Why do you think. ?

Question

CHRISTIANITY IS A RELIGION? Its not its a relationship with the Almighty God through Jesus Christ.
CHRISTIANITY IS A SET OF RULES WE HAVE TO KEEP? Its not. Christians try and follow Christ and his example.
CHRISTIANITY STARTS WARS? It doesn't and never has. People have started wars in the name of Christianity and Christ. But they where never actually Christians. If Christianity stood on the basis that Jesus needs defending answer this, 'Why did Jesus rebuke his disciple Peter, when Peter had cut off the guards ear as Jesus was arrested?'
BIBLE ISN'T RELEVANT? People that think this can't understand or haven't actually read it. Many Prophecies in the Bible have come true and they are coming true right now. Many of the morals we live by are taught within the Bible ie: the 10 Commandments.

Have you noticed how the real sceptics avoid thse sort of questions,? I wonder why that is (sarcasm)?

Answer 1

I agree, finally something most Christians can agree with.

Answer 2

1. Personal Christianity certainly is a relationship with (at least the idea of) God. However, Christianity as a whole is divided into churches and denominations, and each of these has a set of practices, a holy book, and an idea about how best to pursue this relationship with God. To the outside world, this looks a lot like it meets the requirement to be classified as a religion.

2. Granted, Christians try and follow Christ's example of humility, charity, and communion with god. However, the concept of sin imposes a number of "thou shalt not" rules that should be followed, and many people who indeed claim to be Christians condemn others in God's name, and even in Christ's, for their breaking of these rules of sin. hence the perception of Christianity as a set of rules.

3. Ohhh, bit of a technicality, this one. Certainly the people who started wars for the Lord regarded themselves as Christians - indeed, they even regarded themselves as the purest embodiment of Christendom of their age (in the case of the Crusades, for instance - when the Popes would promise guaranteed places in Heaven to those who went on Crusade against Islam). So to say that in retrospect they weren't Christians at all is a little questionable. They may not have been the kind of Christians that we'd necessarily recognise today, but Christians they decidedly were.

4. Agreed, many of the moral frameworks of our world trace their essentials back to the 10 commandments, because, let's face facts here, they established some phenomenally important and sensible laws - thou shalt not kill still sounds good to me! But this is more a historical truth than a religious one, and some of the original laws have been co-opted by the state - such as thou shalt not kill - while others, including keeping the sabbath holy have been left to individual relgious groups to observe, as is surely right in a multi-cultural society. As for many of the prophecies coming true - this is a matter of interpretation, and so its relevance depends on acceptance that the interpretation is accurate, which is by no means universal or guaranteed - hence, as many people feel the accuracy has not been proved (even those who have read and, as you say, understood it), there will never be universal acceptance of the Bible's relevance.

Interesting questions, thanks for that.

Answer 3

I am a Christian. What you've said is spot on. Christianity is a relationship with Jesus which aims to change your human nature. Human nature is essentially evil and against what God wants for our lives.

Answer 4

people started wars in the name of chritanity so if christianity was not there the would of been no need to go to war but it was so thay went to war the bible is the worst thing that ever hapend to this planet

Answer 5

Luke 17:
1Jesus said to his disciples:
There will always be something that causes people to sin. But anyone who causes them to sin is in for trouble. A person who causes even one of my little followers to sin, would be better off thrown into the ocean with a heavy stone tied around their neck. So be careful what you do.

I like the part about Jesus saying: "A person who causes even one of my little followers to sin, would be better off thrown into the ocean with a heavy stone tied around their neck"

Sounds like a threat to me. Could be interpreted to be an act of violence and that leads to war.

Answer 6

i think your opinion good enough to prove that we don't need to take a hard time for being religius. sometimes it became more sensitives and more egoistic on ourself, when we think "we have the right ways" and closed our eyes and our mind to ignore anything that might comes "wrong" in our lifes.
the end is nigh. so there you are, keep finding what is really stood cearly in front of your eyes.

good opinion, my friend, really a good one.

Answer 7

Exactly! And to add to what you said, what other book can be traced as far back as the Bible can? It's been around for centuries!

Answer 8

why did the christians knock down the pagan churches and build directly on them?

Answer 9

in a way your right cause it is really pentecostal but it is also Christianity

Answer 10

yes