2006-10-17 04:56:22 · 74 answers · asked by Goddess of Nuts PBUH 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
there have been many: Unitarians, Gnostics, the Aryan Church (which had nothing to do with nutjobs of the past 80 years), and the Cathars are a few examples.
The bible is just one interpretation of Jesus. Even there, different translations bring new meanings and lose old metaphors via the inherent differences of languages.
2006-10-17 05:22:55 · answer #1 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
There are probably several, and they would be cults.
But still you have to know a few things things. The Bible is an historical book meant to help us to know God and understand His plan for Salvation and how His promise was fulfilled when He sent Jesus, His Son to suffer and die so that He can establish His New Covenant of Love and Mercy and the Kingdom of Heaven. It is not a book of facts, but a book of Faith that contains many facts. Faith is believing in what you cannot see. The Old Testament has many stories that are Allegories and many that are so old that they probably did not get written for hundred or even thousands of years after they were first recounted. In that case they may or may not be exactly as it happened. But what is even more important than whether or not a story is one hundred percent accurate in detail, is the message that that story was meant to give in the first place.
We must put more emphasis on the Messages given to us through the Bible. Too many people get hung up on taking everything literally, and sometimes taking verses and chapters out of context which only causes gross misinterpretations and misunderstandings. It is by Faith alone that we must base our belief in God, and the Bible is a useful tool to help us along in our faith. The Bible is also God's written word, so therefore we must have great reverence and respect for what it represents.
Prayer to the Holy Spirit for discernment is highly recommended before one can truly understand what God intends us to understand through reading the Bible. If we just go off half ****** and take stories that don't seem logical at face value we will totally miss the actual message that story may have for us. and that could cause us to question our faith.
2006-10-17 05:47:37 · answer #2 · answered by mammabecki 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it's called Protestantism.
No honest Protestant can accept or believe James 2:28, that clearly and explicity states, "we are NOT saved by faith alone..." Instead, a primary pillar of Protestantism clearly and explicitly states we are saved by faith alone, CONTRARY TO THE BIBLE.
No Protestant can prove, using the bible alone, the inerrancy, the authority, and the canon of scripture APART FROM TRADITION. It is impossible. Putting it another way, no Protestant can prove, using the bible alone, why there are 27 books in the New Testament APART FROM TRADITION.
Most Protestants do not have bishops, a Christian office which is biblical (1 Tim 3:1-2) and which has existed from the earliest Christian history and Tradition.
The Protestant notion of the "invisible church" is also novel in the history of Christianity and foreign to the Bible (Mt 5:14; Mt 16:18), therefore untrue.
Most Protestants regard the Eucharist symbolically, which is contrary to universal Christian Tradition up to 1517, and the Bible (Mt 26:26-28; Jn 6:47-63; 1 Cor 10:14-22; 1 Cor 11:23-30), which hold to the Real Presence (another instance of the antipathy to matter).
Protestantism has virtually ceased to regard marriage as a sacrament, contrary to Christian Tradition and the Bible (Mt 19:4-5; 1 Cor 7:14; 1 Cor 7:39; Eph 5:25-33).
Protestantism has abolished the priesthood (Mt 18:18) and the sacrament of ordination, contrary to Christian Tradition and the Bible (Acts 6:6; Acts 14:22; 1 Tim 4:14; 2 Tim 1:6).
The great majority of Protestants deny baptismal regeneration, contrary to Christian Tradition and the Bible (Mk 16:16; Jn 3:5; Acts 2:38; Acts 22:16; Rom 6:3-4; 1 Cor 6:11; Titus 3:5).
The list is much longer. sad.
2006-10-17 05:33:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sure. There are lots of people who believe in Jesus but not all (or even none) of the writings in the bible.
Muslims believe Jesus to be a prophet. Most muslims believe that Jesus was miraculously rescued by God and since then is residing in the fourth sky. A few muslims, especially most of those few believe that Jesus escaped the cross, and went to fulfill his mission, passing the good news to ALL jewish tribes. He had to deliver the good news to the lost tribes of israel or else his journey to earth was a failure.
The hindus believe Jesus was an avatar of krishna.
Buddha believe Jesus went to India where the latter learnt wisdoms of buddhism and went to Kashmir, Afganistan, until he reaches Israel and taught what he learnt to the people.
Many others believe Jesus was a thinker, philosopher, mystic master... a teacher and after his dead was elevated to be god or one of the trinity. I seize this occasion to pass on the remark that there is no christian who can give a satisfying explanation of what trinity is.
Nice question.
2006-10-17 05:54:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christianity, according to Jesus, is to believe in Him and God. Jesus never said that every word in the Bible was correct. He never said that He expected us to follow every word in the Bible.
He died on the cross because we are sinners and imperfect. He died to allow us into the Kingdom of God.
While a number of people have answered that you must believe every word of the Bible and accept them as fact, that does not make those people correct. If you read Jesus' stories, you will quickly see that he did not mean them to be taken literally. He used metaphors to help people understand his lessons.
The Bible has been translated so many times that it cannot possibly be completely believed literally. Jesus' name is really Joshua from the Hebrew. The King James Bible has more errors and mistranslations than any other translation, but it is still widely used today.
In answer to your question, Christianity is the religion for people who believe in Jesus, but not all of the writings in the Bible. But the true answer is Jesus' Christianity.
Take care,
Troy
2006-10-17 05:34:17 · answer #5 · answered by tiuliucci 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not about religion, it's about having a relationship with Jesus. The Bible says that we are not to take away or add to it. So it is completely impossible to say that you love Jesus but don't believe all the writings in the Bible, because Jesus is the Word.
2006-10-17 05:32:47 · answer #6 · answered by Singingmama 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Believe in Jesus / the creator most all religions no matter which one has a creator at the end somewhere. God gave his son Jesus for us, God almighty the creator is who we will face. The only thing in the bible to believe in is his word and the 10 commandment's
2006-10-17 05:18:39 · answer #7 · answered by mike L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in distinctive differences of the Bible ,Jesus is :The Son of God. Son of guy. Son of the father.The be conscious. The be conscious made Flesh.God.the 2nd guy or woman of the Holy Trinity.The Eucharist.Emmanuel. Yahweh.Jehovah. who's the surely Jesus? EDIT...Jesus did no longer replace into "a god"...Jesus grew to alter into already God, the 2nd guy or woman of The Holy Trinity.Christians will say there is not any element out of a Trinity indoors the Bible. although the Bible speaks of a TRIUNE GOD it quite is equivalent to trinity.
2016-10-19 21:15:44 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's called "liberal Christianity." Moving from left-wing to right-wing in this movement, you have:
Unitarian Universalists
United Church of Christ/Disciples of Christ
Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
Episcopal Church
Lutheran Church
Basically, all so-called "mainline Protestant" denominations are theological liberals. They don't believe the Scriptures are inerrant, they don't necessarily hold historically orthodox views about who Jesus was, but Jesus' teaching and ethos are still the foundation of their spiritual lives.
If your spiritual life is focused on an appreciation of Jesus, and you want to be free to think things through for yourself without getting beaten over the head with a Bible, find a mainline Protestant church where the liturgy and community are appealing to you.
2006-10-17 05:39:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Outside of the biblical texts, there is not enough original source material for one to form any coherent beliefs about Jesus.
Any substantial material about the person of Jesus, is either directly or indirectly dependent upon gospel traditions of the four evangelists.
So the point is: what would they actually believe about Jesus without the source documents?
2006-10-17 05:17:08 · answer #10 · answered by davidscottwoodruff 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋