Why did Jesus Christ sacrifice his self for you?

[Pemalite]

EricHiggin said:

Pemalite said:

I don't hold human life at a high-level because of religion, nor do the majority of people I work with. - I am in multiple rescue agencies.

I hold human life to a high level because of empathy... And I have empathy because of experience and not wanting to be in the position someone else is in because of various electro-chemical processes that govern things like pain, sadness and general uncomfort.

Religion isn't a prerequisite to being a good, thoughtful individual... If religion is "good". - Then 10's of millions of people wouldn't have been murdered in their Gods name, the Christian God being no exception.

You think because your nice to people that they won't harm you? What did the Jews ever do to Hitler? What did the Dems ever do to Trump? Are religion and survival one and the same? If another group of people are going to kill you and all of your people, does it matter what religion they, or you hold at that point?

That's not it at all. Not entirely sure how you even came to that conclusion.
Religion isn't a pre-requisite to a good life and being a decent human being, I am literal evidence for that.

EricHiggin said:

So your saying people should bang their brains out and expect to get away without dealing with the logical consequences? Don't live life like everything is easy and free seems pretty logical to me.

What?
There are consequences. Like being dead.

The thing with Religion is that you can be an absolutely abhorrent disgusting rapist... But if you pray hard enough, you will get into Heaven. - Where is the consequence there?

EricHiggin said:

Typically that path leads to the demise of that economy/society eventually, and not all that long down the road. Religion is like a large main block of the base of a pyramid. Slowly chip away at that block and the whole thing crumbles.

Nah. Plenty of secular nations get on fine without religion. It's not a required foundation for a functioning society, it never was, never will.

EricHiggin said:

Sometimes being gullible is necessary. More so in large, major, immediate events. Well as far as we know he actually practiced what he preached, and what he preached was pretty logical and peaceful. Not entirely, but in comparison, peaceful. How many of us can say the same about ourselves?

If you think Jesus was a nice guy... Think again.

* Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send [or bring] peace, but a sword.  - Matthew 10:34 - Jesus wanted war.

* Brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. -  Matthew 10:21 - Families will be torn a part by Jesus.

* Jesus condemned entire cities to death and eternal torment because they don't care for his preaching. - Matthew 11:20

* Jesus criticized the Jewish people for not murdering their disobedient children according to Old Testament law. - Mark 7:9

And that is just the tip of the iceberg.

The Bible is really a terrible, disgusting book, just like the Torah and Quran... And Jesus is a disgusting individual, God, Son of God, Human or Fairy-tale or not.

Last edited by Pemalite - on 22 January 2019