If so why? Thanks for your answers in advance.
2007-10-31 13:38:47 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hi! (You're welcome in advance...)
The people who consider their religion to be following J.C. not withstanding... and I have no way of knowing one way or the other.... especially as they don't SAY what religion they are....
IF you're Christian, folllowing Jesus is THE way. Religion tends to get mucked up by the people who wrote it. Jesus was simple, clear, and to the point, insofar as what he said was recorded accurately.
He said, "I am the Way, and the Light". Seems clear to me. All the rest is just..... the rest.
(Let us never forget, man is man, and has an agenda....) Mostly that agenda involves money, and the aquistion of it... heh. }:>
2007-10-31 13:57:32 · answer #1 · answered by Ja'aj };> 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think you need both a communal and personal relationship with Jesus but the personal relationship in Jesus takes precedence. It was estabished earlier that the communal form of worship was a norm for the early Christians so to follow religion for some is following Christ. But I know many others who did not have an organized religion but read the Bible and had a personal relationship with Jesus. I believe there are some who follow Jesus by following him through the 2 great commandments (which I believe will be the measure of which we will be judge in the particular or personal judgment , the more important judgment). I think the semina verbe or seeds of the Word are in all hearts in some form or another and following in the footsteps of Jesus.
2007-10-31 20:54:57 · answer #2 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some cases where the non-profit religion has drifted away from the Bible, yes.
In that case, following Jesus as described in the Bible is likely a better choice.
Sometimes a person has a choice between two or more churches in a community and one can choose to go to the church which sticks closer to the Bible vs the other one which hasn't.
2007-10-31 20:50:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christian religion is following Christ. You can't really separate it. If you are following Christ, then that is your religion.
Religion in the dictionary says >A belief in a divine, or super human power, or principle, thought of as the creator of all things.
2007-10-31 20:56:07 · answer #4 · answered by jenx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion is defined as having a higher power and a set of rules. So yes, following Jesus would be a religion.
2007-10-31 20:44:21 · answer #5 · answered by meissen97 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Did you ever consider following my religion IS following Jesus.
2007-10-31 20:42:18 · answer #6 · answered by Arnon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a Christian not too interested in organized religion. In fact, I found Jesus only after I left the church. It seems the dry legalistic hypocritical pharisees at my church were more interested in doctrines, theologies, rules and regulations than they were about developing a personal relationship with the Son of God on a spiritual journey.
Thank God He found me anyways!
2007-10-31 20:50:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Love, like, compassion, mercy, forgiveness, rock n roll (had to throw that in there), community, peace, prosperity for all, gentleness, nurturing minds, non-corrupt government officials, responsibility for thy fellow man, ice cream for even the people with leprosy...
Yes...I believe in "most" of the New Testament "helpful suggestions" on how to live the ideal mental and physical human life to the...
"Best A Man Can Get" scenario...
But I'll be damned if I've been able to figure out how to do "it" all the time...
Ay! There's the "rub," Robert...there's the "rubber ducky" paradoxical, contradictory "nut" of the problem right there...
Alas...none of our hearts are "big" enough for that, yet...but...maybe...
One day...(curtains close...now I slink back to the bar...and see if Jesus and I can work things out eventually...)
2007-11-01 03:00:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should follow up about Jesus the man, and not the 'Christ' which Christians made him out to be.
He was no world saviour, no Son of God - that is the Christian myth, which is not true.
Religions are false - there is not one, that is genuinely accurate with it's teachings, etc and 100% truthful, etc etc.
Because their first priority is for their establishment to survive - the 'spiritual' aspect is not genuine. It is all fake.
2007-10-31 21:00:43 · answer #9 · answered by TruthBox 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I always thought that we were supposed to have a personal relationship with jesus christ and not rely on the teachings and false doctrines of others
2007-10-31 20:43:39 · answer #10 · answered by wicked6string 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋