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believe in jesus not in religion

Jesus received the most opposition from the most religious people of his day. At it's core Jesus' gospel and the good news of the Cross is in pure opposition to self-righteousness/self-justification. Religion is man centered, Jesus is God-centered. Religion either ends in pride or despair. Pride because you make a list and can do it and act better than everyone, or despair because you can't do your own list of rules and feel "not good enough" for God. With Jesus though you have humble confident joy because He represents you, you don't represent yourself and His sacrifice is perfect putting us in perfect standing with God the Father. Religion says do Jesus says done, religion says slave Jesus said son. Its like saying lets dress up the outside make it look nice and neat ,Its funny that's what they do to mummies while the corpse rots underneath, We are given this long list of chores of what were supposed to do, to be accepted by God, I understand when you said people should follow the teachings of Jesus but Not be Christian. But think of this way during the time of Christ religious people who had no idea about the work of God, Who had control over the people because they say they are Holy, Who didn't believe in Christianity BUT! says they know God then suddenly Jesus came along and all this religious people rejected Him saying they know the truth, And because of all the power they now acquire they were scared that the people may know the truth, So after all the happenings when Jesus rose from the dead all the people that witnessed it shared the truth to everyone until the church Discovered a way for their power over the people to remain they said Hey! lets call it Christianity so that we can still have control over the people, I know it sounds way out of line but hey I wasn't there to know the truth. Jesus said I am the way the truth and the light (John 14:6 ) live by faith and not by sight. inside we know that there is a God and that we love him, We don't have to show that feeling by boasting that you are a very religious person you don't have to say that You pray every time You don't have to criticize other peoples religion just coz' you think you have a better one. The church says they are the way to God But is that what God said? as this debate comes to an end I would have to say I Need to Learn a little bit more this is my first time And I had Fun!
believe in jesus not in religion

I can see your desire to separate yourself from Christianity and other organized religions in an attempt to not be pigeon holed. There were early Christians like the Marcionites that only believed in Jesus as a savior and not in the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy. However, saying that people should follow the teachings of Jesus but Not be Christian is contradictory because Christians are commonly defined as -Believers in Jesus and his teachings. So it's not logically consistent to say do something and not do that thing at the same time. Similarly its contradictory to say that "God is the path to God." It also seems contradictory saying that "...our minds are spiritually binded by sin" and referencing Romans 3:11 about the universal bondage to sin, but in round 2 you were trying to rebuke my charge that Jesus teaches that we are all sinners. Only in one of the four Gospels Jesus says "it is finished" as he dies. the other Gospels have different accounts of what he said. In Matthew and Mark he said "My God why have you forsaken me?" But even if you interpret this as referring to fulfillment the requisite for salvation it is not sufficient in itself. His crucifixion only offered up the means by which people could achieve salvation. They still had to beg forgiveness and make the right contritions to be forgiven.
believe in jesus not in religion

A simple mind opening reason of why God is the only way to God and that Christianity,church,religion are all false: Jesus said, "All who came before me were thieves and robbers" (John 10:8). They were wolves in sheep"s clothing (Matt. 7:15). They did not get their messages from God, and therefore they cannot lead us to God. In fact, they only lead away from God. Now speaking of Christianity what I meant by do not believe in Christianity Is Don't call believing In God Christianity, Christianity Is like a religion we have been all collectively known as Christians with Rules, Musts,and even our prayers are memorized why not simply call it "BELIEVING IN GOD" God makes it perfectly clear: "Salvation is of the Lord" (Jonah 2:9). If we are going to be saved from sin and know God, it must be through God"s way. We cannot know God by human wisdom or philosophy (Col. 2:8; I Cor. 1:21). Why? Because our minds are spiritually blinded by sin. The fact is, we are running from God, not trying to find Him (Rom. 3:11). There is no "sincere seeker," and even if there was, sincerity itself is not enough. We need truth, not merely sincerity. One can believe something and be sincerely wrong. "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death" (Pro. 14:12). How foolish, then, is the nonsense that says, "It doesn't matter what you believe as long as you are sincere." It does matter. It is a matter of life and death. God doesn't say, "Pick a card, any card." God says, "Follow Jesus Christ." FOllOW JESUS not JOIN IN SOME UNITY OR GROUP which says they are the one true church the one true religion. I myself would love going to church if the people there don't compare their religion to others this applies to all christian religions we all believe in the same God, yes some may have some add-ons but they still teach the same teachings (not all) when did Jesus Say before praying make the sign of the cross, or when you pass the church? Remember He was called a drunkard and a fraud by religious men. now to my statement we are already saved. remember when Jesus said It is Finished I believe he meant it.
believe in jesus not in religion

my opponent does not understand the statement he wanted to cleanse us no matter how small our sins are he simply just wants to clean them. To give my opponent a better understanding of what i mean by church, I mean Christianity,all churches, religion anything that says "stay with us and you shall be saved" the lord said "YOU ARE FORGIVEN" while they say "YOU ARE A SINNER REPENT OR PAY THE CONSEQUENCES" this whole religion stuff started even before Christ when jesus came to people who call themselves follower of God, all they did was call him a drunkard spit on him laugh at him and many more religion Is not the way to Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ is the way to Jesus Christ. may I restate Religion began even before Christ this is all but an invention of people who want greater control of the world. people dedicate their whole life to the church I myself is a mormon whenever my friends (catholics) ask me what my religion is all they do is laugh and say "Really ? you must kidding me" its like a battle of religion different beliefs created by simple people who think they know God , When christ came he distributed knowledge about God to his disciples in turn those true followers wanted to share it to the world therefore creating the bible, the bible is enough for a healthy spiritual life.
believe in jesus not in religion

Jesus does say love me and believe in me because I say you have to, he also promises a very sever and everlasting punishment if you don't? There are endless versus in the new testament where eternal damnation is promised to those who won't accept his love like John 3:18. In fact loving the lord(Jesus) is the first an most important commandment stated explicitly in Matthew 22:37-39 and mark 12:28-30 As well as the penalty for not obeying gods commandments is made clear in mark 10:47-48 and many other places. If "He came here to forgive us not because we are all bad" as you said then what did he have to come forgive us for? We are told we are all sinners in Romans 3:23 and worse that we are all guilty of the original sin of Adam as in Romans 5:12 & 5:18. It's not just the promised reward of heaven that Jesus offers us. What Jesus introduces us to for the first time in the bible is the explicit threat of eternal damnation and hell fire in Matthew 25:46 and throughout the books of the new testament. Your "church" interpretation is highly subjective. Perhaps define how you are using the word church, there are something like 41,000 sects of Christianity and many churches say different things. I haven't heard any church saying "believe because society says to.." but rather I hear "believe because the fate of your eternal soul depends on it."
believe in jesus not in religion

May i clarify what i stated in my first argument it is stated in the last sentence that Jesus says love me and believe ,,,, (if you will) not love me and believe in me because I told you so! second of all he came here to forgive us not because we are all that bad? but rather its because he wanted to cleanse the bad in us no matter how small ,,,,, he just wanted to clean! it giving us all assurance that we are saved not we will be saved. God stated follow my teachings if you will love me if you can believe in me and you shall be with me in the heavens. church says Worship him love him and dedicate your life to Sunday masses :/ pray in your own time, give if you have something to give not because you are required to give, believe because you want to believe not because that's what society requires you to do.
believe in jesus not in religion

Indeed, Jesus said love me and believe in me above all... Or you'll be sent to hell and punished forever. This is like a deranged boyfriend that tells his girlfriend "I love you so much that if you don't love me back, I'll hunt you down and kill you." but even worse than that because it's imposed by an ultimate authority and the punishment is eternal. His supposed teachings were highly contemptible. He said to hate yourself, your family, your wife, your kids and that he came to divide families. Luke14:26, Matthew 10:34-36 As if that wasn't divisive enough, he insults our integrity by teaching that we are all born wretched sinners in need of forgiveness and salvation. This is not morality, what good is it to love your neighbor as yourself if you hate yourself? This is reflected in a disconnect many Christians have with real compassion. There is no reason to extend compassion to others if the perception of humanity is that we are all bad. Everybody is a no good sinner and all in accordance with gods divine plan, so why should we care when something bad befalls them? It's assumed hey had it coming anyway and could be spared gods wrath. They need only admit they are guilty sinners and accept a share in a human sacrifice to appease gods anger and gain his merciful forgiveness.
believe in jesus not in religion

jesus is the only thing we should believe in, religion is more of a detour to what is really important, some people go to church just to say they believe in god but when challenges come they question gods decisions people kill, some preists commit rape i'm not saying religion is totally wrong i believe its a guide and a window to communicate with jesus but wouldnt it be better to pray because you want to not because you have to? jesus said love me and believe in me not fit me in your schedule and pretend you are my follower :)
The Earth revolves around the sun.

As NASA states "You've heard that Earth revolves around the sun. Well, that's not quite true!" Why? Cause it actually revolves around the barycenter. As my sources explain. [1] This unequivocally disproves the notion that Earth revolves around the Sun. NASA, the United State's space agency, the only space agency that has landed man on the Moon [2], explores Mars [3], sent spacecraft towards all the planets in the solar system [4], Voyager 1 traversing into interstellar space NASA's spacecraft [5], the space agency that discovers 1000s of planets [6] ect.. Says that the Earth doesn't revolve around the Sun. If anyone is qualified to explain and tell how things work in space, it is NASA. As they state it as well as the other site, everything revolves around the barycenter. As NASA explains, it is that fact which helps them spot planets throughout the cosmos. I believe that I have thoroughly proved that it is NOT the Sun that Earth and the other planets revolves around but the BARYCENTER, that they all, including the sun, revolves around. Again thanks for the debate. Vote con. [1] http://spaceplace.nasa.gov... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org... [3] https://www.nasa.gov... [4] https://en.wikipedia.org... [5] https://en.wikipedia.org... [6] http://www.nasa.gov...
The Earth revolves around the sun.

"In the planar bicircular restricted four-body problem the Earth and the Moon revolve in circular orbits aroundtheir center of mass, and the Earth-Moon barycenter moves in a circular orbit around the center of mass of theSun-Earth-Moon system (Gómezet al., 2001)." [4]Yes, a barycenter exists. Your answer is more accurate if performing spaceship and satellite launches. Nevertheless, you haven't disproved my notion. The sun makes up over 99% of the mass in the solar system. Therefore, I conclude it is correct, if not completely accurate that the Earth orbits the sun. Thanks for the debate. 4. http://aeroespacial.org.br...
The Earth revolves around the sun.

I'm an atheist, I've heard of the disbelief of Christians regarding this here topic. It turns out they were not completely wrong. I grew up believing that the Earth does indeed revolve around the Sun as well. However, about 10 minutes after I seen this and researched rather or not what we've been taught in school is true or not... It turns out that what we have been taught in school isn't entirely true at all, and your reasonable belief and arguments falls flat upon discovery. The Earth, Jupiter, Pluto, and so on, doesn't revolve around the Sun. In fact everything in our solar system, including the Sun, revolves around something called a Barycenter. [1] [2] As you can see from source [1] it comes straight from NASA. This knowledge is what helps them discover other planets! The second source is simply addition to further solidify the first source. I do thank you for creating this debate, I would have never thought to look into this had you not created this debate. [1] http://spaceplace.nasa.gov... [2] http://www.realclearscience.com...
The Earth revolves around the sun.

Humans first figured out the Earth revolves around the sun in 900 BCE by Yajnavalkya. [0] Now almost 3,000 years later a good portion of humans don't know that the Earth revolves around the sun. " the Catholic church forbade Copernicus" book and vehemently tried to suppress all arguments relating to his theory. " [0]"Galileo compared the Copernican system with the Ptolemaic system, but was subsequently convicted on "grave suspicion of heresy", forced to recant his beliefs, and subsequently spend the rest of his life under house arrest. " [0]As you can see what I stating in this debate is a grave heresy. On some level I cannot believe Christians aren't up in arms with pitchforks, torches, and assault rifles raiding education buildings for teaching such vile heresy. This is why I am confused brought up Christian. I didn't understand why people would teach Christianity and then tolerate such overt heresy. The conflict has lead to a great amount of cognitive dissonance for me. [1]"Cognitive dissonance refers to a situation involving conflicting attitudes, beliefs or behaviors. " [1]As you can see belief in Christ and belief in the Sun revolves around the Earth are conflicting a person who holds both beliefs will have cognitive dissonance. That has resulting in a some mental pain for me trying to figure out which one is correct. Here is a scholarly source stating other planets orbit the sun. [2] "We find that 22% of Sun-like stars harbor Earth-size planets orbiting in their habitable zones. The nearest such planet may be within 12 light-years. "I find it reasonable to assume that if other planets that are Earth-size are orbiting the sun, that the Earth is orbiting the sun. Here is another peer reviewed source stating that the Earth is in orbit. [3]"The so-called Aten asteroids, evolving on orbits with semimajor axis a0.983 AU, spend most of their time inside Earth's orbit. " [3]From these sources I find that the Earth orbits the sun. Thanks for the debate. Sources0. . http://www.astronomytrek.com...1. . http://www.simplypsychology.org...2. . http://www.pnas.org...3. . http://www.sciencedirect.com...
Physical Bookstores Are Better Than Actual Bookstores

Physical bookstores are better than bookstores. Some people are lazy and don't want to go the store. This is exactly why physical bookstores are better. Online bookstores are encouraging people to be lazy when it does not take much effort to go to a bookstore. For some people, going to a bookstore physically may be the only exercise they get. Not only that, but some people don't even have computers or any other device that would enable them to buy books online. You do not need any special equipment to shop at a bookstore. I have also previously mentioned that with physical bookstores, you get to read the books right away, while with online bookstores it could take even weeks. These things would also make a physical bookstore more convenient. Not only that, but authors actually end up with more money if you buy books online. As Marie Brennon, an author, said, if you buy a book on an online store, the store will just continue to list the book and buy the book from the author when a customer buys it. However, with a physical bookstore, when you buy a book, the bookstore will buy more books depending on how many copies of the book were sold. They will want to keep three or four copies on hand in case someone comes in and wants to buy the book. Because of these differences in the different types of bookstores, authors get more money when people shop at physical bookstores. If people don't have time to shop at a physical bookstore, then how do they have time to shop at an online bookstore? Yes, for some people this may be because the physical bookstore if further away. However, it is very unlikely that you will never go to a region with a bookstore. After all, if you are on a big shopping trip in a city, why not stop by at the bookstore on the way? This is simply to prove that people do have time to shop at physical bookstores. Even those with a busy schedule can find time. SOURCES: http://www.swantower.com...
Physical Bookstores Are Better Than Actual Bookstores

Physical bookstores are better than online bookstores. First of all, an actual bookstore includes store employees. Store employees can help you find a book, a benefit you don't get at an online bookstore. I for one often have trouble picking out a book, but a store employee can help me find the book I am looking for and pick out a book. Second of all, there is the factor of speed. We live in a society where everyone wants things now. With a physical bookstore, once you purchase a book, you can immediately start reading it. With an online bookstore, it can take days or even weeks for the book you have ordered to be shipped to your house. Lastly, at an online bookstore, it is not always easy to tell if you want to buy the book. You will get a summary of course, and if you are lucky you will be able to read an excerpt of a few pages. However, in a physical bookstore, you can skim through the book. The pages of the book you can read to see if you like the book is not limited to a chapter. Sometimes it takes more than an excerpt to find out if you want to read a book. Does anyone want to take up the argument that an online bookstore is better than a physical bookstore?
Whether homeschooling should be illegal

OK, that makes sense now. My opponent is against questioning whether homeschooling should be illegal. Well, Bruce Lee once said "A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer." I think you need to question everything and see whether you believe it and why. Not doing that would be a gross intellectual downfall. That, and not wording your debate questions well. Or else those dang trolls will get into it and who knows WHAT will happen then. And then all those people who are so sarcastic that you can never tell if they are being serious or not... To summarize: 1. Everything needs to be evaluated. 2. Word your questions well. Thank you and good night.
Whether homeschooling should be illegal

REBUTTALS: 1) My opponent says: "I typed in whether homeschooling into Google and came up with "Did you mean 'Weather Homeschooling?'" So, I think that's what is what my opponent means. So," I meant whether as in an issue. Whether would also be accompanied by the words "or not." Ex. Whether or not Barack Obama should be president, Whether or not abortion should be legal etc. These issues are shortened by dropping the "or not" to make them simpler Ex. Whether Barack should be president, Whether abortion should be legal, etc. All my opponents previous arguments are now negated.
Whether homeschooling should be illegal

Now, I don't quite understand my opponent's prompt. "Whether homeschooling should be illegal." I typed in whether homeschooling into Google and came up with "Did you mean 'Weather Homeschooling?'" So, I think that's what is what my opponent means. So,1. If someone wants to become a weather man or a meterologist, you can get a good start learning at home. There are cources you can take to learn more before college. I see nothing bad about that.2. It helps you be more socially accepted. When you can just look at the sky and know if it will rain or not, you are a good asset to have around.3. You will get to be on TV someday. Every kids dream is to be on TV, so why wouldn't you want a kid's dream to come true? I understand that homeschooling is great, as my opponent stated last round, but I don't understand why she doesn't like weather homeschooling.I await my opponent's response. http://resources.webschoolpro.com...
Whether homeschooling should be illegal

Thank you for accepting justin.graves! I will now be arguing that homeschooling should not be made illegal. Arguments: 1) Homeschoolers statistically rate significantly higher during test-taking in all subjects. Studies also show that homeschoolers graduate at a higher rate than their peers. If homeschooling produces better grades, then it should not me made illegal. 2) Contrary to common belief, homeschoolers are not goofy, unsocial nerds. I know several homeschoolers that are just normal people like you and me. Homeschooling does not strip a person of all social life, rather it gives them a chance to be shown the world in a different light. 3) Almost every homeschooler that I know loves what they're doing and doesn't want to quit to go to public school. Making homeschooling illegal would only upset the community. 4) When comparing homeschooling DSS scores to private and public schooling, by the time homeschoolers graduate from high school, they are quite literally off the charts. sources: http://www.homeschooling-family.com... http://www.home-school.com...