I have been asked by two atheist to respond to these remarks. So here is my short response to each statement. Just a reminder that an Atheist comes with a preconceived perception that there is no God and I come with the perception that there is a God, a Creator.
To make sure we are all on the same page when you refer to a Fundamentalist Christian by definition what you are saying is that a Fundamentalist believes in these 5 basic fundamental beliefs:
To make sure we are all on the same page when you refer to a Fundamentalist Christian by definition what you are saying is that a Fundamentalist believes in these 5 basic fundamental beliefs:
1. The inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture
2. The deity of Jesus Christ
3. The virgin birth of Christ
4. The substitutionary, atoning work of Christ on the cross
5. The physical resurrection and the personal bodily return of Christ to the earth.
2. The deity of Jesus Christ
3. The virgin birth of Christ
4. The substitutionary, atoning work of Christ on the cross
5. The physical resurrection and the personal bodily return of Christ to the earth.
These five beliefs are the fundamental beliefs of the overwhelming majority of all Christian Churches. …………………………………
Top Ten Signs You’re a Fundamentalist Christian
10 – You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours.
There are thousands of gods claimed by other religions but there is only One True God. I don’t feel outraged you don’t believe in the One True God, I feel sadden because your eternal soul is at stake.
9 – You feel insulted and “dehumanized” when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical claim that we were created from dirt.
I have never felt insulted or dehumanized because someone else wants to believe that all life came from nothing, from inanimate substance into life and then all life came from this. I am amazed how much faith they have to choose to believe that over believing that there is a Creator who designed and put together all of creation. Intelligent design would be attributed to anything else that is as complex as our universe but atheist refuse to admit that it took more than natural evolution to take nothing and now have life.
Top Ten Signs You’re a Fundamentalist Christian
10 – You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours.
There are thousands of gods claimed by other religions but there is only One True God. I don’t feel outraged you don’t believe in the One True God, I feel sadden because your eternal soul is at stake.
9 – You feel insulted and “dehumanized” when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical claim that we were created from dirt.
I have never felt insulted or dehumanized because someone else wants to believe that all life came from nothing, from inanimate substance into life and then all life came from this. I am amazed how much faith they have to choose to believe that over believing that there is a Creator who designed and put together all of creation. Intelligent design would be attributed to anything else that is as complex as our universe but atheist refuse to admit that it took more than natural evolution to take nothing and now have life.
8 – You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in a Triune God. Polytheists believe in many gods, whereas we believe in One True God who has revealed Himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Not that far of a stretch. I am one person but I am also known as a father, a son and a husband and yet I am one.
7 – Your face turns purple when you hear of the “atrocities” attributed to Allah, but you don’t even flinch when hearing about how God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in “Exodus” and ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in “Joshua” including women, children, and trees!
First of all Allah is not God, never was God but is a selection made by Mohamed of what he thought was the most important, most powerful god of all the gods he was looking into. Any actions done by his followers are being done by those who are following a false god who in effect is demoniac in origin. The actions of God in the Old Testament that you refer to were severe. They were the results of entire people groups refusing to obey God, refusing to follow His commandments. God had created us for a special purpose and when that purpose was not being fulfilled does not the Creator have the choice then to make sure the rest of creation is not permanently marred. God chose Israel to be a people who would represent Him. After the coming of Christ, you see that God is now working through the message of the salvation that is available to all who will believe.
6 – You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims about gods sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky.
The answer is too long for this but basically the Bible contains hundreds of prophecies given over thousands of years by dozens of different authors most of who never read the others writings but yet they all agree and point to a coming Messiah, a Savior. From the place of His birth, growing up, betrayal, execution, resurrection it was all foretold.
5 – You are willing to spend your life looking for little loopholes in the scientifically established age of Earth (few billion years), but you find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that Earth is a few generations old.
There is no established age of the Earth. No scientist will say there is. No one but God knows exactly how old the Earth is. Believing in the Creator it is not hard to accept that He is able to create all things. When He created a tree during the six days of creation, it looked like a full grown mature tree but it was only one day old.
4 – You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs — though excluding those in all rival sects – will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering. And yet consider your religion the most “tolerant” and “loving.”
The majority of all Christian churches agree on 98% of the same beliefs. The few differences are usually more on the practice and not on the fundamentals of the faith such as listed earlier. There is only One True God and Jesus Himself said, “I am the truth, the life and the way. No man comes to the Father except through Me.” The way of salvation is only by believing and accepting Jesus. Period. Rival sects if they believe and accept Jesus Christ as the only way of salvation they will make heaven. Hell and suffering is where man is headed because of sin. Because of God’s love and mercy, He has provided the way to be saved from that destination. Man is already headed for Hell, God is trying to save him.
3 – While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in “tongues” may be all the evidence you need to “prove” Christianity.
"Some idiot rolling around", wow how condescending you are. Those actions you describe don’t provide any evidence what so ever to proving Christianity. A true, mature Christian is a follower of Christ. One “proves” Christianity by their character, integrity and desire to obey the plan and purpose God has shown us.
7 – Your face turns purple when you hear of the “atrocities” attributed to Allah, but you don’t even flinch when hearing about how God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in “Exodus” and ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in “Joshua” including women, children, and trees!
First of all Allah is not God, never was God but is a selection made by Mohamed of what he thought was the most important, most powerful god of all the gods he was looking into. Any actions done by his followers are being done by those who are following a false god who in effect is demoniac in origin. The actions of God in the Old Testament that you refer to were severe. They were the results of entire people groups refusing to obey God, refusing to follow His commandments. God had created us for a special purpose and when that purpose was not being fulfilled does not the Creator have the choice then to make sure the rest of creation is not permanently marred. God chose Israel to be a people who would represent Him. After the coming of Christ, you see that God is now working through the message of the salvation that is available to all who will believe.
6 – You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims about gods sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky.
The answer is too long for this but basically the Bible contains hundreds of prophecies given over thousands of years by dozens of different authors most of who never read the others writings but yet they all agree and point to a coming Messiah, a Savior. From the place of His birth, growing up, betrayal, execution, resurrection it was all foretold.
5 – You are willing to spend your life looking for little loopholes in the scientifically established age of Earth (few billion years), but you find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that Earth is a few generations old.
There is no established age of the Earth. No scientist will say there is. No one but God knows exactly how old the Earth is. Believing in the Creator it is not hard to accept that He is able to create all things. When He created a tree during the six days of creation, it looked like a full grown mature tree but it was only one day old.
4 – You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs — though excluding those in all rival sects – will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering. And yet consider your religion the most “tolerant” and “loving.”
The majority of all Christian churches agree on 98% of the same beliefs. The few differences are usually more on the practice and not on the fundamentals of the faith such as listed earlier. There is only One True God and Jesus Himself said, “I am the truth, the life and the way. No man comes to the Father except through Me.” The way of salvation is only by believing and accepting Jesus. Period. Rival sects if they believe and accept Jesus Christ as the only way of salvation they will make heaven. Hell and suffering is where man is headed because of sin. Because of God’s love and mercy, He has provided the way to be saved from that destination. Man is already headed for Hell, God is trying to save him.
3 – While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in “tongues” may be all the evidence you need to “prove” Christianity.
"Some idiot rolling around", wow how condescending you are. Those actions you describe don’t provide any evidence what so ever to proving Christianity. A true, mature Christian is a follower of Christ. One “proves” Christianity by their character, integrity and desire to obey the plan and purpose God has shown us.
2 – You define 0.01% as a “high success rate” when it comes to answered prayers. You consider that to be evidence that prayer works. And you think that the remaining 99.99% FAILURE was simply the will of God.
Don’t know where you pulled that figure out of the air but I have seen answered prayer, miraculous answers many times.
1 – You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do about the Bible, Christianity, and church history – but still call yourself a Christian.
Being a Christian is not based on knowledge of church history or even the Bible. To call yourself a Christian is to say that you have believed and accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. It is not based on works or religion but on a personal relationship with your Creator.
Don’t know where you pulled that figure out of the air but I have seen answered prayer, miraculous answers many times.
1 – You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do about the Bible, Christianity, and church history – but still call yourself a Christian.
Being a Christian is not based on knowledge of church history or even the Bible. To call yourself a Christian is to say that you have believed and accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. It is not based on works or religion but on a personal relationship with your Creator.