jesus is son of god.jesus is god.jesus was there before all.
jesus and the father and the holy spirit are all one.what is this?
Is it religion or peganism?with more than 14 diferent bibles.please dont coment if you have never read about christianity
2007-10-30 22:30:42 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Paganism is a religion, but it is different and not compatible with pure Christianity. Christianity teaches that there is only one God, and the Bible, Old and New Testament, shows multiple examples of God attempting to reach out to His people and offer them new beginnings and a relationship with Him. Paganism teaches that all reality is God and that God is a conscious and impersonal energy. Everything that exists is a manifestation of spiritual energy, and the pagan attempts to access that energy for personal benefit.
There is only one Bible, but thousands of translations. Almost every language has a Bible translated for them. The multiple English versions differ in words selected, but most strive to accurately give the original intent of the author/author’s responsible for the writing. If you read the King James or the English Standard version of the Bible, you will see many different words used, but the same message and intent are in both. Bible translations are written to be able to best communicate the original text to the reader. We see translations differ as much as the cultures they are written to, but the message is still the same.
The Bible is by far the most well preserved ancient literary work. The manuscript evidence for the reliability of the Bible far outweighs the evidence for any other ancient manuscript that you and I accept as authentic.
There are countless things that will tell you about the Bible, but I recommend starting with the source itself, even if from a critical view. Opinions are nice, but I always prefer to create my own and from a well informed view. There are always at least to sides to every thought and it is important to thoroughly understand them before choosing one.
Hope that helps!
2007-11-01 17:30:01 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. P. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God sends his son to die for his people. That is Paganism. Dionysus did the same thing. So did, at least, a dozen other god-men.
I have read the Bible. You obviously haven't anything else. Paganism is a broad term that includes many different Religions. Christianity is also a Religion (with Pagan DNA). As for reading about it, I have. I studied it. And I can honestly say there isn't a single unique thing about it.
2007-10-31 00:21:01 · answer #2 · answered by River 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not paganism. God is three in one, and even we have some difficulty grasping that, but we lost our ability to completely understand God after Adam and Eve first sinned, and now He is still, in some ways, mysterious. It seems to me that the fact that God is triune is much like His methods of operation: God as a father, taking care of his children; God as a redeemer for His children because as a father, He loves them; and God as a guide for our everyday lives, because He loves us. He operates in these 3 different aspects out of love, and, as God, He can operate how He wishes.
It's not religion either. It's about being able to have a relationship with God again. It's not about rules and regulations--that's what Jesus came to point out. It says in Galatians 4:1-5:
"What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. He is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. So also, when we were children, we were in slavery under the basic principles of the world, But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons."
This means that now that humanity had become old enough, God allowed us out of the bondage to the law to do righteous things because they're the right things to do, and so we do them gladly. It's not bondage--but the contrary, freedom. We are not bound by sin, we are not bound by guilt, we are free to love and be loved by the One who put the Heavens in place.
As to why there are so many different Bibles, it's because they are either translated from different scripts or just translated with slightly different phrasing or words, for the most part. The doctrine is the same throughout. I recommend http://www.tektonics.org/lp/nttextcrit.html this article by J.P. Holding in textural criticism.
I sincerely hope you find the truth, friend--don't give up!
God bless you,
aphtershoxz
2007-11-01 14:02:20 · answer #3 · answered by aphtershoxz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity is a religion or a style of religion. Paganism started in prehistoric times when the Nefilim ruled the Earth. When one of the Nefilim leaders went to a human community and did wonders, the community would usually make him an image. This caused jealousy among them. To appease everyone, people started making more images. To set things straight, Yahweh instructed Moses to start a spiritual and real religion.
2007-10-30 22:45:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Paganism is commonly defined as unorganized religion with multiple deities.
Christianity is relatively organized with a single deity- as stated in the Nicean Creed (a document stating the basics of Christianity). Despite the many differing veiws on religion, all denominations and sects may be reffered to as a single religion provided they are in agreement with the Nicean Creed.
In short, Christianity is a religion, not a paganism.
2007-10-30 22:34:22 · answer #5 · answered by Gordon B 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you're making a stable element. seem around at notably much all of the religions that profess to be Christian , what are they doing , what do they show ? you will discover that they sell strategies of existence that the Bible - Gods be conscious , condemns, you will see so called Christians engaging in governments , and of their wars. the two considered one of issues are actually not conceivable for a real Christian. seem on the training they show , the trinity doctrine (as your occasion confirmed) , hell hearth , the immortality of the soul. ALL of those issues are actually not CHRISTIAN. So , if a guy or woman does those issues , and in the event that they stick to those issues , can they be Christian ? No , they are basically fooling themselves ,, and on a similar time making devil the devil , the super deceiver very , greater advantageous than happy. For greater Bible based information please be at liberty to e mail me.
2016-09-28 02:29:03 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you think Jesus ever called himself Christ and his followers Christians ?
What is practised as Christianity has nothing to do with original message from Jesus.
Read about the Roman king, Constantine who invented the church and even wrote what is known as bible. His goal was to tame people seeking the truth (message of Jesus) and enslave them under the rule of church. The church itself to serve the Roman king. All this achieved by misleading people for centuries.
This scenario possibly applies to all so called "religions".
The prophets discovered humanity has a far greater potential than what has been norm as "rat race" for centuries.
This message works against ruling governments who thrive on manipulation of people to the extent of making wars, poverty, climate hazards, exodus of masses, massacres through engineered conflicts, etc.
Humanity has the potential to eradicate illiteracy, poverty, wars, disease, and undo environmental damages.
Humanity has the potential to live as diverse nations in total peace and harmony.
This potential was the message of Jesus, twisted, mislead, and misinterpreted to serve the greed of rulers.
Now that you have searched for the truth, it is your path to discover !
2007-10-30 23:01:34 · answer #7 · answered by Sama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No fans it is not paganism it has one statue of One God also though he has not identity but Jesus and Holy Spirt being his spare parts are making him One with the help of three meaning other two.
It was only One Just and Reasonable God who became angry with Adam and cursed all his generation. Then He Himself came on earth in the shape of Jesus (God) and sacrificed Him in the shape of his son to appease His anger against the generation of Adam and then considering His (Jesus) sacrifice before Him forgave all and during all this process He sent Him in shape of holy spirit to Him (Jesus) to convey His message.
So God is One and only One and Adam is his son, read it:
23) Now Jesus Himself began His ministry at about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli.
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38 the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. (please read-Bible:Luke 3:23-38)
2007-10-30 22:59:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I've studied Christianity was created by man and out of the pagan's beliefs somewhat.........of course with their
(the ones that created it ) add on's so to speak. Check out a good encyclopedia or go to youtube there is plenty there.
2007-10-30 22:38:51 · answer #9 · answered by rainbowmatrixs 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A Christian simply means a follower of Christ. I am Christian and I didn't know there was 14 different Bibles. I thought they all said the same thing only in different translations. Hmm!
2007-10-30 22:37:19 · answer #10 · answered by Allan C 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋