I hear it all the time from non Christians “if God is good then why does He let bad things happen”. God has repeatedly tried to teach humans to be good, what good looks like, and given humans a helper to help them be good. God isn’t responsible for terrible things that befall humans, humans…
Thoughts about Hell 2
May last year something snapped in my while listening to a sermon at church that included “the unforgivable sin”. I was plagued by fear for days, it started a journey I have been on since then about the nature of God. The people I got involved with after becoming a Christian at 17 were zealots,…
Thoughts about Hell
Something triggered me a couple of months ago, something that brought back suppressed memories. I didn’t have the easiest start to adulthood or Christianity (I became a Christian at 17 after a number of years of hedonistic behaviour), 16-22 was rough, it was a lost child that became a Christian via a traumatic event that…
What Do I Need To Do To Be Saved?
Believe Jesus is the son of God, believe he can forgive your sins, ask him to – is the number 1 (John 1) After you have repented of your sins you need to live as God commands (your forgiveness is pointless if you’re going to keep sinning). God’s commands are based on: Love God with…
Women’s Rights within Christianity
The Christian west and the Church has a long history of misogyny and denying women their most basic rights, including financial independence, often attempting to use scriptures to justify it. I have read the Bible and neither the OT law or Jesus forbid women from working or owning property, neither demand that they must get…
Forgiveness isn’t Enough
I hear it said often, that our salvation is based on forgiveness, that all we need is forgiveness. However forgiveness is not sufficient – we are called to repent from your wicked life and then live a life that is perfect, and God will give you a helper (the Holy Spirit) to help you achieve…
Having Children Is Selfish
Most women I know, especially most Christian women I know, want to get married and have children, the church encourages this, women grow up feeling like it’s their Christian duty. Some Christian women have even married non Christians because they are worried about being ‘left on the shelf’ (this is a horrible thing to do…