Jesus = Love and not the white robed man with a beard.
Practise unflinching love and that is the way. You dont need to belong to Christianity to pracise Love.
A registered Christian pracisting hatred does not go to heaven or a better place. Dont take common sense out of christianity!
2006-10-21 08:06:37 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus himself was not a Christian - he was Jewish and his great lesson to his contemporaries (and to us) was to teach them that God is love and that God can be found and reached within ourselves. He said: "The Kingdom of God is within you". He pointed out the way to the Kingdom - but he never created any club, or anything like that. He was much more beyond that. He told us that the truth will set us free. In fact, he never acted in a pious way - he was criticized because he was healing people during the Sabbath. He also got very upset at the hypocrisy of religious institutions - of praying to make a show. His mission was not self-centered, all the contrary, it was to liberate us by teaching us that we are loved, that we are free and that the Kingdom is in ourselves.
2006-10-21 08:15:19 · answer #1 · answered by Agua 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is no such thing as a registered Christian. There are believing Christians. Jesus in John 14:6 Said he is the way, the truth and the life. There is no other way than Jesus.
Yes really Jesus had love(compassion) for everyone. He even loved the people who crucified him. I know of no Christians who actually practice hatred. Only those who are who perceive that they are hated by Christians. God sent his only son Jesus to die for our sins, that whosoever believes in Him(Jesus) should not perish, but have everlasting life. That is true love. That kind of love and messege is what Christians are trying to live and and spread that to all mankind.
Too bad that ignorant people are too stupid to realize that.
2006-10-21 15:23:23 · answer #2 · answered by bro_ken128 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'll put it this way. There were times when I discovered the best of human love that was within me and found it to be a very pleasant surprise. Was it profound? Was it powerful to discover it? Absolutely. And I've experienced the best of what human love had to offer from very sincere and loving people. Did I find that to be good? Yes.
And then I experienced God's love.
In my own, personal experience, I have found that God's love is far greater. God's love is higher. God's love did more good for my life in one day than a whole lifetime of human love - my own as well as others - could do in almost 28 years. And God's love has been more consistent than any other love I've found and more sustaining.
2006-10-21 15:28:19 · answer #3 · answered by Carol L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. See Acts 2:38 and 4:12
2006-10-21 15:09:28 · answer #4 · answered by Southern Apostolic 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus said a lot of things.
He said he has come to destroy families and make family members hate each other. (Matthew 10:14)
He has no objection to the brutal Old Testament. (Matthew 5:17)
He explains that he speaks in parables to confuse people so that they will go to hell. (Mark 4:11-12)
When criticized by the Pharisees for not washing his hands before eating, he defends himself by saying that should kill their disobediant children as per Old Testament law. (Matthew 15:4-7)
He said it's okay to beat slaves. (Luke 12:47)
2006-10-21 15:18:56 · answer #5 · answered by Logan 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no. ive never thought he was the only son of god....thats just a ridiculous notion. i do however feel that he was born, what the buddhists would call, a boddhisatva. thats an enlightened spirit who voluntarily comes back to this life in order to help mankind. theyre were many before him, and have been many after him.
2006-10-21 15:11:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death." (1 John 3:17)
"And this is love: that we walk in obedience to His commands." (2 John 6)
Thus following the Word of God is a requirement for love, according to the Bible.
2006-10-21 15:16:20 · answer #7 · answered by berg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can love all you want but that won't get you to heaven because it can do nothing about your sin. Jesus Christ is the only one who can forgive, cleanse and remove all your sins from you. That is the only thing that will get you to heaven.
Jesus Christ Is the Only Way To Heaven!
In The Holy Bible, “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6. He meant “I am the only way to God the Father and to heaven”, “I am the only truth that you need to know.” and “I am the only spiritual life available to mankind.” In other words, “I am the only true and living God.”
All other so-called gods are false gods. They are not real. They do not exist. Satan creates counterfeit gods, religions and faith in them. They appear to be the genuine articles but they are false. They are phony. They are bogus. No other so-called god has the power to forgive, cleanse and remove all your sins from you to get you to heaven. They don't even claim to.
I pray you will believe this and accept the fact that you are a sinner needing to be saved from your sins (“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” Romans 3:23, The Holy Bible.) and accept the fact that the blood Jesus Christ shed for you at Calvary is the only way you can have your sins forgiven, cleansed and removed and is the only way you can get to heaven. I pray you will acknowledge that you are a sinner and ask Jesus Christ to forgive, cleanse and remove all you sins and accept Him into your heart/life to live for Him the rest of your life. (“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:” John 1:12, in the Holy Bible.) That is what it means to be born again. (“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3 in The Holy Bible.) Salvation is a free gift. You cannot work for it. You cannot be good enough to earn it. You must, by faith, receive it as a free gift. (“8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast.”) Ephesians 2:8-9.
God loves you and it is not His will that you perish in hell.
(“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” II Peter 3:9 in The Holy bible.)
This is my prayer for you
2006-10-21 15:16:38 · answer #8 · answered by LARRY S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amen.
2006-10-21 15:23:18 · answer #9 · answered by Tinkerbelle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That makes a lot more sense to me.
But is it "official doctrine" ?
A
2006-10-21 15:09:37 · answer #10 · answered by Alan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋