Comments on: Are You an Ex-Christian?

By: buttermilk80

buttermilk80 — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:04:37 +0000

What people think a Christian is and what a Christian is are radically different things. I present the following post as a token of understanding. Though we deal with this subject with words, there is a power beyond words which clarifies the truth.

http://buttermilk80.wordpress.com/2010/11/12/the-gift-of-god-in-christ-jesus/

By His Grace.

By: Dennis Teel

Dennis Teel — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 07:36:35 +0000

I’ma christian but not legalistic and there’s the HUGE difference.i grew up studying the bible but at the same time never threw away all my vhs tapes and R movies and my 80′s rock cd’s and vinyl///of course the church calls me a sinner for this.i still read and pray daily and am considered charasmatic or some might say non denominational.i can’t attend church for all the legalism that’s spewed from the pulpit.according to the church.it doesn’t matter how spiritual i am,if i listen to areosmith ona daily basis i’m a target for satan,yada yada yada..legalism makes me sick and maks me wanna pyuke..i’m actually very lonely because any of the friends i had that were christians all became the typical type of legalist..they nly listen to christian music and watch channels like TBN the movies they watch are always religious themed so many of those movies are years old even/.and these are christians in their 30′s and 20′s..all of them have gotten married to people equally as legalistic as THEY are or got married then became legalistic together(nothing like teamwork i guess).in regard to dating,the females in church aren’t interested in me at all as i’m not legalistic.they say i’m not as ‘committed’ as they are.as though being legalsitic makes them more spiritual than i..whata crock..the church has become very much a den of self righteousness..i admit i’m lonely but i know thre’s a god and christ is real.but i just feel like i see things in reality and the legalist bunch are in bondage to the law and don’t even realise it.very sad!btw,long live the 80′s!!it rocks

By: matthew

matthew — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:28:37 +0000

Where to begin? For starters I was raised in a christian home, but have yet to have any moment in my life where I felt “different” after asking Jesus into my heart. On top of this, I feel like the vast majority of the other youth at my church simply hasn’t seen as much of the goings-on in the world as I have, so they are extremely hard to relate to. In general, I feel like I’m different than the majority of church-goers… I have gone through supposed “phases” where I seeked God, but after looking back I see that I was doing that simply to try and gain approval. I don’t know that I have EVER completely believed in God, which seems to be the issue. While I have survived many crazy experiences throughout my life, I have yet to actually feel God “work” in my life. The pastor, or many christian people will tell you life will be harder after you become a christian because Satan will be making your life harder. I would like to disagree. Your life becomes harder if you are a christian because you become more judgemental and, put quite simply, harder to relate to. A good way to “test” a church is to where an outfit that doesn’t conform to their standards, and see how they react. For example, not long before I simply gave up on christianity I wore a jersey, some jean shorts and some high tops to youth group. Because I am white and went to a conservative church, I got ALOT of “what the hell are you wearing” looks, simpky for wearing what I felt like wearing that day. Needless to say I wasn’t feeling the supposed christian “love”.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:45:47 +0000

I like the handle,”non religious” or “former religious dude” cause i can UFC knock out a bunch of religions at the same time, lol. Although i was catholic, i don’t see many occasions to say i’ m a former catholic, maybe i’ m embarrassed. Hec, coming from a small city of catholic acadiens has made me feel guilt ridden cause of the fact that religion has played so much in the cajun identity. Maybe i’m wrong. With more and more role models in our society having a normal life in america, i’ll feel much more confident to speak about it in unusual settings with Dinosaure attitudes. Salut

By: Erik

Erik — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:38:27 +0000

I’m grateful for blogs and sites like these. It looks like people are starting to wake up and realize that organized, legalistic religion isn’t working.
I spent 20 years as a Charismatic Christian, then 10 more years as a bitter disillusioned agnostic.
Now I choose to simply be a Seeker with my Elder Brother Jesus as my gentle, and patient guide.
blessed be!