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I’m not talking about atheists not believing in God, for those people have always existed, and in small numbers (and in my opinion will always continue to exist in small numbers).
What im talking about is religious people, most notably Christians, that don’t believe in a lot of Christian teachings anymore.
My prime example of this is Satan, and demons. It seems to me that a lot of Christians just don’t believe in that stuff anymore. They have bought into the secular opinion that those are just superstitions and that they are ridiculous. And I understand where they are coming form. I used to be incredibly skeptical of exorcisms until I actually did research and discovered all the very well documented cases of it. But even then it can be hard to really believe in that stuff, and it seems most people don’t.
Another thing is the Eucharist. Yes if you were to ask a Catholic about the Eucharist they would probalby just regurgitate the Churches basic position that they have been taught since they were kids. But do they REALLY believe in it? I think most people don’t, once again because to the secular world, the idea of eating someones actual flesh and actual blood seems absolutely absurd and idiotic, and people seem to usually agree with that.
Another case that I don’t think is quite as noticeable but still exists, is that a lot of people don’t seem to believe in the power of prayer anymore. For instance, the whole notion of healing prayers that cure people of aliments, most people seem to think those are superstitious and phony.
Ultimately it just seems that Christians of the modern world have started to develop a very secular tinged Faith. They will believe in things that are safe, such as that God exists and that he loves you. They will believe that 2000 years ago, Christ died for us. But people are so reluctant to believe in the power of spirituality. Anything that seems just too out there, people either reject out right or try not to ever think about or especially talk about, probably out of fear of people thinking they are crazy.
What do you guys think?
What im talking about is religious people, most notably Christians, that don’t believe in a lot of Christian teachings anymore.
My prime example of this is Satan, and demons. It seems to me that a lot of Christians just don’t believe in that stuff anymore. They have bought into the secular opinion that those are just superstitions and that they are ridiculous. And I understand where they are coming form. I used to be incredibly skeptical of exorcisms until I actually did research and discovered all the very well documented cases of it. But even then it can be hard to really believe in that stuff, and it seems most people don’t.
Another thing is the Eucharist. Yes if you were to ask a Catholic about the Eucharist they would probalby just regurgitate the Churches basic position that they have been taught since they were kids. But do they REALLY believe in it? I think most people don’t, once again because to the secular world, the idea of eating someones actual flesh and actual blood seems absolutely absurd and idiotic, and people seem to usually agree with that.
Another case that I don’t think is quite as noticeable but still exists, is that a lot of people don’t seem to believe in the power of prayer anymore. For instance, the whole notion of healing prayers that cure people of aliments, most people seem to think those are superstitious and phony.
Ultimately it just seems that Christians of the modern world have started to develop a very secular tinged Faith. They will believe in things that are safe, such as that God exists and that he loves you. They will believe that 2000 years ago, Christ died for us. But people are so reluctant to believe in the power of spirituality. Anything that seems just too out there, people either reject out right or try not to ever think about or especially talk about, probably out of fear of people thinking they are crazy.
What do you guys think?
