2006-09-11 06:44:40 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If Christians actually understood how the bible was compiled and the history of the first three hundred years after Christ, they wouldn't be Christians any longer. Religion thrives on utter ignorance and blind belief.
2006-09-11 06:48:07 · answer #1 · answered by bonzo the tap dancing chimp 7 · 3⤊ 5⤋
How well do you really know the history of Christianity?
My best guess is that you would immediately point to the council of Nicea and the Crusades as reasons why Christians would reject their own religion if they knew the truth, but I think you're the ignorant one in this picture.
The Crusades were started by Muslims who were invading Christian lands and terrorizing Christian pilgrims making trips to the Holy lands. This was a reaction to an attack not an attempt to convert by force.
The Council of Nicea is where the Bible was COMPILED. The key word is compiled not created. Nothing was written there but a few Creeds that were more of an affirmation of what everyone already believed than "voting on the deity of Jesus."
If you want real Christian history ask some real Christian historians.
2006-09-11 07:00:03 · answer #2 · answered by Josh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as opposed to a genius like you? I know all I need to know. My "history" is this....Jesus who is God incarnate came to earth and became a man so that He could take all my sins on His back and suffer and die in my place. He did this out of love, because He loves me so much He would rather die than go to heaven without me. After He died, He arose on the third day, beating my last enemy which is death. He now sits at the right hand of the Father and every day, every time I mess up He tells Good the Father that He already paid the penalty so don't hold that sin against me. This will continue until He comes to get me or until I die in this world. Either way, He has prepared a place for me and I will go there as soon as I take my last breath here. That is all the history I need to know, it is all I care about. Anything that mean or crazy men do and blame on Him or say it's for Him has nothing to do with Him and me. My history is my Lord came down from heaven and personally saved me and that does not change no matter what silly people say or do!
2006-09-11 07:02:45 · answer #3 · answered by Grandma Susie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what history you are talking about. Some know quite a bit of their history. Also, you have to keep in mind that the Apostles did say that men would arise from their ranks (Christians) and speak twisted things. Those that follow those twisted things (changes made to true Christianity as Jesus taught it) are not true Christians.
I, for one, acknowledge that Religion in general is reponsible for most of the wars fought, whether one of those sides claim to be Christian or not. If that is what you are referring to. Perhaps you could be a little more specific as to what history we are unfamiliar with.
There are some Christian religions that I do not claim the history as my own, since I do not agree with their teachings and feel that they are not true Christians, since they teach things different than what the Bible Really Teaches.
Which is why blanket statements such as yours, are ambiguous at best.
2006-09-11 07:02:06 · answer #4 · answered by grammy_of_twins_plus two 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The leaders want to blind the eyes of believers so as to keep the money pouring in. Most of my friends that are Christian learn from the sorted history of " Catholics" Protestants and cults that follow men and want to be taught everything by spoon feeding rather than become full grown in their powers of reasoning...bring on the past and I'll show a future for meek like ones. God has taken the knowledge of scripture away from the intellect and given it to the unlettered. The teaching of hell fire is a repulsive doctrine that bleeds money for the Church leaders and their shameful conduct now under lawsuit in just about every state. I say remove the wicked men and not hide them . But if they hide history they can also deny it. Homo pedifiles and like will not inherit the kingdom no matter which way they turn their collars. It is just wrong!!!!!
2006-09-11 07:01:04 · answer #5 · answered by kdwcnliz2 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
let's see because just like people of other cultures/religions the only way some people learn is through their advisors...just as muslims only believe in muhammad, hindu in budah (hope spelled right) jewish in God only,
Does ANY religion have the same rites and passages the way they were celebrated during their prophets time???
Simply NO. AALLL religions have some conformity to the standards of its members otherwise it fades away. Learn to open our ears and eyes more and stop closing your mind and you will learn a lot more.
In all I believe there were 2-3 christian crusades for the "Holy Land" the bible is a compilation of several popular books/teachings at the time of Jesus spliced together over several centuries and voted on by a meeting of Bishops in the Catholic faith in I believe 386ad (date could be wrong), the words of the bible have changed meanings over the ages; no religion celebrates the same rites as were celebrated at the time the "book/prophet/God" was around; all religions believe that the other religions are wrong.... does that sum it up or did you want passages from the bible? I could go on ya know... I won't
2006-09-11 07:00:51 · answer #6 · answered by lisa n florida 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In my youth, some of the finest history courses I ever received were provided courtesy of my church. And yes, we discussed the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Counter-Reformation, the Puritans, all of it, over the course of several years. The Protestant Reformation was covered in such extensive detail that the information helped me many years later in college (not bad for information dispensed to people in their early teens). Not all Christians shy away from history, and I think it's peculiar that you'd suggest that they would, given how much history some churches teach their young people. Of course, like all history courses, I realized that the information is subjective, and one must weigh who ultimately benefits by a church's (or any group's) particular interpretation of history.
2006-09-11 06:52:18 · answer #7 · answered by thaliax 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Religion creates creates boundaries for knowledge.
Religion on the past tried to stop human curiosity and science by well burning those persons.
So now religion persons dont burn people anymore they just choose to believe their fairy tales, because Science demolished the cosmology of the bible, the myth of human creation as the biggest chauvinism ever
and well Religion is just like TX Huxley said "Every Religious person lies next to the craddle of every science like the strangled serpents next to the craddle of Hercules"
2006-09-11 07:08:04 · answer #8 · answered by Castevet 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am Buddhist, but I was in a Christian upbringing. Personally I don't believe in religion, because they all disagree with each other. But I like the more beneficial teachings of Buddhism because they are based on self-improvement not on whether the religion is better than the rest. But Christianity doesn't ask questions...they just are told what happened, and therefore don't know the history because it isn't taught.
2006-09-11 06:49:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Christians do have a great history,and they should explore it,where as non believers have no history or future.
2006-09-11 06:53:10 · answer #10 · answered by kman 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I know about the history of Christianity. Not the crap you athiests make up in blogs and pretend is real.
2006-09-11 07:14:13 · answer #11 · answered by blizgamer333 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋