um ... there were no Christians at the time of Jesus. early Christianity started out as a tiny Hebrew sect after Jesus' death and didn't gain momentum as a separate and distinct religion until Paul insisted on undermining Hebrew law in order to better appeal to Gentiles and Constantine's conversion started spreading Christianity thru Roman conquest.
you do know Yeshua (ie Jesus) wasn't a Christian. right?
2006-08-06 16:38:39
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answered by nebtet 6
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According to the Christian belief system the only way to salvation is through the acceptance of Jesus as their personal savior. Many within this faith believe that unless you believe in Jesus (basically are Christian, as this is the doctrine) you will not get a pss into heaven. Other than the fact that Jesus was a Jew, Jews have no part in this whatsoever. Although you should also know that Christianity was created after the life of Jesus, he didn't create the religion himself.
2006-08-06 23:40:22
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answered by tharedhead ((debajo del ombú)) 5
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I'm curious how you came about such incorrect facts and erroneous logic. Perhaps the single most important command that Jesus gave to His followers was to go into all the world and make disciples of all nations. This massive missionary movement has been going on for the past two millennia.
Where in the Holy Book does God claim that only contemporaries of Christ during His public ministry would go to Heaven? What motivation would there be for people to convert to Christianity if they were assured that doing so would result in their going to Hell?
Where in the Holy Book does God claim that only Christians who are Jews will enter Heaven? Didn't God promise Abraham that all nations would be blessed through him? Didn't the Apostles teach that Gentiles were grafted onto the tree of Judaism through their faith--not their ethnicity?
You're so wrong I just don't know where to start.
2006-08-06 23:44:25
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answered by chdoctor 5
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Actually, it says only those born of the holy spirit get into heaven, which means that no one who died prior to Jesus, including John the Baptist, whose head was given as a birthday present, or the two men hung beside Jesus, would go there. The Holy Spirit was not pour out for the rebirth until Pentecost.
It never was God's intent for humans to live in heaven. They were created to have everlasting life in a paradise earth. Only those born again go to heaven, as a part of the first resurrection, but only for 1000 years, after which it doesn't say what will happen to them. It also doesn't say what is to happen with all those who come back as a part of the second resurrection, as they are not to marry or be given in marriage. When Christ was on earth, he demonstrated that there were two forms of Resurrection, when he called forth Lazarus from his grave, he was human, but when Jesus was raise, it was as a spirit, since his body had the be destroy to fulfill prophecy of the sacrificial lamb.
2006-08-06 23:42:19
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answered by Anonymous
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When Christ returns, the dead in Christ will rise first, the souls before Christ's time. Then the 'rapture' Christ will come and get his believers. The people left will experience the horrible 7 years of tribultaion. You still have a choice, and a chance. The 'holy spirit' that we have now will not be here. So, you refuse the mark of the beast, and believe in God, which you will be killed for. Or you accept it, and you will suffer God's wrath to come for "The great white thrown judgement for sinners" which hold ETERNAL consequences. So repent, because the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. We have a loving and just God. He loved us so much he sent his only begotten son to make the ultimate sacrafice for the world's sins. "It's like a dope pusher. He's in court and has to pay for his crime, right!" So if we live life out of God's will and continue to sin, and not repent, do you think for one second God will let you into his Heaven? No. Time for slavation is now, we're not promised another second. whats holding you back?
BLESSINGS <>< RJC
2006-08-06 23:45:01
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answered by ryan23_ttu_saved12-17-05 1
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There are two different peoples, with respect to God, Jews (His Chosen People) and non Jews or Gentiles. God opened salvation to Gentiles (Non-Jews) to make Jews jealous and eventually bring them to the knowledge of God. Everyone, Jew & Gentile, are under the curse of Sin and the law and no one deserves total forgiveness however God defined a way and made a way by which man can obtain forgiveness and that was in the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross and the sheding of His Blood to meet the requirement of the Blood Sacrifice. A Christian is a person who professes Christ and believes in, accepts that Blood Sacrifice and that alone is what makes it possible to escape the rightful judgement of God upon Sin. As far as punishment or eternal punishment and "hell" is concerned ... punishment of sin can only be escaped by placing yourself under the Blood of Christ just as the Jews firstborn were passed over by placing themselves under the blood on the door post at Passover during the plague of the death of the first born.
2006-08-06 23:30:19
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answered by alagk 3
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Ok where, Book - Chapter-Verse, did you get that from. Explain and cite, then we can give you more fidelity on your question!
No, Jesus was Jewish which fullfills the prophesy of the messaih coming from the line of David!
Also even the Apostle Paul stated that he (Jesus) was to die for the sins of the whole world Jew and Gentile.
Paul told the Church at Ephesis, Eph 3:8 "To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ"
2006-08-06 23:26:57
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answered by Marky-Mark! 5
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ACTUALLY,
according to the Holy Book Christians throughout the ages and onward are going to heaven.
The only fighting Jesus did while on earth was spiritual fighting.
The only fighting Christians did at the beginning of the New Testament was spiritual fighting.
2006-08-06 23:25:50
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answered by 1saintofGod 6
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Sounds like a mix of moromonism and ? I don't know maybe catholicism..like purgatory??...either way the bible says in the book of John 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
This is for then and for now..the christians of that time went to heaven because Jesus took them to heaven..when he opened heaven but in our time we wait for Jesus to come again to enter the kingdom of heaven..but we will go ...and that's a fact..read John 14:1-3 God bless
2006-08-06 23:36:05
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answered by soldier612 5
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I dont know where you get your information, but that is beyond nuts!!! It is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible, The Bible plainly says ALL who come to me I will in no wise cast out. So ALL who turn to Jesus to save them from God's wrath, all who put their trust in Jesus (not by obeying laws, or trying to be good enough), ALL who come to Him( drug dealers, drug users, pedophiles, murderers, prostitutes, alcoholics, and anyone else who feels what they've done makes them unfit for Heaven, let me tell you, the God of Heaven invites you today to come to him, JUST AS YOU ARE.
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2006-08-06 23:37:10
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answered by aguyinthewoods 4
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