and hopefully it will end.
The answer rests solely on your acceptance and belief that "god" or a supernatural entity is interacting with our lives and our universe.
If you are open to the possibility that it is not true, then you could no longer claim being a christian, you have crossed over to being agnostic. If you deny the existence of god completely then you are...that's right, an atheist. I "believe" there is also a point past this view in which you are so secure in your non-belief, and you grow tired of the intellectualism and political-correctness of Atheism you begin to project your non-belief onto others in the same way religious types do and actually lead them astray from their belief! I would say it's called Satanism, but only using the name to make a mockery of Abrahamic religion and to identify yourself as their enemy of "faith".
That is why it is an important question, it does not matter what answer I give because it all hinges on your ability to not believe. It would be alright if you chose not to though, you would not be the first christian I have personally baptized in the smokey hellfire of non-belief. There is a lot of freedom to had in your life after your have shed the weight of all that guilt, phony piety, righteousness and virtue. But what I like most about it is the hours, I don't believe 24 hours a day and 7 days a week and I don't carry a single shred of guilt I feel I should apologize for, to anyone or anything.
now excuse me but there is more sinning to do.