Should I have ditched Christianity years ago?

[Anonymous]

I’ve always hated when Jesus says love your enemies, hate your life and family, and that you must hate your life in this world. That means everyone is going to Hell and nobody can get into Heaven. Also, I hate pacifism.

[Anonymous]

You sound like you don't know Christianity, but may have encountered one of the many politcal groupings in America claiming to be Christian but are infact a cult like sect intent on using the idea of being good people for their advantages. I'll qualify here why I said that:

1) Christianity doesn't teach to hate your life. The closest it does teach is to put your life under and in service of others (which isn't the same thing)
2) Christanity does teach not to become attached or obsessed with this life, particularly wealth and riches. It also teaches a person should be against the evils that it finds, and should seek to not be a part of them. It is easy for poor teachers to try to oversimplify it into "hate the world" when they mean, 'hate what happens in this world which makes it an evil place'.
3) The idea is, that if people don't consider their future, they will become embroiled in the evils in this world and those evils create a hell which applies itself in this life and can affect other lives beyond the scope of our own (like children). So, the majority of people, if ignorant to what evil is, setup for themselves a karmic future where they will reap the evils they sow, or others will.
4) Obviously "nobody can get into heaven" is counter to what is understood by Christians whos goal is to be worthy of heaven, or at least respecting God (if they are truly Christians).

So, my response is, you need to do more study, not into only Christianity but generally to understand why Christianity (the actual original intent) exists. You need to understand that it is you that is hating on thes things, clearly from your own description and try to understand why you hate so much, rather than seeking out what you love.

I am not a Christian myself, but I see good and bad people proporting to be Christians and I see there are people who are genuinely trying to live better lives and there are others using the idea of them being the same as the former for their own profit, influence or power. Try to experience more of the former people.

All the best.

[jshm2]

You sound like you've ditched sense a long time ago.

Jesus didn't say shit, the Church fathers only tell you that. Only Jesus and God know what Jesus actually said, as Jesus himself probably couldn't write.

So take the bible with a grain of salt.

[NewgodOmega]

God abandoned you long ago
You should have done the same years ago

[Anonymous]

Sad to see someone so confused and lost be so certain that they know what they are talking about, especially when you completely misunderstand scripture. That’s assuming that you even bothered to read your Bible.

[strateguy632]

haha nobody told you jesus often spoke parables?

[slatyb]

Yes, you should have like so many others who became much happier without religion.

[MrDaveAPSI]

The problem I have with religion, are nutjobs. Mostly these christian nutjobs, who think trump is "evangelical"

I'm Jewish, but, I'm not religious

[Dargil]

You have free will to do that.