While Kierkegaard was very much a Christian, he also understood why many people were not. In fact, he believed that no one would come to Christianity without being completely desperate since there were many things 'wrong' with it. For Kierkegaard, this desperation would come in the form of an anguished conscious. While you would not know what exact was wrong with you, you would feel like something wasn't right, and thus you would be motivated to find something to help you. Even then, finding Christianity might be hard, as it would still not seem that appealing. However, Kierkegaard believed that eventually you would turn to Christianity once you had exhausted all your other options.
At this point, Kierkegaard believed, you would have to be reborn. However, this is not quite as easy as one would hope. He believed that after Adam and Eve committed the first sin, humans lost the truth, or their innocence. Thus, in being reborn you have to get this truth back. However, it is also important to note that the truth is the index both of itself and of the false. Quite simply, the moment you are reborn, you will not only realize the truth, which is that God loves you so much that he would die for you, but also that you were once outside of the truth, or in sin.
This paradox, of realizing both how wretched you are and how much you are loved in the same moment, is another hard part to Christianity. After all, it's quite hard to accept that you are a terrible, sinful person, and at the same time know that the ultimate creator loved you despite that. However, once you are able to accept that, then Christianity can give you the proper motivation to live a good life. It is important to note, though, that a good life will still not be a perfect life, but Kierkegaard believes that once you realize that God loves you unconditionally then you will be able to accept your failures and move on.
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