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Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by UyiIredia(m): 10:18pm On Feb 17, 2017
When I was reading an atheist book 'Common Sense' I finally realised that the Biblical God was immoral. Let's ignore my brief return to Christianity based on an experience that I still have no explanation for. The fact is that atheists have criticized the Christian God as immoral based on a lot of his actions in the OT and even in the NT eg Christ's death, killing Ananias etc. A honest look at their arguments shows them correct. One way we can be sure this argument is true is that if a human being committed the acts God did throughout the Bible (including the wholesale murder of humanity in a flood) such a human would be seen as evil eg Hitler. But religious bias blinds Christian from seeing that God's actions are clearly immoral. Note that arguing that the Christian God is immoral does not show he doesn't exist. There are other arguments for that. But what it does do is that it falsifies the claim that God is righteous and worthy of worship. I left Christianity because I saw reason in atheists claim that the Christian God is immoral as such even if he exists He isn't worthy of worship.

* A moral person does not kill innocent kids as done in the flood and many wars sanctioned by God in the OT.

* A moral person does condemn people innocent of a crime such as the unborn children of Adam and Eve.

* A moral person does not kill a helpful person. In 2 Sam 6:7 God killed a man ho tried to stop the ark from falling.

* A moral person doesn't kill for petty reasons eg lying as in Ananias or Sapphira or worshipping an idol.

* A moral person does need to kill someone to forgive. Even humans don't ask for blood sacrifice go forgive someone for something.

* An sadistic, immoral person is the sort that would be okay creating eternal torture as a form of punishment even for relatively mundane acts such as fornication.

* An immoral person punishes someone for an action he made the person do. For example, God created homosexuals that way, they didn't choose to be so. Yet God punishes them for it.

Let's hope this makes someone apply critical thinking to their beliefs. Hypocrites like KingEbukasBlog can keep justifying God's immoral acts by claiming that one shouldn't hold God to. the moral standards he himself made.

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Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by felixomor: 10:49pm On Feb 17, 2017
Seun:

Nobody needs to abandon Christianity just because he/she want to fornicate or watch porn. Most fornicators and porn watchers in Nigeria are Christians or Muslims, not atheists. All you have to do as a Christian is to ask God for forgiveness after committing the 'sin'. Alternatively, you can focus on the parts of the bible that you like, and ignore the parts of the bible that condemn your lifestyle. Atheism isn't needed for this at all.

Having said that, I think it is actually a good thing to abandon religion so that you can "commit sins" that are not harmful to anybody as often as you like. If your religion says that ice cream is evil, and you know that ice cream is awesome, you have the right to leave because, clearly, a religion that forbids you from drinking delicious ice cream cannot be the true religion. If you're a Jehovah's Witness and you desperately need a blood transfusion to save your life, you have every right to realize right then that a religion that wants to orphan your children cannot be true.

Sorry
This is just plain talk.
The bible disagrees with you
The bible says you have to abandon pornography and masturbation.

And if you see yourself still falling.
The bible tells also what to do step by step to overcome
This is the part where young men miss it

They are not ready to go through these steps everytime.
So they opt for the shortcut subconsciously and give up.

If only u can Show me a young male atheist who does not masturbate or watch porn. (Mind u, i didnt say there are not any Christian young men who dont watch), then I will show you a sincere atheist.
Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by benzics(m): 11:16pm On Feb 17, 2017
UyiIredia:

* A moral person does not kill innocent kids as done in the flood and many wars sanctioned by God in the OT.

* A moral person does condemn people innocent of a crime such as the unborn children of Adam and Eve.

* A moral person does not kill a helpful person. In 2 Sam 6:7 God killed a man ho tried to stop the ark from falling.

* A moral person doesn't kill for petty reasons eg lying as in Ananias or Sapphira or worshipping an idol.

* A moral person does need to kill someone to forgive. Even humans don't ask for blood sacrifice go forgive someone for something.

* An sadistic, immoral person is the sort that would be okay creating eternal torture as a form of punishment even for relatively mundane acts such as fornication.

* An immoral person punishes someone for an action he made the person do. For example, God created homosexuals that way, they didn't choose to be so. Yet God punishes them for it.

Let's hope this makes someone apply critical thinking to their beliefs. Hypocrites like King.EbukasBlog can keep justifying God's immoral acts by claiming that one shouldn't hold God to. the moral standards he himself made.
Wow, brilliant!

And seriously, even the story of Ananias and his wife really provoked me, striking people dead for their own properties? It just pains me that Christians really try hard to justify these acts.

A Christian telling you "can't a father punish his child", just to justify hell, is really appalling, theists are just nothing but slaves!

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Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by sapientia(m): 1:14am On Feb 18, 2017
Seun:

Most fornicators and porn watchers in Nigeria are Christians or Muslims, not atheists.

I want to believe the guy was wrong.. But as intelligent as you present yourself sir, must you make same mistake?
Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by sapientia(m): 1:18am On Feb 18, 2017
UyiIredia:
When I was reading an atheist book 'Common Sense' I finally realised that the Biblical God was immoral. Let's ignore my brief return to Christianity based on an experience that I still have no explanation for. The fact is that atheists have criticized the Christian God as immoral based on a lot of his actions in the OT and even in the NT eg Christ's death, killing Ananias etc. A honest look at their arguments shows them correct. One way we can be sure this argument is true is that if a human being committed the acts God did throughout the Bible (including the wholesale murder of humanity in a flood) such a human would be seen as evil eg Hitler. But religious bias blinds Christian from seeing that God's actions are clearly immoral. Note that arguing that the Christian God is immoral does not show he doesn't exist. There are other arguments for that. But what it does do is that it falsifies the claim that God is righteous and worthy of worship. I left Christianity because I saw reason in atheists claim that the Christian God is immoral as such even if he exists He isn't worthy of worship.

* A moral person does not kill innocent kids as done in the flood and many wars sanctioned by God in the OT.

* A moral person does condemn people innocent of a crime such as the unborn children of Adam and Eve.

* A moral person does not kill a helpful person. In 2 Sam 6:7 God killed a man ho tried to stop the ark from falling.

* A moral person doesn't kill for petty reasons eg lying as in Ananias or Sapphira or worshipping an idol.

* A moral person does need to kill someone to forgive. Even humans don't ask for blood sacrifice go forgive someone for something.

* An sadistic, immoral person is the sort that would be okay creating eternal torture as a form of punishment even for relatively mundane acts such as fornication.

* An immoral person punishes someone for an action he made the person do. For example, God created homosexuals that way, they didn't choose to be so. Yet God punishes them for it.

Let's hope this makes someone apply critical thinking to their beliefs. Hypocrites like KingEbukasBlog can keep justifying God's immoral acts by claiming that one shouldn't hold God to. the moral standards he himself made.

Are the christians complaining about their God?
Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by dalaman: 5:11am On Feb 18, 2017
felixomor:


Sorry
This is just plain talk.
The bible disagrees with you
The bible says you have to abandon pornography and masturbation.

And if you see yourself still falling.
The bible tells also what to do step by step to overcome
This is the part where young men miss it

They are not ready to go through these steps everytime.
So they opt for the shortcut subconsciously and give up.

If only u can Show me a young male atheist who does not masturbate or watch porn. (Mind u, i didnt say there are not any Christian young men who dont watch), then I will show you a sincere atheist.


What is this porn addict and compulsive masturbator saying?
Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by felixomor: 5:28am On Feb 18, 2017
dalaman:


What is this porn addict and compulsive masturbator saying?

Abeg face bush.. lipsrsealed
Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by onetrack(m): 9:37am On Feb 18, 2017
felixomor:


Sorry
This is just plain talk.
The bible disagrees with you
The bible says you have to abandon pornography and masturbation.


So the only way to heaven is to stop sinning? Then Jesus' death on the cross is useless. What happens to a devout and faithful believer who masturbates? Hell or are they forgiven?

Are you a 'faith alone' Christian or a 'faith and good works' Christian?
Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by felixomor: 12:31pm On Feb 18, 2017
onetrack:


So the only way to heaven is to stop sinning? Then Jesus' death on the cross is useless. What happens to a devout and faithful believer who masturbates? Hell or are they forgiven?

Are you a 'faith alone' Christian or a 'faith and good works' Christian?

Christianity is not by force bro.
grin
The bible is simple enough on topics like these.
Its not a debate.

U garrit?
Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by frank317: 1:17pm On Feb 18, 2017
sapientia:

P
Are the christians complaining about their God?

No... And that is the problem, how can't they see that this guy is a psycho

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Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by frank317: 1:18pm On Feb 18, 2017
felixomor:


Sorry
This is just plain talk.
The bible disagrees with you
The bible says you have to abandon pornography and masturbation.

And if you see yourself still falling.
The bible tells also what to do step by step to overcome
This is the part where young men miss it

They are not ready to go through these steps everytime.
So they opt for the shortcut subconsciously and give up.

If only u can Show me a young male atheist who does not masturbate or watch porn. (Mind u, i didnt say there are not any Christian young men who dont watch), then I will show you a sincere atheist.


U seriously have a problem.

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Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by felixomor: 1:31pm On Feb 18, 2017
frank317:


U seriously have a problem.

Good
Be crying grin
Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by hopefulLandlord: 2:24pm On Feb 18, 2017
frank317:

U seriously have a problem.
Hehehehehehehehe
Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by Nobody: 2:25pm On Feb 18, 2017
benzics:
It's been a while here though..

I see a lot of threads by theists, with titles like "reasons people become atheists", I even see most assuming that "you became an atheist because you loved sin", "you became an atheist because you were never truly religious "... I say that's bullshit!

Most theists are not even as religious as atheists/agnostics/deists were during their religious days, yes this is true, because if you've read your holy books and you still see nothing wrong with them, I must say " you try"..

As a Muslim, you see nothing wrong with your sexist, misogynistic, paedo of a prophet, it's really nice.. .

As a Christian you see nothing wrong with your insecure, misogynistic, genocidal and murderous being of a God, wow, just wow..

Many Christians whenever you quote the Bible for them, just scream "out of context" or "old testament", during my religious days, what actually made me skeptical about the Bible and God were in fact the new testament, not even the old, because apparently, we all know bible verses in churches are specifically cherry picked, so as not to bother the congregation, so I knew not much of the old testament until I started reading the Bible.

As a Christian, I never knew about the human sacrifice offered to God, I never knew about how God killed Onan for refusing to impregnate his brother's wife, I never knew God killed Uzzah for just touching the ark of covenant, I never knew about ridiculous stories like how God paused the sun, until Joshua killed all his enemies, I generally didn't know about the evil ways of God, until I read the Bible...

I was born catholic, but along the line I went to a pentecostal church, watchman, for upto 4years if not 3 or 5.. As a catholic, you'd probably think most CHRISTIAN denominations are going to hell for not worshipping God the right way, but I loved the catholic church because they were open minded unlike pentecostal churches I've been to, who in fact waste most of their times talking about the catholic church, and making up conspiracies that are simply not true about the catholic, the catholic on the other hand rarely talked about other denominations, but that's by the way..

I was an alter server, so I discovered a lot of secrets about the catholic church, how their priests were just womanizers, worst, pedophiles!

But let's just talk about why we started questioning our faiths..

There was this gospel message that irritated me, Matthew 22

So is it now by force to come to a wedding? Just because some rejected the invitation "they would be sent to eternal damnation". . Like WTF That was when I started questioning "the good God, whom will kill you for rejecting his offer".. . Great just great.. .

My journey to atheism wasn't overnight, it took time, close study of the buybull (as hopefullandlord would say grin), I found a lot of things I hated in that book, and of course I interacted with atheists in their various online pages and groups, and I asked myself these questions about the existence of God and I answered them sincerely..

Have I ever seen God?? NO

Have I ever felt God?? NO

Have I ever heard God? (theists most times speak to themselves in their heads and then assume it's the voice of God), so NO!!

About Miracles

Do I have any close relative or someone I know to be physically disabled, that have been healed? (all healings I see and hear of are people I don't know), so, NO.

My friend's Dad who was blind was taken to the almighty TB sciencewatch Joshua, and can you imagine this man is blind till date, because app, "God's time is the best"...

My mum have also been to TB Joshua, and her "problems" still prevailed..

So I went on asking people if they had anybody whom they knew, that was healed by any man of "god", all I got was a no..

So there was no other conclusion than MIRACLES are just play.. .


It also took me gradually to overcome the fear of hell, and at times even wish hell was real tongue What is the capital of japan? Tokyo right? Have you been there before? Do you know anybody who has ever been there? Do you believe tokyo is the capital of japan?

To other skeptics, agnostics, atheists, deists... What made you question religion?

Cc: jonbellion, hahn, felixomor, nihilism, ninjax, randomperson,4kings..
Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by Nobody: 2:28pm On Feb 18, 2017
God is a boss. He created sin, then he created man. Then he made Man a sinner. Then they will punnish Man for been a Sinner. God is a boss.
Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by onetrack(m): 3:16pm On Feb 18, 2017
felixomor:


Christianity is not by force bro.
grin
The bible is simple enough on topics like these.
Its not a debate.

U garrit?

Simple enough to have caused church divisions on topics like these?
Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by felixomor: 3:56pm On Feb 18, 2017
onetrack:


Simple enough to have caused church divisions on topics like these?


So long as there are people willing to twist truth to please their flesh.....
There will certainly be division, u garrit?

Tell me one thing in this world people are not divided over.....
cheesy
Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by Nobody: 5:14pm On Feb 18, 2017
benzics:
It's been a while here though..

I see a lot of threads by theists, with titles like "reasons people become atheists", I even see most assuming that "you became an atheist because you loved sin", "you became an atheist because you were never truly religious "... I say that's bullshit!

Most theists are not even as religious as atheists/agnostics/deists were during their religious days, yes this is true, because if you've read your holy books and you still see nothing wrong with them, I must say " you try"..

As a Muslim, you see nothing wrong with your sexist, misogynistic, paedo of a prophet, it's really nice.. .

As a Christian you see nothing wrong with your insecure, misogynistic, genocidal and murderous being of a God, wow, just wow..

Many Christians whenever you quote the Bible for them, just scream "out of context" or "old testament", during my religious days, what actually made me skeptical about the Bible and God were in fact the new testament, not even the old, because apparently, we all know bible verses in churches are specifically cherry picked, so as not to bother the congregation, so I knew not much of the old testament until I started reading the Bible.

As a Christian, I never knew about the human sacrifice offered to God, I never knew about how God killed Onan for refusing to impregnate his brother's wife, I never knew God killed Uzzah for just touching the ark of covenant, I never knew about ridiculous stories like how God paused the sun, until Joshua killed all his enemies, I generally didn't know about the evil ways of God, until I read the Bible...

I was born catholic, but along the line I went to a pentecostal church, watchman, for upto 4years if not 3 or 5.. As a catholic, you'd probably think most CHRISTIAN denominations are going to hell for not worshipping God the right way, but I loved the catholic church because they were open minded unlike pentecostal churches I've been to, who in fact waste most of their times talking about the catholic church, and making up conspiracies that are simply not true about the catholic, the catholic on the other hand rarely talked about other denominations, but that's by the way..

I was an alter server, so I discovered a lot of secrets about the catholic church, how their priests were just womanizers, worst, pedophiles!

But let's just talk about why we started questioning our faiths..

There was this gospel message that irritated me, Matthew 22

So is it now by force to come to a wedding? Just because some rejected the invitation "they would be sent to eternal damnation". . Like WTF That was when I started questioning "the good God, whom will kill you for rejecting his offer".. . Great just great.. .

My journey to atheism wasn't overnight, it took time, close study of the buybull (as hopefullandlord would say grin), I found a lot of things I hated in that book, and of course I interacted with atheists in their various online pages and groups, and I asked myself these questions about the existence of God and I answered them sincerely..

Have I ever seen God?? NO

Have I ever felt God?? NO

Have I ever heard God? (theists most times speak to themselves in their heads and then assume it's the voice of God), so NO!!

About Miracles

Do I have any close relative or someone I know to be physically disabled, that have been healed? (all healings I see and hear of are people I don't know), so, NO.

My friend's Dad who was blind was taken to the almighty TB sciencewatch Joshua, and can you imagine this man is blind till date, because app, "God's time is the best"...

My mum have also been to TB Joshua, and her "problems" still prevailed..

So I went on asking people if they had anybody whom they knew, that was healed by any man of "god", all I got was a no..

So there was no other conclusion than MIRACLES are just play.. .


It also took me gradually to overcome the fear of hell, and at times even wish hell was real tongue

To other skeptics, agnostics, atheists, deists... What made you question religion?

Cc: jonbellion, hahn, felixomor, nihilism, ninjax, randomperson,4kings..

For one thing the fact that atheists don't seem to have peace of mind should convince anyone that there is an awesome God and his Kingdom is about peace and joy which atheists lack.
Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by blueAgent(m): 9:53pm On Feb 18, 2017
ScienceWatch:
My question is, why ? Is it a mental problem ?
Is it a lack of nutrition ?

Has the Atheists brain evolved to the point where is no need to learn ?




Pride ,Just as pride caused the fall of Satan so also pride has blinded their senses.
Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by benzics(m): 6:34am On Feb 19, 2017
Pidgin2:


For one thing the fact that atheists don't seem to have peace of mind should convince anyone that there is an awesome God and his Kingdom is about peace and joy which atheists lack.
LOL, whom do you think worries most? One who looks forward to his death and is unsure of where his God will send him to, or one who lives for now and enjoys every minute of his life without a belief of getting another??

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Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by hahn(m): 6:44am On Feb 19, 2017
benzics:

LOL, whom do you think worries most? One who looks forward to his death and is unsure of where his God will send him to, or one who lives for now and enjoys every minute of his life without a belief of getting another??

Pidgin2 is used to being a slave to her imaginary master. Freedom tastes bitter to her

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Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by Nobody: 7:11am On Feb 19, 2017
benzics:

LOL, whom do you think worries most? One who looks forward to his death and is unsure of where his God will send him to, or one who lives for now and enjoys every minute of his life without a belief of getting another??

The one who has no hope, the one who wants to believe that life ends on earth but deep down in his heart he knows that he is only lying to himself but he keeps living in denial because he wants to live without morals and enjoy the destructive false pleasures of lust
Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by Nobody: 7:13am On Feb 19, 2017
hahn:


Pidgin2 is used to being a slave to her imaginary master. Freedom tastes bitter to her

Lol and freedom to you is a life of worldly pleasure?
Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by hahn(m): 7:17am On Feb 19, 2017
Pidgin2:


Lol and freedom to you us is a life of worldly pleasure?

Of course I will enjoy pleasures of the world. That is why I am in it

Besides, you pray to make heaven full of good food and streets made of gold. These things are worldly you know? undecided

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Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by frank317: 7:23am On Feb 19, 2017
hahn:


Of course I will enjoy pleasures of the world. That is why I am in it

Besides, you pray to make heaven full of good food and streets made of gold. These things are worldly you know? undecided

Lol...She wants to skip the pleasure here and go enjoy the same pleasure in heaven... And it makes her feel cool.

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Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by frank317: 7:29am On Feb 19, 2017
Pidgin2:


The one who has no hope, the one who wants to believe that life ends on earth but deep down in his heart he knows that he is only lying to himself but he keeps living in denial because he wants to live without morals and enjoy the destructive false pleasures of lust

Destructive false pleasures of lust? How is the pleasure of lust destructive?

Are these what u tell urself to make u feel good? U make foolish assumptions and still claim we know about it deep down in our mind... U Seriously wish there is hell and that we should go there right. That's why u are telling us we want to go there.
Trust me, if I think hell is real, I will never want to go there... But how, just how can an imaginary place be real? Only a foolish God can create hell, is ur God foolish?
Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by Nobody: 7:31am On Feb 19, 2017
hahn:


Of course I will enjoy pleasures of the world. That is why I am in it

Besides, you pray to make heaven full of good food and streets made of gold. These things are worldly you know? undecided


Hehehehe heaven is a place where we live eternally, a place of continuous peace and joy, it's not about eating or drinking but about fellowshipping, worship, peace and joy. These emotions and activities are ours forever.

Isn't this what we all strive for in life? Everything we aspire for and desire in this life is supposed to bring us joy and peace in the end. You strive to live in a mansion because you want to be happy living in it, you marry a wife because you want her to make you happy and you want to live in peace, you want children because they seem to give joy and happiness, you want a business or job because it will make you happy, you want to live in a good country because you want peace of mind and joy, the list is endless. All these things if achieved on earth, doesn't last forever because your flesh must die


But as Christians our spirits and Souls live on and we shall enjoy joy, peace, fellowship and much more in heaven for eternity

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Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by benzics(m): 7:45am On Feb 19, 2017
Pidgin2:


The one who has no hope, the one who wants to believe that life ends on earth but deep down in his heart he knows that he is only lying to himself but he keeps living in denial because he wants to live without morals and enjoy the destructive false pleasures of lust
LOL grin
Who told you that deep down in our hearts we believe in God? You can as well say deep down in our hearts we believe in Santa Claus, that makes much sense..

Atheists have better morals than you hateful children of a hateful father, you know that right? Once I discovered there was no god(Jeho. Alla.), I found out I could love humanity better, I once hated homosexuals, but now all I have for them is love.

I found out I can love anybody regardless of what they do, atheism is beautiful kiss Christians on the other hand, we all know how hateful you all are, so no need to even say much

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Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by dehazeevents(f): 8:40am On Feb 19, 2017
benzics:
It's been a while here though..

I see a lot of threads by theists, with titles like "reasons people become atheists", I even see most assuming that "you became an atheist because you loved sin", "you became an atheist because you were never truly religious "... I say that's bullshit!

Most theists are not even as religious as atheists/agnostics/deists were during their religious days, yes this is true, because if you've read your holy books and you still see nothing wrong with them, I must say " you try"..

As a Muslim, you see nothing wrong with your sexist, misogynistic, paedo of a prophet, it's really nice.. .

As a Christian you see nothing wrong with your insecure, misogynistic, genocidal and murderous being of a God, wow, just wow..

Many Christians whenever you quote the Bible for them, just scream "out of context" or "old testament", during my religious days, what actually made me skeptical about the Bible and God were in fact the new testament, not even the old, because apparently, we all know bible verses in churches are specifically cherry picked, so as not to bother the congregation, so I knew not much of the old testament until I started reading the Bible.

As a Christian, I never knew about the human sacrifice offered to God, I never knew about how God killed Onan for refusing to impregnate his brother's wife, I never knew God killed Uzzah for just touching the ark of covenant, I never knew about ridiculous stories like how God paused the sun, until Joshua killed all his enemies, I generally didn't know about the evil ways of God, until I read the Bible...

I was born catholic, but along the line I went to a pentecostal church, watchman, for upto 4years if not 3 or 5.. As a catholic, you'd probably think most CHRISTIAN denominations are going to hell for not worshipping God the right way, but I loved the catholic church because they were open minded unlike pentecostal churches I've been to, who in fact waste most of their times talking about the catholic church, and making up conspiracies that are simply not true about the catholic, the catholic on the other hand rarely talked about other denominations, but that's by the way..

I was an alter server, so I discovered a lot of secrets about the catholic church, how their priests were just womanizers, worst, pedophiles!

But let's just talk about why we started questioning our faiths..

There was this gospel message that irritated me, Matthew 22

So is it now by force to come to a wedding? Just because some rejected the invitation "they would be sent to eternal damnation". . Like WTF That was when I started questioning "the good God, whom will kill you for rejecting his offer".. . Great just great.. .

My journey to atheism wasn't overnight, it took time, close study of the buybull (as hopefullandlord would say grin), I found a lot of things I hated in that book, and of course I interacted with atheists in their various online pages and groups, and I asked myself these questions about the existence of God and I answered them sincerely..

Have I ever seen God?? NO

Have I ever felt God?? NO

Have I ever heard God? (theists most times speak to themselves in their heads and then assume it's the voice of God), so NO!!

About Miracles

Do I have any close relative or someone I know to be physically disabled, that have been healed? (all healings I see and hear of are people I don't know), so, NO.

My friend's Dad who was blind was taken to the almighty TB sciencewatch Joshua, and can you imagine this man is blind till date, because app, "God's time is the best"...

My mum have also been to TB Joshua, and her "problems" still prevailed..

So I went on asking people if they had anybody whom they knew, that was healed by any man of "god", all I got was a no..

So there was no other conclusion than MIRACLES are just play.. .


It also took me gradually to overcome the fear of hell, and at times even wish hell was real tongue

To other skeptics, agnostics, atheists, deists... What made you question religion?

Cc: jonbellion, hahn, felixomor, nihilism, ninjax, randomperson,4kings..

U haven't met anyone whose been healed?? I have ... Me!
Correction not healed by a man of God ... Healed through a Man of God . Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Light and by his stripes we are Healed. You Dont necessarily need a Man of God help receive your healing . If your Mum is a true Believer, filled with the HolyGhost and has built on her Faith I don't see y she cant speak healing to her body herself. That you are alive to read this message isn't by your own doing but a big Miracle so please Calm down ! Trust me Heaven , Hell realer than u can imagine !!
Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by kazyhm(m): 8:43am On Feb 19, 2017
ScienceWatch:
Your dear friends dad hate God, so why are you so surprised that he was not healed by the God that he hate ?

"contradictions."


op your answer is here

Bandwagon of goal post shifters

Imagine if Christians are to judge themselves ?

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Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by seankay(m): 9:03am On Feb 19, 2017
I'm a Deist. I believe in the concept of a supreme being/ creator thanks to Nairaland for opening my inner eye that was shut to rational thinking no thanks to the brainwashing I've received since I was a kid. Now I can think and analyse life without sentiment.

I got liberated in 2015 kiss kiss kiss kiss

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Re: What Reasons Made You Start Doubting Religion(s) And Then God(s) by hahn(m): 9:40am On Feb 19, 2017
dehazeevents:


U haven't met anyone whose been healed?? I have ... Me!
Correction not healed by a man of God ... Healed through a Man of God . Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Light and by his stripes we are Healed. You Dont necessarily need a Man of God help receive your healing . If your Mum is a true Believer, filled with the HolyGhost and has built on her Faith I don't see y she cant speak healing to her body herself. That you are alive to read this message isn't by your own doing but a big Miracle so please Calm down ! Trust me Heaven , Hell realer than u can imagine !!

Share your healing testimony and put this atheist to shame please

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