Top Ten Misconceptions About Christians

As a Christian, many people make some errors in interpreting the Bible. We've also had some stereotypes.

The Top Ten

1 Good people go to heaven, bad people go to hell

I think its reincarnation.
If there is someone or something out there that used to be Michael Jackson I wonder if they/it are kinda outraged but don't know why or how.
He died in 2009 so imagine if there was a human having anger, tantrums.
Angry creature...stay away from it.
Well plants can't get angry.

There's no such thing as pure good. Everyone deserves hell because of sin (even saying, telling a lie, or looking at a person with lust is a sin, so none of us are immune). The only way to get to heaven is by accepting Jesus as your savior. However, that doesn't mean you should sin all you want. It doesn't work that way - ethanmeinster

God would be dead by now. Someone would find out how to kill him. People who wouldn't even hurt a fly would not put up with going to Hell. So God is dead.

Ethanmeinster So telling a white lie or having a crush on a celebrity is a sin which nearly everyone on the whole planet does and will go to Hell.

ethanmeinster you are a terrorist.

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2 Gays go to hell

A lot of these "Christians" on Facebook are like this, making decent Christians look bad.

Even though I'm not a big fan of gay people God sending gays to hell is to far.

The Laws of Moses (which are in the Leviticus book) have been lifted from us Christians to follow. That's including the homosexuality statement. If you identify as queer then you will not go to Hell for that reason

Wrong! I'm sick of people saying that Jesus made the Old Testament laws non-existent! Jesus forgave sins but sins are still wrong whether you like it or not! - RiverClanRocks

THANK YOU?! - Ilovestephanie

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3 Jesus is a zombie

Although he rose from the dead, this doesn't mean he's a zombie. He was resurrected, not reanimated. Zombies don't have a soul. They can't love or feel. However, when Jesus rose from the dead, he sill recognized everyone and loved them. - ethanmeinster

He was never resurrected in the first translated to English Bible Codex Sinaiticus or Sinai Bible

4 The forbidden fruit is an apple

Eve eat this fruit it is good - three mobile. Its an apple.

It doesn't say exactly, but researchers say it's likely to have been a fig or a pomegranate. - ethanmeinster

Researchers have maybe found out that it was a fig or a pomegranate but even if they had found out that it was a banana, a coconut or any other fruit, it still remains crap ( the story, not the fruit! ).

It doesn't matter if it happened or not. What matters is the message behind those stories. - RogerMcBaloney

5 Christians worship three gods

They are just one. It's like God the father chooses to have a son that would be the savior of the world because, the sins of the people is the one who blocked the connection to God the father. So, he sent Jesus to be the bridge towards Him; since the name of God the father is sacred and cannot be spoken by a person who is sinful and no one is allowed to go to heaven if one of ten commandments is violated. So, Jesus Christ is the bridge or the way to be save from sins. It's just like saying that people hate God the father because of the ten commandments that he sent to us and now, he chooses another way to make us decide to be save through his son, instead of Him.

Even Islam mistook the TRINITY itself! Why do they think the Trinity is "God, Mary, and Jesus"?

It's God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Mary isn't in the holy trinity. - RogerMcBaloney

3 in 1

If this were true, then we would break the Ten Commandments. It's basically three in one. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are all one being. - ethanmeinster

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6 Jonah was swallowed by a whale

No it was a whale, its in the Bible. You are changing what it said in the Bible because someone swallowed by a whale sounds far-fetched so you say "giant fish" but no one knows what it was. Lets say it was Nessy.

Jonah was swallowed by a giant fish, not a whale. Whales are marine mammals. - ethanmeinster

40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. -Matthew 12:40 (KJV) - Israelbooker

7 We're anti-science

They aren't the opposites - BorisRule

Just because they don't believe evolution doesn't mean anti-science. I want to kinda be a scientist,but being a Christian I get a bad reputation in USA remember freedom of religion - Jabber

That's not completely true. Most Christians, including some popes, embrace knowledge and have accepted modern science theories. - ethanmeinster

Science and religion are not opposites. I am a Catholic Christian, and the more I learn about the universe around me, the more amazed I become at God's work. Christians who see science as a threat to their beleifs are closing their minds to newer knowledge about the way God created the universe.

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8 Masturbation is forbidden

That one always confuses me. It's hard to know as the Bible was translated and vocabulary was different back then. - RogerMcBaloney

Masturbation isn't always a sin. It's natural for even children to do it and it has some positive effects (in moderation)

Sorry, but I had to censor. Basically, the Bible, there's the story of Onan (Genesis 38:9-10. ) where God condemns him for refusing to give an heir to his brother, not for "spilling his seed". However, in Matthew 5:27-30, Jesus said that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. So it depends on how you define it. - ethanmeinster


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9 Mary was sinless

No Christian believes Mary was sinless, Catholics do. Christians are created by the father, saved by the son and sealed by the Holy Spirit, Mary has nothing to do with this. In Satanism, the goddess of sexual perversion is equal to the god of human sacrifice, and Catholicism merely put Jesus' name on the god of human sacrifice and Mary's name on the goddess of sexual perversion, so because Jesus was sinless, they'll try to claim Mary was too, there's your explanation!

Jesus is the only sinless human? So, what you are saying is that we are all sinners from the moment we are born. How can god be good if he's the creator of sinners? And don't give me the fairytale about Adam and Eve who lived in paradise but because Eve ate an apple we were doomed to be sinners because that would make god immoral. Why should we all have to pay after so many generations for something someone did in Paradise that was not allowed? What have we all to do with that? God, sin, the bible are all made up by humans. I can't believe that many people still believes in those stories.
Comment from an atheist.

I think everybody is sinless because there's no such thing as sin. And when I read the comments it's like some people believe that giving birth to a child is already a sin ( exept for Mary because she gave birth to the son of god? ). But if everybody wants to live sinless it would mean the end of the human race because you can't give birth to a child without being a sinner. The whole concept of sin doesn't make sense if you ask me.

Mary was a very good person but not sinless. Only God and Jesus can be worshipped. Jesus Christ is the only human born without sin. The Bible confirms it. Mary said she needed a savior.

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10 God is cruel because he allows horrible things to happen

God gave us free will and doesn't force us to love him and follow his teachings. Knowing that, why would he do anything about what is happening around us? He is simply letting us handle things down here on earth. He said to Adam and Eve to work the land in order to survive, so clearly, his idea was to let us do whatever. - RogerMcBaloney

If you want an in depth description read EndTimesBibleProphecy "Why Does God Allow Suffering". I will make it long story short. So sin was created when Lucifer, the most exalted angel, became proud and chose to rebel because of his free will. Sin was created. If God destroyed them the other angels would be afraid so they would serve him out of fear. God could restart but who said it would not happen again so it would be an endless cycle of destruction and creation. God has to have a plan to get rid of sin forever, Jesus Christ. Bad things happen so we can see the result of sin, death. Once it is seen by all, we will understand. Oh and Jesus sacrificed himself so God has a new gift for us, salvation. Salvation is given if you have a faith that works, but not works itself. Read the link above for a more in depth description.

If god is omniscient it means he know the future and if he know the future it also means that everything happens necessary. And if everything happens necessary it means that there is no free will. You can't change something that happens necessary. If there's no free will then people aren't responsable for their acts and sins. If god should punish me because of my acts and sins it would mean that god is immoral because he knew that I would do them and that I'm not responsable. Conclusion : god is omniscient but also immoral or he is good but then he can't be omniscient. God can't be omniscient and good if he gave free will to men. In more logical terms : there is no god or a god-given free will. That's why bad things happen in this world.

God originally made the world perfect; no death, no unhappiness, no disorder; but sin came and ruined all that. - ethanmeinster

Who created sin then? Why would a perfect dirty design the world to become corrupted?

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The Contenders

11 Jesus was white

Not white - Jabber

Actually he was not nor never white whatsoever

See we really don't know what Jesus looked liked most people think that he has long brown hair and is white because ( I don't want to get into to much detail) of this man who lived around I don't know 1400's 1500's maybe anyway he wrote a book that claimed he knew what Jesus looked like but he didn't but since that was our only description of Jesus we just kept it like that. He probably was a more Spanish skin color not white. - Thecyanryan

That's why you shouldn't discreminate Arabs.

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12 Catholics aren't Christians

Why think there not? Catholicism is the biggest church in Christianity.

Jack Chick beliefs.
Jack Chick is now screaming in a lake of fire since October 23rd 2016. He will for eternity.
Now who's the HAW HAW HAW one?

13 All Christians are the same


Although we sort of have a common message of Jesus, God, and salvation, we have some differences. Here's some examples:

1. Calvinists believe that God has already chosen who's going to be saved
2. Catholics believe that fulfilling sacraments and good deeds can contribute to salvation. Priests can't marry, and people give up things during Lent
3. Lutherans believe that faith is the only way for salvation. They don't usually follow the calendar like Catholics do.
4. Mormons believe that Jesus is just a prophet (similar to Muslims), and that he visited North America. They are non-trinitarian. This is the most peculiar out of the groups of Christianity
5. Westboro Baptist Church: Hates all other religions and forms of Christianity; believes that God hates the world, even though the Bible states that he loves us all. This is where the non-accepting stereotype about Christianity came from. - ethanmeinster

14 Purgatory

Purgatory makes sense. The way Christians talk about non believers going to Hell. How about an in-between.

I agree. I place for sinners to purify their souls before entering paradise makes perfect sense. - RogerMcBaloney

The result of a mistaken Bible verse. When Jesus is being crucified, and the thief talks to him, Jesus doesn't say "You will have to be cleansed by the fires in purgatory before entering heaven." He says, " Today, you will be with me in Paradise." Purgatory is the opposite of what Jesus told us. - ethanmeinster

Most of the "misconceptions about Christians" are actually false doctrines from the Catholic Church, this being a perfect example.

Catholics are Christians.

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15 You're not allowed to listen to Rock and Roll

There's nothing wrong with music. This was just the result of elders seeing evil in everything they know nothing about. - RogerMcBaloney

I do

I don't know if that is true! Look at YouTube for the clip " Good times " sung by a girlsgroup called ' The Clingers ' from 1969. These four girls were mormons. I agree that in the early fifties when rock and roll was concidered as " animalistic black kind of music " ( just look the critics Elvis Presley recieved in those days by religious authorities ) they didn't accept it. But nowadays it's accepted by Christians to listen and play rock and roll.

16 Christians believe the earth is flat

I cannot name a soul in my family wjo believes that nor can I my neighbors. - NickXH

What country would I move to if I wanted to Australia! I love that country.
Guess what Flat Earth idiots say the country is a hoax and that everyone who tries to reach it will die and all the prisoners from England where just drowned to death, and that everything you see is either South America, and the people are actors or robots.

Who came up with this - Jabber

I have never met a single Christian or Catholic that believes the earth is flat. Quit bullsh! ting. - RogerMcBaloney

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17 You're not allowed to listen to Heavy Metal

This should be higher I'm a Christian and I love metal m/(>_<) m/

18 Christians believe gays were sexually abused

For the most part that is true - Crizz

Nope - NickXH

19 Christians believe in the bible literally

Drink poison anyone?

These are illegal in the bible
Eat pork, shellfish
Wear mixed fabrics of clothes, have tattoos and have piercing.
Touching pig skin
Long hair
Women wearing pants.

20 We are sexist

I am a Christian, am I sexist if I am a powerlifter, and the other day, I saw a small woman trying to carry a large box and I offered to carry it for her? If things like that make me sexist, well then I guess I am, but I definitely don't think women should never be allowed out of the kitchen or things like that.

No not really, there were some female prophets and heroes in the Bible

If you read the book of Escher in the Bible's Old Testament, you will see that it completely debunks this myth.

I'm a Christain and a feminist. Just saying

21 Christians believe the Devil is like the Halloween costume

I think he is supposed to be this handsome man.

22 Christians read chick tracts

Only the nuts

23 Christians believe gays are pedophiles

No, but only that person from Jubilee comapared the two types of people, ugh - Luckys

24 Christians don't read the Bible they just ask for forgiveness.

Some denominations do that. - 2storm

25 We support Donald Trump



26 We are all sad and basically chained up

That's not it... God gives us this life to enjoy. - ethanmeinster

27 They are all Church-goers

I am completely Christian, and I do not regularly attend services. I have my reasons, but they do not have anything to do with a lack of faith. - BKAllmighty

I can't my parents don't allow me

28 The first Christians were all European

It started in Israel and eventually spread through Europe through the Roman Empire. - ethanmeinster

Christianity did not just spread to the Roman Empire. It spread to places in the Middle East such as Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon before the Middle Ages.

Middle Easterners

As a matter of fact, the first apostles to spread the word afterJesus died were St. John who went to Greece and St. Paulus who went to Rome. Also Israel was part of the Roman empire at that moment, so it's almost safe to say that Christianity started in the Roman empire ( wich doesn't mean necessary Rome ).

29 Jesus was born on December 25th

Researchers have proven that Jesus was probably born some time in summer or spring, due to the stars being seen at that time of the year. Christmas got its date when Christian missionaries tried to convert the pagans in the north (Netherlands, Germany, UK) by combining two of the holidays. Pagans had a winter solstice holiday, and the missionaries claimed that they had a holiday at about the same time. In fact, many of the Christmas symbols, like wreaths and Christmas trees, actually originated from the festivals. After it stuck on, the Catholic church made December 25th the primary day Christmas is celebrated. - ethanmeinster

First of all, when jesus was born and died we were using the roman " Augustinus " calendar. These calendars were changed by the church many centuries later and we all know that the new system isn't exact when it comes to historical facts.

December 25th was the birth of Tamuz (the first antichrist), child of the Queen of heaven and Nimrod. If this is causing confusion, read Isaiah 14:14

30 Catholics worship Mary, popes, and saints

We ask them to pray for us, not worship them. - ethanmeinster

True, no matter what excuses Catholics make it doesn't help

31 We think that Earth is the center of the universe

Nobody believes that nowadays. People thought Earth was the center of the universe centuries and centuries ago. - RogerMcBaloney

Are people just saying what people thought hundreds of years ago - Jabber

Nowhere in the Bible does it say that. Although it may say that God made us one of his important species, that doesn't exactly mean that Earth is at the center. This was caused when the Catholic Church tried to combine ancient astronomy with traditional beliefs. Plus, the center of the universe is just some empty space. Does it really matter if we're not in the center? - ethanmeinster

No it isn't

32 The New Testament is not accurate as it was written centuries after Christ

The truth was that many books were written around 25 years after Christ's death, and by eyewitnesses. Most of the books were lost after the Romans destroyed Jerusalem in 70 AD. Some evidence points that even Revelation was written before 70 AD. - ethanmeinster

The oldest found fragment of the new testament is the gospel according to St. John and dates about 150 years after Jesus died. Till this day there is no evidence or proof of older writings of the new testament.

33 Jesus is only mentioned in the Bible

Pliny the Younger, a Roman writer who would describe the eruption of Vesuvius, said that Jesus was called as the messiah. - ethanmeinster

Pliny the younger doesn't use the word messiah when he's writing about Christians ( Letter 51 X96 pliny to Emperor Trajanus ). He did interrogations to Christians about their beliefs because they were all in deny of the roman gods wich was a crime against the roman empire. They all said that they believed in one god and in the founder named " Christ ". After interrogation and even torture Pliny the younger concluded that they believed in a " superstition " about a man named Jesus who died during the rule of governor Pilatus.

34 We all follow the Pope

Yes, the Pope does lead the Catholic Church, but not every Christian is a Catholic (half of all Christians) - ethanmeinster

35 We don't accept evolution

Yep we don't and we don't care - Jabber

No this one Is true we don't believe that we came from monkeys - Thecyanryan


36 We view everything as satanic


37 Christians start every war

There are some "holy wars", such as the Crusades and the Thirty Years War, but Christianity is nowhere close to being the main cause of war. The 2 World Wars had nothing to do with religion. The Communist Revolutions were caused by atheists who were fighting for a new government. Even back in the Middle Ages, when basically everyone was a devout Christian, you had people fighting secular wars over land and resource - ethanmeinster

Edit: Catholics
they killed mang Christians especially in the Crusades

38 We're all gay hating conservatives
39 We all force our beliefs on everyone

I hate when atheists say this, we know God exists and we're trying to warn you because we don't want you to go to Hell. Maybe you find it annoying but please understand our intent (if we hated you, we would just let you be atheists and keep our mouths shut)

So, hate us and let keep your mouths shut. We don't care about unrealistic warnings. Let us live our lives like we want to because your intentions have no meanings to us.

40 We are all hypocrites

They will say we are hypocrites because we do some of the things Jesus said not to do... well we're not that hypocritical if we are Christians because that means we came to Christ in order to be saved because we knew full well we did things Jesus said not to do.

41 We hate anybody who isn't a Christian

Westboro Baptist Church aren't they the ones who hate everyone who isn't a Christian.

I have a buddist friend I don't hate him I once had some hindu friends I didn't hate them - Thecyanryan

Okay, that's not true! I'm an atheist but I know for a sure fact that Christians doesn't hate everybody who don't believe them. Maybe there are some exeptions but exeptions doesn't make the rule.

42 Christians hate Halloween

No not really - NickXH

43 Christians hate Harry Potter

No and best book series - Jabber

44 Christians hate magic
45 Christians believe in the rapture
46 Christians believe every other religion is Satanic
47 All Christians love Mountain Dew
48 All Christians give homosexuals, "Gay Cure Therapy"
49 Christians can't make their own choices.
50 It's fear based
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