2007-09-14 10:43:44 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe Daniel was a Jew.
2007-09-14 10:48:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Daniel was a follower of Jehovah God a great follower. See he was Darius had no choice but to put Daniel in the pit , he felt sad and sick by doing this and he said to Daniel with respect to his God " your God whom you are serving with constancy he himself will rescue you" A dejected Darius returned to his place, he could not sleep he was sad for his friend that next day he ran to the pit, and cried out yo Daniel O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God whom you are serving with constancy been able to rescue you from the lions? (Daniel 6:18-20) How happy he was when Daniel answer. So yes he is a christian he followed a Heaven Father Jehovah God
2007-09-16 13:11:29 · answer #2 · answered by lydia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the sense that a Christian follows Jesus' example of only worshiping the Father, whose name is Jehovah. Yes Daniel could be called a Christian.
2007-09-16 06:59:30 · answer #3 · answered by grnlow 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the term "Christian" had not come about yet. But Daniel DID talk to and hear from God. God revealed to Daniel mysteries and Daniel was a man of grave integrity and bravery.
2007-09-14 10:57:20 · answer #4 · answered by zero_or_die77 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No. There were no Christians in Daniels day since Jesus Christ had not come to earth and established Christianity yet.
2007-09-16 06:34:22 · answer #5 · answered by babydoll 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Christan was not around then but he believed in the true god who provided for him in a time of need. Daniel went on to prophesy the end times prophesy that is in revelation, if you read Daniel he goes in to detail about the invasion and gives times like the 7 year period.
2007-09-14 10:52:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Daniel is Old Testament. No one then was a Christian.
2007-09-14 10:52:15 · answer #7 · answered by Augustine 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Is this some argument you're trying to set up so you can tear it down and prove the Bible is false?
Daniel can't be a Christian because Christ hadn't been born back then, but there is speculation that Jesus was one of the people who appeared with him in the fire.
2007-09-14 10:48:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
I believe that Daniel lived long before the birth of Christ.
2007-09-14 10:48:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 2⤋
Daniel was righteous in the eyes of God. He walked in the ways of the Lord. God loved him very much.
Yet, he was not a born again saint and as one said above in reply to your question, he could not be until Jesus lived his life without sin, and was put to death. And because he was without sin, Jesus defeated the hold death had on all mankind.
So Daniel, who died prior to Jesus was still held in the place known as death and hell, but not in the part of hell that was for the unrighteous. He was held in the place known as the bosom of Abraham.
Though men lived a righteous life prior to Jesus, they could not escape the hold of death until Jesus defeated it. The righteous were deemed righteous by the heart, but they lacked one thing. They had to confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. This could not happen until after the fact. Once Jesus died, he went into the lower parts and set the righteous dead free. Now all who believe in Jesus don't go to that place known as death and hell, but go to be with Jesus to await the day of resurrection when their souls will be put into their earthly bodies that sleep in the earth, but will be changed from corruptible to incorruptible. Praise God.
As for Daniel in the Lions Den and also when he was cast into the furnace of fire, God saved him because Daniel believed every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.
Jesus said that if we had the faith of a mustard seed, we could move mountains.
2007-09-14 10:58:57 · answer #10 · answered by heiscomingintheclouds 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋