christian lifestyle

[RedDragon94]

What?

Describe the communes. When you say Christianity is supposed to look like "this" or "that" you are in essence interpreting the Scripture for everyone and saying that the church may be held to a higher standard than what it actually is.

No one forced the giving of the possessions in the book of Acts like in a Communist manifesto (even though I see other parallels between Communism and Christianity), people were filled with God's love and just wanted to give.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

No one forced the giving of the possessions in the book of Acts like in a Communist manifesto (even though I see other parallels between Communism and Christianity), people were filled with God's love and just wanted to give.

Tell that to Ananias and Sapphira.

 

[Technologicalsociety]

today's society doesn't allow people to have a christian lifestyle. today's society divides people and makes people lonely. society is ruled by the antichrist and, if someone chooses to live in accordance with the teachings of Christ, society will reject them.

Oh, today's society. So true. What happen to those early Christians in that society was just a misunderstanding. People openly embraced the lifestyle back then but now the world is just backwards.

 

[RedDragon94]

Tell that to Ananias and Sapphira.

Ohhhh, good point.

In your opinion what does that mean about those two and the fact that God killed them for being selfish? Because I don't give to my church, and I haven't been struck dead.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Ohhhh, good point.

In your opinion what does that mean about those two and the fact that God killed them for being selfish? Because I don't give to my church, and I haven't been struck dead.

As Bad Religion put it "I guess God was a lot more demonstrative / when he flamboyantly parted the sea."

God seems to be a lot less directly involved in people's lives these days than in the days in the Bible.

 

[RedDragon94]

As Bad Religion put it "I guess God was a lot more demonstrative / when he flamboyantly parted the sea."

God seems to be a lot less directly involved in people's lives these days than in the days in the Bible.

Maybe he's just being merciful to me because he knows I'd be impoverished if I had to live on my own and pay a tithe. Seeing as I'm still with my parents maybe I just get more grace. It's not that God doesn't work, he's always at work. We just don't know how to look for his activity.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Maybe he's just being merciful to me because he knows I'd be impoverished if I had to live on my own and pay a tithe.

So you need to keep your money because you can’t count on God to provide?

Seeing as I'm still with my parents maybe I just get more grace. It's not that God doesn't work, he's always at work. We just don't know how to look for his activity.

It’s interesting that “God always at work” is indistinguishable from a god that doesn’t exist at all, IMO.

 

[RedDragon94]

It’s interesting that “God always at work” is indistinguishable from a god that doesn’t exist at all, IMO.

It's a choice to have faith.

So you need to keep your money because you can’t count on God to provide?

Provide what?

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

It's a choice to have faith.

An arbitrary, unjustified choice, according to what you've said.

Provide what?

For your needs.

 

[RedDragon94]

An arbitrary, unjustified choice, according to what you've said.

And changing one's attitude and life for the better are arbitrary and unnecessary actions. There you have it folks.

For your needs.

What would God provide?

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

And changing one's attitude and life for the better are arbitrary and unnecessary actions. There you have it folks.

Why would deciding that God exists necessarily "change one's attitude and life for the better?"

What would God provide?

The Gospels mention food and clothing specifically, along with less specific statements about God meeting needs in general.