Excellent point. It’s sad that the church has disappointed and/or abused so many, but you are so right, that’s no reason to reject the truth of the resurrection, and therefore Christianity.
It is very easy to throw out the baby with the bathwater. I almost did that myself during deconstruction. It is very difficult to separate one's faith in Jesus and religious indoctrination because that is what i believe Evangelical belief is. Black and white thinking along with focusing on sin management and purity to an excess.
Once you pull away from the indoctrination you realize how much of it is just Man's rules.
So yes it is difficult because in our minds Jesus ends up being thrown in with the indoctrination.
Thankfully i was able to recover from that and realize that Jesus is not like us and that he is more merciful and understanding then we can ever imagine.
Well said! Especially your point about ignoring or avoiding the evidence for the resurrection in the gospel texts and instead focusing on negative experiences in church. It’s easy to think that because there are people who misapplied the Bible that you can’t believe it anymore.
Excellent point. It’s sad that the church has disappointed and/or abused so many, but you are so right, that’s no reason to reject the truth of the resurrection, and therefore Christianity.
It is very easy to throw out the baby with the bathwater. I almost did that myself during deconstruction. It is very difficult to separate one's faith in Jesus and religious indoctrination because that is what i believe Evangelical belief is. Black and white thinking along with focusing on sin management and purity to an excess.
Once you pull away from the indoctrination you realize how much of it is just Man's rules.
So yes it is difficult because in our minds Jesus ends up being thrown in with the indoctrination.
Thankfully i was able to recover from that and realize that Jesus is not like us and that he is more merciful and understanding then we can ever imagine.
Wonderful and so true.
Well said! Especially your point about ignoring or avoiding the evidence for the resurrection in the gospel texts and instead focusing on negative experiences in church. It’s easy to think that because there are people who misapplied the Bible that you can’t believe it anymore.
Christ is risen. He is Risen Indeed!
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