How can Christians feel they won’t get covid?

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My Christian friends keep sending me scripture and videos saying the lord is on the throne and will protect them and they won’t get it.

I find this so hard to believe/understand. Can anyone help?

That sort of Christian doesn’t think Catholics are Christian.
They’re also really really stupid.

I’m not misinterpreting it. A man today said to me he is not going to get the virus as he prays everyday

I mean- so what? just because some guy you know says this doesnt mean ALL CHRISTIANS think this does it? It seems very odd to me that you are taking some dumb thing someone said and assuming everyone else thinks exactly the same thing.

As PP said- there are stupid Christians and stupid atheists. We arent all the same LOL

I've had this all over my Facebook the last few days from random fb friends. As an atheist I find it quite odd that they believe they are protected. Unless it's not literal but more God will give you faith at this testing time.

As a Christian while it does say to rely on Jehovah you also are responsible for using common sense and protecting yourself as much as possible same as you lock your door against burglars.

Stupidity comes in all shapes and sizes

cabbageking - you speak wise words. I agree with you.

My lot are saying that our messiah will come because everyone will keep Shabbat as we're all stuck at home!

When the Lord comes the bible says he will judge the righteous and unrighteous according to God's standard. So we hope, but we do not know if God recognises our worship and lifestyle as worthy. No one knows the state of a persons heart so know one knows if they are saved or not.
The bible also says faith without actions is death. Clearly more than prayers is needed ? You could be a mass murderer and pray. If your heart condition is rotten then your prayers are worthless.

No one knows not know one knows sorry

Ask them why churches are cutting back on meetings after church services, attendance at celebrations resticted etc if their leaders dont believe they can get it?

Willow I suspect their answer would be that mainstream churches are not actually Christian churches, and members of their congregations are not true believers whereas they have the true faith and will be spared as a result. Twas ever so.

It takes a lot to convince people who live in small, hermetically sealed communities to examine the possibility that they may have taken a wrong turn somewhere along the line.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millerism
'The Great Disappointment'

(This^^ was another sect taking the Book of Daniel very literally).

I’m Christian and don’t believe I’m not at risk, hubby indoors as he’s vulnerable I only go out to shop very locally that’s it,

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Your friends are nuts. Every denomination has stopped their services where I am.

And what you have here is a thinking problem

You know a person. They are x religion. They believe their religion means y. you then make the thinking error of assuming that means all people of x religion think y. Despite evidence to the contrary from a whole bunch of people who are x religion too but don't believe y, you continue thinking that.

I'd say you and your friend have a lot in 'rigid thinking' common.

I know hundreds of Christians and haven't heard that view once, thankfully.

I'm highly at risk. I certainly don't think I'm immune because of my faith. Ask those people what they think about the earliest Christians and how they were persecuted and died for their faith, and about st Paul's theology of suffering.

@AlexisCarringtonColbyDexter
I agree ! I read it every morning when I wake up. Always completely appropriate for how I'm feeling that day.

@meadowland

Isn't it weird how the daily reading is often exactly what you need that day?! Its like a little boost every day

The Iranians keep going to their mosques in the belief their sky fairy will save them, they have a very high death rate from the virus. Clearly praying does not work

I have to say my faith is a real boost in these uncertain times. Keeps me calm.
As our good friend Nicky Gumbel says "Faith not Fear "
Keep well everyone

Crazies! At our church we certainly don't feel immune, I'm worried I will have caught it from a funeral

There are churches who hold views on this outbreak. My family does.
I have a collection of close family members - mother/nieces/sister etc, in different continent-who are starry eyed about a number of things.

• The rapture. soon and close, and this virus is a part of the end time game. No need to panic, no need to even protect.

God is steering- if he deems we are infected then that is his decision, , he may choose that we die, and that is OK too.

@IkeaSlave

If I had rigid thinking I don’t think I’d be here posting and trying to understand this thinking.

Also as I said it’s not one or two Christians saying this to me it’s many people.

I’m not the only one on this thread who is being told this by multiple people.

I'd be surprised if all those people actually believe that prayer alone will save them from this virus.

I (an atheist) married into a huge family with the 'religion gene'! We have a vicar, a methodist minister, an SDA pastor and a Pentecostal minister or two! FIL was one of 8 siblings, MIL one of 6, so you can imagine how many religious relatives I have!
Not a single one of them would take that view. Their faith obviously gives them a vast amount of emotional support, and at times I've envied them that. But none of them, nor their churches, would advocate relying on Jesus to save them from this pandemic.

I am a vicar and am I'm contact with literally over 1000 other vicars. I can assure you this is not a mainstream Anglican view. I haven't actually even seen it from my friends in slightly more unorthodox denominations but I can imagine some I have met in the past might believe it. Some sort of
My faith is better than your faith
Sort of mentality. Bit bonkers in my opinion as it isn't backed up by scripture at all.

My mum was lectured by her highly religious hairdresser telling her all the things in revelation that are coming "true" but how my mum's ok because shes a Christian.

My mum, not being thick and being over 70 is taking self isolation very seriously.

I trust in the Lord but dont think that means I'm immune. I trust in God to give me sttength to face the challenges ahead, whatever they might be. Being a Christian is not a ticket to an easy life, quite the opposite if you're doing it right.