with all due respect to Americans , do you think that Christianity?

Question

is more appealing in America than in England because its easier.?
American Churches say a person is saved by accepting Jesus
The Cof E teaches if we accept Jesus that means we live by his ways (a person who accepts Jesus and still sins is not saved by any means)

NJB how can the Church of England be an ofshoot all protestant Churches are of shoots of the Cof E before it the only Christian faith was Catholic

sorry Kella G your right i forgot about them but Cof E is almost as old .
Like the majority of English people i`m agnostic (thats why i asked )

in fact now i `ve checked i must have been right Martin Luther wasn`t born until the 15th Century and our Anglican church here was built in the 9th century

Answer 1

Interesting question - But... the C of E and it's policy was derived from the Catholic Church by a king with his own agenda. The strict rules of Catholicism didn't suit Henry's lifestyle, so he slackened em up and created the Church of England so he could sin away quite happily.

Also, you're generalising - not all American churches teach "accept and be saved". Most that do are evangelical, which is why you are more aware of them (they're LOUDER LOL)


***** AND - you are incorrect when you say that Protestant religions all stem from the C of E. In fact, Lutheranism was the beginning of the Protestant movement.

** You're right - the Anglican church began in the 6th century - but was then, and for cnturies after, still part of the Catholic Church. It did not inspire Protestantism tho- that came from the Lutherans.
http://www.anglican.org/church/ChurchHistory.html

Answer 2

DOH!

The oldest church is the Coptic church, in Egypt and Ethiopia. Next came the Assyrian Coptic's, The Assyrian Orthodox and the Nebicanisians in Iraq. Then there was the Thomas Sect, The Greek Orthodox church and the Armenian Coptic church. the last ancient church was the Catholic Church.

Martin Luther was the first major 'heretic' to survive, many other breaks from the church were brutally crushed. However, bu fluke, England managed to throw away its catholic church whilst France was playing war games in Germany. The French and Dutch protestants fled to England, and the major churches in this movement became the Lutheran, and the Anglican.

You Anglican church built in the 9th century was originally Celtic Christians, a form of Greek Orthodox, then Roman Catholic, and finally taken over by the Anglicans after Bloody Mary's reign.

The Anglicans took their religion to the colonies, including the new world, and many of the new religions, - Methodism, Mormons, etc fled there too in the 17th and 18th Century.

I think Christianity is more appealing in South America where there is no alternatives to the poverty?

Answer 3

Although you assertion is probably in part correct I think there are many factors involved that keep Americans going to church. I think it may be just as valid to say that Americans are still very religious because as a nation we have never had a real challenge to our faith. The loss of millions of young men in World Wars I and II had to have had a negative impact on religion in England and Europe. At the same time American losses in both wars were relatively minor and the economic impact of both wars was largely positive.

Answer 4

Dang that Martin Luther and his "by grace through faith" nonsense! Turned America into a bunch of slackers, he has. Of course, not ALL American or world wide church-goers accept his word as gospel. For example, as a faithful Mormon you work your butt off from morning to night; a life long indentured servant to Salt Lake City. If you question church policy too much, you may kindly be asked to leave. And there are still plenty of guilt ridden "not good enough for God" Catholics and ex Catholics around. While our numbers are diminishing, that ol' eternal damnation devil still hovers around. To quote from a Buddhist text: "Fixed in their pet beliefs, these divers wranglers bawl---:Hold this, and truth is yours"; Reject it, and you're lost." Which is why I'm an agnostic, thus neither fish nor fowl. And that's fine with me.

Answer 5

To start with, are the Jesus' you mentioned the same person? Jesus died for our sins and if one accepts that then they are saved (in America, apparently). Yet, we are all human and prone to err; no one is perfect. Thus, Jesus is forgiving. Granted, one shouldn't go about sinning because Jesus will forgive them anyway. That's just taking advantage of it. That's not meant to sound accusatory or anything like that. Just wondering. I think that a lot of people in America have a very distorted view of Christianity.

Answer 6

You do not have a good understanding of Christianity. It's not that cut and dry.
Also the Cof E, like many other offshoots exist due to political and doctrinal rifts but have very similar base.

Answer 7

I think churches in the states are bending over backwards to be appealing and get more members. Look at these megachurches.

Different denominations have become less concerned with different translations or interpretations of the Bible than with affirmation of cultural norms and mores. This is because they are competing for members, and explains why they hold to so many non-biblical ideas.

Answer 8

Generally,it is believed that anyone who has accepted Jesus should be blameless& blemish free but due to our human nature and imperfections,we are prone to sin thereby turning christains away from God but in His infinite mercy,He is always willing to forgive whenever we repent .so it does not neccesarily mean that when a person accept Jesus and sins,he has not been saved as long as he repent of his sins.on the contrary if he doesn't repent then salvation has been taken from him.

Answer 9

I don't think there is a real difference in those teachings. A person who is saved should always try to live according to Jesus' teachings. All people sin and need God's forgiveness regardless if they are saved.

Answer 10

and I care because.....? maybe because all I ever hear is we the English do things this way and it is the proper way - HAH
I say no it isn't -I am an Atheist - but if America chooses to worship in a different fashion then that would be non of your beeswax! Good luck with the church of England - oh and


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