Christians are weak!

[homoviator]

This is why i hate it when people call Christians weak. We're weak for struggling to love even when we want to hate... struggling to tell the truth when a lie is easier.. struggling to be a virgin in a world filled with sex... struggling to stand strong and say "I'm a Christian" when you know the world is full of people who don't understand us;

Comments

[akui_]

it's not god that helps you, it's the community created by christians. and people get sucked into that life, "oh look hundreds of people at my fingertips who i can talk to about anything and who will support me. hey let's help the homeless, let's do this and that and be great and do god's work" it's great and fantastic that you're helping people, but it total bullshit that you needed to start going to church or start believing in god to get the motivation to do it. peer pressure can have good effects and this is one of them, its the byproduct of believing in god that i don't like. i personally believe that if god exists, he's the kickass plague spewing old testament god. that's the god for me.. none of this forgiveness bull, that's for humans. you displease me, i'm gonna strike you the fuck down.. that's a real god.

Experiences may differ

[homoviator]

In some cases, i'm sure that's correct. But not in mine. I have no friends at church, (which i think is wrong and should be fixed). I go to church with my mom (the only time we ever see eachother) and then go home. In fact, when i give to a homeless person, i try not to let any one know. Its a rule of mine to try not to let my 'acts of good' to be put into the spotlight. If i give someone money, i do where no one can see me do it. But i do it because 1) God wants me to, and i believe He'll reward me for it 2) God is my provider, so i dont worry about penny pinching 3) things like this make me feel good about myself. Peer pressure is almost completely irrelevant to how i live my life. In fact i take great pleasure in going against the grain (like coming to work in a suit that i tore the sleeves off or opting to sit on the ground rather than a chair. Sure, its weird, but so what

Re: Experiences may differ

[akui_]

well there you go. another point you need to consult other people that know me on, if you tell me to do something i will try with all my strength not to do it, or vice versa. so maybe i just don't want to be a christian because i was always expected to be. i'm apparently a genius with computers and was told that as long as i went to school for computers i'd have it paid for. well guess what, i went for psychology, then quit going altogether because i was bored. christ-like christians make up a very small percentage of christians in my experience. and my church experience is the only reason i even tolerate talking to christians, i was raised in a street church where people actually helped other people and i was definately ok with that. then we moved to a christians being christian church who did absolutely nothing for anyone except themselves. so i do have an appreciation for what the church can do, i just feel that for the most part it doesn't do what it can.

Don't be a Christian! (did it work? Thought it was worth a shot)

[homoviator]

Well, i certainly don't have a right to tell you what or what not to do. As i said earlier, i strongly believe we're the ones who have to be responsible for ourselves, so i have no right to expect you to

The Christian church, at times, can be quite... an under-achiever. My church, i love because we really do try to excel. One of the things i like is that we have money invested all over the world (missionaries, charities, etc). But i've also been in a church where it seemed more like an excuse not to feel guilty about not being a 'full-Christian'. But i am not their judge, and the bible does state clearly that pastors will be held accountable for how they lead their church.

I do feel a little guilty though. Its been a while since i've done any volunteer work. I work at a non-profit organization for the deaf and hearing impaired, but i still get paid for it so it doesn't count for much. Guess this is another thing to add to my to-do list.