Reply #51: You answered your own question

[Zebedeo]

Question:

I guess if you are an atheist, pagan, etc., you are simply out of luck.
How can these people ever know if they are doing "His Will?" :sarcasm:

Answer:

Christian ethics can almost always be rephrased in secular terms.

Anyone can do Christ's will. They don't have to be Christian to do it. They can be atheist, pagan, Hindu, or worship a fictional deity such as the Borg or FSM.

When you help the less fortunate, you are doing Christ's will. When you love your fellow human beings, you are doing Christ's will. When you obey your parents, you are doing Christ's will. When you refrain from murder, you are doing Christ's will. When you refrain from idolotry, you are doing Christ's will. When you refrain from adultery, you are doing Christ's will. When you refrain from hypocritical judgmentalism, you are doing Christ's will.

None of these things require as a prerequisite that you be a Christian. All of these Christian principles can be (and have been) rephrased in secular terms.

Rephrased or not, they are the will of God, and behaving in this manner glorifies God. I am sure that will cause some consternation to some of the atheists on this forum, but it is the truth.

I am sorry that you have been wronged in the past by Christians. That is a shame, and I am truly sorry that it happened to you. But please remember that you were wronged by Christians, not by Christ. Christians are sinners, just like everybody else, and we all fail to abide by God's will the way we should.