Hello /r/Christianity, I am a second generation atheist who is currently questioning my own philosophy, if it's perfectly ok I have a couple of questions about Christianity I would love to have answered by knowledgeable people of faith.

To clarify I don't want to offend, I am not a troll from/r/atheism trying to dish out some logic or whatever, I am just curious.

Firstly, to properly follow Jesus' philosophies, must you fully believe in a supreme being of human visage who judges you at the end of your life? is it possible to be a Christian who views this as metaphor?

Secondly, (and this might get a little delicate here but please bare with me) how do you deal with things which clearly contradict your faith (mainly things that were proclaimed within gospels which have now been proven wrong)? are things like this a sign that most gospels should be taken as allegory or fable, and perhaps not real?

To give a little information as to why I have become curious to this, I should explain that my parents are such devout atheists that when I wanted to rebel, in a twist of irony I turned to religion, while I have grown up a bit since then I am still interested in the core philosophies of it all I feel like I am missing out on a bigger picture within my household, being completely shut off from any trace of religion. I am looking for direct and to the point answers I am not really interested in vague and inconclusive nuances.

Thank you very much if you reply to this, I hope very much that the answers will help me better understand, and perhaps renew a few of my philosophies.