When religious leaders selectively take from a prophet's words and ignore the spirit of the teaching. When they project their hatred for others into the expression of religion. Surely this is creating a false idol, an image of a vengeful prophet that never existed. This must be blasphemous? No prophet I have ever read suggested that his followers kill others or themselves in the name of religion. The prophet suggests peace and the followers wage war. Surely this is even worse than being a doubter or an unbeliever.
2007-09-23 09:46:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is indeed a blasphemy because people are erecting their themselves and their literalistic doctrines as idols. The reason people talk about 'fundamental doctrines' that one has to believe is pride; they have the truth and the rest are apostates. It's annoying that Jesus never claimed equality with God, and yet people who believe he did often said you have to believe as they do to honour Jesus! It doesn't make sense.
2007-09-23 12:30:18 · answer #1 · answered by Jerusalem Delivered 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evidently "fundamentalism" is a greatly misused word. I understand it to be the fundamentals of Scripture which cannot be denied if one calls themselves Christian. It is also a religious liberal movement which refuses some of the fundamentals of Scripture.
I believe in the fundamentals of Scripture which are divine creation, verbal inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture, virgin birth of Christ, His deity, substitutionary atonement, bodily resurrection, physical return, existence of literal heaven and hell and to abandon these is to abandon the Christian faith.
Do you agree with Scripture that Christ said that he did not come to bring peace, but a sword? In otherwords brother against brother, father against son?
As long as Moses held up his arms they could win the war, but when Moses' arms came down they would lose the war.
Do you remember this in the Bible? Was Moses responsible for killing the Amorites, the Amalikites and other "ites?"
I'm sure there are a few preachers who are hateful, but most preach the word of God and let God's word fall where it may.
Does teaching Scripture on homosexuality please the homosexual? Of course, the answer is no. Does that make the Scripture any less the Word of God? Of course, the answer is no.
It is worse to reject Jesus the Christ and this is the doubter and the unbeliever.
2007-09-23 10:20:38 · answer #2 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes. Do yourself a favour. Take one question, doesn't matter what it is. Go to several different religious leaders of the same faith and present them with your question. You'll see that everyone has his own opinion. When you go to church or mosque they interpret the text in their best opinion while still keeping to the core of the faith. It's a touchy subject, but religion could've been a good thing had people not soiled it.
2007-09-23 11:23:25 · answer #3 · answered by khoshawi@btinternet.com 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the fundementalist kills, murders or causes harm in the name of his god like Islam or gods like Hindus do or in the name of no god like communistic athiests do then yes. But you can not lump true fundemental Christians into this group. We do not kill nor have we ever killed in the name of our God. Dont throw the crusades or the inquisition in our lap, these murders were perpetrated by the currupt Roman Catholic Political power of yesteryear. True Christians never kill in the name of their God or to win converts. Rome along with the RC Church murdered 60 million Christians. The spirit of the teaching of Islam is not peace.
... shall cast terror into the hearts of the infidels. Strike off their heads!" (Surah 8:12)
"Slay the idolaters wherever you find them" (Surah 9:5)
"O prophet, struggle with the unbelievers and infidels, and be thou harsh with them" (Surah 9:73)
"Believers [Muslims], make war on the infidels [defined in the Quran as all non-Muslims]" (Surah 9:123)
2007-09-23 10:09:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes this is hatred towards the Lord God and worshipping
false idols
I have plenty and lots of Bibles to look this us yes indeed
and hate mongers they are
2007-09-23 10:01:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have answererd your own question well and deserve the points!
Seriously, I totally agree with you. Sit Jesus, Buddha, Muhammed etc. down at a table. I wonder if they would fall out? No chance. So their followers should not also.
2007-09-23 09:50:47 · answer #6 · answered by Andr 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Wouldn't that also be called taking something out of context? This is why the Bible is looked down upon by unbelievers. People will take verses and use them for what they think the verse means, rather than what it really means
2007-09-23 09:49:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think that, if there really is a God, he/she would think that most of the bible (including virtually all of the Old Testament) is blasphemous.
2007-09-23 10:10:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if I said "no such thing as a divine prophet" is that blasphemous?
I don't believe in the sacred, or special people
2007-09-23 09:49:21 · answer #9 · answered by voice_of_reason 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no. It's sinful....useing the favourite phrase of christians.
2007-09-23 10:33:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋