i have question about christianity, and blasphemy.?

Question

christianity is a religion that has many subgroups within them. the biggest being catholics. although many people mistake it as a seperate religion. which is not true, but they do have the most political and whealth of every christian subgroup. it is said to be the dogma of all.

but i dont' know what subgroup i fall into. i don't think i'm aiming for catholic beliefs. i'm not feeling worshiping or hailing mary, and i don't need to confess to a church guy, but just only to jesus.

what do you think about that? what do you feel about non-catholic christians. are they safe?

also please tell me more of what you know about blasphemy. is it truly unforgivable? is there situations where it may be temporary blasphemy?

Answer 1

I don't personally believe there is anything that is unforgiveable if the perpetrator is truly sorry and sees the error of their ways at some future point and turns in a different direction. Imagine this was *your* child who at one point (regardless of his/her transgression) realized that they were wrong about their former behavior and wanted to "make amends". Would you turn them away if they were your child? If you can say "yes", then you are an unfit parent. Phooey to eternal punishment.

Answer 2

It's really great that you're asking this question. I hope I can help.

I've always understood Christianity to be a pursuit to be like the Christ. And we know that Christ was loving. Kind. Patient. The healer. When a person--me, you--anybody believes that the Christ died for their sins and that he was the Son of God, clothed in the flesh of man--then you're on your way. Each day is a day to learn to be like the Lord.
As far as blasphemy goes, I believe blasphemy is a sin, and that all sin can be forgiven--except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit specifically. Other than that, I think blasphemy against the Son, and the Father is readily forgiven. I think they must forgive it all the time because so many believers used to be hateful athiests that have said terrible things. But God forgave them. He forgave me. He forgives us all.
And LOL. . I'm not catholic and I think I'm pretty safe. Catholic is not in any way the definition of Christian. Christ-like is the definition of Christian.

Much love in your pursuit!

Answer 3

What exactly do you mean by are non-catholic christians safe?
I was raised by a liberal minded preacher (my dad) and a not so liberal minded christian mother. Mom's favorite line when they disagreed was "You may be the Man of God in this house, buy I'm her mother and what I say goes." I had a wonderful childhood, even if I wasn't always allowed to do things my friends were.
Non-catholic christians are just christians who follow the teachings of Christ but not the teachings of the Catholic Church.
According to my father, blasphemy is a sin like all others and can be forgiven if you truly repent. I'm not sure I agree, but he is a preacher.

Answer 4

If you do not want to be a member of the Catholic church,you should go to a Protestant denomination.Protestant denominations include denominations like:Episcopalians,Methodists,Presbyterians and the Salvation Army.
Of course,it's best not to get too hung up over denominations.Make sure that whatever church you attend,it is Biblically sound.
And yes,non-Catholics are perfectly safe!

Answer 5

If you follow Jesus but do not want to associate with the organised Catholic Church, then you are by definition a protestant. There are many different branches of protestantism, and you can probably find one which matches your own beliefs that will be able to support you.

The Unitarians would be a good group to start with, as they are very open to different beliefs under the general heading of Christian.

Answer 6

Roman Catholicism is #1 in the major branch of Christianity



Christianity began in the 1st century AD as a Jewish sect, and shares many religious texts with Judaism, specifically the Hebrew Bible, known to Christians as the Old Testament (see Judeo-Christian).

There is a diversity of doctrines and practices among groups calling themselves Christian. These groups are sometimes classified under denominations, though for theological reasons many groups reject this classification system.Christianity may be broadly represented as being divided into three main groupings:

1) Roman Catholicism: The Roman Catholic Church, the largest single body, includes the Latin Rite and totals more than 1 billion baptized members.

2) Eastern Christianity: Eastern Orthodox Churches, Oriental Orthodox Churches, the 100,000 member Assyrian Church of the East, and others with a combined membership of more than 300 million baptized members.

3) Protestantism: Groups such as Anglicans, Lutherans, Reformed/Presbyterians, Congregational/United Church of Christ, Evangelical, Charismatic, Baptists, Methodists, Nazarenes, Anabaptists, Seventh-day Adventists and Pentecostals. The oldest of these separated from the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century Protestant Reformation, followed in many cases by further divisions.

Estimates of the total number of
Protestants are very uncertain, partly because of the difficulty in determining which denominations should be placed in this category, but it seems to be unquestionable that Protestantism is the second major branch of Christianity (after Roman Catholicism) in number of followers.


Wikipedia:
Some Protestants identify themselves simply as Christian, or born-again Christian; they typically distance themselves from the confessionalism of other Protestant communities[11] by calling themselves "non-denominational" — often founded by individual pastors, they have little affiliation with historic denominations. Others, particularly some Anglicans, eschew the term Protestant and thus insist on being thought of as Catholic, adopting the name "Anglo-Catholic."[12] Finally, various small communities, such as the Old Catholic and Independent Catholic Churches, are similar in name to the Roman Catholic Church, but are not in communion with the See of Rome. The Roman Catholic Church was simply called the "Catholic Church" until other groups started considering themselves "Catholic." The term "Roman Catholic" was made to distinguish the Roman Catholics from other groups.[13][14]

Restorationists, are historically connected to the Protestant Reformation,[15] do not usually describe themselves as "reforming" a Christian Church continuously existing from the time of Jesus, but as restoring the Church that they believe was lost at some point. Restorationists include Churches of Christ with 2.6 million members, Disciples of Christ with 800,000 members,[16] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with 12 million members,[3] and Jehovah’s Witnesses with 6.6 million members.[17] Though Restorationists have some basic similarities, their doctrine and practices vary significantly.

Answer 7

Read the bible and learn about God and what He said. Pray to God all the time, never be afraid to ask Him for what you want. Don't worry too much about different denominations. The most important thing is to have a personal relationship with God.
Remember Jesus loves everyone.
Bless you.

Answer 8

A fella named Arius back in the 4th century doubted the divinity of Jesus. He was branded a heretic and excommunicated. From his heresy came the One God Theory. Thanks to the acceptance of this by the editors of the Bible at the Councils of Nicea circa 325 A.D. Was Arius blasphemous? According to the church he was.

Answer 9

You should not worry over denominations. Christianity is about a personal and meaningful relationship with Jesus Christ. You should go to a church that preaches directly from the Bible, one that let's the Bible speak for itself.

As for the unforgivable sin "blasphemy of the Holy Spirit," it means to reject the voice of God in your heart and harden it to Jesus Christ. In essence, the one unforgivable sin is dying without having accepted Christ into your heart as your Lord and Savior. God bless!

Answer 10

Don't start believing these radical Protestants now. If you are a Blasphemer you just as well give it all up they are all wrong for you. The only thing you can do now is go straight to the man and prostate yourself before him and beg for mercy. Maybe he wont stir you to violently in the molten lava with his red hot trident.