rejecting the truth. We see the truth of this final act played out repeatedly even now, when the most obvious things are repeatedly rejected on the basis of the enthronement of human reason and the intolerance and bigotry with which Christians are labeled is practiced by the very persons who uttered it. Nevertheless 'He gives more grace' and so even this can be 'counted all joy', when ungodly men 'wrest the scriptures to their own destruction'.

Answer 2

Christianity is only good because it is true. If Jesus who said "I am the way, the truth and the life" was either deranged, or a liar, or mistaken about Himself then His teaching about morality and everything else falls with Him. A person who claims to be the Son of God cannot be good if He is anything other than what He claims to be, since the truth He claims to present is nothing but a sham and a lie.

On the other hand, if Jesus was who He said He was, and if He really did rise from the dead, as quite a number of witnesses claimed He did, then this alone is the reason why Christianity is good. A lie cannot change lives. A lie cannot make ignorant fisherman into bold and convincing proclaimers of truth. A lie does not inspire people to die horrible deaths when they know they are going to their death for a hollow sham.

If Christianity is true, and Jesus really did rise from the dead, then other claims He made, that His power can transform lives, that Christians who follow Him can be free from fear and can live for others and not themselves - even though they are humans and certainly have human failings- all this makes Christianity good. Many religions contain very, very, many good teachings and much wisdom and common sense, even elevating and inspiring thoughts. The only thing that makes Christianity different is that its founder is still living, that He died and rose the victor over death, which victory He shares with those who choose to follow Him. This truth, and the fact that it is true, this alone makes Christianity good.

Answer 3

The positive aspects of Christianity are eternal life, justice, truth and the promise that even in this world we are looked after if we seek first the kingdom of God.

However there is a saying "There can be no gain without pain." This is true in everything we do even Christianity. Jesus said "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."

Answer 4

Christianity is right because it is the only true, well I don't want to call it a religion because its a relationship with the amazing Creator of everything in existence, God love us more than anyone else ever could, but we must remain true to Him. Some people(even preachers) say that we can still sin and still be Christians, but that is not true, we have to refrain from sinning, which is difficult but with the grace of God we can, and everyone stumbles, but if we sincerely ask forgiveness from Jesus Christ, He is gracious and compassionate enough to grant us forgiveness. Jesus came and died for us on the cross so that we didn't have to. No one ca prove if any religion(or Atheism) is right. There is simply not enough evidence for any case. Oh, and every religion ( and atheism) thinks that they what they believe in is true. Why else would people belong to different religions(or atheism)? NOTE: Thus says the Yahweh my Elohim, "Feed the flock for slaughter, "whose owners slaughter them and feel no guilt; those who sell them say, 'Blessed be Yahweh, for I am rich'; and their shepherds do not pity them. "For I will no longer pity the inhabitants of the land," says Yahweh. "But indeed I will give everyone into his neighbor's hand and into the hand of his king. They shall attack the land, and I will not deliver them from their hand." So I fed the flock for slaughter, in particular the poor of the flock." (Zechariah 11:4-7)

Even worse than Israel's long dispersion from her land out among the nations, Zechariah spoke of an antimessiah yet to come. That false shepherd/Saul would lead Israel into her final "time of Jacob's trouble." This terrible trail would nearly destroy Israel and much of the rest of the world as well.

And Yahweh said to me, "Next, take for yourself the implements of a foolish shepherd. "For indeed I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those who are cut off, nor seek the young, nor heal those that are broken, nor feed those that still stand. But he will eat the flesh of the fat and tear their hooves in pieces. "Woe to the worthless shepherd, Who leaves the flock! A sword shall be against his arm And against his right eye; His arm shall completely wither, And his right eye shall be totally blinded." (11:15-17)

Yahshua Himself reiterated that this antimessiah, Paul the "man of sin," would come to deceive Israel one last time in a future day. Speaking to the Jews in Jerusalem during the last days of His life He said,

"You do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe. "You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. "But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life. "I do not receive honor from men. "But I know you, that you do not have the love of Yahweh in you. "I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. "How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only Elohim? "Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you--Moses, in whom you trust. "For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me. "But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?" (John 5:38-47)

Answer 5

Whether something is 'sacred' or not, has largely to do with whether you recognize someone or something as an authority for determining something as 'sacred'.

From a Bible's standpoint, many things are 'sacred' because Jehovah God has determined them as 'sacred'.

For example: a) Life is sacred. Simply because God created it. Anything God creates should be regarded as sacred, and thus should be respected. b) Marriage is sacred, because God designated it that way. A man is to love and respect his wife; and she / him likewise. c) The Bible is sacred; or should we say, God's words are sacred. Any rules, guidelines, coming from God should be considered with respect. (burning a worn-out old Bible should not be considered lack of respect - - unless it is meant to be such by the people burning it out of disrespect.)

d) Likewise; with Christianity. Originally God made himself known to mankind through various people, including prophets. Then God sent his only-begotten son to repurchase mankind from their dismal future, inherited from Adam and Eve.

Christ started a different way of life. This way of life should be considered as 'sacred' because it also originally issues forth from God. He that respects the Father, should also respect his sent-forth representative, Jesus; and the things he tells us from the Father.

Answer 6

Christianity encompasses the best values of Judaism, particularly the ten commandments, as well as new commandments of its own, such as caring for the poor and loving one's enemies. Christianity encompasses the highest values found in all major religions, as in the following examples:

• An early Mesopotamian epic advises people to:

worship their god every day, and
To the feeble show kindness
Do not insult the downtrodden,
Do charitable deeds, render service all your days,
Do not utter libel, speak what is of good report,
Do not say evil things, speak well of people.

• Zoroastrians believe that virtue belonged to the natural order; vice is its betrayal. The ethical code that Zoroaster gave his followers to live by demanded of them good thoughts, good words and good deeds.
• Daoism says that those who are without self-interest are the ones whose interests succeed.

Answer 7

its a religion not a club the reward of being a good person, not greedy and andBelieve inGodget to go to heaven

Answer 8

trust in the Lord