Jesus Christ?
2007-09-13 12:02:39 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Si, Senorita!
2007-09-13 14:58:59 · answer #1 · answered by God's Fountain Pen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even Mathew, Mark, Luke and John had different views as to Jesus' life. It doesn't mean any one was wrong but each man seen his own truth in their experiences with Jesus. Nothing has changed. Each person must seek their own truth! Don't place you all your faith in any Religions teachings. Place your faith in God. Remember Jesus didn't need a building to spread his teaching of love! He had no need to take up offerings after he spoke to the people! Those things are of Man not God!
My faith in God is not based on just one book. I think there are many things to learn from the bible no matter how it came about.
It is important to learn the history behind any book you study, and take into account what was happening in history when that book was written and/or compiled and published.
All knowledge is good! Never close your heart and mind to the truth. Seek your own answers and you will find the truth you need.
I believe that not any one Religion or Anti-Religion is 100% right or 100% wrong.
2007-09-13 19:40:29 · answer #2 · answered by DrMichael 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree, Maria:
The original church headquarters was in Jerusalem. You will recall that after about 12 years, Paul attended the Jerusalem Council of Acts 15 where James, Jesus' brother, appears to be the head.
While the Church underwent persecution, the church maintained a continuous line of Jewish bishops until almost a century later when Hadrian banned the Jews from Jerusalem. Then the aged Mark became the first Gentile bishop of the catholic (universal) church.
Although Paul established the church in Rome, and Peter and Mark visited it, the fourth-century historian, Eusebius, lists Linus as the first Bishop of the Roman church.
Eusebius was a teacher and curator of the seminary and library in Caesarea, Palestine, and he translated fifty Bibles in Greek for Emperor Constantine. About forty years later the bishop of Rome asked Jerome to translate a Latin version--probably from Eusebius's Greek translation.
Let me mention something you didn't know. Aramaic was the language of Jerusalem and Palestine, and that was the language that Jesus and the disciples spoke. The Aramaic translation is still used there in Palestine today, and that was probably used by Eusebius to translate the Greek version. Let me quote Hebrews 4:9,10 from that translation that pre-dated the Latin Vulgate by several centuries.
"It is therefore the duty of the people of God to keep the Sabbath. For he who has entered into his rest, he also has ceased from his own works, as God did from His."
Daniel 9:25 predicted that a man of sin would think to change God's law dealing with time. Yes Rome changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday over 1,000 before the Protestant reformation revived simple Bible truths.
There is a last-day Bible code that proves Jesus is the Messiah, the timing of the Cosmic Conflict, and Rome as the Abomination of Desolation. Break the code at http://abiblecode.tripod.com
Shalom, Dios te ama, Ben Yeshua
2007-09-13 21:18:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as they never changed things for convenience sake, killed people who tried to go back to the book of Acts church, and then adopted several pagan rituals, then yes, the ones who can stake claim to being and believing like the first church are the ones who hold true these same teachings. The minute government became involved in religion, a mess was made. Constantine wanted things done the way he wanted things done and put people in authority to carry out his own agendas. all through the book of Acts, you can see clearly where the devil used religious and government leaders to get rid of Jesus Name preaching. when persecution didn't work, then government claimed conversion, funded churches, and helped change doctrines thus corrupting the church. if anyone can say that they believe exactly the way the Jesus taught his apostles, and then the apostles taught the first believers, then they are the ones that can trace their roots to the apostles. anything that deviated from what they taught is no longer considered truth. They were called Christians first in Antioch. that is in the book of acts. if you read the book of acts, then you will know what the first church believed. the epistles were written to those who already believed and were in the church. they were instruction in righteousness. the gospels introduce us to the characteristics of christ, who we are to strive to be like.
2007-09-13 19:18:08 · answer #4 · answered by christy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jesus Christ is the fullfillment of our faith. Proving that Christ is the Son of God. The Faith of our Fathers and The Our Faith, "Apostles Creed."
2007-09-14 01:52:48 · answer #5 · answered by arnie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sure - that would be Judaism! Stick with the scriptures... Jesus' practices were dictated by the Scriptures which He came to fulfill. The espitles to the 'churches' are our instruction. 2 Peter 1:3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him ... We know HIm through His Word and then have all things we need for life and godliness!
2007-09-13 19:11:09 · answer #6 · answered by Dulos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
As told in the Bible, there would be a falling away from the truth. That's what happened. Very soon after and maybe even before the death of the apostles, paganism started tainting true worship.
It's so wonderful that God preserved the Bible and history so that we would know this, and have a chance.
2007-09-13 19:10:59 · answer #7 · answered by rangedog 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The name over the door of the church does not prove you are a Christian, or a follower of Jesus. If you follow the bible, that means you are a follower of Jesus Christ.
2007-09-13 19:08:32 · answer #8 · answered by Esther 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Most certainly. The Church Father Irenaeus wrote that as the Apostles and their disciples were dying out, and the influence of gnosis was infiltrating the rank and file, it was just a matter of time before men were being led by their own fallible knowledge and not being taught by the Father by the Spirit of the Holy Ghost! Praise the Lord that He poured out His Spirit at the turn of the 20th century on Asuza street mission.
2007-09-13 19:10:46 · answer #9 · answered by michael m 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Not necessarily. Many early forms of Christianity were forced out and their doctrines were destroyed by those in power who favored their own form of Christianity. I think it would be impossible to ever get back what the apostles were originally trying to do considering they didn't all agree either.
2007-09-13 19:07:16 · answer #10 · answered by alana 5 · 7⤊ 1⤋