American man-leaders in Christian Churches?

Question

Please help me understand. I am European Catholic Christian and hardly understand American culture producing so many different groups of Christianity, lead by one man, creator. For me, Jesus is one and no one between, and I cannot imagine myself believe someone creating something like that and I would never go and pray in his 'Church'. This is weird to me, makes me feel like some people behave like sheep, while he lives in a villa and makes good money. Tell me I am wrong and correct me. Thanks.

To 'norm s'. You misunderstood. I by no means put Catholic Church as first and best. It did a lot of mistakes and I am aware of that. That is why I do not go there anymore (13 yrs), but have found God in his true creation, the nature, and in my heart. That is why I don't understand following a man ...

Answer 1

Because the average Christian has not gone on a vision quest, their faith is founded on following what they hear from men, so your view is correct. One does not find God in a crowd, but crowds are secure to the sheeply. Most are even afraid to read the Gospels, you know, the first four books of the New Testament because then they would have to move away from the crowd. Its extrmemly hard to find a church where God exists because of all the ritual involved in comforting. Rather they seek reasons to condem, which is the atmosphere that existed when Jesus first appeared. That Jesus expects improvment, hasn't been heeded.

Answer 2

Your observations aren't too far off the mark. Most of what's going on is the perspective of the teaching.

I believe that since America was/is so grounded in slavery, this is the Jesus portrayed, just because it helps keep certain people in power and because it's been taught this way so long that most people don't put in the effort to know any better. In fact, people are taught to be sheep, since Jesus (the Lord) is the Shepard. And then the church justifies their position by saying that they are following the lineage of Peter (not literally of course).

I've been thinking that the reason why Jesus said that Peter was the rock on which he would form His church was more of his humor than an exact fact that Peter should be head. I say this because if you think about it a rock is hard to almost impenetrable and it's probably just as difficult to get trough to people.

I originally was educated Baptist and here it seems that Jesus has been elevated to all consuming and all controlling to the extreme that he almost revels God. But the trinity is explained in such a way that blasphemy is barely sidestepped.

There are many groups that may call themselves Christian, but you have to test the waters by how closely they follow canon law. And in actuality anyone who truly believes follows and adheres to the teachings of Jesus can be a form of Christianity. It was the Catholic Church that set up all the rules, just before the Protestant Reformation.

I tell you what still bites me in the butt. Why is it that all the figure heads of Christianity are still considered male. I think that Jesus is pushed so dominantly to reinforce the superiority of the male gender. If faith would be based on truth, it shouldn't matter what gender our creator is.

Answer 3

Not everyone who calls themselves a Christian are actually a christian. The false christian gives the true christians a bad name. THere are people today that call themselves christians and have not accepted Jesus as their savior. They have not repented of their sins and have not invited Jesus into their heart and life. That is the ONLY way to become born again and become a Christian.

Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Do you know what the will of God is?

John 3:3 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.

Do you know what God says about those who do not accept His Son Jesus as their savior?

John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Leviticus 22:31 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.

I am a Christian who does my very best to follow God's word and to change the parts of me that the Lord shows me that is in need of change. God bless you.

Answer 4

I'm pretty sure the reformation started in Europe, right within your own church. reformation means to correct or reform from the false worship of the catholic church(the beast). Babylon the great(false system of worship) is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit,come out of her, lest you share in her sins, and recieve of her plagues. Rev.18:2-4

Answer 5

In every community, churches grow and some to huge size.

These are called "mega-churches".

They suck, and the people who go to them are sheep.

Some do good work in the community, some don't.

Kinda like the catholic church, except without pedophiles priests, and with homosexual leaders.

I think it all starts with believing unbiblical things like the trinity.

Answer 6

You are not wrong. People of America think our constitution will get them to heaven because we have freedom of (from) religion as a guarantee. People accept that they do not have to be religious because they are free and do not separate the two entities. American people are too proud to admit there is something greater than their ideas. They think God will accept their ideas instead of His.

I am one of the Americans trying to speak where the Bible speaks and be silent where it is silent. There are a few of us, but not very many.

Answer 7

America is just very diverse, we have every religion here including yours.

Answer 8

Ask Borat, he knows.

Answer 9

You are wrong.