2006-08-28 12:37:03 · 7 answers · asked by Derek w 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
ummm...there are several religions that didn't even begin until after Jesus' time and also variants of christ-based religions were born after him as well. get a clue!
2006-08-28 12:42:42 · answer #1 · answered by Sharp Marble 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, truth by definition invalidates other things.
Second, Christianity is not the only religion which refers to everything. Judaism, Islam, and Hinduism all are by definition intolerant religions, as well as Agnosticism and Atheism.
And invalidation was not the point of Jesus's message. His ultimate goal was to bring people to heaven. Heaven is a perfect place, and the only way to enter in is to forfeit your sin to Jesus on the cross and accept the perfection of Jesus. Hell, the other place one lives after death, requires there to be no other way to enter heaven. The teachings of Jesus are about how to go to heaven and know Jesus, and his teachings specifically say that it is the only way.
I am the way the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the father except through me. John 14:6
Rationalize it all you want, it clearly states that Christianity is the only way to obtain salvation.
2006-08-28 19:49:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Jesus came to fulfill the Old Testament prophesies of the Messiah which he fulfilled over 300 of them. Catholics have a saying: the New Testament is hidden in the Old and the Old Testament is revealed in the New. St. Jerome said, "Ignorance of scripture is ignorance of Christ. The whole Bible, in some way or another, refers to Jesus Christ saving mankind from spiritually destroying themselves. Christ revealed that we are so caught up in the physical world that he would liberate us (spiritually) by offering up his own body and blood for us (John 6:55) to eat and nourish our souls. This is why John the Baptist refered to Jesus as the LAMB OF GOD. The Passover Lamb was a physical representation of Jesus. See SCRIPTURAL TYPOLOGY.
The belief in the HOLY TRINITY is a primary doctrine of Christianity that Jesus taught his followers that is validated by knowing HOW we are created in the image of God; in the image of the HOLY TRINITY. Since all other religions (by definition) require a belief in a Supreme Being Jesus did not come to invalidate all other religions but to clarify, by divine revelation, who God is and how we can become united to God.
2006-08-28 20:06:55 · answer #3 · answered by Search4truth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evidently not---Islam is a later religion, so he could not have invalidated it. And, Jesus was a teacher who taught Judaism.
2006-08-28 19:44:04 · answer #4 · answered by Shossi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he preached about religions and to religions.
2006-08-28 19:42:20 · answer #5 · answered by mamas_grandmasboy06 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2006-08-28 19:42:45 · answer #6 · answered by luckistrike 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope not.
2006-08-28 19:42:47 · answer #7 · answered by MGoodrich 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋