Because I was forced to go. Then as I got older and started questioning what I was taught, it only made me have more questions like,
1. If Adam and Eve were the first humans, how did they reproduce without incest?
2. Same with Noah. Also, how was it possible for him to put every single animal male and female on a boat? What about all the poop?
3. Why do people in church preach living a certain lifestyle when they don't live by what they preached?
4. How is it possible to live completely sin free? So if I live a Christian life and one day see the finest woman I have ever seen with lust in my heart, then die am I going to hell for one shortcoming?
5. How is it possible to do something terrible and just say forgive me and be good?
6. How is traumatizing someone to make them feel like drinking grape juice is the blood of Christ along with some crackers, going to kill a person if I don't accept him as my lord and savior?
After watching this I felt it was symbolic of the church IMO.
When I died for that quick min I didn't see a devil and didn't see God welcoming me like this
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Only thing that happened to me when I died was darkness. No purgatory with Big, Pac, Martin, nada, just nothing. But I don't knock folks who believe, because I feel we all need something to give us hope that there's some type of peace after all this. My peace comes from within now.
Yes sir the best way to live!!My peace comes from within now
And ALL of those foundational morals came from millenia of superceding human experience that became wisdom. (Not lecturing just providing a subtext)Because I was a habitual sinner and enjoyed it. Since I don't like being a hypocrite, I stopped.
Eventually, I looked into the history of it more and it turned off from it.
However, a lot of my foundational morals and values come from my Christian upbringing.
as a young man, went to the clubs looking for women, often straight to church right after, looking for women .....Because I was a habitual sinner and enjoyed it. Since I don't like being a hypocrite, I stopped.
Eventually, I looked into the history of it more and it turned off from it.
However, a lot of my foundational morals and values come from my Christian upbringing.
most of this.Cause I always hated it and when I joined the military and left home that was a wrap.
I have as well. As a kid, my generation was done as you were told and didn't question adults. So I went to both church services and Sunday school every week without fail. But as I got a little older, started questioning stuff like why are the male elders and teachers smoking if it's bad for you, why they always posted up with these women that's not their wives, some young enough to be their daughters, etc. All that "follow the word and not the man" conflicted with my young inquisitive mind. Was irrational to me and didnt add up. After a few years, I stopped going, around 12 yrs old. As far as the Bible goes, all good fairy tales start with, "Once upon a time.." That one starts with, " In the beginning..."I read the entire bible from cover to cover. *nuff said*
If any of you have also done this then you'll completely understand why I gave up going to church.
Shidd.....many of my targets as a teen were church girls, especially deacon or elders daughters. Only reason I would go to church. Anytime they drill into a person head what they shouldn't be doing, makes them curious and want to do it. Fornicating, drinking, getting high, etc. While them chicks bowed their heads and prayed, I was in they ears and preyed. He who is without sin, cast the first stone, damn it!as a young man, went to the clubs looking for women, often straight to church right after, looking for women .....
Real talkIf the Lord is the All Knowing, All Mighty, All Omnipresent, and his essence is within us all.. why do I need a middle man?
Why would it be incest if they reproduced? It's not like they were brother & sister. Are you saying Seth was a product of incest? Unless I misunderstood your question.Because I was forced to go. Then as I got older and started questioning what I was taught, it only made me have more questions like,
1. If Adam and Eve were the first humans, how did they reproduce without incest?
2a. 1st/2nd cousin marriages (my opinion). Another guess would be that incest did not have profound effect on human biology at that time compared to later times.2. Same with Noah. Also, how was it possible for him to put every single animal male and female on a boat? What about all the poop?
That's why churches have been turning off people. My current church has a good track record, my previous one? Not so much!3. Why do people in church preach living a certain lifestyle when they don't live by what they preached?
No, it is NOT possible to live completely sin free. The Bible encourages working on one's self thru the process of sanctification. 100% is supposedly achieved once one goes to heaven.4. How is it possible to live completely sin free? So if I live a Christian life and one day see the finest woman I have ever seen with lust in my heart, then die am I going to hell for one shortcoming?
Confession has to come from the heart, with the aim of not repeating the same sin, not just uttering some nonsense words and you're miraculously forgiven.5. How is it possible to do something terrible and just say forgive me and be good?
Symbolic act that brings remembrance to their savior's sacrifice to bring them salvation. I don't get the latter part of this question.6. How is traumatizing someone to make them feel like drinking grape juice is the blood of Christ along with some crackers, going to kill a person if I don't accept him as my lord and savior?
After watching this I felt it was symbolic of the church IMO.
When I died for that quick min I didn't see a devil and didn't see God welcoming me like this
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Only thing that happened to me when I died was darkness. No purgatory with Big, Pac, Martin, nada, just nothing. But I don't knock folks who believe, because I feel we all need something to give us hope that there's some type of peace after all this. My peace comes from within now.
When you say "...his essence is within us", what exactly are you referring to? According to the Bible which I assume you don't believe it, the "middle man comes in as a perfect sacrifice to reconcile man back to God.If the Lord is the All Knowing, All Mighty, All Omnipresent, and his essence is within us all.. why do I need a middle man?
Now this is a reason I can agree with. Add in big Mama who wants to greet everybody before she leaves and you already know your Sunday is gone.Black church services too long...., even Black Jesus ain't got time for that.
Now this is a reason I can agree with. Add in big Mama who wants to greet everybody before she lives and you already know your Sunday is gone.