What do you believe?

[OnceConvinced]

One of the difficult things about debating on a site such as this is trying to keep track of who believes what. Sometimes you can be arguing a point with say a Christian, only to find out that person has a different opinion to what you assumed. Eg Debating the concept of eternal suffering in Hell and finding out the Christian you debated with doesnt believe Hell is eternal suffering.

I thought it would be handy to create a questionnaire that we can all answer (not just Christians all though it mainly revolves around biblical philosophies) that tells everyone our stance on certain issues. Im hoping it might be a database we can refer to, to jog our memories of a persons particular stance. I know I enjoy doing surveys like this, so perhaps there are others here too. It may be that people dont want to do it, it may be that only a few will even bother, but I thought Id try it out anyway.

The idea is to answer the questions with very basic answers. Hopefully one word answers, but no more than a sentence. (I have given sample answers, but you arent limited to those). No need to back up your views with scripture or anything. The idea of this thread is not to debate issues but just to allow people to know where each of us stands. Some of the questions do assume there is a God, but an atheist should still be able to answer them eg if the question is Is God omniscient then you can answer no based on the fact you dont believe in God. Or you can answer based on what you believe God would be according to your observations.

Feel free to skip any questions you dont want to answer or just cant answer.

1. Do you believe in God? Yes/No/Uncertain Who?
2. Do you blame God for whats wrong in your life and in this world? Yes/no? How can I blame something I dont believe in?
3. The only way to God is through Jesus Christ yes/no/Unsure/Not relevant to me
4. Christianity is a religion Yes/No
5. Christianity is a relationship with God Yes/No
6. Catholics are Christian Yes/No
7. Believing in Christ is a choice Yes/No/You cant choose to believe something, you either do or you dont believe.
8. The Bible is The infallible word of God/Inspired by God/Mans beliefs about God
9. It requires the holy spirit to understand scripture. Yes/No
10. There are contradictions in the bible Yes/No
11. The gospels are eye witness accounts Yes/no/Its all heresay
12. The creation story is literal history Yes/No
13. Noahs Ark and the great flood is a true story Yes/No
It was a local flood Yes/No
It covered the entire world Yes/No
14. God is omniscient (knows everything there is to know including future events) Yes/No
15. God is omnipotent (all powerful) Yes/No
16. God is omnipresent (everywhere) Yes/No/If he chooses to be
17. God is loving Yes/No
18. God is just Yes/No
19. God is merciful Yes/No
20. God is perfect Yes/No
21. God answers prayer Yes/No/Some times
22. God protects his followers Yes/No/Some times
23. God requires works rather than faith Yes/No
24. God violates freewill yes/no/some times
25. God always keeps his promises: Yes/No
26. God sins (based on the bible definition of what sin is) Yes/No
27. Morals: Come from God/Come as a result of evolution
28. Miracles do happen these days Yes/No
29. Hell is Eternal suffering/Death by fire/the Grave/On Earth
30. God created Hell Yes/No
31. God created Satan Yes/No
32. Young children and babies will go to hell if they are not saved Yes/No
33. People who have never heard the gospel will go to Hell Yes/No
34. Suffering is: God testing us/A result of Satans activities/Adam and Eves fault/A result of evolution
35. The earth is: around 6-7000 years old/Millions of years old
36. God used evolution to create life Yes/No/Evolution has no intelligence behind it.
37. Sin = Evil things that people do/Actions God hates/ Actions religious leaders hate/Human nature
38. Homosexuality is a sin Yes/No
39. Atheists are evil Yes/No
40. Salvation = Once saved always saved/Requires actions to maintain/There is no such thing
41. You must be baptized to be saved: Yes/No/Unsure
42. Ex Christians were: Never true Christians to begin with/Were Christians but deconverted for some reason
43. Rank in order of importance: Faith, Knowledge, Critical thinking, Belief, Hope
44. What is the purpose of the Holy Spirit = (describe in one or two sentences if possible)
45. What does it take to consider yourself a true Christian? (Try to keep your answer as brief as possible)

[Vanguard]

1. Do you believe in God? Yes, the Christian God.
2. Do you blame God for whats wrong in your life and in this world? No
3. The only way to God is through Jesus Christ Yes
4. Christianity is a religion Yes
5. Christianity is a relationship with God No
6. Catholics are Christian Yes
7. Believing in Christ is a choice Yes
8. The Bible is inspired by God
9. It requires the holy spirit to understand scripture. No
10. There are contradictions in the bible Yes
11. The gospels are eye witness accounts No
12. The creation story is literal history No
13. Noahs Ark and the great flood is a true story The best scientifc evidence would say, no.
14. God is omniscient (knows everything there is to know including future events) Yes, though there is no such notion as "future" when there is no ultimate reality called "time".
15. God is omnipotent (all powerful) Yes
16. God is omnipresent (everywhere) Yes
17. God is loving Yes
18. God is just Yes
19. God is merciful Yes
20. God is perfect Yes
21. God answers prayer Some times
22. God protects his followers No
23. God requires works rather than faith No
24. God violates freewill No, insofar as we can understand freewill.
25. God always keeps his promises: Yes
26. God sins (based on the bible definition of what sin is) No
27. Morals: Come from God by definition and express themselves in progessively improved ways over the milennia.
28. Miracles do happen these days Yes
29. Hell is eternal suffering though I do not know what "eternal" really means. And on earth when my wife gets teed off from spending so much time on the internet!
30. God created Hell Yes
31. God created Satan Yes
32. Young children and babies will go to hell if they are not saved Emphatically, no.
33. People who have never heard the gospel will go to Hell Some will.
34. Suffering is: Adam and Eves fault the I couldn't blame Adam - have you seen Eve?!!
35. The earth is: millions of years old though I wish Z and otseng would resume their conversation on the flood.
36. God used evolution to create life Yes, if all physical properties as we understand them have remained constant througout the earth's history.
37. Sin = Human nature.
38. Homosexuality is a sin Yes, if you believe it as such.
39. Atheists are evil Yes, the axis of daedalus2.0, ThoughtCriminal, and Duke of Vandals is a case in point.
40. Salvation = Requires actions to maintain.
41. You must be baptized to be saved: Yes, and if you haven't been, the Mormons will eventually get to you after you've died.
42. Ex Christians were: Christians but deconverted for some reason.
43. Rank in order of importance: [color-blue]Faith (2 or 3), Knowledge (2 or 3), Critical thinking (1), Belief (5), Hope (4)
44. What is the purpose of the Holy Spirit = The Holy Spirit serves to confirm the truth, admonish, and comfort our souls to name just a few functions.
45. What does it take to consider yourself a true Christian? Being a Christian is irrelevant to one's eternal salvation. Following one's conscience as much and as often as one can is the litmus.

[nirvanakat]

1. Do you believe in God?

Yes. I believe there are too many unexplainable things, to not believe in a God. Although, I don't believe in God in a 'man sitting on a cloud' type of way (for lack of better explanation)


2. Do you blame God for whats wrong in your life and in this world? No because of free will and the choices of others. God never forces anyone to do anything

3. The only way to God is through Jesus Christ
Not relevant to me. I believe in Jesus, I believe he wasn't the literal son of God, I believe we are all children of God. Jesus was a Prophet and a wonderful philosopher.


4. Christianity is a religion? To a point, I believe it to be more of a faith system, with several different denominations under it.


5. Christianity is a relationship with God
Yes.

6. Catholics are Christian Yes/No
Yes.

7. Believing in Christ is a choice
yes
8. The Bible is Inspired by God

9. It requires the holy spirit to understand scripture.
To a point.

10. There are contradictions in the bible
Yes, but only because it is the word of man taken from God. More misinterpretations than contradictions.


11. The gospels are eye witness accounts
To a point, I think some might be embellished but are fairly true.

12. The creation story is literal history
Not literal. A day isn't 24 hours so to speak...God created everything including evolution

13. Noahs Ark and the great flood is a true story
Not to be taken literally, but the flood is true. It was a local flood IMHO

14. God is omniscient (knows everything there is to know including future events) Yes/No

15. God is omnipotent (all powerful) Yes

16. God is omnipresent (everywhere) If he chooses to be, but I believe he likes to help those who help themselves or try to at least

17. God is loving Yes

18. God is just Yes

19. God is merciful Yes

20. God is perfect No, as we are not perfect and were made in his image

21. God answers prayer
He at least hears them

22. God protects his followers Yes/No/Some times
Depending on your belief system

23. God requires works rather than faith
Both

24. God violates freewill
Nope

25. God always keeps his promises:
Yes

26. God sins (based on the bible definition of what sin is) ???? Not decided

27. Morals: Come from God/Come as a result of evolution
Evolution came from God

28. Miracles do happen these days Yes/No
I believe they do

29. Hell is Eternal suffering/Death by fire/the Grave/On Earth
Non existential

30. God created Hell Yes/No
See above

31. God created Satan Yes/No
See above

32. Young children and babies will go to hell if they are not saved Yes/No
See above

33. People who have never heard the gospel will go to Hell Yes/No
See above

34. Suffering is: Result of Greed and free will

35. The earth is: around 6-7000 years old/Millions of years old
Millions

36. God used evolution to create life
God created evolution

37. Sin = Human nature caused by free will, which was caused by God

38. Homosexuality is a sin Yes/No
No, as God created them

39. Atheists are evil Yes/No
Just uninformed

40. Salvation = Being kind and having faith

41. You must be baptized to be saved: No

42. Ex Christians were: Finding their faith, exploring their true faith

43. Rank in order of importance: Faith, Knowledge, Critical thinking, Belief, Hope
HOPE, KNOWLEDGE, CRITICAL THINKING, FAITH -- although they are all = IMHO

44. What is the purpose of the Holy Spirit = To bring faith, hope and knowledge to each other. To understand and know peace.

45. What does it take to consider yourself a true Christian? (Try to keep your answer as brief as possible) HOPE, KNOWLEDGE, CRITICAL THINKING, FAITH

[Avariel]

1. Do you believe in God?
Yes, in many gods.
2. Do you blame God for whats wrong in your life and in this world?
No.
3. The only way to God is through Jesus Christ
No.
4. Christianity is a religion
Yes
5. Christianity is a relationship with God
It can be, depending on the nature of the believer.
6. Catholics are Christian
Some could be.
7. Believing in Christ is a choice
All belief is a choice.
8. The Bible is
An interesting piece of historical literature
9. It requires the holy spirit to understand scripture.
No.
10. There are contradictions in the bible
Yes
11. The gospels are eye witness accounts
No. The only true eyewitness account could have possibly been the Apocrypha of James, the brother of Jesus, which was omitted from biblical texts.
12. The creation story is literal history
No.
13. Noahs Ark and the great flood is a true story
It's possible that there was a great flood sometime in earth's history, as there is a magnitude of scientific evidence, as well as multiple flood stories in various cultures.
It was a local flood
No
It covered the entire world
This is more likely; at least a vast majority of the world, as cultures that are based on nearly opposite sides of the world have flood stories dated around the same time; even if the continents were one land mass that land mass would still be expansive and a local flood wouldn't quite explain it.
14. God is omniscient (knows everything there is to know including future events) The gods may
15. God is omnipotent (all powerful) No
16. God is omnipresent (everywhere) Yes
17. God is loving Some are
18. God is just Some are
19. God is merciful Some are
20. God is perfect Some are
21. God answers prayer Some do
22. God protects his followers
Some do
23. God requires works rather than faith
In some cases perhaps
24. God violates freewill
Some try to.
25. God always keeps his promises:
Some do. (how long is this going to go on?)
26. God sins (based on the bible definition of what sin is)
I suppose we'd have to settle on a static definition of sin before that question could be answered properly.
27. Morals:
Are a basic instinct, partially natural and partially trained by the society we live in.
28. Miracles do happen these days Yes
29. Hell is non-existant, in the Christian form of it.
30. God created Hell No
31. God created Satan No
32. Young children and babies will go to hell if they are not saved No
33. People who have never heard the gospel will go to Hell No
34. Suffering is: A crucible in which human experience is tempered
35. The earth is: Older than the Christian version of things, most definitely.
36. God used evolution to create life No
37. Sin = A word that means "to miss the mark."
38. Homosexuality is a sin No. Otherwise a lot of animals are sinning.
39. Atheists are evil No, although they are sometimes hilarious
40. Salvation = Salvation from what?
41. You must be baptized to be saved: No
42. Ex Christians were: people who have delved deeper into human psyche and have possibly discovered truths about their own methods of beleiving, and have discarded what is no longer useful to them,
43. Rank in order of importance: Faith, Knowledge, Critical thinking, Belief, Hope

Hope
Knowledge
Critical thinking
Belief
Faith

44. What is the purpose of the Holy Spirit = (describe in one or two sentences if possible) I don't believe in a holy spirit, not technically.
45. What does it take to consider yourself a true Christian? (Try to keep your answer as brief as possible) I'm not one.

[Nilloc James]

1. Do you believe in God? Uncertain leaning towards no.
2. Do you blame God for whats wrong in your life and in this world? no
3. The only way to God is through Not relevant to me
4. Christianity is a religion Yes/No
5. Christianity is a relationship with God Yes/No
6. Catholics are Christian Yes/No
7. Believing in Christ is a choice Yes
8. The Bible is Mans beliefs about God
9. It requires the holy spirit to understand scripture. Yes/No
10. There are contradictions in the bible Yes/No
11. The gospels are eye witness accounts Yes/no/Its all heresay
12. The creation story is literal history Yes/No
13. Noahs Ark and the great flood is a true story not as stated in the bible
It was a local flood Yes/No
It covered the entire world Yes/No
14. God is omniscient N/A
15. God is omnipotent N/A
16. God is omnipresent N/A
17. God is loving Yes/No
18. God is just Yes/No
19. God is merciful Yes/No
20. God is perfect Yes/No
21. God answers prayer Yes/No/Some times
22. God protects his followers Yes/No/Some times
24. God violates freewill N/A
25. God always keeps his promises: Yes/No
26. God sins (based on the bible definition of what sin is) Yes/No
27. Morals: Come from society
28. Miracles do happen these days Not in the biblical sense
29. Hell is fictional, however I'm not sure what interpretation I would beleive.
30. God created Hell Yes/No
31. God created Satan Yes/No
32. Young children and babies will go to hell if they are not saved Yes/No
33. People who have never heard the gospel will go to Hell Yes/No
34. Suffering is: Bad luck
35. The earth is: around 6-7000 years old/Millions of years old
36. God used evolution to create life Yes/No/Evolution has no intelligence behind it. NNatural selection
37. Sin =Actions God hates/ Actions religious leaders hate/Human nature
38. Homosexuality is a sin Yes/No
39. Atheists are evil Yes/No
40. Salvation = Once saved always saved/Requires actions to maintain/There is no such thing
41. You must be baptized to be saved: Yes/No/Unsure
42. Ex Christians were: Never true Christians to begin with/Were Christians but deconverted for some reason
43. Rank in order of importance: Faith, Knowledge, Critical thinking, Belief, Hope
44. What is the purpose of the Holy Spirit = A fictional force described in the bible
45. What does it take to consider yourself a true Christian?= Follow every rule in the bible, although no one does and if they did they would be a racist, homophobe who supports slavery...

[PeaceWolf]

1. Do you believe in God? I hope He exists..
2. Do you blame God for whats wrong in your life and in this world? No
3. The only way to God is through Jesus Christ No
4. Christianity is a religion Yes
5. Christianity is a relationship with God Yes
6. Catholics are Christian Yes
7. Believing in Christ is a choice Yes
8. The Bible is Mans beliefs about God
9. It requires the holy spirit to understand scripture. No
10. There are contradictions in the bible Yes
11. The gospels are eye witness accounts Its all heresay
12. The creation story is literal history No
13. Noahs Ark and the great flood is a true story No
14. God is omniscient (knows everything there is to know including future events) Yes
15. God is omnipotent (all powerful) Yes
16. God is omnipresent (everywhere) Yes
17. God is loving Yes
18. God is just Yes
19. God is merciful Yes
20. God is perfect Yes
21. God answers prayer Yes
22. God protects his followers Yes
23. God requires works rather than faith No
24. God violates freewill no
25. God always keeps his promises: Yes
26. God sins (based on the bible definition of what sin is) No
27. Morals: Come as a result of evolution
28. Miracles do happen these days I don't know
29. Hell is Eternal suffering
30. God created Hell Yes
31. God created Satan Yes
32. Young children and babies will go to hell if they are not saved No
33. People who have never heard the gospel will go to Hell No
34. Suffering is: A result of evolution
35. The earth is: Millions of years old
36. God used evolution to create life Yes
37. Sin = Human nature
38. Homosexuality is a sin No
39. Atheists are evil No
40. Salvation = Requires actions to maintain
41. You must be baptized to be saved: No
42. Ex Christians were: Were Christians but deconverted for some reason
44. What is the purpose of the Holy Spirit = The "Holy Spirit" if just God present on Earth, connecting all creation.
45. What does it take to consider yourself a true Christian? Follow Church doctrine, believe in the religious truths of the Bible

Some of my answers may contradict each other. I'm not solid in my beliefs. :

[Jaysin]

1. Do you believe in God? No
2. Do you blame God for whats wrong in your life and in this world? No
3. The only way to God is through Jesus Christ Depends on your interpretation of the Christian fairytale.
4. Christianity is a religion Yes
5. Christianity is a relationship with God No
6. Catholics are Christian Yes
7. Believing in Christ is a choice You can't chose to truly believe or not believe in something.
8. The Bible is The Big Old Book 'O Crazy.
9. It requires the holy spirit to understand scripture. No
10. There are contradictions in the bible Yes
11. The gospels are eye witness accounts No
12. The creation story is literal history If you believe this, it's likely you have Downs.
13. Noahs Ark and the great flood is a true story See above answer
14. God is omniscient (knows everything there is to know including future events) No more than Santa Clause
15. God is omnipotent Old Saint Nick
16. God is omnipresent Kris Kringle
17. God is loving N/A
18. God is just N/A
19. God is merciful N/A
20. God is perfect N/A
21. God answers prayer N/A
22. God protects his followers N/A
23. God requires works rather than faith N/A
24. God violates freewill N/A
25. God always keeps his promises: N/A
26. God sins (based on the bible definition of what sin is) N/A
27. Morals: Come from The Society in which you happen to have been born into.
28. Miracles do happen these days No
29. Hell is Fiction
30. God created Hell No, Humans did.
31. God created Satan No, Humans did.
32. Young children and babies will go to hell if they are not saved No
33. People who have never heard the gospel will go to Hell No
34. Suffering is: Getting your balls crushed in a walnut cracker.
35. The earth is: About 4 billion years old.
36. God used evolution to create life Highly unlikely.
37. Sin = No such thing.
38. Homosexuality is a sin No
39. Atheists are evil No, not as a whole. Some are bad people, just as some theists are bad people. I don't use the word "sin" as it has heavy religious connotations.
40. Salvation = Follow the yellow brick road.
41. You must be baptized to be saved: Saved from what?
42. Ex Christians were: Likely indoctrinated in childhood.
43. Rank in order of importance: CKBHF
44. What is the purpose of the Holy Spirit = To make the Christian faith even more absurd.
45. What does it take to consider yourself a true Christian? In my experience; not much.

[Nilloc James]

1. Do you believe in God? Uncertain leaning towards no.
2. Do you blame God for whats wrong in your life and in this world? no
3. The only way to God is through Not relevant to me
4. Christianity is a religion Yes/No
5. Christianity is a relationship with God Yes/No
6. Catholics are Christian Yes/No
7. Believing in Christ is a choice Yes
8. The Bible is Mans beliefs about God
9. It requires the holy spirit to understand scripture. Yes/No
10. There are contradictions in the bible Yes/No
11. The gospels are eye witness accounts Yes/no/Its all heresay
12. The creation story is literal history Yes/No
13. Noahs Ark and the great flood is a true story not as stated in the bible
It was a local flood Yes/No
It covered the entire world Yes/No
14. God is omniscient N/A
15. God is omnipotent N/A
16. God is omnipresent N/A
17. God is loving Yes/No
18. God is just Yes/No
19. God is merciful Yes/No
20. God is perfect Yes/No
21. God answers prayer Yes/No/Some times
22. God protects his followers Yes/No/Some times
24. God violates freewill N/A
25. God always keeps his promises: Yes/No
26. God sins (based on the bible definition of what sin is) Yes/No
27. Morals: Come from society
28. Miracles do happen these days Not in the biblical sense
29. Hell is fictional, however I'm not sure what interpretation I would beleive.
30. God created Hell Yes/No
31. God created Satan Yes/No
32. Young children and babies will go to hell if they are not saved Yes/No
33. People who have never heard the gospel will go to Hell Yes/No
34. Suffering is: Bad luck
35. The earth is: around 6-7000 years old/Millions of years old
36. God used evolution to create life Yes/No/Evolution has no intelligence behind it. NNatural selection
37. Sin =Actions God hates/ Actions religious leaders hate/Human nature
38. Homosexuality is a sin Yes/No
39. Atheists are evil Yes/No
40. Salvation = Once saved always saved/Requires actions to maintain/There is no such thing
41. You must be baptized to be saved: Yes/No/Unsure
42. Ex Christians were: Never true Christians to begin with/Were Christians but deconverted for some reason
43. Rank in order of importance: Faith, Knowledge, Critical thinking, Belief, Hope
44. What is the purpose of the Holy Spirit = A fictional force described in the bible
45. What does it take to consider yourself a true Christian?= Consider the resurection of Jesus a fact and he was son of god

Minor edit due to change of opinion.

[Evales]

1. Do you believe in God?
No
2. Do you blame God for whats wrong in your life and in this world?
How can I blame something I dont believe in?
3. The only way to God is through Jesus Christ
Not relevant to me
4. Christianity is a religion Yes
5. Christianity is a relationship with God No
6. Catholics are Christian Yes
7. Believing in Christ is a choice
To an extent. Some people can force themselves to believe.
8. The Bible is
A book about the Christian God.
9. It requires the holy spirit to understand scripture.
No
10. There are contradictions in the bible
Yes
11. The gospels are eye witness accounts
No
12. The creation story is literal history
No
13. Noahs Ark and the great flood is a true story
No
It was a local flood
No
It covered the entire world
Yes
14. God is omniscient (knows everything there is to know including future events) Yes
15. God is omnipotent (all powerful)
Yes
16. God is omnipresent (everywhere)
Yes
17. God is loving
Perhaps
18. God is just
Perhaps
19. God is merciful
Perhaps
20. God is perfect
No
21. God answers prayer
No
22. God protects his followers
No
23. God requires works rather than faith
Yes
24. God violates freewill
Yes
25. God always keeps his promises:
No
26. God sins (based on the bible definition of what sin is)
Perhaps
27. Morals:
Are non existant
28. Miracles do happen these days
No
29. Hell is
A story
30. God created Hell
Yes
31. God created Satan
Perhaps
32. Young children and babies will go to hell if they are not saved
Perhaps
33. People who have never heard the gospel will go to Hell
Perhaps
34. Suffering is:
Natural
35. The earth is:
Millions of years old
36. God used evolution to create life
Perhaps
37. Sin =
A word people for things people dislike
38. Homosexuality is a sin
No
39. Atheists are evil
No
40. Salvation =
Just a word
41. You must be baptized to be saved:
Perhaps
42. Ex Christians were:
People
43. Rank in order of importance: Hope, Critical thinking, Knowledge, Faith, Belief,
44. What is the purpose of the Holy Spirit =
I don't know
45. What does it take to consider yourself a true Christian?
To believe in divine Christ.

[tlong]

One of the difficult things about debating on a site such as this is trying to keep track of who believes what. Sometimes you can be arguing a point with say a Christian, only to find out that person has a different opinion to what you assumed. Eg Debating the concept of eternal suffering in Hell and finding out the Christian you debated with doesnt believe Hell is eternal suffering.

I thought it would be handy to create a questionnaire that we can all answer (not just Christians all though it mainly revolves around biblical philosophies) that tells everyone our stance on certain issues. Im hoping it might be a database we can refer to, to jog our memories of a persons particular stance. I know I enjoy doing surveys like this, so perhaps there are others here too. It may be that people dont want to do it, it may be that only a few will even bother, but I thought Id try it out anyway.

The idea is to answer the questions with very basic answers. Hopefully one word answers, but no more than a sentence. (I have given sample answers, but you arent limited to those). No need to back up your views with scripture or anything. The idea of this thread is not to debate issues but just to allow people to know where each of us stands. Some of the questions do assume there is a God, but an atheist should still be able to answer them eg if the question is Is God omniscient then you can answer no based on the fact you dont believe in God. Or you can answer based on what you believe God would be according to your observations.

Feel free to skip any questions you dont want to answer or just cant answer.

1. Do you believe in God? Yes/No/Uncertain Who? yes
2. Do you blame God for whats wrong in your life and in this world?
Yes/no? How can I blame something I dont believe in?No
3. The only way to God is through Jesus Christ yes/no/Unsure/Not relevant to meYes
4. Christianity is a religion Yes/NoYes
5. Christianity is a relationship with God Yes/NoYes
6. Catholics are Christian Yes/NoNo
7. Believing in Christ is a choice Yes/No/You cant choose to believe something, you either do or you dont believe.It is a choice
8. The Bible is The infallible word of God/Inspired by God/Mans beliefs about GodThe infallible word of God
9. It requires the holy spirit to understand scripture. Yes/NoThe Holy Spirit works through the word
10. There are contradictions in the bible Yes/NoNo
11. The gospels are eye witness accounts Yes/no/Its all heresayYes
12. The creation story is literal history Yes/NoYes
13. Noahs Ark and the great flood is a true story Yes/NoYes
It was a local flood Yes/NoNo It covered the entire world Yes/NoYes
14. God is omniscient (knows everything there is to know including future events) Yes/NoYes
15. God is omnipotent (all powerful) Yes/NoYes
16. God is omnipresent (everywhere) Yes/No/If he chooses to beYes
17. God is loving Yes/NoYes
18. God is just Yes/NoYes
19. God is merciful Yes/NoYes
20. God is perfect Yes/NoYes
21. God answers prayer Yes/No/Some timesYes
22. God protects his followers Yes/No/Some timesYes
23. God requires works rather than faith Yes/NoBoth
24. God violates freewill yes/no/some timesNo
25. God always keeps his promises: Yes/NoYes
26. God sins (based on the bible definition of what sin is) Yes/NoNo
27. Morals: Come from God/Come as a result of evolution Are a learned behavior
28. Miracles do happen these days Yes/NoNo
29. Hell is Eternal suffering/Death by fire/the Grave/On EarthEternal suffering
30. God created Hell Yes/NoYes
31. God created Satan Yes/No I think so
32. Young children and babies will go to hell if they are not saved Yes/NoNo
33. People who have never heard the gospel will go to Hell Yes/NoYes
34. Suffering is: God testing us/A result of Satans activities/Adam and Eves fault/A result of evolutionGod doesn't test us. He lets us be tested.
35. The earth is: around 6-7000 years old/Millions of years old6-7000
36. God used evolution to create life Yes/No/Evolution has no intelligence behind it.No
37. Sin = Evil things that people do/Actions God hates/ Actions religious leaders hate/Human nature Lawlessness
38. Homosexuality is a sin Yes/NoYes
39. Atheists are evil Yes/NoThey are sinners
40. Salvation = Once saved always saved/Requires actions to maintain/There is no such thingRequires actions to maintain
41. You must be baptized to be saved: Yes/No/UnsureYes
42. Ex Christians were: Never true Christians to begin with/Were Christians but deconverted for some reasonAre like lost sheep. They strayed away
43. Rank in order of importance: Faith, Knowledge, Critical thinking, Belief, Hope Faith,Knowledge,Critical Thinking, Belief
44. What is the purpose of the Holy Spirit = (describe in one or two sentences if possible) To give us the word
45. What does it take to consider yourself a true Christian? (Try to keep your answer as brief as possible)

Believe,repent,confess,baptism,live faithfully

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1. Do you believe in God? No
2. Do you blame God for whats wrong in your life and in this world? No
3. The only way to God is through Jesus Christ Depends on your interpretation of the Christian fairytale.
4. Christianity is a religion Yes
5. Christianity is a relationship with God No
6. Catholics are Christian Yes
7. Believing in Christ is a choice You can't chose to truly believe or not believe in something.
8. The Bible is The Big Old Book 'O Crazy.
9. It requires the holy spirit to understand scripture. No
10. There are contradictions in the bible Yes
11. The gospels are eye witness accounts No
12. The creation story is literal history If you believe this, it's likely you have Downs.
13. Noahs Ark and the great flood is a true story See above answer
14. God is omniscient (knows everything there is to know including future events) No more than Santa Clause
15. God is omnipotent Old Saint Nick
16. God is omnipresent Kris Kringle
17. God is loving N/A
18. God is just N/A
19. God is merciful N/A
20. God is perfect N/A
21. God answers prayer N/A
22. God protects his followers N/A
23. God requires works rather than faith N/A
24. God violates freewill N/A
25. God always keeps his promises: N/A
26. God sins (based on the bible definition of what sin is) N/A
27. Morals: Come from The Society in which you happen to have been born into.
28. Miracles do happen these days No
29. Hell is Fiction
30. God created Hell No, Humans did.
31. God created Satan No, Humans did.
32. Young children and babies will go to hell if they are not saved No
33. People who have never heard the gospel will go to Hell No
34. Suffering is: Getting your balls crushed in a walnut cracker.
35. The earth is: About 4 billion years old.
36. God used evolution to create life Highly unlikely.
37. Sin = No such thing.
38. Homosexuality is a sin No
39. Atheists are evil No, not as a whole. Some are bad people, just as some theists are bad people. I don't use the word "sin" as it has heavy religious connotations.
40. Salvation = Follow the yellow brick road.
41. You must be baptized to be saved: Saved from what?
42. Ex Christians were: Likely indoctrinated in childhood.
43. Rank in order of importance: CKBHF
44. What is the purpose of the Holy Spirit = To make the Christian faith even more absurd.
45. What does it take to consider yourself a true Christian? In my experience; not much.

I am curious how you explain our existance? Do you agree that looking at things around us show some kind of intelligent design?