I just want to know. and mormonism, jehovah's witnesses, and roman catholicism does NOT count as Christianity.
2007-12-17 08:07:45 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Here are the reasons I don't include:
Catholics: Idolatry (praying to Mary, saints, etc.)
Mormons: saying God was once a man, contradicting doctrines.
JW's: False prophets (prophecies that never came true)
2007-12-17 08:19:04 · update #1
A few self-described "Christians" have claimed that the title applies uniquely to those who believe precisely as they do. They apparently take for themselves a role which properly belongs to Christ himself.
(Matthew 7:21-23) Not everyone saying to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens will. Many will say to me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, ...and perform many powerful works in your name?’ And yet then I will confess to them: I never knew you! Get away from me, you workers of lawlessness.
Ironically, the bible most closely associates being "Christian" with preaching about Christ and Christ's teachings. Review all three times the bible uses the term "Christian" and note that the context connects the term with:
"declaring the good news"
'teaching quite a crowd'
'open eyes, turn from dark to light'
"uttering sayings of truth"
"persuade"
"keep on glorifying"
(Acts 11:20-26) [The early disciples of Jesus] began talking to the Greek-speaking people, declaring the good news of the Lord Jesus... and taught quite a crowd, and it was first in Antioch that the disciples were by divine providence called Christians.
(Acts 26:17-28) [Jesus said to Paul] I am sending you, to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God... Paul said: “I am not going mad, Your Excellency Festus, but I am uttering sayings of truth and of soundness of mind. ...Do you, King Agrippa, believe the Prophets? I know you believe.” But Agrippa said to Paul: “In a short time you would persuade me to become a Christian.”
(1 Peter 4:14-16) If you are being reproached for the name of Christ, you are happy... But if he suffers as a Christian, let him not feel shame, but let him keep on glorifying God in this name
So why do anti-Witnesses try to hijack the term "Christian" and hide its Scriptural implications? Because anti-Witnesses recognize that it is the preaching work that makes it clear that the relatively small religion of Jehovah's Witnesses are by far the most prominent followers of Christ:
(Matthew 28:19,20) Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded
Learn more!
http://watchtower.co.uk/e/ti/index.htm?article=article_04.htm
http://watchtower.co.uk/e/20050422/article_02.htm
http://jw-media.org/people/ministry.htm
2007-12-19 09:25:04 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the only real christians died a very long time ago and they were all hand-picked by Jesus. They are called apostles or disciples in the n.t. Before Jesus returned to heaven He told us that He would send The Comforter to show us the way. that is why I am a disciple of The Spirit of Truth as Jesus instructed. there is no hope of knowing and understanding what Jesus taught any other way. The bible is not the way nor are manmade religions based on it.
2007-12-17 08:19:39 · answer #2 · answered by single eye 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I'm not.
And just because you have a bigoted opinion doesn't mean that Mormonism, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Catholicism are not Christian denominations.
2007-12-17 08:19:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am saved therefore I am A Christain. We must pray for those who believe other than the way we do. Everyone is not going to believe and that is their loss.
Jesus said I am the way the truth and the Light, No man comes to the Father (God) except they come they first come thru Me (Jesus) John 14:6
2007-12-17 10:33:01 · answer #4 · answered by Rosalind D 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am most definitely Christian.
And I don't recall hearing that you'd been appointed to check "real Christian" IDs at the door.
Forgive me, but I am getting weary of being judged by the unqualified.
2007-12-18 01:33:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Christian. You should study more about Catholicism, we worship Jesus alone and we believe in the Trinity.
2007-12-17 08:49:52 · answer #6 · answered by cynical 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a Christian. I am sad to hear the way you are talking about people who don't believe exactly the way you do though. I attend a Presbyterian Church. Don't you know that Christianity is about a RELATIONSHIP with God through Christ and with the help of the Holy Spirit? It is not now, nor ever has been about the sign over the door.
2007-12-17 08:12:32 · answer #7 · answered by ....... 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
The origin of every Christian sect in the world doesn't count as Christian. Hmmm.
2007-12-17 08:11:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
By definition Jehovah's Witnesses ARE Christians.
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/Christian
1 a: one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ
Jehovah's Witnesses certainly accept the teachings of Jesus.
2007-12-17 13:25:00 · answer #9 · answered by NMB 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-12-17 08:15:12 · answer #10 · answered by Darth Eugene Vader 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋