This is not an attempt to disapprove the existence of God as that is not what this write up is about but to bring to light the various ways in which most christians kid themselves there by turning out be somewhat hypocritical. Those who are familiar with christianity know for sure that the God we believe did promise something spectacular which is to do whatsoever we ask in prayer according to his will. If you believe what you read in the bible, then things like healing, raising the dead, making the disabled whole, just to mention a few, are not supposed to be rare in the church even financial success( the eye catcher). But that's not the case.

We christians know that all these do not happen before our very eyes, we don't see any dead person being raised to life, we don't see amputees being restored and it is not uncommon to hear and SEE prayers being unanswered. Despite this, we christians still believe that God can still do all these things we have never seen him do before our eyes. What is now confusing is that the same christians who believe all this, tend to "come to terms with reality" we things get tough. Eg. A faith healer who claims to heal can be seen going to hospital. What is worse is when this faith healer is not confronted to face the fact that he is a faith healer and should lead by example. We just push that aside.

Still on the faith healer, we christians will see him going to hospital but instead of us to smell a rat, we will start rendering prayers of "may the Lord heal you pastor", "get well soon ijn" . When such a faith healer gets well, the same sheeples (christians) still flood his healing crusade---- looking for what if I may ask? Some pastors will dish out prophecies that failed woefully yet the sheeples will defend him despite the fact that bible says that any prophet that prophecies wrongly is not of God. If I may ask, is that not hypocritical. It is not bad to be a Christian but it is sad when you are not intellectually honest and abandon your thinking faculty.

There is something that makes me laugh, that is seeing a Christian taking the appropriate medicine for an illness and praying on it that God should work through it and heal that same illness in Jesus' name Why pray when you have taken the medicine? Or was the medicine meant to grow beans in your anus? When confronted, such christians will say rubbish to support their actions. Some christians who go to hospital will say that doctors, medicine and surgeries of all kinds are God's miracles already. Okay, what about amputees, those smitten with hiv and terminal illness? We see them die like chickens eventually and I ask, where is God's miracle? The highest thing I have seen religion offer is hope. Hope does no good at times and can't be substituted for certainty.

Many christians will be saying that faith moves mountain but you see them shaking when there is a life threatening situation. What shall we say on how they love to exaggerate things for the workings of God? A baby falls from a tall building and is unhurt, people say God did it but if the baby had died, they say shit happens and may his soul rest in peace . When a church collapsed in Uyo, sheeples on nairaland said of those that died that may they rest in the bosom of the Lord but of those that survived, the same people said God saved them and they should thank God .

I could go on and on about how we like to kid ourselves and how hypocritical christians are but I leave that for your contributions.I even opened a topic asking christians on nairaland to list an irrefutable miracle that God has done for them but they avoided the topic unlike the atheist. Shame. I admit that it is no crime to believe in God but it is sad to be intellectually dishonest.

Johnydon22, Hardmirror, donffd, HopefulLandlord and other christians in the house.

Religion offers a "false" sense of hope like you said.
Faith healing is a scam. You'll see pastors and bishops and reverends in hospitals in their multitudes coming for one illness or the other.
These same people will tell their congregation not to use modern medicine but still run to the hospital when shitt hits the fan.
Bunch of hypocrites.

CatfishBilly:
Religion offers a "false" sense of hope like you said.
Faith healing is a scam. You'll see pastors and bishops and reverends in hospitals in their multitudes coming for one illness or the other.
These same people will tell their congregation not to use modern medicine but still run to the hospital when shitt hits the fan.
Bunch of hypocrites.

well, I forget to mention pastors with body guards or that catholic priest with ak47 when there is holy water. The hypocricy is too much and sickening.

I am here to read counter-comments by Sheeples.

I took my time to read and I am nof disappointed, thanks for taking your time to write this piece.

Martinez19:
well, I forget to mention pastors with body guards or that catholic priest with ak47 when there is holy water. The hypocricy is too much and sickening.

are you a Christian, atheist or agnostic?

They all know this.

Not all of us can accept our parents, uncles, elders, pastors, Priests, Imams, aunts, school teachers, professors etc have been intellectually insincere. Just imagine all the respected individuals in one person's life that would technically be called "stupid" if you suddenly subscribe to being an atheist.

It doesn't matter because if you've had this thought, you already are. You are just being intellectually dishonest.

The main people who insult their God are Christians.

Everything about the and their belief is wrong.

They believe in a God who can do all things, yet they are no different from people who don't care.

Isn't it obvious that anyone who has buhari's contact is in a far better position than people who know the so called almighty creator?

The whole thing is becoming a hell of a joke... Always praying yet working hard to meet up... How can one claim to be a special son of the creator yet u are as normal as every other person?

Always making excuses for their so called Almighty everything. I no fit shout

All I see are demons rooming around this thread looking for who to devour. OP repent!!!! for the kingdom of God is near.

IlorinFinest:
are you a Christian, atheist or agnostic?

a christian with questions.

IlorinFinest:
I took my time to read and I am nof disappointed, thanks for taking your time to write this piece.

you are welcome.

Martinez19:
a christian with questions.

same here bro

Martinez19:
you are welcome.

u re feeling fulfilled for this copied article.guy wake up.go get a job it LL help u focus on real things instead of asking why be God.

madone:
u re feeling fulfilled for this copied article.guy wake up.go get a job it LL help u focus on real things instead of asking why be God.

I didn't copy this article, I wrote it today. I am not jobless. Lastly, an intelligent forum deserves intelligent people.

this is a good one

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Martinez19:
I didn't copy this article, I wrote it today. I am not jobless. Lastly, an intelligent forum deserves intelligent people.

lols u call this secondary school debate u wrote an intelligent write up. Na lie my guy.God can do all things u hear if its not working for u and ur church where u fellowship its better u seek God and u LL find him. I have seen the dead come back alive , I Av seen the sick healed. God's power is still potent and he still use men .u can be used too.

Even Kumuyi couldn't cure his wife of cancer until she died, but he was 'curing' people nobody knows of cancer and the likes.

madone:
u re feeling fulfilled for this copied article.guy wake up.go get a job it LL help u focus on real things instead of asking why be God.

Why is it that jobless people always feel that everyone else is as jobless as they are?
I am still waiting for the sensible counter arguments that u will provide though.

Martinez19:
a christian with questions.

IlorinFinest:
same here bro

Keep asking questions dear, don't relent. Don't let them label you a blasphemer for asking questions. Even the Bible said study to show thyself approved. But Christians today shy away from the inherent questions because it rocks the foundation of their very believe. They prefer you blindly accept everything thrown at you, even when it doesn't make sense.

madone:
lols u call this secondary school debate u wrote an intelligent write up. Na lie my guy.God can do all things u hear if its not working for u and ur church where u fellowship its better u seek God and u LL find him. I have seen the dead come back alive , I Av seen the sick healed. God's power is still potent and he still use men .u can be used too.

you have seen! Well, that is one of the things I have been looking for. Too bad other christians are shying away, why don't they tell us what they have seen? I would like you to tell me your experience!

otemanuduno:
Even Kumuyi couldn't cure his wife of cancer until she died, but he was 'curing' people nobody knows of cancer and the likes.

That is a loop hole nobody questions. Still you see people flocking his healing crusade. When did it become bad to ask questions? A pastor sometime ago told me that she needed to do deliverance on me. Guess what, her husband is blind and diabetic. If I had questioned her on why her husband is infirmed but God does nothing about it, I am sure that she will blab nonsense. Since then, I stopped going church. This nonsense and hypocrisy is just too much.

Martinez19:
a christian with questions.

reminds me of myself about a year ago... i hope you find the answers to your questions

I took my time to read, it has lots of meaning...but pls summarise next time.

Another point we might look at it that any model based on an atheistic point of view works compared to that based on the point of view of any religion. Things that look like 'spiritual attack' from witches and wizard most of the time end up being things that have a pure scientific explanation and usually with a natural remedy. Is it a mistake or coincidence that this thing called prayer fails to raise the dead, cure cancer, hiv etc. but yet it cures malaria, headache, typhoid and bruises backed up with effective medication and doctors' guidance?

Why is it that atheistic argument beats that of creationism hands down? Jesus has a lot of explanation to give. The problem is that he answers and he says something reasonable unlike christians who will say 'God's ways are mysterious', 'God's plan is unknown ',' the will of God is always done'. Is it a coincidence or mistake that is we subtract religion from our world that our world will look colourful thanks to science and technology? But if we were to remove science and leave religion, the world will forever be in a state of perpetual ignorance which could be fatal.

Am begining to see that Religion is Deceptive...I believe in God but Religion is a slavery unto we Africans!!!!!....Its better to Live by the Principles of Nature than Being Too Religious and foolishly obyeing your Pastor!

The ways of God are unknown to men,i want d OP get tapes of miracle crusades of great healing evangelists like Kathryn kHulman, John G lake, Smiyh Wigglesworth, T L Osborne,E W kenyon And reinhard bonnke.maybe den.u will.umderstand better

Zeddicuz:
The ways of God are unknown to men,i want d OP get tapes of miracle crusades of great healing evangelists like Kathryn kHulman, John G lake, Smiyh Wigglesworth, T L Osborne,E W kenyon And reinhard bonnke.maybe den.u will.umderstand better

Be it in Africa, Europe, America or any other continent, the laws of christianity are the same. These people might have healed people, why don't we see healing happening here in Africa? Recently, it has come to our notice that men and women of God are fond of staging miracles especially on TV and crusades(both here and abroad). With these facts, why should I be convinced on watching your recommended tapes?

Zeddicuz:
The ways of God are unknown to men,i want d OP get tapes of miracle crusades of great healing evangelists like Kathryn kHulman, John G lake, Smiyh Wigglesworth, T L Osborne,E W kenyon And reinhard bonnke.maybe den.u will.umderstand better

They've not healed anybody. Kathryn Khulman's case is peculiar. A lot of people she claimed to heal have been found out to have succumbed​ to their illnesses.
A very popular case was a spinal cord injury patient who removed her brace after being told that she's been healed by Khulman's, she died the next day.
All these people that they've claimed to heal, do your follow up and find the truth. Don't just read their books, they won't tell you everything.

CatfishBilly:

They've not healed anybody. Kathryn Khulman's case is peculiar. A lot of people she claimed to heal have been found out to have succumbed​ to their illnesses.
A very popular case was a spinal cord injury patient who removed her brace after being told that she's been healed by Khulman's, she died the next day.
All these people that they've claimed to heal, do your follow up and find the truth. Don't just read their books, they won't tell you everything.

Gbam.

Zeddicuz:
The ways of God are UNKNOWN to men ,i want d OP get tapes of miracle crusades of great healing evangelists like Kathryn kHulman, John G lake, Smiyh Wigglesworth, T L Osborne,E W kenyon And reinhard bonnke.maybe den.u will.umderstand better

Lol @ bold.... Case is close then