The apostle Paul was brought into a vivid, personal, overpowering relationship with the Jesus Christ. Acts 26: 16 is tremendously compelling "...to make you a minister and a witness..." There would be nothing there without a perosnal realtionship. Paul was devoted to a person, NOT a cause. He was absolutley Jesus Christ's. He saw nothing else and he lived for nothing else. "For I am determinded not to know anything among you except Jesus Chrsist and him crucified." (1. Cor. 2:2)
2007-03-18 12:59:30 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We should follow the teachings of Jesus religiously.
2007-03-18 13:01:48 · answer #1 · answered by supertop 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ideally, the religion should reflect Jesus perfectly. It would ask of us exactly what Jesus himself would: nothing more, nothing less.
Some forms of modern Christianity have corrupted this. Some lower the standards, for modern followers. Some have raised the standards by implementing unnecessary rituals and whatnot.
With Jesus no longer physically on Earth, the best we can do is to follow his religious instructions, and listen to the Holy Spirit that people have inside.
2007-03-18 13:04:53 · answer #2 · answered by Bobby S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither. He wants us to understand and act on what He said we were to do. He told us to pray for the kingdom of God on earth and to be ready for it when it arrived. That was the basis of His appearance here on earth. Are you ready? Do you know what He said to watch for as a sign of the end of the age. Do you know if it happened or not? If you just believe you will believe anything you are told by those you trust. If you understand you will question, maybe, and move closer to the truth.
Most people are fairly mechanical about their religion. Credo: No questions asked is the best policy unless you are trying to line yourself up with the party line. Don't rock the boat if you know what is good for you. Make sure you are in a gossip circle and that you don't alienate the other gossips. You get the picture.
For Christs sake get out there and rock the damn boat!!! (not cursing or being low here. Do it for Christ, really for yourself though and spend as little time in the leaky scow of apostate religion as you can.
2007-03-18 13:17:24 · answer #3 · answered by regmor12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus only asked the people to follow the hebrew religion.. he did not set out to create a new religion.. Jesus never wrote any book of the bible.. and he was a Rabbi of the Sadduce sect... Paul (Saul of Tarsus actually) never ever met Jesus when he was alive before the crucifixiation in any event.. pauls encounter (alledgedly) with Jesus was MUCH later (after his death on the cross) in the desert...
2007-03-18 13:14:53 · answer #4 · answered by darchangel_3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, Jesus wants us to follow Him, and not any doctrine of man. If the teaching of a church doesn't line up with the Word, find a different one. That is why it is so important to know what the Bible says, to study it and think about it and learn it. Then open yourself up to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Religion is not the same as a relationship with God.
2007-03-18 13:26:02 · answer #5 · answered by putonthearmorofgod611 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is Buddhism a fake faith, because Buddha replaced right into a Hindu Brahmin and not in any respect asked us to start a clean faith consistent with him. in case you want actual solutions on your question, you would be able to desire to pass learn comparative faith and historic previous in a graduate point college application. Then your question will look notably sophomoric, besides the Jesus replaced into mythical guy or woman and orthodox Christianity, created by employing emperors who accompanied Constantine (not Constantine who basically thought it replaced into politically mind-blowing to incorporate Christianity), replaced into certainly one of a myriad of myriad of Christian-y religious orientations that emerged between the 1st century BCE and the the 5th century CE or so.
2016-12-19 08:28:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus wants us to follow Him. In Mattew 6 He speaks of the dangers of religion and tells us not to follow them, because we can easily become hypocrites.
2007-03-18 13:07:20 · answer #7 · answered by VW 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
religion - christianity - made Jesus "the only son of God".
If you're getting your "facts" from the bible, then you're one of the brain-washed believers believing lies and religions deceptions.
Here's the Solution:
"religion is Spiritual fraud"; "religion is the Worse invention of humanity" - Jesus Christ
Create a private, personal, direct, divine Relationship with Our Creator and save your Soul from religion.
Only with Our Creator's Love and Peace will we be Truly Free!
Without God, there is No Love; Without religion, there are No Wars!
2007-03-18 13:04:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
You could have quoted "I am the Way the Truth and the Life".
However, that being said, all of Christ's life and example he gave for us to follow is handed down through the ages. I believe religion connects us to our ancestors. Those who do not honour their father and mother in this way have grievously offended God. And parents who do not teach their children to honour God and worship him in community and communion also offend God. He is manna from heaven, handed down to us through hands ordained through time. If we break away from that, it is at the peril of our souls. For those who have eyes to see, let them see.
2007-03-18 13:19:25 · answer #9 · answered by Shinigami 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To follow himself.When you are a good Christian,you are good at following
Christ's examples as well as believing in his words(promises...instructions).
2007-03-18 13:06:08 · answer #10 · answered by zaggittier 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋