Bingo. Even the basic premise of placing God above yourself alone creates a much better, kinder, down to earth, humble individual (because you don't see yourself as a god, and you are accountable to someone greater than you that is always watching your every thought or action). Throw in the teachings of Jesus Christ (anti-Evil, humble, loving, kind, gentle, patient), and you are even more so setting yourself up for success to be a good person or a great leader. I know society will never admit it, but there is something very unique and special about Jesus Christ and his teachings. Can you imagine a world where every single individual strove to be like Christ?
I have friends that haven't found Christ (yet), and they are excellent people and I could never imagine them ever committing an evil act. However it is slightly satisfying to see them finally in 2021 come to the realization that without God/Jesus, and the teachings of Jesus Christ, our world is a complete mess; riddled with evil and disgust. I was shocked whenever one of my non-religious friends recently started asking me about Christianity, the Bible, and how to study it.
The teachings of Christ have stood the test of time and people come back to them reflexively in troubled times and do so more consistantly than other faiths, I believe.
I do not regard my faith as exemplary in any way, but it is there and it causes me no embarassment. I have always found it odd that avowed atheists I know and have known, feel a need to ridicule and mock the faithful. They feel a need to proclaim their absence of belief.
Why do they care what others believe? I have encountered this more than once. One might suspect that some less than benevolent force motivates them, actively.
Bingo. Even the basic premise of placing God above yourself alone creates a much better, kinder, down to earth, humble individual (because you don't see yourself as a god, and you are accountable to someone greater than you that is always watching your every thought or action). Throw in the teachings of Jesus Christ (anti-Evil, humble, loving, kind, gentle, patient), and you are even more so setting yourself up for success to be a good person or a great leader. I know society will never admit it, but there is something very unique and special about Jesus Christ and his teachings. Can you imagine a world where every single individual strove to be like Christ?
I have friends that haven't found Christ (yet), and they are excellent people and I could never imagine them ever committing an evil act. However it is slightly satisfying to see them finally in 2021 come to the realization that without God/Jesus, and the teachings of Jesus Christ, our world is a complete mess; riddled with evil and disgust. I was shocked whenever one of my non-religious friends recently started asking me about Christianity, the Bible, and how to study it.
The teachings of Christ have stood the test of time and people come back to them reflexively in troubled times and do so more consistantly than other faiths, I believe.
I do not regard my faith as exemplary in any way, but it is there and it causes me no embarassment. I have always found it odd that avowed atheists I know and have known, feel a need to ridicule and mock the faithful. They feel a need to proclaim their absence of belief.
Why do they care what others believe? I have encountered this more than once. One might suspect that some less than benevolent force motivates them, actively.