Is it so wrong for a person to accept the ideas of christianity and not the dogma?

Answer 1

dogma and ideas are the same thing, my friend.

Answer 2

To reject dogma is to reject a teaching. To reject a truthful teaching is to reject the truth, and therefore to welcome falsehood. To do this would be wrong, for it is a perversion of humanity to reject what is true and to embrace what is false. However, to reject a false teaching is to reject falsehood and embrace the truth. Thus, by rejecting false teachings, one accepts the truth; this is one's duty as a human being. Now, the question is if the Christian dogmas are true or not. If they are true, it is wrong to reject them. If they are false, it is one's responsibility to reject them. How does one determine if the dogmas are true or not? Well, one must look to one's premises. I'll be working with the premise that Christ did at one point in time exist, and that He spread many teachings. The first question that arises is whether or not Christ died or not, and if so, was it on the cross, or from some unrelated cause? Clearly, Christ died, for He lived 2000 years ago, and the body would have deteriorated by then. Regarding the truth of the crucifixion, it is said that when the guards came by to break His legs and hasten His death, they did not do this, for He was already dead. If one doubts this, then let one ponder the ability of one to survive, having been scourged with a whip, crowned with a crown of thorns, nailed to a cross (through both hands and both feet), stabbed in the side, and sealed in a tomb (the tomb was sealed and guarded by soldiers) for at least two days. It does not seem likely that one would survive this ordeal. So, it makes sense that Christ was crucified, and died. Now, as to the question of His resurrection, we must consider the various options: He rose from the dead, or He did not. It is clear that Christ's Apostles at least pretended to believe in the latter of the two. It becomes obvious, however, that the Apostles must have truly believed that Christ died and rose, rather than just faking it, because they willingly turned down life for extremely painful martyrdom. In fact, Peter was crucified as well, on an inverted cross, and Bartholomew was skinned alive. Such horrid deaths would not be endured by one for the sake of preserving a lie (the alleged lie that Christ did not rise), and so the Apostles must have truly believed in the resurrection. Now, if the Apostles believed in the resurrection, the resurrection must have occurred, or they must have been deceived. Regarding the latter, it does not make sense why one would wish to deceive the Apostles into proclaiming a religion contrary to that of the general populace, which would only lead to discord and strife over religious issues. Thus, the Apostles must not have been deceived. Since the Apostles truly believed that Christ rose, and that they were not deceived, Christ must have really risen. This is the very first Christian dogma--the resurrection of Christ. The other dogmas all, in some way or another, relate back to this one , either directly or by means of authority granted them by Christ, whose authority one can assert because of the first dogma, the resurrection. Anyway, long story short, it is wrong for one to believe anything that is false; Christian dogma is true, and so to reject it is to believe in falsehood, and so to do wrong.

I hope this helps, and God bless.

Answer 3

Dogs make me unconfortable. I was bit by one when I was 5 and went through 21 rabbie shots. So I'm not into anything associated with dogs, including dogma.

Answer 4

I think you are looking to aspire to the ideals of Christianity, such as love your neighbor as yourself, to be honest and kind and accepting of others. If you seek these things, but don't want to deal with the concept of Hell and such, one only needs to realize that the concepts of kindness and such aren't exclusive concepts to the Christian religion.

Nearly every religion on earth teaches us to be kind to our neighbors, to seek to serve others, and equivalent ways of stating what is in the last seven commandments. You don't have to be a Christian to be a good person; in fact, Christianity tells us that none of us can be good.

Secular humanism lays down rules for non-religious morals. The Tao Te Ching is an ancient book of wisdom that shows how to live a virtuous life. Look around; it's not only in Christianity.

The only exclusive concept in Christianity is the idea of having your slate wiped clean after accepting Christ.

Answer 5

The Bible says we must work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. A church is made up of people and no person is perfect. Likewise, no church is perfect. It's our responsibility to find one that most closely matches what we believe based on the Word of God because we all need instruction. There will be hypocrites in every church. The problem comes in if you go to church for the people and not to learn the Word of God. If your intentions are sincere God will reveal Himself to you. He will never deny knowledge to the seeker. We have to stay focused on Him and not the things around us. I think God is really tired of Christians splitting hairs on the most minute of issues when all we really should be doing is accepting His gift of forgiveness and eternal life and passing it on.

Answer 6

There is nothing wrong with that. In fact, I believe it's what was intended all along, rather than arguing about pointless facts while losing sight of the bigger picture. If you learn the message and apply it to your life, what difference does it make if you believe Jesus was God's son? Plenty of people believe that and go out and kill in His name. Is that better?

Answer 7

And how exactly are you separating ideas from dogmas?

Answer 8

NO WAY! Ever notice of all the parables He never said "the kingdom of G-d is like a church!" lol

Blessings,
David

Answer 9

Once you have known Jesus,,all those other things people argue and yell over dont really matter anymore..