gotigrz's Christianity topic, part 2 Options

[gotigrz]

Someone i think badman or merica actually asked ed in person and he admitted being a christian. im pretty sure his is a little more of an open faith (i remember a recent interview where he stated that praying doesnt do much good in the world) I know he thinks the bible is the best source of morality and guide for mankind but im not clear if he believes in the divinity of jesus or that he was born of a virgin etc...

well, if ed said that he was a Christian, then he does believe in the virgin birth, the dying on the cross, and the resurrection 3 days later. that is the criteria of being a Christian. nobody says, .. "yeah, i'm a Christian, but that whole virgin birth thing is just crazy."

when ed said that about prayer not doing much good (i heard the interview)... he was referring to prayer that he thinks isn't really "prayer". he was saying that when you are truly in prayer with God that you are like one with Him, and that most people just close their eyes and ask for something. and, that THAT isn't doing much good cause that's what most people do and look at the world around us. PRAYER... aka... truly talking to God is VERY powerful.

[gotigrz]

People who are brought up from a young age with it and have it forced upon them, yet are still believers

you say this as if anyone who grew up in church was forced to believe, and therefore, should not believe. yes, i grew up in church, but i think that most people that are true believers don't claim this just because they learned it from an early age. yes, i learned it from an early age, but i truly believe it because i've prayed for God to help me in many occasions and He has... i've prayed to be forgiven for awful sins and literally felt the burden lifted off my shoulders.... i use to worry about health and money. so, i prayed that God would take that worry and stress from my life. i never told my wife that i did that, and one day she said, "you don't seem to be so stressed anymore, lately", .... and, being here, i must be a fan of LIVE, and it honestly bothered me that ed was singing about things that my soul didn't agree with, so i stopped listening and i actually prayed that ed would find Jesus Christ, cause i could tell in his lyrics that he was looking for truth, and i truly believe that he's found it.

it's reasons like those that i believe, not cause i sang "Jesus loves me, this i know..." when i was 4 yrs old.

I find less likely to try and save me because I think deep down they know how it feels to have this stuff pushed onto you.

i totally see what you're saying, but, was you're math teacher "pushing" multiplication tables on you, or was your english teacher "pushing" correct grammar on you? no. i don't believe anyone is "pushing" anything down anyone's throats that they honestly believe to be the TRUTH. so, a sunday school teacher isn't "pushing" anything, they are only teaching what they believe to be the truth.