does nothing to attack Christianity’s truthfulness.
What is it this time? Christianity is based on dishonesty.
Yes, some Christians have been dishonest *glares at certain unnamed
televangelists*, but Christianity is not based on dishonesty. If Christianity is the truth, then
it is based on…truth. If it is false, it is based on… untruth.
I'm just going to knock out reasons 4, 5, and 6 while I'm on this train of thought.
4. Christianity Is Extremely Egocentric.
Yes, some Christians can be obnoxious know-it-alls who think they are the center of
the universe. But whoever compiled this list didn’t read about Jesus. Jesus came down
from Heaven as a nobody. He died a hated criminal. In between those two things, He even
washed feet. God calls us to be like Jesus. That doesn’t sound very selfish, ya’ know?
Yes, Christians can be egocentric. But God calls us to be servants, which isn’t exactly
the most egocentric thing to be.
And finally, this point has nothing to do with whether Christianity is the truth or
not.
5. Christianity Breeds arrogance.
Yes, certain Christians are little arrogant know-it-alls who think they are the center
of the universe. But look at the description of Jesus given in Isaiah 53. I won’t write out the
whole chapter, but here are some points about Jesus:
1) He wasn’t physically attractive (2)
2) He was despised and rejected (3)
3) He bore our (your, my) grief; He carried our sorrow (4)
4) And so on, and so forth. Jesus suffers, we benefit.
So you see, Christians who are arrogant miss the whole point of Christianity. We are
to be like Christ, which means we may very well suffer. This should not breed arrogance,
but humility (for more on this, read Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s The Cost of Discipleship).
And finally, this point has nothing to do with whether Christianity is the truth or
not.
6. Christianity Breeds authoritarianism.
Yes, certain Christians are know-it-alls, which means they think they know it all,
which means they try to lord it over everyone else. But again, the people who are like that
aren’t living like Christ. They are being selfish.
Also, certain “Christian” nations have behaved… uh, how should I put it… incorrectly
when it comes to authority. Again, the Bible does not condone authoritarianism, but
servitude. And again, Isaiah 53 would be a good Bible chapter to check out.
And finally, this point has nothing to do with whether Christianity is the truth or
not.
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