I grew up going to church but I’m not religious now and I never really understood this part.
Please, no answers along the lines of “aha, that’s why Christianity is a sham” or “religions aren’t logical”. I don’t want to debate whether it’s right or wrong, I just want to understand the logic and reasoning that Christians use to explain this.
Basically just the bible says you are supposed to be good, and Jesus says you are supposed to be good. It is kind of a big loophole though, if you really aren’t interested in being good.
Bible doesn’t say you are supposed to be good. I have no idea where you got that notion from.
Psalm 34:14: “Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.” (NIV)
Do you think I can find a phrase that tells me to commit acts that I consider to be evil?
Probably, especially in the Old Testament. They had very different ideas of morality back then.