live by that saying? Christianity is NOT a religion; it's the proclamation of the end of religion. Religion is a human activity dedicated to the job of reconciling God to humanity and humanity to itself. The Gospel, however - the Good News of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ - is the astonishing announcement that God has done the whole work of reconciliation without a scrap of human assistance. It is the bizarre proclamation that religion is over, period. Religion is dead. Jesus is Alive!
2007-12-07 12:46:27 · 11 answers · asked by J 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus did not come for organized religion. That is why he preached in ordinary clothes, to sinful people, in ordinry places, and not in rich clothing, to people who gave money to the church, and to "good" people. Noone is good. It is by God's grace we are saved. He DID NOT come to start a religion, He came to start a movement. Jesus died so that religion would die with Him...
2007-12-07 12:55:03 · update #1
Christianity IS a religion. It has all the characteristics of religion. There's nothing exceptional about it. Live with it.
2007-12-07 12:49:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
Yeeeee Haaaaaa!! That's like saying Amen without the religious overtone.
2007-12-07 12:50:51 · answer #2 · answered by A Voice 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
good statement - but few will understand it
Well many of you are blinded. Focus on Jesus not on Religion!
2007-12-07 12:52:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's the most backwards logic I've ever seen. I can't believe you filled an entire paragraph without actually making one statement that makes any sense.
Good luck with your non-religion, though.
2007-12-07 12:51:02 · answer #4 · answered by Mr.Samsa 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Religion is man made. it's man's attempt to grow closer to God.
God sent His son so that we could have a personal relationship with Him.
God established a relationship with man...not the other way around (religion).
2007-12-07 12:49:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Jesus is alive? You'd think all that torture and crucifixion would have done him in... not to mention the two thousand years that have passed.
2007-12-07 12:51:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
More semantics.
Christianity is a religion. Get used to it.
2007-12-07 12:49:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
I thought jesus died for our sins. That's total BS. He totally swerved me.
2007-12-07 12:49:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
religion is not dead. just look at yourself. you just killed the correct definition for religion.
2007-12-07 12:50:13 · answer #9 · answered by ʌ_ʍ ʍr.smile 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus is alive?
2007-12-07 12:50:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋