"You Left Christianity to Sin" | Ex-Christian Responds

[@Daexusnol]

I have a friend who converted to Buddhism from fundamentalist Christianity. His family and former church said that he left cause he didn't want to be held morally accountable. Which is hilarious, considering that Buddhism is all about moral accountability lol. We had a good laugh about it.

[@DesGardius-me7gf]

Christianity is a religion that’s all about dodging accountability.

[@TheMilitantMazdakite]

Yeah, as a Zoroastrian, I 100% agree.

[@amandahuginkiss6868]

And if the gawd of the Xians is real, then everyone will be held accountable regardless of their belief, so how does leaving that religion let you off the hook? The answer should be "It doesn't", so as usual the Xlings have no clue about the religion they claim to follow. Absolutely ridiculous.

[@bladerunner3314]

Christian moral accountability: I fuck up, I apologize to gawd, all good.

[@Cuffsmaster]

Christians confuse morality with sin all the time. Sin is a joke to me. But living a moral life is important.

[@mjjoe76]

“You just want to sin” sounds to me like the utterance of a closed mind. Rather than ask questions to understand, they jump to a comfortable conclusion that allows them to avoid considering another view.

[@jezebelvibes]

Absolutely!

[@DesGardius-me7gf]

It’s an example of what Dr. Robert Jay Lifton refers to in his book, _The Psychology of Totalism_ as being the principal of Dispensing of Existence.

[@weirdwilliam8500]

It's called a thought-stopping technique. By dismissing your ideas with an easy quip, they can entirely avoid thinking about anything you tell them.

[@ianchandley]

Hell Yeah!!! Bring it on - orgies galore!!

[@kgs2280]

For me, it was such a closed-minded statement that I finally just said, “Yeah, you got me. I just wanted to sin because it’s so much more fun”. It’s not as if you can convince them, so why bother trying? They’re just going to believe it anyway, no matter what you tell them.

[@AtamMardes]

The biggest scam is to tell people they're born in sin and there's a better place after death, but to be saved a spot they must make donations.

[@AtamMardes]

@@vadouis-rt3of Ask the church and ministry leaders.

[@AtamMardes]

@@vadouis-rt3of Unfortunately you're not saying anything intelligent by thinking properly & honestly. You're only parroting what you've been indoctrinated with - obviously without the benefit of your intellect.

[@NaNlinear]

@@vadouis-rt3of "You do not know what I have experienced.." - No I don't. I also know that if you had evidence for your god, you would just give it instead of giving anecdotal evidence or trying to debunk evolution.

[@NaNlinear]

@@vadouis-rt3of "That is a mind that refuses to accept any evidence that goes against his beliefs." - I changed my beliefs about something just the other day. I was presented with empirical evidence that went against what I thought I knew. You have had nothing but assertion and anecdotal evidence. Almost every religion has that. I'm not in any way convinced your religion is true because of it. In our "conversations", It seems to make you feel better for you to strawman me and think you understand me than to actually reply to anything I actually say.

[@Les-i7e]

​@@vadouis-rt3of my kind is just fine. And I have the right not to beileive in god. Not the one in the bible or any other gods

[@gregmilliken5538]

"Christian" preachers ripping off the poor and living like royalty make me sick. Misleading people and using fear to raise money sure makes God proud.....NOT!!

[@madeirafonseca6383]

Churches need to lose their tax exempt status, and then audit the shit out of the pastors.

[@mikemental8285]

There is not justification for millionaire pastors. As a christian i could never go such a church. Church under the bridge sounds more to me

[@HawkThunder907]

You missed one thing, corrupt pastors are getting a special place in hell and will be harder punished than any other sinner. But you just search for some "anti Christian" stuff.

[@timothygibney159]

But the jets! The corporate jets. He can't be interrupted and preach the good news when being distracted by got to the airport and tsa screening. The poor people need to pay for the pastors jet. Come on man

[@NaNlinear]

@@HawkThunder907 "corrupt pastors are getting a special place in hell" - Except you can't prove that, while we can prove that your religion is doing active harm. So, instead of waiting for an unproven hell, it's better to fight that religion here and now.

[@ledojaeger7474]

I was THE pious religious kid, so you can easily imagine how I heard the ‘You left Christianity to sin!’ (And still hear it) when I had to come out as gay. Despite my earnest pleading, God did not have any vested interest in making me straight ‘so that I could honor Him’. I went through years of misery and confusion and suicidal ideations, so ‘you just want to sin’ is uniquely reductive and insulting

[@Dingolia]

I have a similar experience, not gay, but bisexual.

[@jezebelvibes]

so sorry you went through that. I hope you've found so much peace and healing

[@ledojaeger7474]

@@jezebelvibes thank you so much, I’m a work in progress. I appreciate your content so much!

[@HawkThunder907]

​@@ledojaeger7474in which age did you know this?

[@okanudobassey9741]

​@@HawkThunder907What's your business? You're sh¢t-scared as people are leaving griftianity en masse. With fewer donations and empty pews, your evil empire will collapse sooner rather than later. No doubt 'bout it.

[@senormacaco2834]

Religion is the equivalent of an MLM scam

[@haroldmcbroom7807]

TOTALLY agree!!! I'm so glad that Christianity is not a RELIGION, it's a Choice. To be a Christian is to be a "follower" of Christ. The first Believers were not even called "Christians", but followers of "the Way". *John 14:6 (nkjv)* _6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me._ REFERENCES TO "THE WAY" IN THE BIBLE Acts 9:2 (nkjv) 2 and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Acts 24:14 (nkjv) 14 But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets. All religions of "the world", esteem their own traditions over the Word of God. Christianity is a CHOICE, "Who do you say that I am?", Jesus is asking. Our faith is not based on who others say Christ is, but Whom we Profess Him to be, according to His Word. *Romans 10:9-10 (nkjv)* _9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation._

[@paulgemme6056]

We are not sinners because we sin, we sin because we are sinners. If a man (woman) says they have never done wrong/sinned they are a liar, and the truth (Jesus Christ) is not in them. We fail as born-again believers to love unconditionally, with an unfailing, everlasting, perfect love because the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. We are not saved because of our performance (behavior) we are saved because of the blood and the finished work that Christ Jesus completed on the cross. Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast.:

[@michaelsbeverly]

I'll pay for my own sins, thank you very much. Lucky for me, all my worst sins were as a Christian, and I've pretty much cleaned up my act as an atheist.

[@DG-cu1vt]

Yup. Me too! It's a good feeling! 🙂

[@wayneu1233]

Yes! All my most egregious moral decisions I made as a Christian! And why not? The Lord forgives all! Never mind all the people I hurt, whose forgiveness I really needed.

[@michaelsbeverly]

@@christophergibson7155 I disgree with your assessment here. Had Christians forgiven me, top of the list, my wife and pastors I'd put myself under their authority, I'd likely still be a Christian. I needed their forgiveness and it was withheld, actually to point I nearly suicided. Their unforgiveness (and frankly, dehumanizing hatred) is what lead me to question my faith and belief. If the Christians I'd lived among for years, worshipped with, gone on ministry trips with, loved, and followed Christ with, had actually followed the basic things they claim they believe, I'd never had starting reading Dawkins. Once I started down that path, it was all over, the fabric unraveled and I became an atheist. These days I could care less if those old Christians forgive me, don't care, don't even want to know, and, yeah, my ex-wife, the perfect self-righteous Sunday school teacher who's poop didn't stink, you know, as she was perfect, well, my new girlfriend, an atheist, is infinity better to live with. So, yeah, in the end, their hatred was my salvation. I believed, obviously, God had forgiven me...at the time, now, of course, I don't care. If God turns out to exist, I'll demand he/she/it/they apologize to me. So, yeah, the guy's comment was good, he does understand forgiveness, it's something that we need in a community from other HUMANS...the only beings with minds that we're aware of in this universe (so far).

[@britaom3299]

@@jimmythompson1979 And on top of that, when people have wronged me (i.e., "sinned against me"), I have always tried to be forgiving about the whole thing. I don't hold grudges against people. I basically tend to let things go and try to find the good things that resulted from the harm (did it make me a stronger person? Did it teach me a lesson?) And my default position isn't to seek to brutally torture those who have "sinned" against me. And I don't immediately expect some "payback." ...unlike the Christian god.

[@NonhlanhlaMashao]

Yes you want to be your own god...But you are not the standard of goodness But God is perfection that's why He judges sin but he also provided a for us not to be punished, that doesn't mean sin goes unpunished but Jesus took upon himself the punishment he didn't deserve

[@FDRIsSuperiorToRegan]

I was raised as Roman Catholic, but had evangelical influences in my life, too. When puberty hit around 11/12 I discovered I’m gay. Never did anything at all awful as a child, and to hear it said I was a sinner, it’s evil, blah blah blah, the crimes enacted against LGBT people, really threw a light on so called God and religion and all the rest. By 15 I was an atheist. This was back in the 90s. After ~30 years of investigating Christianity and Judaism and Islam and all their derivative cults… archeology, *secular* and scholarly studies on the faith, the sciences, etc, it’s quite obvious it’s all one big myth. I pity most believers because they are brainwashed. However, I’m convinced many “church authorities” know it’s fiction, but still promote it. Bunch of grifters!

[@bladerunner3314]

Riddle me this ... If cheezus died to attone for humanities sins, how come we're still all sinners from birth thanks to Eve? Doesn't make much sense, the moment you invest 10 seconds of thinking, eh? Yeah, it's way easier to grift money than to do honest work - none of us have several planes like Copeland.

[@FDRIsSuperiorToRegan]

@@bladerunner3314He “died” to redeem us from original sin. From that point forward it’s up to us to keep ourselves sin free. But then jacka$$es like the Protestant Martin Luther say we are all seeds of sin since birth. So WTF knows. It’s all one big knot of conflicting fictions. No wonder why all the sects and branches go to war.

[@bladerunner3314]

@@FDRIsSuperiorToRegan Let's say, he had a crappy weekend. Is it dying, if he gets up a few hours later?

[@TheLegendOfRandy]

I'm sorry you had to suffer through all of that, stranger. From one stranger to another, I'm happy you're seemingly doing okay, meow.

[@juanausensi499]

@@FDRIsSuperiorToRegan Yep, he died for the only sin we shouldn't be accountable in the first place, effectively changing nothing.

[@awakeenlighten2298]

Love what you do Kristi! "Religion is true for the common people, false for the wise, and useful by the rulers." ― Seneca

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@starfishsystems]

​@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 Nonsense. Everything you've written is premised on a Begging the Question fallacy. FIRST demonstrate that a god exists, and THEN we can investigate further. If you're unwilling or unable to do that, we have no reason to take your claims seriously. I mean, really, how hard is this to understand? Even children learn that their make-believe isn't real.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@starfishsystems God through the Holy Spirit has shown me several things relating to the afterlife with the purpose of convincing people like yourself. Stuff like Heaven and Hell, Angels, and evil Spirits the Lord Jesus (not worthy at all), a miracle happened to me that extended my life (thank you God) & so much more. I am more than happy to give further details.

[@khayon4364]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 Others have been "shown" quite different understandings and afterlives. Why am I to believe your claim over theirs?

[@tracyavent-costanza346]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 if this plane of existence is so inherently evil and pointless, the god who "puts us here" before putting us somewhere "better" just appears to have a sadistic streak about a mile wide. or maybe suffering builds character and we accumulate that by having to tolerate egomaniacs who claim to know all about god.

[@greg-op2jh]

Mine was 100% because I am gay. I knew i was gay at 8 years old. I prayer everyday that i would be "fixed" and listening to being called an abomination in church. It made me want to die. Since i left and accepted who i am my life, my life is a million percent better. I am not perfect but i try to be a kind, loving person, I just want everyone to not suffer and us live in a world where people can do what makes them happy. ❤ i love your channel. Thank you.

[@jillianb1744]

2 of my kids are LGBTQ + and just want to send you a hug! Sorry you had to endure all that.

[@dawnalaia9984]

Don’t listen to people who are condemning you becaue Jesus said EVERY sin will be forgiven. You don’t need to be anything other than who you are to come to Jesus ! He did not come into the world to condemn it he came to save the world. I’m sorry that you ever had to experience that condemnation but there is no condemnation in Christ! I recommend you read the book of John and stay out of church and develop a “Personal” relationship with Jesus! I know if you ask him into your heart and accept him as your savior he will not turn you away despite what you think about your sexuality! God Bless 🙏

[@meghanisahollywoodstar]

Thanks for sharing your experience Greg! My daughter came out at 7. Some kids just know from an early age. She has het parents but two moms is the only situation that has ever made sense to her.

[@meghanisahollywoodstar]

​@@dawnalaia9984His sexual orientation is not a sin that he needs to be forgiven for.

[@dawnalaia9984]

I didn’t say his sexuality is a sin but it seems others have told him that and since they had I was assuring him that ALL sins are forgiven no matter what others may have told him . I don’t want him to feel condemned or that even because of his sexuality Jesus wouldn’t accept him 💖🙏

[@matthawkins4579]

I am so glad I was raised in an agnostic (heavily leaning atheistic) family. I never had to grapple with this kind of issue. I have always dealt with religion as a man made thing... God does not create man...man creates God. It's been like that long before Christianity.

[@madeirafonseca6383]

@@christophergibson7155Everyone in here has heard your psychobabble before. Even Orthodox Rabbis admit the Genesis account of creation is folklore - not real.

[@drpatriciamushonga5411]

​@christophergibson7155 How exactly did your God create man? Through speaking him into existence or making him out of dirt then animating him with a golem spell? Which creation myth do you subscribe to?

[@marcdc6809]

it's a complex thing, that agnostic/atheism definition. Even the pope does not have any evidence for the existence of god... William Lane Craig admitted there is no evidence, only arguments... that makes him an agnostic? Then there is atheism, you don't believe in a god... it's kind of easy to see that the god from the bible is not the right one in any case... there was light before there was an earth, so the bible has that wrong... being agnostic you also state that you don't exclude that a god might be possible... but does that make you a believer? I guess you can be a theist and state 'I believe a god made the universe, but I also believe that god does not even know we're here and doesn't care'... for practical purposes, that's an atheist I guess? at least not a christian? I wish there was a word for 'not worshipping a god'... to me that's what atheism means.

[@jasbo9734]

@@christophergibson7155 It's sad that you believe in a god that doesn't exist.

[@frankblack8448]

The abrahamic god is just a recycled mash up of Sumerian and Babylonian desert gods.

[@billygundum]

Never thought id hear the phrase "sins of god" outside of my own voice.

[@jezebelvibes]

he sure has many

[@QuestionThingsUseLogic]

​@@jezebelvibescertainly does! He lied, stole, kidnapped, murdered, condoned slavery and !ncest plus more...

[@kenshiloh]

To say that God sins is really, really wicked. God is good; you are not. In civil courts, people lose money and liberty over libel, yet you libel the righteous God Who made everything. Do you not know that you will stand before Him? Do you not know that hell is real? In 1999, two boys entered their high school, point-blank executed their classmates, then took their own lives. Are they blissfully 'sleeping' now? Is there no consciousness after death? Is there no justice for these two boys who left a nation reeling with shock and grief? Is there no justice? I am not the judge, but my best guess is that you, who have libeled God, will be in worse shape than these two boys on judgment day. They killed the body, but you are leading people to hell, in direct treason to God. You cannot say that I did not warn you. Jesus said that hell is torment and it lasts forever. Yet, Jesus loves you. He died on a Cross so that you may know Him. Jesus Christ is the light of the world.

[@darlalathan6143]

Yeah, all of them are human rights abuses, hate speech, and war crimes! @@jezebelvibes

[@jesuscaresaboutyou100]

@@QuestionThingsUseLogicNo He hasn’t. People do many evil things in life, but like to blame God for people actions.

[@nmappraiser9926]

I can't remember the quote exactly but a comedian said something like: "If Jesus died for our sins, aren't we making his sacrifice meaningless by not committing them?"

[@jennylindberg1123]

Yes Ricky Gervais said "If we don't sin, Jesus died for nothing"

[@memecity9849]

Lol, they fail to understand that you don't need to leave a religion to sin. Hell, in Christianity, you can sin all you want, but as long as you repent and believe in Jesus, it's all good

[@jezebelvibes]

Definitely. If I just wanted to sin I would have just stayed a christian ;)

[@memecity9849]

@jezebelvibes Apparently sin is so rampant in Christianity that we're born with it lol

[@ricklamb772]

That's the false main stream churches,they have every lie in the book,but true believers don't believe any of that crap.Walk the walk,talk the talk.

[@weirdwilliam8500]

@@ricklamb772 Oh, ok. How do I tell which Christians are the true believers? Is it all the ones who agree with you in particular? What about all the ones who disagree with you and who are completely convinced that you're the false Christian? Why did god write a book that confuses everyone except you?

[@adamrspears1981]

​@@AbhijeetMishraWhy does one have to repent to a Deity that supposedly is real, to feel ashamed of what they have done? People can feel ashamed, w/o a Deity. That would be like believing that a person cannot be happy w/o superman, or spiderman. You don't seem to realize that there have been people that did not believe in the GOD of the Bible, & did things that they were ashamed of, sorry for; & took responsibility for, & made changes in their lives to be a better person. -This demonstrates that repentance unto GOD is not neccassary. Just repentence to that person or people you wronged is neccassary. & no, "sinning" is not a wrong toward GOD. Eve touching the Forbidden Fruit was not an offense toward GOD. & before you say that "GOD told her not to!" I will clarify that according to the Genesis account, GOD didn't speak anything to Eve until after her & Adam touched the Forbidden Fruit. Adam, told Eve that GOD said not to touch it. For all Eve knew, Adam could of misunderstood GOD. So Eve touching the Forbidden Fruit was not an offense to GOD. A person raping another is not an offense to GOD. The offense is toward the one raped. & if they can't or won't forgive the pos that committed rape....then their is no forgiveness for that person. You know, that's pretty shitty to the victim who suffered rape & canmot forgive the pos rapist; -for GOD to just step in & forgive the rapist. Kinda like if I were to punch you in youface so hard that you had all sorts of medical expenses & medical issues for the rest of you life....& all you want is justice & restitution from me for the life-long damages that I caused you. & guess what?! ...A judge steps in & what does the judge do?? ...The judge pardons me! Would you be ok with that? Or would you feel like the judge spat on your face, as the victim in the whole situation? ...yeah, so maybe consider THAT side of the whole "I, as a Christian, have a get outta jail free card so it doesn't matter what I've done because only GOD can judge me & well, hey, I'm forgiven!!!" -Maybe think about that a little bit. (I k ow you won't though...& if you do, you don't care.)

[@lyndon4031]

They want to be able to manipulate you and the idea of sin created guilt and emotional turmoil in your life. They play on that every Sunday.

[@haroldmcbroom7807]

The world doesn't want to be free from sin, but from God Who says, this path leads to death, and this path, to LIFE. CHOOSE LIFE, that you may live, and this is the condemnation of the world, that a Light has come into the world, but the world preferred the darkness.

[@ericcwelling5970]

Other Christians assumed that I left because I wanted to sin. Not only that, they assumed that I left because I was not a real Christian. To be honest, I find it offensive because it’s like they assumed that I left for the wrong reasons. Well, I have every good reason to leave, and it was the best decision I’ve ever made. Thank you, Kristi, for making your videos. It’s a real comfort to know that there’s more people like you who understand what I’m going through. Love your videos! 😊

[@bladerunner3314]

You're still missing "You're just angry at gawd!" and "Somebody hurt you" for the small bingo.

[@ericcwelling5970]

@@bladerunner3314 Got that right! That was never the reason why I left. Also, that’s a typical stereotype for atheists.

[@Finckelstein]

@@bladerunner3314 I get those two all the time. As a lifelong atheist who never had an inkling of faith in the supernatural in them, that's hilarious.

[@bmoe4609]

Yup, I had a woman come in my job to say why she thinks I'm an athiest. "You just wanna do what you wanna do." I was like "yup"😂. Got tired of her bs and wanted her to shut up.

[@ericcwelling5970]

@@bmoe4609 I hear ya!

[@adamc1966]

Biggest sinners I've ever known have been "Christians". 👍Keep up the great work Kristi ❤️

[@richardmaclean7581]

Brainwashed by the Bible written by the Israelites to combat the Egyptian’s who had multiple gods… I left Christianity because of all the pontificating, claiming they are saved because of Jesus Christ. Blasphemy. When y’all keep sinning. “Eat me… This is my body. Drink me… This is my blood.” Tell me, what is this? Flesheaters. Brainwashed by the Israelites, who wrote the Holy Bible.

[@bladerunner3314]

Look up Benjamin Garlick, a nice piece of work.

[@ZuoCruz]

If you don’t keep on sinning Jesus died for nothing

[@bladerunner3314]

@@AbhijeetMishra Like trump-evangelicals now say cheezus was a liberal hippie and they don't like him anymore.

[@bladerunner3314]

@@AbhijeetMishra That's what I've told my ex wife, who has gone full SJW "You want change, ok, but forcing people is just the same method racists use." She didn't understand, because I'm just a lowly man and whatever-phobe.

[@reneelillquist]

Well...I'm 65 years old and have left Christianity. It's not because i want to sin, far from it.

[@paulgemme6056]

This evil world, atheists and the enemy of our souls offer no hope. God/Jesus Christ offers to all those who believe a new life in Christ. Born again, born of the Spirit (Holy Spirit). No religion needed. Just faith, faith plus nothing.

[@cezz1105]

So why?

[@madeirafonseca6383]

I left Christianity because I realized I was being lied to.

[@adamc1966]

👍👍

[@TheMilitantMazdakite]

YOU prove that it is a lie!

[@adamc1966]

@TheMilitantMazdakite its all based on pagan myths...how is that for starters???

[@TheMilitantMazdakite]

@@adamc1966 and how does that prove that it is a lie? My religion was based on the polytheism that preceded it. I am not ashamed of that.

[@bladerunner3314]

I never got in because the stories just sounded like dumber versions of fairy tales ... to a four year old.

[@macintoshimann9892]

Im still trying to figure out what sins my life would be more enjoyable with. For real, this line of thinking is actually so silly. In the time since Ive leff doctrinal christianity, my behavior has changed very little. The difference now is poor behavior doesnt cause me existential anxiety and I feel inclined to actually do better next time.

[@mtbiker4life918]

I've noticed since breaking free from Christianity my " brothers " want to just keep me down. Whenever I talk about expanding my social network, or read other books they look at me like I have 3 heads. What did it for me as I put a ton of time studying for an exam for my career. After I got a really good grade they said " give all the glory to God". My thought was why? I did all the work lol.

[@QuestionThingsUseLogic]

All praise to you for your efforts!!🎉🎉

[@mtbiker4life918]

@@QuestionThingsUseLogic thank you. Apparently you needs problems in order for them to be your friend. The moment you do better than them due to my own hard work I never hear from them. All the Glory to God right?

[@QuestionThingsUseLogic]

@@mtbiker4life918 haha, true! But genuinely you deserve the praise! All the best in your life.

[@NaNlinear]

Definitely. One of religions (particularly christianity) primary goals is to deprive you of your agency. Good on you for persevering!

[@jesuscaresaboutyou100]

@@mtbiker4life918 It’s because God gives us knowledge and wisdom. And also He gives us knowledge.

[@roc5291]

You know what’s ironic? MOST of the agnostic/atheist people I know came to be that way, by trying so desperately, to be the best Christian they could possibly be. That was my path. Tried so desperately, in the age of reason, to square up all of the local fallacies, the inconsistencies, the outright evil and barbaric parts of the faith with apologetics and rationalization. But at some point, I think we all hit a point where, what you believe, it just NEEDS to matter. And I for one, would rather be informed that the truth was something completely opposite from what I believed in, than go on believing in the comforting lie of the soft place to fall that doesn’t really exist. Life is so much more beautiful, BECAUSE we are doomed. The sunrise and set, your interactions with the people in your world may NEVER happen again the way you experienced it. And I think that makes it SO much more valuable and precious than living thinking that all of this…..is simply a test run for eternity.

[@nickg5010]

If there wasn't a war on I might agree !

[@roc5291]

@@nickg5010 War on what?!?!!?

[@timw8398]

Well said!

[@williambunter3311]

You may have squared up all of the local fallacies, but what about the overseas ones?

[@ready1fire1aim1]

Yahweh Elohim from Genesis 2 is the false Elohim. The Church made that a heresy but it's true.

[@unidentifiediconography8837]

Thank you for this... I'm an isolated atheist living in the heart of the Bible belt... I really needed to hear this... subscribed... ✌️💙

[@madeirafonseca6383]

Being surrounded by the Churchianity crowd has to be tough.

[@smittys3069]

You just want to sin!

[@tateylove]

We left the Bible Belt after we started deconstructing so I just wanted to say that I feel for you 🙏

[@unidentifiediconography8837]

@@smittys3069 guilty as charged... ✌️

[@nickharrison6184]

Thanks!

[@jezebelvibes]

Thanks for the support!

[@PolymorphicPenguin]

It's really important that we Christians listen to your actual reasons for leaving our religion and not make baseless assumptions. Thank you for setting the record straight.

[@jezebelvibes]

Thanks for being kind and open!

[@PolymorphicPenguin]

@@Sparkypumps We Christians do tend to be rather convinced of our own beliefs, don't we? Open-mindedness isn't usually our strong suit.

[@raspberryjam9258]

I'm Christian and I'm thinking the same. Love and respect includes everyone, not only the people of our faith.

[@darlalathan6143]

Now that's the spirit!@@raspberryjam9258

[@NaNlinear]

@@raspberryjam9258 @PolymorphicPenguin Let me ask you an honest question I have wondered about: Why don't you hold other christians accountable? I am genuinely interested in an answer given everything that's going on in the US right now.

[@dgrdave3161]

I get this all the time as well. However, I feel like I am more moral now, than, I ever was

[@jezebelvibes]

Funny how we leave and become better people 🩷

[@dgrdave3161]

@@jezebelvibes Agreed

[@bladerunner3314]

You can't be a good person and a devout believer. ~Some ex muslim whose name escapes me. Bad people do bad things but it takes religion to make good people do bad things. I think that was Hitchens.

[@Finckelstein]

@@bladerunner3314 Absolutely. Of course you can be a good person and a cherry picking believer. But if you truly, fully accept the bible and all it entails, you are automatically a terrible person. Because you have to accept that slavery and genocide are moral - since the book justifies and condones both of those things.

[@nickg5010]

You have a healthier relationship with 'the truth' currently, I would say, or your understanding of the issues is clearer than before. @@jezebelvibes

[@alexanderbean7737]

This is a tough time and your videos feel like therapy. Thanks for your work.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@WildandFree4]

The bible has no credibility. Hell is not even in the manuscripts. It was added to control the people with fear. Christianity is a cult by definition. Look up the BITE model by Steven Hassan, the worlds top cult expert. It's the cult checklist. Also look up Yahwism which existed 3000yrs before Christianity. Yahweh began as a polygod with a wife called Asherah.. U emplore you to research your religions historicity. From an ex Christian of 20yrs.​@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363

[@laravioliiii2832]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 You really think that will convert people? "God Loves you, but if you don't worship him, then you'll burn in hell for all eternity!" Yeah, that's not love, that's a hostage situation.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@laravioliiii2832 Nah, hell is separation from God Most people have heard “Jesus/God loves you”. Does that mean they have a relationship with God and will go to heaven? Depends on the individual. A relationship is 2 sided, you receive love and you give love back. God showed His love by suffering, dying on the cross and rising from the dead for you, now you show Love back by repenting of your sins (lying, stealing, sexual sins, taking the Lord’s Name in vain etc) and believing in Jesus as your Lord and saviour so that Heaven is in your future not hell.

[@laravioliiii2832]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 What is Separation of God?

[@earlt.7573]

When I was trying to be a Christian and they told me that it wasn't just the "sins of commission" ( what you did) that I had to worry about, but ALSO the "sins of omission" ( what you should have done but didn't ) I realized that this was some kind of mind game that you could NEVER win. Like the 1987 song by the Pet Shop Boys, " Everywhere I go, everything I do, everything I say, It's a sin." The damage this does to people is beyond measuring, it's horrible.

[@amyhull754]

Same same same same. And the THOUGHT CRIMES. I just...I was so anxious and so depressed and felt SO inadequate and BAD about myself...because not only could I not be perfect enough, I had the temerity to keep making the same mistake more than once (See Rom 6:1). Awful. Atheism is SO much more tenable: if nothing I do matters, then the only thing that matters is what I do, and doing my best matters and counts and has value.

[@earlt.7573]

@@amyhull754 I have dealt with depression all my life and the crushing doctrine of the Bible just made it worse. It's been a process of years, but since deconstructing and accepting who I am, and how I am, I have so much more peace. No more allowing myself to be "beat up" mentally and emotionally by manipulative Church leaders, and no more having to be told over and over that I'm NOT good enough. Like Popeye, "I am what I am", and if the religious cult drones don't like it then F**K THEM.

[@mattr.1887]

Christopher, do you still sin as a Christian?

[@abdul-kabiralegbe5660]

​@@christophergibson7155 Stop the mental gymnastics. Just stop.

[@okanudobassey9741]

​Christopath is the epicenter and epitome of sin.

[@KD-hi6hh]

Wow, you really made sense on this one ! Definitely taking notes to put in my tool bag...

[@charlesfenton2063]

I admire your level-headed attitude. Keep it up. I am glad I never had this struggle, living in a largely secular society. Go girl!

[@truecapitalist4718]

I stopped being defensive when I got to the point that I really didn’t give a shot what they thought of me. I no longer needed their acceptance. I no longer feared their judgment.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@truecapitalist4718]

Well, since you put it THAT way…. still no.

[@FireyDeath4]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 LOL. God's in no place to judge us like that until He has a gooooooood look at His own self and what kind of existence He's perpetrated. This would all be His fault and we both know that solely based on straight-out logic

[@Dragumix]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 You can't prove that the Christian god exists and that Jesus rose from the dead, can you?

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@truecapitalist4718 This is Very Serious I’m for you not against you. Jesus is not some bad Person to Believe nor is He made up (look at all the attention He gets). He is not a hypocrite either. He practiced what He preached. He is Loving but also Just; So, He will punish sinners like any just judge would. But followers of Jesus are exempt because the precious Blood of Jesus atones for their sins.

[@Adaguflo]

One of the reasons I left christianity was bc I realised I was living in a bubble, an all god-centred bubble, and everyone outside was just living a normal and happy life without god, which of course tore apart the idea that people without christ are depressed, desperate, hopeless, unhappy, etc xd 😂 I was like “there is life outside of Christ”

[@weirdwilliam8500]

The central parts of their indoctrination is convince people that they are fundamentally missing hope, meaning, happiness, and purpose, and that following their god is the only way to gain those things. And both of those claims are clearly false.

[@josephine4s]

I was depressed as a christian, and am slightly less so now. I also got drug prescriptions to help when I was a christian and now as an atheist. 🤷

[@martinkuliza]

I feel like right now we should Queue the song ......SOME............WHERE...............OVER THE RAINBOW LOL that's right, i've had Jehovah's witnesses look me in the face adn say "No but really when you look deep inside yourse'lf, You're depressed right and unhappy with your life" and i'm like "umm No, I'm not depressed, I mean my life is not perfect but , overall i reckon i've done pretty well and i'm pretty happy with my life, I have my health, i have happiness i have my friends and family, I'm happy" and then they're like LOL "No.. You know what it is ?.. You're actually just saying that but deep down god knows you are really depressed and the only way to fill your heart with perfect love is with the love of god and nothing else can cure that other than his perfect love" and i just look at them and wonder ... What the fuck.... I LITERALLY Just told you i was happy LOL THESE PEOPLE ARE STUPID !

[@madeirafonseca6383]

The GOOD LIFE is outside of Christ.

[@a.b.2405]

Yup apparently there is peace and happiness outside of Christianity. I was told other religious and non-religious people are not really happy and never known real peace. It was a shock to me that there are nice atheists.

[@timpratt904]

You hit the nail right on the head with this one. Thanks for what you do.

[@kevindiment]

I agree fully with you, We deserve to be free from Religious manipulation, well said keep up the good work

[@jimmythompson1979]

100% completely agree. What is sin anyways? An offense to some made up deity? That's why now I tell people that I've never sinned. Great content as usual!

[@russe130]

No, sin is anything that does other people wrong.

[@jimmythompson1979]

@@russe130 where does that definition come from?

[@brilanto]

@@russe130 Like gluttony, pride?

[@Theo_Skeptomai]

​@russervin4014 Sin is any transgression upon _divine law,_ specifically the Mosaic Laws mandated by the mythological god of Abraham. Your bullshit doesn't fly.

[@Squish2024]

1 John 3-4 which makes all Christians sinners. SMH 😮😂😊

[@ronwright6870]

I love your videos. Thanks.

[@dcolleret]

Your comments tonight are spot on and demonstrate critical thinking of the highest order. Always presented in plain language with the utmost clarity.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.

[@elizabethsmith5076]

Well done, Kristi! That sounds very brave and honest! 💖

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@MrTrickatreat]

that was totally me! i was always jealous of "lost" people that they got to do whatever they wanted. i kept waiting for my freedom from sin, but... it only came when i stopped believing. crazy how that works

[@justice8718]

I was a lost person myself and the lost people only pissed me off because none of them are good and their fancy expensive toys are utterly worthless in actual practicality. It’s until I saw God’s hand that I started to care anymore about the real world. You simply are a fool admiring rotten apples and desiring to be rotten as them.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

Most people have heard “Jesus/God loves you”. Does that mean they have a relationship with God and will go to heaven? Depends on the individual. A relationship is 2 sided, you receive love and you give love back. God showed His love by suffering, dying on the cross and rising from the dead for you, now you show Love back by repenting of your sins (lying, stealing, sexual sins, taking the Lord’s Name in vain etc) and believing in Jesus as your Lord and saviour so that Heaven is in your future not hell.

[@NaNlinear]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 "Does that mean they have a relationship with God and will go to heaven" - No. Heaven has never been shown to be possible much less exist. "God showed His love by suffering, dying on the cross and rising from the dead for you, now you show Love back by repenting of your sins" - So, god loves me so much that if I don't love him back, That's gross man. That's the definition of an abusive relationship.

[@jesuscaresaboutyou100]

That’s only because sin pleases people who don’t have a relationship with God. It may seem good first, but it then becomes bad to your life even when you don’t know it or not. Have you ever felt Gods love or His Holy Spirit in you?

[@NaNlinear]

@@jesuscaresaboutyou100 "That’s only because sin pleases people who don’t have a relationship with God" - That seems heartily incorrect. Some of the most honest and moral people I know are atheists. Some of the most dishonest and manipulative people I know are apologists. Atheists don't get to use a book to justify their immorality as apologists seem to.

[@sheldonmurphy6031]

Just want to thank you for your videos Ma'am! Many things you discuss, are situations my son deals with amongst his believing friends. I showed him your channel, and told him to just pic a vid and watch, she explains many things much better than i can. We were a full thumping theist family. Always found myself wiggling around the "word" to make it apply to this or that. When divorced happened in 2018, i saw ALLL the ugly side of Christianity come out. Church people said its my fault, a failed marriage is a result of my sin church people said my "wife" was the jezabel. My inlaws were pastors (retired now) said my marriage failed because i didnt honor my wife the way she wanted, and tjats the sin that destoryed the marriage, etc, on and on. I TRULY felt in my heart, that all of this, was beyond confirming, that man mad religion, and man made religion is a lie. I no longer wanted to be like those people, and i saw my doom, to become like all of them, if i didnt change my beliefs. 2019: I sat my hids down. They had no idea what talk dad was going to say this time. lol I told them just how sorry i was, and how ashamed i feel. I told them i have been laying to them the last 10 years, and it stops today. My son asked, wjat have you been lying about? I told him that I have been lying to him and sister about the bible, and all of Christianity, for the last 10/11 years. I continued to say. The bible is just a book, and christianity is just a reflection of that lie, and i am so sorry for filling your minds full of lies and bad beliefs. If there really is a God, you won't find it here, or there, i am so truly sorry. That was the hardest thing i have ever had to talk to my children about, but here in 2023, my kiddoes are rhe most well rounded, matured thinking kids around. I wish i could go on and on, but I truly believe that speech, that day, saved my kids from becoming what Christianity has become today. Christianity Is The Modern Day Pharases. PS: Yooo, back to my point. lol Because my son deals with these silly people from time to time, your videos put things into a prospective for him. & of course, my self as well! Thank You Ma'am 🤗

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

Most people have heard “Jesus/God loves you”. Does that mean they have a relationship with God and will go to heaven? Depends on the individual. A relationship is 2 sided, you receive love and you give love back. God showed His love by suffering, dying on the cross and rising from the dead for you, now you show Love back by repenting of your sins (lying, stealing, sexual sins, taking the Lord’s Name in vain etc) and believing in Jesus as your Lord and saviour so that Heaven is in your future not hell.

[@sheldonmurphy6031]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 "God" has unconditional love, atleast supposedly, so love really isn't a two way radio. However, contrary to his own standards, is a paternal, beneficent, jealous tyrant of the ancient near east, and unconditional love is far removed from himself. In regards to sin, sure I'll give you the repentance bit, but entirely. Christ stated, that there is no sin, except that wish is OF adultery, and the likeness of. Pauli Incorporated thought crimes, not Christ. Christ ONLY mentioned a thought crime in regards to adultery,, not Paulie version of thought crimes, especially regards to "sexual thought crimes. Pauli Pockets made it central to Christianity, emphasize the cross, death, and resurrection, being the main importance, which is not of Christ. If you follow Christ's words from himself, and not Paulie, it's pretty obvious that Christ doesn't make that the centerpiece of his life, nor did he even suggest it. Sorry I'm Super Busy. I don't think my response is in order. lol Very Sorry! So this god, is more interested in ruling with an iron fist, than he is "loving" people. Lastly, I don't subscribe to your Pauline plan of salvation. Christ clearly stated that love is the greatest commandment, for in love you fulfill all the commands of the Father. In regards to "god" of the old testement, the old testament is a book about how lucifer rules his kingdoms. Lucifer is the god of the old testiment, so in regards to "god's" love, I would not accept any version abouts "god's love" from the old testament. Tje reason I say that, is because when the majority, nearly all, Christians talk about lucifers love, they refer to tjat particular god. Sorry for writing a book, I enjoy chatting. 😊

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@sheldonmurphy6031 Unconditional loving. God is not all loving but God is love, God is just and requires alll humans everywhere to repent and believe the Gospel. I have seen the afterlife If I knew you were in the way of incoming traffic id pull you out of the way. Likewise, if you were in a burning building, I’d pull you out as well. What you don’t realise is your soul is on fire hence the preaching. The word of God is offensive to you right now but once you become a Christian you will realise the awesomeness of God and what love really is.

[@sheldonmurphy6031]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 Yo that's really cool sir! I'd 100% do the same for you without question! 2. That's not the salvation Christ taught, that's Pauline Salvation with all do respect. 3. I am not your version of what christianity is. If someone asks me if I am christian, a rarely answer. Why? Because I don't know what their version of christianity is, and from the moment I say yes, they, you, will judge me based off of what your version is. Lastly, if I want your approval, then in order to receive it, I would then have to do, think, and say everything like you, which would make myself a slave to you. I would be putting myself in bondage for approval. The only approval one should care and seek, is that of the Father, and you DONT have to be a Christian, bible believer to be that way.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@sheldonmurphy6031 If you do not have the SOn you do not have the Father for all 3 are 1 God and rejecting One is the same as rejecting the rest Jesus words -Mark 1:15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” St Oauls letters are inspired by the Holy Spirit (God) WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE SAVED? Ever heard “God saved me from my sins”, many of us developed bad habits/ sinful repetitiveness over the years and only Jesus can deliver you from loving Sin and transform you to love God. In essence you are being saved from your sinful nature and being changed to conform to the image of Jesus (Hebrews 12: 4Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord). When you die you will go to heaven saved,

[@DesGardius-me7gf]

“The fact that I might disagree with a Christian, or a Christian notion of sin, might be important to some _other_ discussion, but it’s not the reason why I’m an atheist.” -Matt Dillahunty

[@Finckelstein]

Sin is fictional nonsense. I cannot transgress against something that doesn't exist. I am accountable to people, not to the celestial monster christians wish would exist.

[@DarkEdgePrince]

​@@FinckelsteinAnd the Christians use that myth to spread terror and acquire power to promote their vision of order, with them at the top of the pyramid.

[@JimCastleberry]

@@Finckelstein That's correct. Without God you are accountable to nothing but yourself and your appetites. You are only accountable to people in as far as they can restrain you. The atheist has no moral duties.

[@VulcanLogic]

@@JimCastleberryAnd yet 36% of Americans and 70% of humans on earth do not believe in your Christian god, and somehow manage to restrain themselves at similar or better rates than Christians. US prisons are chock full of Christians convicted of murder and when it comes to kids, they're in the most danger around a priest or youth pastor.

[@DarkEdgePrince]

​@@JimCastleberryWhich is why wisdom is necessary. Faith blinds people to what they do.

[@Dingolia]

Yesterday, the police and an ambulance came to pick up one of my coworkers because they were suicidal. Another one of my coworkers said, "Some people just dont have peace in their lives because they dont have a relationship with God." And that really pissed me off, because he could only look at her in the context of his own beliefs. Its the same with those who say we left because we wanted to sin. They only see what they want to see.

[@bariumselenided5152]

Oh dear lord, I think I woulda got a visit from HR that day

[@4immerda]

omg. christians gaslighting ppl who struggle with their mental health is SO infuriating!

[@bariumselenided5152]

@@Samael580 it's so gross how the message flips as soon as someone actually goes through with it. All the way up to the act, it's "oh, you're so brave, you can do it, you're strong" Then it happens and now they were just too weak to handle life's petty struggles, or they were selfish. No compassion, now understanding. Just shit-slinging now that they're out of earshot

[@Dingolia]

@@Samael580 The irony is, the suicidal girl had been talking recently about how she feels hated and misunderstood by our coworkers.

[@RealityMatters343]

@@Samael580 Through my mom I recently learned of a woman in the neighborhood who accidentally backed over her infant daughter and killed her. We can all feel warm and content, even joyful, that the all-loving all-powerful deity who stood by and let an infant's skull be crushed under an SUV didn't give the destroyed parents more than they could handle! Praise Be! 🤮

[@benmiddleton9984]

Thanks! Great content as always.

[@jezebelvibes]

Thanks for the support!

[@Aquamayne100]

Never thought of it that way but you're absolutely right! also as an ex jehovahs witness doing nothing or being an average person IS a sin!

[@freeheeler09]

I left organized Christianity to get away from fundamentalist hatred and intolerance.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@AllUKLuv God through the Holy Spirit has shown me several things relating to the afterlife with the purpose of convincing people like yourself. Stuff like Heaven and Hell, Angels, and evil Spirits the Lord Jesus (not worthy at all), a miracle happened to me that saved my life (thank you God) & so much more. I am more than happy to give further details.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@AllUKLuv Nah Jesus is Yahweh revealed in the flesh Psalm 7: 11 God is a just judge, And God is angry with the wicked every day. People underestimate hell, it is bad because it is separation from God. In a vision I was shown a person who claimed to be Christian but started fornication (premarital sex), He died relatively young and went to hell forever (1 Cor 6:9). God’s holiness means He will not coexist with sinners forever therefore Repent (Luke 13:3) and have a relationship with Jesus.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@WhoWellOk People underestimate hell, it is bad because it is separation from God. In a vision I was shown a person who claimed to be Christian but started fornication (premarital sex), He died relatively young and went to hell forever (1 Cor 6:9). God’s holiness means He will not coexist with sinners forever therefore Repent (Luke 13:3) and have a relationship with Jesus.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@WhoWellOk God through the Holy Spirit has shown me several things relating to the afterlife with the purpose of convincing people like yourself. Stuff like Heaven and Hell, Angels, and evil Spirits the Lord Jesus (not worthy at all), a miracle happened to me that saved my life (thank you God) & so much more. I am more than happy to give further details.

[@bloopyscoopy3141]

You are so smart! Wish I could lay out the logic the way you do.

[@christasimon9716]

Exactly. If I wanted to sin, I'd become a Southern Baptist and go around saying Jesus forgives me. And subscribed.

[@johngrimkowski598]

I am a believer I believe in Jesus but I have a question about southern Baptists . I like going to the beach I have no problem with women wearing bikinis no problem with men taking their shirts off I like Budwiser , shooting pool ,rock music ,R rated movies throwing darts. smoking cigars . Some southern Baptist think I'm going to hell??????????? but I believe in the same Jesus they do?

[@christasimon9716]

@@johngrimkowski598 I have no idea. The self-ascribed Southern Baptists that I've gotten into debates with are kind of a strange breed. They claim that the KJV is the one true Bible, which is kinda funny because it's actually one of the worst translations. A couple of them that I've interacted with are the most bigoted people I've ever met online, even defending slavery and Jim Crow era laws. And one of them went so far as to claim that the Southern Baptist form of Protestantism was started by John the Baptist himself. The Southern Baptist Convention has been making headlines recently because of the widespread accusations of SA within the organization, starting with the former president of the organization who was actually depositioned admitting to it. Also be aware that southern "Bible Belt" states have the highest rates of unmarried teenage pregnancies in the U.S. So, yeah, if your idea of sin is wild sex (consensual or forced), bigotry, or hatred, become a Southern Baptist.

[@irrelevant_noob]

@@johngrimkowski598 nah, it's not the same jesus as them... While you both started from the same text, you've all molded it into your preferred version of a deity (although not preferred in the sense of merely liking, but in the sense of what fits best with the other parts of your worldview.)

[@maryjanegreen8687]

​@@johngrimkowski598I was raised Southern Baptist and I'm an atheist now, but I'm going to try to give you my best explanation. Most Southern Baptists like to lean on the belief that they can get closer to being sin-free than other people. They highlight all the "wrong" things you do in order to back up their belief that they're a better Christian than you because they don't do those things. They use it as a way to completely overlook their own sins.

[@ianbuick8946]

That's not how it works. A believer can still sin, but can't enjoy sinning. Good _luck_ with legislate morality and become your own god Ubermensch, luck might be the only thing you can *believe* in.

[@rowanraphael8714]

Wonderful stuff as usual Kristi. You speak so clearly and just make way too much sense for a senseless god. Keep up the good words which settle the heart of this ex pastor when I am tempted to stray back to religious thought patterns.

[@JustCameronAndHisJeep]

I didn't abandon my pursuit of Christianity because the people who were the most religious were toxic to society. Sin is a fiction. Morality is a guideline, a social contruct, and I can live within that construct when it's not toxic and exclusionary. I want to live with free will, which includes my choice to be moral, responsible, kind, loving, a thinker, and a protector.

[@madeirafonseca6383]

Aahaa! You left the church because you're a thinker! 😉

[@marcdc6809]

the religion likes to mix things up, like sin and crime... or marriage, marriage is a secular concept, they should rename the 'before god marriage' to something else...

[@marcdc6809]

@@vadouis-rt3of I think William Lane Craig argued already that that part of the bible is just a metaphor, so you're smarter than him? not even a very good story as far as important made-up stories go... if you didn't eat from the fruit that gives you the knowledge of good and evil, how can you be judged for doing something considered evil? and if god is the source of objective morality, how come adam and eve realised walking naked was considered sinful, but god allowed it? god is a monster.

[@james9524]

If I wanted to scam people and do other horrible things, I would still be going to church.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@james9524]

@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 Do you honestly believe that your God is a psychopathic, toddler tyrant who's going to do a perfect job of keeping himself hidden, and then torture you forever for not believing in him? If so, I have a higher opinion of your God than you do, and I don't even know if your God exists.

[@kenshiloh]

Were you scammed at church? The pastor of my church worked as a mechanic, as we could not pay his salary. We had the oldest shelter in Santa Cruz, CA. To label all Christians is the height of stereotype. Yet, if there is no God, what is wrong with scamming people? If there is no God, there is no moral law. Christ died on a Cross so that you may know Him. Jesus Christ is the light of the world.

[@josephcrocilla1469]

Spot on again Kristy. Your are an absolute amazing deconstructionist , the more I research Christianity the less it makes sense. The myth of someone taking the rap to eating his flesh is truly bizarre.

[@studiosandi]

You are so honest andwell thought out.

[@Mario_Andreas]

This is a very empowering message to take in. I have been doing a lot of healing from having grown up in religion. It has been quite a difficult journey at times; but, being authentic and free are very important, and rewarding for me as a person. Thanks, Kristi for sharing your light. ❤

[@pipedrmmr]

Kristi, you have one of the best channels on KZbin. Thank you for your thoughtful analysis.

[@HansKillius]

We have to recognize, especially in the U.S.A., there is every variety, every sort of Christianity, to the extent that faith communities view each other in error and doctrinally more perfect for all sorts of reasons. That applies also to how the doctrine of sin is handled. I have to admit, that the concept of sin and the concept of a loving God is problematic related to mental health and human suffering. Where was God when my mother was raped? Ah, free will that God so highly respects. Free will of the perpetrator. But how about the free will of the victim? My mother did not consent to being raped. Children are not consenting to being abused. I find the variety of authors on KZbin on the issue of God/god and religion enlightening and important no matter how visceral the might be.

[@alexandraparadela9548]

I love your videos and look forward to them a lot. I am deconstructing and they help me so much. Thank you ❤

[@jezebelvibes]

I'm so glad!

[@brandonbarnes1103]

In my case it was a combination of awareness of scientific accounts of the origins of the universe and our species, a healthy dose of literature and comparative myth, years of Bible study, a serious helping of rhetoric, plus the frustration of living within the faith and never finding it anything more than a burden despite its many promises. The smugness of preachers and the ghastly quality of Christian music didn’t help. Glad to be done with it.

[@darlalathan6143]

You're right, especially about Christian music! They have the worst album covers, ever! All bouffants and creepy puppets! And their song titles all sound like "Jesus touched me," like child pornography!

[@haroldmcbroom7807]

As Christians, we do not receive our faith from preachers, or teachers, for we have one Instructor, and that is Jesus Christ. We build our faith on His Word, alone, that we may judge the world, and the church by His Word, that we, individually, may remain in conformity to Christ, long after the church has fallen asleep. ...but if we judge the Word of God by the world, then the Truth will sound foreign to us, and unrecognizable.

[@thekennethofoz3594]

Thanks

[@笑笑-s2j]

I was raised in the "non-denominational" Christian church. To be fair, my pastors never stooped down to the whole angry God preaching, though I did run into a few baptists that did. Overall, most people I met in my church were welcoming and tolerant of different people and they tried to embody the loving side of God. I respect them for that. I stopped believing in the Christian God after reading the Bible for the umpteenth time. The older I get and the more I think about the Bible, the more ridiculous it seems to me that it's the word of God. All the inconsistencies contained therein really turned me away. Your video comes at an interesting time for me. I've just come to peace with my sexuality after years of suppressing it because the Bible says I should. I've had people in the church tell me that the only reason that I left was so that I could partake in "depravity". The truth is, I started living authentically because I don't believe in this BS. I didn't leave just so that I could sleep with 20 different people each weekend. Even now, my life actually hasn't changed that much since leaving. I'm still gainfully employed. I still like to run, read, draw, and write in my free time. I'm not even making homoerotic or "edgy" art. And I'm certainly NOT sleeping with 20 people every weekend, though if other people want to, that's their choice. Anyway, I really appreciate these videos, especially this one. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who had an issue with what the Bible classifies as sin.

[@robertreed7767]

Oh it is ABSOLUTELY A SIN - to not subscribe

[@Richard-b5r9v]

Leaving Christianity was easy for me. Just reading the Bible turned me into an atheist. I mean a TALKING SNAKE in the Garden of Eden???

[@lancegolden8190]

They’re so arrogant in thier beliefs that they insult and put down those that leave the faith

[@Finckelstein]

It's a defense mechanism. If they accepted that people left their faith for good reasons, they'd have to accept that there are good arguments against their beliefs.

[@okanudobassey9741]

They are arrogant out of fear and panic. They are afraid of dwindling income resulting from the decline in church attendance and empty pews.

[@Finckelstein]

@@vadouis-rt3of How about "The entire Jesus story was made up?" and "I don't want to support a religion that condones slavery"? Jesus never raised the dead, that's just a story in a book. He never healed the sick, that's just a story in a book. He never caused a blind person to see, that's just a story in a book. I don't care whether or not he rebuked other religious rulers, they were just as wrong and arrogant as he was (if he even existed in the first place). Give me one good reason to believe in all this nonsense other than "My book says it's all true!" - because many books do that very same thing. The bible isn't anything special.

[@At0micPunk90]

@@vadouis-rt3of That whole "believe in me or burn forever" thing, for starters.

[@alohaohana901]

Great blend of humor and sincerity.

[@davidfitnesstech]

Agreed. Many *believers can't comprehend* any other reason anyone would want to leave the faith other than the *need or want to "sin".* Or at least that's how they have to *justify it to themselves.* Of course *"sin" only exists in the realm of religion* so it really doesn't even matter to me.

[@tomsenior7405]

Perfect. Thank you. The "I am holier than thou" mindset has been a part of religion since time immemorial. All the while these judgemental, morally superior believers are no better than the rest of us. All they have to do is say: "Whoopsies. Sorry Baby Jeebus. My bad. Please forgive me". Then they drive off without saying anything to the victims they leave in their wake. Isn't that lovely?

[@stussysinglet]

There really isn't enough people like you on the internet... Your intellect and depth is both beautiful and astounding. Your giving balance to the extremism that Christianity can be.. and helping allot of people out of detrimental fear and suffering.. can I ask where you are from? I assume somewhere in West or middle of U.S.A..

[@nickg5010]

She is from Hell !

[@kmichaelkillz]

LOL! 35 seconds in and you already killed their argument. Just awesome.😂

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@LinksQuestResearch]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363belief isn’t a choice, people are convinced or they are not, even if non believers followed the Bible it wouldn’t matter because the belief is required for salvation, which isn’t even a choice they make.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@LinksQuestResearch You are free to choose your actions but not free to choose the consequences. Somebody may choose to speed but the consequence of breaking the law is a fine. You can choose to live in sin and go to hell or repent and turn to Jesus and go to heaven. You decide how you will live your current life; God decides your afterlife. Romans 6: 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3: 18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

[@freetochoose6421]

Thanks Kristi. Exactly right. Also, most, if not all Christian’s sin because they don’t follow the word of their god exactly as he wrote it. They always pick and choose which verses to live by and any verses they don’t like they just ignore.

[@jaflenbond7854]

Among thousands of Gods, who is the True and Sovereign God? ANSWER - According to Atheists and fanatics of Religions, the Creator is worthless, useless, and undeserving to be honored and respected as the True and Sovereign God Who is Jesus Christ? ANSWER - According to Atheists and fanatics of Religions, Jesus Christ is worthless, useless, and undeserving to be honored and respected as the Creator's Chosen King and Ruler of the heavens and the earth Who are the Atheists and fanatics Religions? ANSWER - Atheists, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, and fanatics of all kinds of Religions are obviously the mockers and enemies of the Creator and Jesus Christ on earth who don't respect and value LIFE itself as precious and important..... not bothered at all and just don't care even if their lies, cruelties, hypocrisies, deceptions, and falsehoods about "Armageddon", "heaven and hellfire", "Trinity", "rapture", and "reincarnation" bring and cause their own dishonor, disgrace, shame, downfall and ETERNAL DEATHS, just worthless and useless dusts on earth forever. ETERNAL LIFE and EXISTENCE on EARTH for WORSHIPPERS of the CREATOR and FOLLOWERS of JESUS CHRIST All persons on earth who submit to the authority of Jesus Christ and believe his teachings about the "Kingdom of God" and "Resurrection of the Dead" in obedience to what were written in Matthew 28: 18, Luke 4: 43, and John 11: 25, 26 are clearly the loving, kind, and respectful worshippers of the Creator and followers of Jesus Christ on earth who can be trusted with anything and are worthy and deserving of the loving, kind, and merciful Creator's favor and reward of ETERNAL LIFE and existence without sufferings, pains, griefs, sickness, and death on a safe and peaceful earth without traitors, perverts, murderers, the immoral, and liars both in words and deeds as written in Revelation 21: 3. 4, 8 All human beings have no immortal souls and just become worthless and useless dusts on earth after their deaths just like the animals as written in Ecclesiastes 3: 19, 20 and 9: 5, 6 but loving, kind, and respectful worshippers of the Creator who died recently and thousands of years ago like Abel, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Job, Naomi, Ruth, King David, Jesus Christ's disciples and followers, and many others will not remain as worthless and useless dusts on earth forever, instead, in the Creator's own right time and as written in John 11: 25, 26 Jesus Christ will RESURRECT them back to life so they can all happily and abundantly live and exist on earth forever as submissive and obedient subjects of the "KINGDOM of GOD" and fully enjoy the eternal love, kindness, goodness, compassions, generosities, favors, and blessings of the Creator and his Christ for eternity under the loving and kind rulership, guidance, and protection of Jesus Christ as the Creator's Chosen King and Ruler of the heavens and the earth as written in Revelation 11: 15.

[@haroldmcbroom7807]

...that should NOT be your reason for rejecting Christ, just become others do not live according to what they profess. That is why God said, "Who do people say that I am?", and then He said, "Who do YOU say that I am?" Build your faith on God's Word, alone, no matter if all those around you are drowning. A Light came into the world, but the world preferred the darkness.

[@freetochoose6421]

@@haroldmcbroom7807 the more I study, the more I learn it is mostly fiction.

[@haroldmcbroom7807]

@@freetochoose6421If you take it one Scripture at a time, and remain consistent, then the world will become strange to you, otherwise, the Only Truth that can set you free, will become distant, and undesirable.

[@freetochoose6421]

@@haroldmcbroom7807 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXa9Y2mMj9eihsksi=Z6jLSOID5dCk5skx

[@kenhoover1639]

Thank you so much for this video Kristi! I enjoyed the entire video but your last point meant so much to me!

[@robothestrange]

You articulate your points so well. Due to religious trauma, I always end up getting angry talking about this subject and then end up throwing F bombs everywhere 😂

[@jezebelvibes]

I used to be very angry, too. And sometimes I still am. It's taken a lot of self healing. Wishing you so much healing 🩷

[@addictedtonotsmoking2893]

Nothing says "accountability" quite like the blood of Christ washing away your sins and giving you a clean slate. 🙄

[@Finckelstein]

Which also conveniently makes their transgressions against other humans okay. Because god forgave them. Over here in the real world, I am held accountable by humans, not by imaginary figures.

[@addictedtonotsmoking2893]

​@@FinckelsteinThat's the irony I was hinting at in the first place.

[@Mkeusquealbby]

An argument I've seen christians use with respect to hell and punishment is that god has to punish evil and he has to have justice. But a murderer who never sits a day in jail and genuinely repents will never face justice or be punished. But if his murder victim wasn't a christian, they would go to hell instead. Where is the justice in that?

[@addictedtonotsmoking2893]

If you want me to apologize to God, then I'm curious to know how I accidentally overpowered God in the first place. Is that even possible?

[@berkah6240]

I've been quite upset about a close friend saying this to me, and I love your take on it about embracing our desire to 'sin', because they may be jealous and wanting to live authentically as well. You are very clever!

[@michaelstueben2880]

Yes, another great video!

[@Diviance]

If I thought sin were a thing and I wanted to do it... why would I _stop_ being a member of the group where I could sin and just get forgiveness for it and everything is fine?

[@okanudobassey9741]

Good to note that "Sin" is a popular Chinese last name meaning "grandson." Gotta wonder if bs bible god understands Chinese.

[@williamwise8929]

Everything you've said is on point. Great video

[@raysalmon6566]

not really KB is very lost....so is.... 136 sonny das que el sonidas garcinidas and he says that that that ham has sinned by indecency bc he looked at his father's genitals and and another interpretation by nachmanides is that the sin of him is that he did not he did not care about the respect of his father and he acted against his will so he didn't so that's much more the interpretation i grew up with as a child as a christian i'm having trouble with this interpretation bc i'm just trying to imagine anybody's dad bod seducing their kids i'm having a hard time with that first off basically he told he told the others that his father was naked and it wasn't expected to do that so maybe he's maybe cursed bc of that i don't know so i can see a kid Aron Ra Blasphemers B_ible - Genesis 8-10

[@JameeSkidmore]

Thank you for your videos. Thank you for speaking out. You are putting out good things from a place of compassion and love and do an amazing job. Keep ot up!

[@koshgam]

I have to say I love your voice and enjoy every second of your videos, much appreciated ❤️💚

[@jezebelvibes]

I appreciate that! 😊

[@johngrimkowski598]

@@jezebelvibes you are sweet pretty and cool.

[@Nirajkumar-ce5yp]

​@@jezebelvibes have you read the Bhagavad gita,hindu philosopher all books 🕉️🙏🙏🙏❤️

[@bmeister88]

Hey Kristi. I am now a new atheist and no longer a Christian. I have deconstructed fully after an eye-opening investigation and some self-reflection into my beliefs with my non-Christian parents. My Mom calls herself a Christian that only focuses on the virtuous parts of the Bible and nothing else, and I don’t blame her for that. I have found freedom in thinking for myself and being my true and connected to myself. I realize how indoctrinated and simple-minded I was. I’m free from that now and am more spiritually inclined without the idea of a God, and most certainly not the Christian God. I’ve just acknowledged that I do not know where I’ll end up after I die. I just want to be a good person and send a positive message or messages to everyone I encounter on a daily basis. No matter what, always keep pushing to do that, even when things don’t go as planned in life. Have a stoic mindset about it, and be open to critical thinking and flexibility which the Christians hate

[@weirdwilliam8500]

Congrats! Welcome to a free, rich, happy life.

[@martinkuliza]

Good on you mate, So now .. As a 50 year old who has seen a lot in life. I was once an ordained minister, I no longer am. I left it way way before you did. In my case, I gave my life to god, so much so that i gave up $50,000 went to uni, got a degree, All to get into the church and.. it wasn't a total waste because you do learn a lot of shit while there and you do have access to resources and people that normal people would not have access to. the irony is, This level of access showed me the following 1. I'm not going to say , God doesn't exist, We don't know if he exists and that's the only truth on that topic. This may be because he doesn't exist, it may be that he does BUT HE DOESN'T WANT US TO KNOW, in which case we are not doing anything wrong. I'll expand on this later 2. But i was certainly not going to find god in the church 3. None of the ministers knew whether god existed or not, Most of there because they were forced to be, some were there because they wanted to be and others were just in a frame of mind that kept them there, sort of cruising along if you will I learned the following - Jesus did actually and historically live, There was a birth , There was him starting christianity , There was the crucifixion that all happened - There are no miracles, You drill down further and more complex and later when you are old enough YOU FIND OUT HOW TO SIMPLIFY THIS SUBJECT and i'll show you how.. 1. You Learn MOSES NEVER EXISTED. Christians will defend this BUT IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE HERE IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT 2. Did man receive god's laws ? Well..... Point 1 - Historically Moses (Whether existing or not) NEVER ENTERED THE HOUSE OF EGYPT, There is literally nothing to be found of him in the house of egypt, as an infant, a child, a teen or a man, that decree of Seti i ..... We have things on Seti, THAT DECREE WAS NEVER SET FORTH so.. Moses didn't live in the house of egypt as such The slaves could not have been freed As such He didn't take them to the mountain As such He didn't climb the mountain Nor pass the commandements to the people MOSES IS CREDITED WITH WRITING THE FIRST BOOKS OF THE BIBLE the bible every christian holds today (we won't say... is bullshit) we will say.... IS NOT GOD'S WORD Because Moses never passed it onto man MAN NEVER RECEIVED GOD'S WORD, THAT NEVER HAPPENED Now... When you do your Uni course to be a minister we are actually taught this, We are actually taught that the church created the original bible . so now if a christian defends that 1. They can't because it's the decree of the Holy church, They are wrong and their opinion is irrelevant on the subject of religion because the church makes the rules 2. But we need merely ask this question IS THE BIBLE THE WORD OF GOD ? and the answer is simple and so is the proof Answer : No it's not The Proof : Find the Source and ask them. I've done this, it's interesting, You should try it Get a bible, any bible, Find the publisher (The company that literally BROUGHT THAT BOOK INTO EXISTENCE) Call them and ask them these questions 1. is this your bible ? 2. is this bible LITERALLY the actual words of god ? They will say NO (and there's your answer) but they will defend their point as follows it's the INSPIRED WORD OF GOD so you ask 3. OK, Where did you get your inspiration from ? was god literally there ? Did you get your inspiration from god himself or a person or other books. THE ANSWER IS... We have derived inspiration from other bibles so basically they have picked and chosen bits from here and there and everywhere... 4. Last Question.... OK, So once your original book was written , Other than Translation or the cover, HAS IT EVER BEEN CHANGED ? The answer is YES IT HAS and we reserve the right to change it without notification NOW HERE IS WHAT I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT.... 1. We ABSOLUTELY KNOW The bible IS NOT God's word (that's not even a question anymore) it's more of a question, does the christian have the nut sack to make the phone call. 2. We know Jesus existed (No Miracles) but... he did exist 3. We don't know if god exists BUT THERE'S MORE 4. AS A FACT....... RELIGION IS A FILTHY , VILE AND DISGUSTING THING Now let's explore, What if God does exist WELL...... 1. If he does and he doesn't want us to know because it's .. Let's say a test to get into heaven or some other reserved special space then... Following religion and reading a word that is not his word IS GOING TO PISS HIM OFF, and get you excluded 2. You need to make a separation between THE BIBLE RELIGION GOD Being Fair..... We shouldn't tarnish the reputation of god (Should he exist) Because all that bullshit in the bible IS NOT WHAT HE ACTUALLY SAID. so i wouldn't dismiss the idea of god I wouldn't spend my life looking for him either.. I DID IT FOR A LITTLE OVER 20 YEARS.... DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME, Life is precious 3. We shouldn't introduce children to religion and philosophy. their brains are not developed enough until the age of 25 let's say, to comprhend it and make a choice, Religion before the age of 25 should be banned altogether 4. BASICALLY IT COMES DOWN TO WHAT YOU SAID.... LIVE YOUR LIFE AS A GOOD PERSON AND DO YOUR BEST I reckon if there is a day of judgement (and i don't think there is) but IF.... A Lot of christians are gonna get a rude shock because how do you explain to a supreme creator that you were following a word that was not his own when the world told you it wasn't his word VS Me and you and god asking, why did you do what you did? and we're like...... well.... we did our best and tried to be as honest as possible SO THERE YOU GO... A Few things to think about. Don't dismiss that there may be a god (i reckon there isn't) but don't dismiss, at the end of the day, we'll find out when he die... Maybe

[@abdul-kabiralegbe5660]

​​@@martinkuliza Long comment but well worth the read. A key standout for me is the belief that IF there's a judgement day, it'll be highly unlikely and I might say foolish to be judged on the basis of not having followed "the right" religion, especially given the fact that there's so many to evaluate for authenticity and so little time in a human's life span to complete that task. It makes far more sense to judge people on their sincerity to finding the truth (whatever it may be) and how ethically they lived.

[@martinkuliza]

@@abdul-kabiralegbe5660 Well IF there is a judgement and IF there is a god i'm certain that he has a method of judging considering our short stay on earth. but one thing i know for certain...... What christians are doing is not going to please him, There's no way it could

[@eprd313]

@@martinkuliza have you seen Reverse Christianity by darkmatter2525? It's a pretty interesting animation here on YT covering the topics you mentioned

[@misqellaneous]

"if we're to be damned, let's be damned for who we really are" -Jean-Luc Picard

[@kranky568]

pride 💀

[@matthieud5545]

I left christianty 2 days ago. I was to terrified and still am about the idea of eternal torments. I followed God out of fear and not of love. Plus I was always trying to put my intellect on the side knowing deep down that many part of the bible just don't make sense. I love watching your videos because it makes me feel like I am not alone. I know it is going to be a long journey to make peace with the idea that I dont know where I am going to go after death. My family is christian, but at least they did not rejected me for leaving christiany. Thanks for your videos 😊

[@leonticonderoga-h6i]

I'm also just starting to leave the faith and I get it- the fear of Hell is still terrifying. Kristi has done a couple good videos about deconstructing the fear of Hell- they have helped me and may help you too. I wish you the best.

[@Kathy-n7f]

It's not Christianity that your choosing to leave, it Christ Yeshua your Lord your choosing to leave because of Christianity, and yes if you walk away from Christ the only hope of salvation you should fear hell because it is real, stop and think and go back to GOD don't read the Bible don't go to church but go back to GOD in faith in Christ his Son and wait on him stop listening to man and go to GOD and ask him to truely grant you salvation in his son and to change your heart and to have a heart for him not religion but him than wait on him and believe on him and believe he will answer your prayer of humility and he will

[@leonticonderoga-h6i]

@@Kathy-n7f You're assuming that this person didn't try waiting on God, praying to God, reading the Bible, etc. Many atheists are those who tried hard to connect with God and be good Christians and got burned out when they heard nothing and felt nothing from God. Then they came to the conclusion that God does not exist. I can't say I blame them.

[@Kathy-n7f]

@@leonticonderoga-h6i GOD does answer prayer I know cause he has answered mine I don't know why at times GOD is silent for awhile but he has his reasons he's been silent with me also and not all the time does he answer my prayers in a way I would like but it does not mean he is not there or does not love us

[@leonticonderoga-h6i]

@@Kathy-n7f I get it. I used to believe the same things as you- it's what I was taught from birth- but I just don't believe anymore. Some Christians can maintain their faith no matter what, others fall away. It's just the way it goes.

[@0UTmyMIND-DEVINE]

Dude, you have such an authentic perspective. Close to mine. That’s exactly right. They have created there version of “sin”. And it’s NUTS

[@lepidoptera9337]

They? No, not really. The original sin concept is fourth century theology. It was, or course, as false back then as it is now, but the original sin concept is not some newish creation.

[@epsp91]

Saw avout 75% of your vids. It's refreshing. I'm also glad thst you don't make fun of christians and treat these topics with respect. I've been in the christian world for more than 25 years. I was very radical also. I know all the cliches and excuses. Still in a proces of deconstructing. It's painful. But I can't go back.

[@ReasonQuest]

I understand what you're saying about being "defensive," but I think there's another perspective. I find that people who accuse me of being defensive simply want to attack me (verbally, or whatever) without encountering any push-back. So when someone accuses me of being defensive, I say, "Yes. I am. Because if you attack me, I will defend myself. There's nothing wrong with defending one's point of view."

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.

[@benmiddleton9984]

Because none of it made sense anymore and it was hard to believe. I left because there was no evidence for any of my beliefs. That's just putting it mildly. And if we are all sinners anyway it's our nature to sin. If We Are All Made In God's image and we are evil what does that say about God the Creator?

[@jaflenbond7854]

What is the worth, value, and importance of the Creator and Jesus Christ to Atheists and Christians? ANSWER - Nothing, All Atheists and Christians are both claiming that - 1. the Creator is worthless, useless, and undeserving to be honored and respected as the True and Sovereign God 2. Jesus Christ is worthless, useless, and undeserving to be honored and respected as the Creator's Chosen King and Ruler of the heavens and the earth. What is the worth, value, and importance of the Creator to his worshippers and Jesus Christ to his followers? ANSWER - All human beings have no immortal souls and will just become worthless and useless dusts on earth after their deaths just like the animals as written in Ecclesiastes 3: 19, 20 and 9: 5, 6 but worshippers of the Creator and followers of Jesus Christ who died recently and thousands of years ago will not remain as worthless and useless dusts on earth forever, instead, in the Creator's own right time and as written in John 11: 25, 26 all of them will be resurrected back to life by Jesus Christ so they can all have the Creator's favor and reward of ETERNAL LIFE and existence without sufferings, pains, griefs, sickness, and death on a safe and peaceful earth without liars, deceivers, slanderers, traitors, and murderers as written in Revelation 21: 3. 4, 8. Loving, kind, and respectful worshippers of the Creator like Abel, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Job, Naomi, Ruth, King David, Jesus Christ's disciples and followers, and many others will definitely live and exist on earth forever as submissive and obedient subjects of the "KINGDOM of GOD" and fully enjoy the eternal love, kindness, goodness, compassions, generosities, favors, and blessings of the Creator and his Christ for eternity under the loving and kind rulership, guidance, and protection of Jesus Christ as the Creator's Chosen King and Ruler of the heavens and the earth as written in Revelation 11: 15.

[@abdul-kabiralegbe5660]

The fact is that for Abrahamic religions, sin is arbitrarily defined as doing the will of god (as stated in the various texts) not ethics or morality. That's why you can see the crazy stuff approved by god in those same books and why adherents of these religions can always fall back to the stance that "well, you may not be hurting anyone or yourself but the mere fact that you aren't living this otherwise benign and just life of yours for the sake of god means you're sinning". To them, an evil politician who embezzles the wealth of his/her country leading indirectly to the suffering and death of untold thousands of citizens is on the same level as an ethically upright person who "omits" god from his/her life. As they say "sin is sin". I don't even bother explaining myself as most of the time they don't really care to be objective about things.

[@awakeningtovacuity8372]

To not want to be accountable to an imaginary genocidal maniac is a perfectly valid reason to leave Christianity.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@awakeningtovacuity8372]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 that's like, just your opinion, man.

[@kenshiloh]

I agree that I would not want to be accountable to an imaginary, genocidal maniac! However, I am so grateful that God is not only good, but is merciful. For example, as described in the Bible, God did wipe out entire cultures. Yet, you can see the kindness of God in that, just one sin is enough to bring death and eternal hell. Is hell just? Picture that people live forever and that heaven is perfect. Since imperfect (can you say 'wicked') people cannot live in a perfect heaven, there has to be a hell for those who reject Christ's death on the Cross. It's like, we broke the law, but Jesus paid our fine. Yes, everyone dies. Yet, if you complain about God's wiping out entire cultures, know that there is no death in hell. People will live on their forever. Since God is love, people who have rejected God will live without any love, any justice, neither will they experience any goodness in hell. I urge you with all my soul: it is really, really dumb to libel God! It has a price tag that you won't be able to pay. Jesus loves you and is so good and kind. I hope you will make this right with God before you meet Him and He justly condemns you to hell. God is good. You are not. Jesus Christ is the light of the world.

[@awakeningtovacuity8372]

@@kenshiloh read your Bible again. You missed a few parts.

[@kenshiloh]

@@awakeningtovacuity8372 Hi. What parts of the Bible did I miss? I write these posts out of great concern. Are you a former 'Christian'? If you were to stand before God today (there are no guarantees any of us will see tomorrow), what do you think He would say to you? If you are a good person, you have nothing to worry about. Yet, if you have lied, stolen, or used God's Name in disrespect, don't you think you should be judged as a lying thief and a blasphemer? Should God not judge the world in righteousness? God is perfectly good and so is heaven. Do you not see that, if you have lied even once, you are not fit for paradise? You would be cast outside with all the other lying thieves. Heaven is real, but so is hell. If you disagree, what assurance do you have that your opinion is correct? Yet, I have what is called 'absolute assurance.' That is because God is real, the Bible is true, and I know Christ. He died on a Cross so that we may be friends with Him. If you reject Christ, He will not pull you into heaven by your ears! If you reject Him in this life, you will not know Him in the next. God is love and think about spending eternity without love! I hope that you have a good talk with God about this. You are in big danger of every secret thought of yours being brought out in a trial like no other. I hope you will make this right with God! Jesus Christ is the light of the world.

[@iaminevitable_]

Thank you Kristi for putting my exact thoughts in this video. It makes zero sense when Christians use the "you just want to sin" bit to manipulate/guilt/shame us all while, the salvation was a "safety net" if you will for sinning! Like literally they don't actually believe in accountability whatsoever! They blame everything on god or the devil. They think my "sin" is worse than theirs all because of their ability to repent. But, how is it "sin" when we don't believe in the bible therefore, we don't see "sin" the way they do and it's hard for them to wrap their minds around the fact that we just don't believe what they believe so it can't be used against us! If anything, I became a better person after I left Christianity! I'm more conscious of my behavior now than I did while being a Christian... I care about people, the planet, and animals... I'm more compassionate and willing to empathize than ever before! It's all just projection on their part and jealousy that we get to live in our truth while not being worried about the opinions of others meanwhile, their lives are scrutinized and analyzed under a microscope! Thank you for this timely video!!!

[@danielbarker7496]

The struggle of rebuilding and learning is real. It’s a lot of emotions to work through, and can get overwhelming at times. Your thoughts at the end is very helpful thank you.

[@collingalanos1783]

I know personally know Christians that admit they are living an immoral life but they reconcile it by saying they go to church every Sunday, and therefore, God will give them a pass for their bad behavior. You don't necessarily have to leave Christianity if all you want to do is 'sin' without accountability.

[@HawkThunder907]

God knows all sins, if I go to church, he won't simply "forgive". I need to fully commit from my heart and never do these sins, its not easy as that.

[@justice8718]

Then help them out.

[@justice8718]

Into being better Christians.

[@haroldmcbroom7807]

*1 John 1:6-7 (nkjv)* _6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin._ Just because we are Christians does not mean that we are immune to sin, for there is not a single just man who does good and does not sin. Grace would imply a decrease in sin, and not an increase. There are sins that God does not tolerate, and there is sin that does not lead to death. *1 John 5:16-17 (nkjv)* _16 If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I do not say that he should pray about that. 17 All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death._ The sin that we should not pray about, is the "Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit", which will not be forgiven in this life, or that life which is to come. That is the "unforgivable sin".

[@josephseverino674]

Good for you Krist,and i think you're the voice of reason,when i left the religion cult of roman Catholicism it was the most liberating and happy experience of my life.Atheist 👍

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.

[@teddrickmilsap5994]

Excellent video no defense necessary

[@Hexsmasher2099]

My mom: _You left christianity because you want to attack the church!_ But that’s not true, the real reason I left it is because living a life in a religion that dictates my life is not a path I do not want to take, I want to forge my own path, and I'm watching other atheists’ videos in order to better understand myself as a human being, who knows will die in some point in time, and I want to live a life that values the beauty of this planet.

[@Hexsmasher2099]

_"Everyone keeps telling me how my story is supposed to go… nah. Imma do my own thing.”_

[@HawkThunder907]

I would like to see you in an orthodox church. Then you would see real beauty and all you "free thinkers" (which you arent, because it's literally everyone) will beg infront of god for mercy. I would like for god to forgive you young man, I want him to help you find the right path. But like you said, it's up to *you* and you "think free".

[@ianbuick8946]

You should continue to explore and understand yourself. Your mom's conviction can't save you. Whatever you read, test it out in real life to see if it works for you long-term whether it's from atheist or theist site. After all, what's the point of Christianity when people's life is not change for their good?

[@allthingsmusic-]

I've been an Atheist since I was about 7. I wasn't allowed to ask questions when I was sent to Sunday School. Nothing they were teaching, made sense. So, I asked questions, and was told NO ONE questioned the little black book. After about three weeks, I was sent to the pastor, and was told I could no longer come TO the SS class. When I asked why, he said I was a disruption, and now other kids were asking questions, so... When they were shoving "sin" down our throats, none of it made sense, and seemed rather mean. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that this "sin" bulls**t, was just like all the rest of the nonsense, and was all made up by man, to control the masses. When I was kicked out, and the pastor called my folks, they asked why I was being such a brat! I (somehow), calmly told them, that I didn't believe in ANY of the stuff I was being taught. That I thought it was all made up BS, and I wanted nothing to do with it. Luckily, my folks, even though they were Southern Baptist, just agreed, that there was no use in sending me to this church, or any other, so... Thus began my lifelong journey into Atheism. Been content ever since.

[@weirdwilliam8500]

If something is true, why would it need to be protected from too much questions. In my experience, people only shield an idea from too much questioning because they know it won't stand up to scrutiny.

[@nafrayu9832]

I believe that my deconstruction began with my acceptance of myself and seeing God as a malevolent deity unworthy of my belief or worship.

[@persephonestudy]

As a gay Ex-Catholic man, I can say that, in my case, the way how people use the whole "You just want to sin" is harmful in a different level. Being a man that loves men is not a sin. Being queer is not a sin.

[@infjelphabasupporter8416]

If to sin is to question whatever my intellect asks me to question, to defy whatever is logically injust, to break ancient rules that breaking causes no harm... Then yes, I left to sin.

[@daveoelke857]

Right on Kristi! Love ya, Girl! Keep on trucking! 😊

[@ButtercupBerry1234]

Another great video of yours ....thanks 🙂

[@colinbland6484]

I think you really hit the nail on the head here. I was so nervous that people would say I became an atheist because I’m gay and wanted to sin, when in fact it was so much more complicated. I left because the God was evil, and then I realized he was just a character in some historical fiction.

[@jaflenbond7854]

What is the worth, value, and importance of the Sovereign GOD to Christianity, Atheism, and all Religious Fanaticism? ANSWER - Nothing, all Atheists, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, and members of all kinds of Religions in the world are not ignorant and unaware but KNOW and fully aware that they are all united in mocking, opposing, and degrading the Sovereign GOD as worthless, useless, and undeserving to be honored and respected as their GOD and Heavenly Father. What is the worth, value, and importance of Christianity, Atheism, and Religious Fanaticism to human beings? ANSWER - Nothing, all Atheists, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, and members of all kinds of Religions in the world are not ignorant and unaware but KNOW and fully aware that their Satanic hatred, mockeries, opposition, and defiance of GOD's Sovereignty, will, and authority will definitely bring them dishonor, disgrace, shame, and cause their own downfall and ETERNAL DEATHS, just worthless and useless dusts on earth forever. What is the worth, value, and importance of the Sovereign GOD to followers of his Christ? ANSWER - Jesus Christ KNOWS that all persons on earth who submit to his authority and believe his teachings about the "Kingdom of God" and "Resurrection of the Dead" in obedience to what were written in Matthew 28: 18, Luke 4: 43, and John 11: 25, 26 are his loving, kind, and respectful followers on earth who will definitely be honored and rewarded by the loving, kind, and merciful GOD with ETERNAL LIFE and existence without sufferings, pains, griefs, sickness, and death on a safe, secure, and peaceful earth without liars, deceivers, slanderers, traitors, perverts, and murderers as written in Revelation 21: 3, 4, 8. What is the worth, value, and importance of Jesus Christ to worshippers of the Sovereign GOD? ANSWER - The Sovereign GOD KNOWS that all human beings have no immortal souls and will just become worthless and useless dusts on earth after their deaths just like the animals as written in Ecclesiastes 3: 19, 20 and 9: 5, 6 but all his loving, kind, and respectful worshippers who died recently and thousands of years ago like Abel, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Job, Naomi, Ruth, King David, Jesus Christ's disciples and followers, and many others will not remain as worthless and useless dusts on earth forever, instead, in the right and proper time, and as written in John 11: 25, 26, he will let Jesus Christ RESURRECT them back to life so they can all happily and abundantly live and exist on earth forever as submissive and obedient subjects of the "KINGDOM of GOD" or His Kingdom and fully enjoy his and his Christ's eternal love, kindness, goodness, compassions, generosities, favors, and blessings for eternity under the loving and kind rulership, guidance, and protection of Jesus Christ as his Chosen King and Ruler of the heavens and the earth as written in Revelation 11: 15.

[@ChickenSaysBak]

Same here. I'm repeatedly told that I left Christianity because I want to live a "homosexual lifestyle" when in fact I didn't even come to terms with being gay until months after I deconverted. I deconverted after becoming aware of the many atrocious acts of God throughout the Bible as well as the numerous contradictions both internal and external.

[@chanty2652]

How is God evil? Because he hates sin? Are there ever good consequences to sin? All sin has consequences whether stealing, lying, homosexuality, being drunk. Some consequences not as big as others. But there is hope! God can forgive you of all of our sins if we believe and put our faith and trust in Jesus, that he died on the cross for our sins.

[@ChickenSaysBak]

@@chanty2652 There are just as many consequences, if not more, for heterosexuality. Someone could be accidentally impregnated for example. God is evil for commanding evil things. When a person commits atrocities such as mass genocide, you tend to refer to them as evil-because they have done intentionally evil things. Surely you consider genocide to be an evil thing.

[@chanty2652]

What evil things does God command, examples?

[@craigmeseke9624]

I’ve been a non believer now for several years. But I have to say that I really enjoy your take on things. I don’t always want to hear the philosophy as much as I enjoy the basics. That’s not a knock on you at all. Keep up the good work!

[@JohndeKock]

Let the church in my early teens, so deconstruction is not a problem for me. However, I work in a company that is verry conservative christian. Of course I am a target for needing saving - and I have frequent discussions and clashes with 'concerned christians' Thank you for your channel. It helps me with my arguments and rebuttals!!