2006-12-24 13:15:38 · 21 answers · asked by Ed S 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You are asking if Jesus existed before Jesus existed, and the funny thing is this, If you are a Christian anything is possible, so yes Dorothy Cristianity could have existed before Jesus, but only if you are a Christian.
2006-12-24 13:23:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Jesus taught to worship One God and to not join any partners with Him (just as Moses taught). Nowhere does Jesus even acknowledge that he's God (and that John verse wasn't spoken by Jesus, but by someone who wasn't even an eye-witness according to a Christian Apologetic!). The Trinity idea came from old belief systems such as Hinduism.
Christianity was made up by the Romans to capitalize on a new religious belief system/very famous Prophet/Teacher: thus decreasing any chances of rebellion and increasing the amount of money the Roman Empire would recieve.
Before Christianity was Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam (yes, it's true because to be a Muslim you must believe that there is no God but God; which meant that even the Jews could've been considered Muslim).
2006-12-24 13:18:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, it began with the resurrection of Christ, thus CHRISTianity.
Much of Christianity has it's basis in Judaism. Jesus proclaimed that he did not come to abolish the law but to fulfill it.
Jesus and his followers remained Jewish and cherished their Jewish faith but accepted Jesus as the Messiah.
It would be interesting to know when the complete split came between Christians and Jews. I'm a Christian but love the Jewish religion. If I did not KNOW that Jesus is my Lord and Savior and died for my sins I would convert to Judaism.
One of my New Years resolutions is to study about how and when the split occurred. Did Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Mary, Magdeline continue to go to synagogue. I'm excited to venture into this history.
If ANYONE CAN RECOMMEND ANY BOOKS OR WEBSITES I'D APPRECIATE HEARING FROM YOU.
2006-12-24 13:32:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. There was only Judaism. Christianity stem from Judaism because Jesus Christ is a Jew, and he is the Son of Mary, and Joseph who from the lineage of David.
and No Christianity is not made up by the Romans. There are so many uneducate people in here, I swear.
2006-12-24 13:20:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The New Testament reports that the earliest Christians suffered persecution at the hands of the Jewish leadership of the day, commencing with Jesus himself.
The first Christians were born and raised under Judaism, as Christianity began as a sect of Judaism. The earliest examples of "Jewish persecution of Christians" could better be understood perhaps as examples of "Jewish persecution of other Jews," that is, sectarian conflict.
2006-12-24 15:12:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Christianity exists because of Jesus Christ. Prior to Him, it was Judaism as the Abrahamic faith.
2006-12-24 13:17:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
there is no authentic 'God'. this may be a synthetic shape. As for the Abrahamic 'god' (constituted of Christianity/Judaism/Islam), lots of the memories contained interior those 3 religions have been poached from Tibetan Buddhism, historical Egypt, Hinduism and others which needless to say existed lots of hundreds to hundreds of years earlier. Christianity et al isn't the 'be attentive to God' opposite to what their leaders could choose for you to have faith. those religions have been stepped forward as a skill of social administration actually. i'm much greater drawn to society and custom ahead of Jesus/Allah etc and the activities that carry approximately those religions being created interior the 1st place. there is no 'authentic' God. the assumption of 'God' is extremely subjective till you have a undeniable could subject your self to the regulations of a undeniable faith - to stick to the team and a 'chief'. otherwise, formal faith is thoroughly pointless. Google the 'regulation of allure' and 'the secret' and study up on different interpretations of 'God'. They call it 'source' 'the universe' and the regulation of allure is a lot greater empowering to the guy than any of the Abrahamic religions are. those are manipulative religions of the worst style. there is no longer something virtuous approximately subscribing to them.
2016-10-18 23:13:42 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, in the area where John the Baptist ministered the people were a lot like the way Jesus preached. They may have even influenced him.
2006-12-24 15:30:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Christian means "Christ Like," it was started after Jesus. Before that it was Judaism.
2006-12-24 13:19:33 · answer #9 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes their were many other false claims to the position of messiah
but none were accepted but JC. Go figure ....the hebrews still deny it and so do I. these christians are just too god awful hateful.
2006-12-24 13:19:34 · answer #10 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋