Father K and any other Christians who wish to answer?

Question

are there any misconceptions about Christianity that you would like to straighten out ....
perhaps parts that have been added by certain sects that is not a universal belief ?
anything at all that bothers you about your faith that you see from those perhaps not so educated in their beliefs ?
i would love to hear from you xxx

Answer 1

Wow.

I wish that the "rapture crowd" had never come up with that idea.

I wish the Jehovah's Witnesses had never played fast and loose with the Scriptures and made Jesus out to be a "creature" (there's nothing new about this - Arius was condemned as a heretic in 325 A.D. for teaching the same thing.)

I really wish that Protestants in general, and modern American Protestants of the "Evangelical" stripe did not "throw the baby out with the bathwater" and discount the first 1500 years of Holy Tradition and try to adopt a belief in "sola scriptura" (Scripture Alone).

There is so much more to our wonderful Faith than could EVER be contained in a mere 66 random books.

As for my own faith....I wish that we had more people who really read the Fathers, the Patristic era of our growth. It's bedrock, fascinating stuff!!

Answer 2

People need to differentiate between Biblical Christianity and Christian Denominations. Since the time of Jesus, people have been making stuff up and adding to what was a simple faith. This has led to much that Christ never intended. It has also led to much harm. Violence has been justified by manipulating scripture, or by ignoring it altogether.

The true Christian faith is better typified by the original Franciscans, the original Methodists, the Anabaptists, Bruderhof and other such groups (amongst which I count my own church The Jesus Army).

True Christian fundamentalism is not about attacking people that believe differently or acting in an antagonistic way. True Christian fundamentalism can be summarised (albeit in a simplistic way) as "Love All, Forgive All, Show Mercy, Judge No-One."

Answer 3

Watch out for those "universal beliefs", the majority is rarely right. Remember, the religious leader in Jesus' day were the ones who crucified Him.

As for misconceptions, great question. If you study church history you will see that the "established church" introduced many false doctrines during the dark ages that are still prevalent in most denominations today.

The only safe thing is to study scripture for yourself. Don't believe anything you here unless it can be backed up by the Bible. Tradition is fine unless it contradicts the Word of God.

May God bless you in your search to know Him better, and by the way, your relationship with Christ is more important than anything else.

Answer 4

Christianity and Witchcraft are compatible. The various translations where "witchcraft" appear have various different meanings in the original Greek and Hebrew. Generally it refers to summoning of the dead, using magick to dominate and control another person, or using drugs to control and enchant a person.

So I guess moving from specific to general...I'd like people to look at the original language before deciding what the Bible is speaking about.

Answer 5

The biggest misconception about Christianity regards who Immanuel was. Jesus was indeed Immanuel, but Immanuel wasn't the Messiah, as so many believe. He was the one who would start a religion based on misconceptions, which would lead to the final war.

Sincerely,

Chris

Answer 6

Not all Christians are Fundamentalists. The Fundamentalists, in fact, are a minority when compared to the sheer number of mainline Protestants, Roman Catholics, Orthodox and other Christian groups. Additionally, not all Christians are homophobic, woman-hating bigots.

Answer 7

The one is see most often here is that God is more judgmental than anything else - when God is love, the source of love, and perfect love.
He is holy and pure and cannot look upon sin - therefore he has to be separate from it, and for those who sin (all of us) we are separted from him ( which is not his will).
His love is so great that he sent the one he loves so much to die taking our sin and our death so that we have eternal life in peace and glory with him.. Unbelievable - so great a love why would anyone refuse it or think of God any other way?
All his teaching and ways are love, kindness, forgiveness, hope and grace.

Answer 8

That Christians love war.(we don't )That Christians hate homosexuals.(we don't)That we are interested in what other people have to say.(we do care) That we absolutely understand everything in the bible.(at least I don't)That we all follow "religion".
Mostly, I would think, is that we know we have shortcomings. That we know we fall short and let people down when they see us, but that we ask forgiveness, and get up dust ourselves off, and try again.

be blessed, vicki

Answer 9

You are one of my absolute favorites here Pangel :-) The only thing I would like to say to non-believers is that we Christians are a work in progress and will never be perfect but we are forgiven and it is a free gift for everyone. Peace :-)

Answer 10

EARTH IS EARTH AND AGE OF EARTH IS AGE OF EARTH AS A PLANET

WORLD IS WORLD AND AGE OF WORLD IS AGE OF WORLD FROM ADAM AND EDEN

The bible time and the math is correct.

The age of the earth and the age of the world are different.
People misrepresent things.

Gen.1:1,2 [ The earth and all exist here, it is evident ];
Gen.1:3 [ Earth is a focus for preparation here ];
Gen.1:11,12 [ Earth is a focus for plant life, plant life a priority,
needed extra light through earth protection shield, with seasons ];
Earth existing and in preparation ages, eras and eons before man
begans his time in the world from Adam to #10 son Noah,
to #20 son Abraham and family to Moses and half a million Promised
Land heirs, to #34 son David, Solomon and Judah kings to
#48 son Zedekiah at Babylon Empire #3, captivity? 606 years
to # 62 son Jesus in Roman Empire #6. Matt.1:1-17;
To now in 2006 years after Jesus.
Rev,20:1-6 [ No Satan ]; The 1000 year reign of Christ,
to all is perfect as before Eden.

TIMES AS GIVEN IN THE BIBLE
2Pet.3:5 [ heavens and earth old ];
2Pet.3:8 [ 1000 years as 1 day, = LORD ];
Psm.77:5 [ years of ancient times ];
Psm.90:2 [ earth and the world ];
Eph.1:4 [ Foundation of the world ];
Eph.3:5 [ Other ages ]; 2:7 [ future ages ];
Col.1:26 [ from ages and generations ];
Job.38:4-7 [Foundation of the earth ];
Job 37:12 [ world in the earth ];
John 17:3,5,24 [ Jesus with God before the world was, before Abraham 5:58 ];
Col.15-17 [ Jesus first creation created in image of God Rev.3:14];
Rev.20:1-6 [ 1000 year reign of Christ ];