2006-11-26 10:31:20 · 24 answers · asked by mary m 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Absolutely not !!!
Forget religion.
Christ is the path of salvation.
Christ is the truth of God's Word.
Christ is the life eternal.
Joh 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Christ is the tree of life.
Gen 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
2006-11-26 10:39:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes i do believe that christianity is a religion,but i do not agree with some of their fellow members in it are really true.Note that the population of christianity is growing Smaller and Smaller.For this reason is because the fact of the ones that call themselves christians are really not christians.They are more less hipocripts.In my own opinion about the christian religion,i think that there are more hipocripts than really true christians.This being the answer is the fact that there are so many hipocripts and whores and whore mongers out there in the christian community.And not only the whore and the whore mongers but also the gay and the *******.That is why the christian population is getting smaller.People are more turning to athiest,Pagan,Wiccan,and Buhddasist.I for one have changed my religion over to the Pagan community 5 years ago.And i am thankful that i did,because there will soon be the christian war against the muslims and the Americans.I have already perdicted that coming within the next couple of years.That the world will be full of hate towards the christians,and that if there are any that are christians they will have their heads cut off.Which that isnt the reason why that the christians are bad news for.The truth of them being bad news is that the main evangelist Benny Hinn,is the anti-christ in christian beliefs.But this is the truth of the fact that benny hinn is the main terrorist in this country.Him and his followers will try to take over the world and president Bush will have him executed along with his followers.I hope this answers your question on "is christianity a religion".In my opinion,yes and no.
Blessed Be,
Morrighan )O(
2006-11-26 18:59:36 · answer #2 · answered by Hecate's_witch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! True Christianity is not a religion it is a relationship with a living and active God who loves us! It is a very personal thing and it has not thing to do with religion at all!! Religion is a bunch of traditions and rituals and things like that, and none of those things will get you into the Kingdom. There are going to be a bunch of religious people in Hell!!!
2006-11-26 18:58:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in the usual sense. A religion is defined by most people today as a set of rules for living or a set of beliefs.
Christianity is a way to get to get to know God personaly. Although many who call themselves Christians make it a relgion so that they can avoid being in the fellowship of God.
2006-11-26 18:38:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity is a belief system based on religious tenents. The various Christians Sects are actually relgions and aside from a common belief in God and Jesus, they don't share much in common with one another.
2006-11-26 19:21:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity is being Christ like, not a religion
2006-11-26 18:37:14 · answer #6 · answered by Gardener for God(dmd) 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course it's a religion.
2006-11-26 18:34:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Now, that's what I would call a Loaded Question.
Think about it:
Belief - Believe
Christ - Christianity
Religious - Religion
We could link hands, dance in a circle and never find the beginning.
2006-11-26 18:41:38 · answer #8 · answered by dooner george 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nice question!! I see all the brain deads have missed the point totally, as usual.
I do not have to believe it is a religion, I have seen enough evidence to convince me it is.
well done.
2006-11-26 18:38:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I not only believe but know for sure that Christianity is a religion. Before we elaborate on the issue whether Christianity is a religion we need to understand the definition of religion.
Every religion primarily is the following of an enlightened master. Gautama Buddha gained enlightenment within his lifetime and his teachings came to be known as Buddhism aka the middle path. In a nutshell Buddhism is a religion which started after the advent of Gautama Buddha on Mother Earth.
Before Gautama Buddha was born there was nothing like Buddhism that existed on Mother Earth.
The coming of Jesus Christ announced the dawn of Christianity. Primarily Christianity is the teachings of Jesus Christ available to mankind. Whatever Jesus Christ invoked from Almighty God... all the Scriptural text was produced in the form of a compiled document... the revered Bible.
Christianity is also a religion as before the advent of Jesus Christ nothing by the name of Christianity existed on Mother Earth. Christianity is a following of the doctrine preached by Jesus Christ. Likewise Buddhism is following the teachings of Gautama Buddha alone.
On the contrary the Islamic Dharma is partly religion for the teachings of Prophet Mohammed have been inculcated into it. Rest is all direct invocation from the kingdom of God.
Hinduism is not a religion. It exists from times immemorial. Hinduism is not following the teachings of one particular person... a singular enlightened master. Hinduism can also be stated as Sanatana Dharma... something that exists from times immemorial. Sanatana stands for something from the beginning of time... something that does not have a beginning!
Whenever there has been an enlightened master who was able to invoke the words of God... people believed in him and his teachings. Gradually this enlightened master developed a following that finally swelled into a religion.
In Hinduism many saints became enlightened. This does not mean each one of them developed a following. Having gained enlightenment there are two paths for one to follow. Leave the body and gain salvation (liberation from the cycle of birth and death forever) and go back to the kingdom of God (known as Baikuntha in Hinduism).
Alternatively, one can impart the wisdom thus gained before leaving the mortal frame. This happened in the case of Mahavira, Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ and Prophet Mohammed. All these enlightened souls gave back to the community whatever they had learnt from the house of God.
The following of Mahavira is never known as Jainism. Mahavira was the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism. Before the advent of Mahavira there had been 23 more enlightened masters who preached philosophies that are contained in the sacred scriptures of Jainism. The prime reason why Jainism is not known as a religion but is defined as, "a way of life"!
Contrary to the teachings of Jesus Christ, Mahavira always stated that every human being had the potential of becoming a Mahavira. He never advocated himself as the only son of God. He clearly mentioned in his discourses that the prime goal of every human being is to gain enlightenment at the end of the journey... the earthly abode!
Whether we follow the teachings of Gautama Buddha, Mahavira, Jesus Christ or Prophet Mohammed... the gist of all the teachings is the same. We may take any path... but the end result of all would always remain the same. Every journey culminates in reaching the kingdom of God having gained enlightenment forever.
If one desires to come to India from New York... we have two paths. We either take the western route (via Europe) or the eastern (via Japan). The goal in both the journeys remains the same. More on Christianity here- http://www.vijaykumar.com/who_is_jesus_christ.html
2006-11-27 03:56:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋