Posted by Spenta on
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The idea of this is that Christianity itself is a religion based on faith. Calvin had some of the right ideas down, but the ideas of the lack of free will and a tyrant God (especially in the Abrahamic context) make it seem questionable. But the theological opposite of Calvinism makes less sense because it teaches people to be humble without doubt. How can one be humble if they do not doubt or somehow question themselves? It actually doesn't make much sense, to be honest here. Supposedly the humble Christian has no doubts when it comes to killing infidels. And naturally, as stated, the modern American is born, with all his negative qualities. Nothing other than the traits of modernist liberals, especially their self-righteous attitude. Humility is the opposite of Pride, that of self-confidence. Confidence is the polar opposite of doubt. By looking at it this way, the 'humble Christian' who has no qualms killing heretics and infidels really isn't humble at all. If he had an ounce of self-doubt, he'd be questioning as to why is he killing what he might consider to be infidels and heretics. Self-doubt to me is the idea of thinking of the potential outcomes and consequences of an action that might be taken. Naturally, in order to make good decisions, one must have self-doubt. Liberals tend to lack this self-doubt, pushing their own beliefs down other peoples' throats. Something that they accuse others of doing to them.

Modern Christianity is a disaster because it takes too much into account in blind faith and supernatural 'miracles'. Too many people these days join a religion expecting God will hand them a $50 dollar bill or cure some ailment of theirs upon joining the religion. They always want something out of it. And if it doesn't work, they carry that same mentality with them as they join yet another religion expecting the same thing. One also has to actually be committed to practicing their faith and understanding what it is and what it means.

Martin Luther believed that faith alone can help save souls. If people are automatically saved by Jesus Christ through faith alone, what point is there to living? Why not commit suicide to go to heaven? I would also say the same for Finney. If people are so sure that they can go to heaven by just faith alone and thinking that they did good works (without a measure of self-doubt), why can't they opt for a one-way ticket to heaven by suicide? If they object to this, then they are being hypocritical because after all, it was they who claimed that faith alone results in salvation.