History of Christianity
Opposite development
Nietzsche saw a world–historical irony in the way that the Christian Church developed in antithetical opposition to the Evangel and the Gospel of early Christianity. The fable of Christ as miracle–worker and redeemer is not the origin of Christianity. Christianity's history is a "…progressively cruder misunderstanding of an original symbolism…": the death on the cross. Christianity became more diseased, base, morbid, vulgar, low, barbaric and crude. "As the Church, this morbid barbarism itself finally assumes power — the Church, that form of mortal hostility to all integrity, to all loftiness of soul, to discipline of spirit, to all open–hearted and benevolent humanity. — Christian values — noble values… ." Nietzsche expressed contempt for his contemporaries because they mendaciously called themselves Christians but did not act like true Christians. [to be continued]
2007-10-19 08:02:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Modern people act with worldly egoism, pride, and will to power in opposition to Christianity's denial of the world. Nietzsche considered this falseness to be indecent. Unlike past ages, his contemporaries knew that sham and unnatural concepts such as "God," "moral world–order," "sinner," "Redeemer," "free will," "beyond," "Last Judgment," and "immortal soul" are consciously employed in order to provide power to the church and its priests.[69] "[T]here was only one Christian, and he died on the cross."[70] "…[O]nly Christian practice, a life such as he lived who died on the cross, is Christian." Thereafter, the opposite kind of life was called Christian. Belief in redemption through Christ is not originally Christian. Genuine, original, primitive Christianity is not a faith. It is state of being that consists of "…a doing, above all a not–doing of many things…
2007-10-19 08:02:36 · update #1
Jesus' wanted his death on the cross to be an example of how a person can be free from resentment, revenge, and rebellion. The disciples, however, wanted revenge against the Jewish ruling class and high priests who had delivered him to Pilate. They elevated Jesus into being the Messiah and Son of God and promised future judgment and punishment in the kingdom of God. This was in opposition to Jesus' doctrine that everyone could be a child of God and experience Heaven in their present lives by acting in a gentle, loving manner.
2007-10-19 08:02:56 · update #2
If its too much to read; please don't respond.
2007-10-19 08:11:39 · update #3
"There's nothing Nietzsche couldn't teach ya 'bout the raisin' of the wrist. Socrates himself was permanently pissed."
Outside of that: of course you're right.
2007-10-19 08:05:45 · answer #1 · answered by Acorn 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I personally have never been able to picture the homeless Carpenter being comfortable sitting through a service in a million dollar church while there were still people hungry in the streets outside.
2007-10-19 08:10:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was/is a myth concocted by Paul and others to center their theology around.
2007-10-19 08:08:42 · answer #3 · answered by neil s 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jesus went to the cross to die for our sins and rise again, and believing it, is the only way to heaven and out of eternal hell.
The rest of that diatribe you posted is unbiblical nonsense.
2007-10-19 08:04:56 · answer #4 · answered by Chris 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
That is not His-story
2007-10-19 08:15:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, sounds about right.
2007-10-19 08:05:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Too much to read sorry :(
2007-10-19 08:05:08 · answer #7 · answered by Y!A P0int5 Wh0r3 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree.
2007-10-19 08:05:14 · answer #8 · answered by S K 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i feel that that is too much to read sorry
2007-10-19 08:04:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋