I would not attack the faith of a heathen without being sure I had a better one to put in its place.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If I be worthy, I live for my God to teach the heathen, even though they may despise me.
I, myself, identify myself as a heathen.
I'm trying to champion the naturalist's worldview and show it's not as heathen as most religious people would make it out to be.
Heathens are unredeemed outcasts from heaven who roam the planet without hope of surviving the deaths of their bodies. They may have values, but they are not secured by any divine source. Yet we embrace this because we think it represents the truth.
If we allow the consideration of heathen morality and heathen religion to absolve us from the duty of preaching the gospel we are really deposing Christ from His throne in our own souls.
Such a faith would be fatal to my reason, to my liberty, and even to the success of my undertakings; it would immediately transform me into a stupid slave, an instrument of the will and interests of others.
I would not score very highly on religious value.
The quarrels and divisions about religion were evils unknown to the heathen. The reason was because the religion of the heathen consisted rather in rites and ceremonies than in any constant belief.
I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.
There are a lot of battles to face, and if I didn't have that religious core - that base to turn to - I would be truly lost.
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