"I like your christ. I don't like your christians. They are so unlike your christ." ~ Ghandi?

Question

tha is awsome! so very true. but lat me say that it sould only be an insult to thoes who say they are christan but act like butte, this is not ment to be rude to the true christand. sad thing is though, is that the false christand thing they are true christans but once they start to talk is easy to know whos true and who just a donkey.

no question really.

Answer 1

Love Ghandi, love the quote. Am a Christian, and am not offended. However, I believe this quote can be applied to a number of religions., i.e. "I like Mohamed, I don't like your radical Islamics They are so unlike your Mohamed". Again, no offence to all of Islam, just pointing out the quote as a true-ism of many

Answer 2

I'm a Christian and what Ghandi said is true for some of us. Some of us are way too conservative and take our religion way to seriously (the people who make the situation in Northern Ireland worse). But I know Ghandi is not speaking about all Christians. Why? Because he's Mahatma Ghandi! The guy who uses non violance against an empire. The greatest person ever! Ghandi does not hate people because of their relgion, race, nationality, gender or age. I don't think Ghandi even said that but ya.

Answer 3

I too am a Christian, and yet I am not offended by this quote at all. If anything, I agree with it. There is a vast difference between those who are truly Christian, and try to live their life in a Christ-like manner, and those who say "yes I'm a Christian" and then turn their back on their beliefs. It's truly one of the greatest disappointments of Christianity today. Unfortunately, Ghandi was right. The difference between Christ and most Christians is saddening.

Answer 4

"Christ" means Messiah, or Savior.
So, you like our Messiah but you do not like those that follow Him.

Clearly, if we were Christ-like, we would not need a Messiah.
Your question therefore becomes non-sensical.

Christians try to be Christ-like, but humans are incapable of the perfection of His life. That is the specific reason that we look to Him to lead, guide, teach, and save us from ourselves.

I cannot attest to the accuracy of the Ghandi quote as you use it, but as you have presented it, it becomes clear that neither you, nor Ghandi have grasped the foundational premise of Biblical Christianity.

Answer 5

i have not study Strobel, yet to respond to your established question, no. by skill of no skill does questioning or looking arguments/controversial subject matters, etc. about faith make you a foul Christian. in reality, i have self belief it makes for a stronger Christian. Christianity is about loose will and the search for reality. only by skill of questioning and discussing the authentic meanings of the teachings of Christ can one change into someone of authentic faith. it truly is one reason the Bible has the variety of tremendous number of issues in it that supply us pause...make us imagine and attempt to interpret the deeper which skill. Blind faith in any faith isn't a good component and we've many examples by historic previous that illustrate what takes position contained in the straightforward and literal acceptance of any conception. continually, learn, question and learn-no longer very nearly your own faith, yet others. understanding is what Christianity is extremely about. good pastime in searching objectively at Strobel's artwork inspite of an same conclusions you've reached. only my opinion.

Answer 6

If Ghandi was so wise he would have realized that all people are at different stages of growth in their lives and he wouldn't have made such a predjudiced statement like this one. What if I said that "I like India but I don't like Indians" and then went on to give some examples of people whom I had met from India to explain why I didn't think natives of that country were very attractive people in the way that they conduct themselves?

To top it all off, unless Ghandi took his eyes off of the people of this world and put them on Christ Jesus with saving faith, then he is going to be one of those people who learns the hard way what Jesus meant when He talked about judging others.

Matthew 7:1 "Judge not, lest you be judged. 2 For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with what measure you measure, it will be measured back to you. 3 And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not notice the plank in your own eye? 4 Or how will you say to your brother, 'Permit me to remove the speck from your eye'; and look, there is a plank in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First remove the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye.

In other words Ghandi is going to stand before Christ Jesus in judgment and he is going to be called a hypocrite as every thought and action that he ever had or made during his life time is put under the lens of perfect holiness and when he is found to have fallen short he will be found unworthy of being with God along with every other self righteous person who thought that they didn't need the righteousness of Christ to cover their sins.

Matthew 22:8 Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy. 9 Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.' 10 And those servants went out into the roads and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests. 11 "But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment. 12 And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless. 13 Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

Answer 7

Ghandi was a very smart man. And so it would seem a pretty good judge of character. I am a Christian and I am forever amazed at how Unchristian they can be, not just to other religions but even within their own.

Answer 8

You know...it is hard to be perfect. Yes, there are a lot of bad people calling themselves Christians. Just like any other religion in the world. There are good and there are bad practitioners of them. The thing is that it is the bad that stand out. The good do nothing to attract attention to themselves so they are ignored.

Answer 9

Not sure if Ghandi said that, but it is most certainly true. Not many Christians really follow christs example. Turn the other cheek and love thy enemy and thou shalt not kill have been so violated with compassion that it is sad.

Answer 10

In the USA Mahatma Gandhi had a right to speak his own opinion, just like everyone else. And in the USA you have a right to agree or disagree with Gandhi as you see fit, just like everyone else.