What Does Christianity Offer You?

I ask Christians what... independently of whether or not its ultimately true, Christianity offers their lives in the here and now.

I follow up this question with a perhaps more challenging to answer question: what does Christianity offer your life in the here and now independently of whether or not its ultimately true that you could not have without it / by way of a different worldview (and lifestyle.)

I also share how these questions were important for me as a Christian and also in asking challenging questions about my former faith - and personally invite Christians to dialogue about these questions further.

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[butuhusa]

What Does Christianity Offer You??.. if u want to know read the bible EZEKIEL 23

[myintellectualjourny]

@butuhusa

Thanks butuhusa. I actually spent around 15 years reading the Bible! My question is actual more personal and specific than that though (than "What does the Bible say Christianity offers you?")

It is... Even if Christianity turns out not to be true, what would it have offered you in this life (by your believing it), that you think you couldn't have had without it?

Christians often say even if their wrong, they are still better off by believing. And I'm asking how so.

Thanks.

[acyberguy]

I left a video response but screwed something up.

I tried to leave a link here with no luck. Click my name and see the video titled,

"response to..."

[USMfootballplayer78]

Yea it is a really popular book and that is really cool. I do disagree with some of his stuff he writes about but it is a really easy way to get a quick back-round on many different topics. It also is something that I will be using in the classroom here in a couple of years so a minister friend of mine got it for me to start studying up on.

P.S. Im enjoying the dialog, I will reply on our topic later tonight.

[myintellectualjourny]

It's funny that you mention Grudem's Systematic Theology USM. My best friend and room mate recently bought this book. About a month or so ago, I read the first few chapters. I really liked the first one or two - they made a lot of sense to me (seemed reasonable.) Unfortunately, when he started arguing for the canon, the arguments started to seem a lot more arbitrary to me. But anyhow, fun coincidence (a guess it must be a popular book amongst Christians.)

[USMfootballplayer78]

Your right...my bad totally messed that up...I got my answer from Wyane Grudem`s "Systematic Theology" its a great book that is used in most Systematic Theology classes in most seminaries. Check it out.

[theman77777777232]

"scripture states that the Word is God"

Scripture states that the logos is God. Scripture does not state that scripture is God.

[USMfootballplayer78]

I do not believe that God would allow His scripture to go 2000 years with false teachings because that would mean people would be sinning without even knowing it. Also scripture states that the Word is God, therefore I believe that it is perfect.

There is your line, what is in scripture is exactly what is meant to be in there. The canon of scripture is what it is referred as.

[USMfootballplayer78]

Assuming that you are expecting this type of answer; "Now listen, Israel, listen carefully to the rules and regulations that I am teaching you to follow so that you may live and enter and take possession of the land that God, the God-of-Your-Fathers, is giving you. Do not add a word to what I command you, do not take a word from it. Keep the commands of God, your God, that I am commanding you.

This means in order for someone to add something to scripture they would be in sin. Also, I do not

[myintellectualjourny]

Yeah. I'm aware of the distinction. It's clear that there r good people of all worldviews. I contest the Christian idea that a clear definition of morality can not exist without religion / that people cant have a good reason to understand morality as having a firm basis in their lives w/out it. That's what I contest. I get into a good bit of the details in the video on it. The secular view doesn't claim to offer a morality that transcends humanity itself, but also says thats nt needed.