Ah, so you're rejection of Christianity is not based on logic or reason but simply because you don't like the outcome.
Gotcha.
Unlike Christianity, where Jesus told his followers that he would return in their lifetime. He didn't...
Perhaps you could show us where He stated that, chapter and verse, as I am coming up blank on that.
but you'd better keep believing. You'd just better, boy... oh boy oh boy you better keep that faith, baby, or you're gonna burn.
Depending on works is not the way it goes, so it's not due to the effort on your part. So you don't have to worry about having the stamina to keep it up and too bad for you if you fail.
The option is easy and available to anyone without cost for simply throwing oneself on the mercy of the court. There is no reason for anyone to have to go to hell since God provided a way out so accessible to anyone that a child could do it. People are without excuse for where they end up.
However, your not liking it does not make it to cease to exist.
I was reading something just recently where a man was relating a conversation he had on a plane with a woman who was antagonistic to Christianity because “she didn’t like” the tenets laid out in the Bible.
The man said “I hear you don’t like it, but does that make it not true?”
Now, a post-modernist would say, yeah, it’s not true for me because I don’t accept it. (rejecting the concept of objective truth, reality, and morality)
2.) If me not believing in it has no effect, you shouldn't waste so much time arguing with me.
3.) I reject all religions. It doesn't matter the outcome. Let me tell you something, and this is kind of a bone of contention for me. I'll confess to being irritated about this: If I were to embrace Christianity this very minute, the only thing that would have to change about my life is ... I guess Sunday mornings. I don't have any desires prohibited by Christianity. My life is unbelievably pure in terms of the typical sins of mankind. I'm one of these weird, reclusive, monklike characters whose only vice is a little alcohol and ... dang, that's it. Seriously. I don't have television, I don't gamble, do drugs, screw around, take bribes, diserespect my parents.... I don't need any guidance in how to live a frugal, careful, balanced life. Life itself taught me that. I'm pushing 50, you know? I already learned what excess leads to, and happily I was never much into earthly pleasures.
The only thing Christianity would require me to give up is the freedom to use my brain exactly as I see fit. That's the "outcome" I don't like and won't put up with.
And let's face it. We're talking about Christianity here, not "theism." No Freeper here would be content if I proclaimed that I found God! Through his prophet, Mohammed!! No indeedy. This isn't about obedience to Holy Writ, because my life falls within those boundaries naturally. Frankly, if you're neither greedy, horny, a pathological liar, klepto, or a drug addict, this is likely to be the case. This isn't about following rules. It's about BELIEVING something. Joining a club of people who believe because... well, they all have their own reasons, I suppose. But why do you want people in your club? I mean, really? What's moral about suspending disbelief in any respect? This is a serious question... why is that "moral"? Because I really don't get it.
4)I tell you what I'm thinking because you are one of the few people on this thread who remains polite.