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The other sheep that Jesus was talking about were Gentiles. John 10:16jaybird said:Jesus taught quite plainly He had other sheep to go to, where are those sheep? what story do they have to tell?
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The other sheep that Jesus was talking about were Gentiles. John 10:16jaybird said:Jesus taught quite plainly He had other sheep to go to, where are those sheep? what story do they have to tell?
The qualities of compassion, humility, honesty and generosity that come from God Himself, through our relationship with Jesus Christ, are based on the values of the kingdom of God - not the nontheistic values of Tibetan Buddhism.jaybird said:Are you ready to face the Lord - without the principles of Tibetan Buddhism?
principles such as - compassion, humility, honesty, generosity?
i have listened to some east orthodox teachings, good stuff.Tiny said:I personally learn off the Eastern Orthodox monks:)
Not sure about the "other sheep" though.
where else would such qualities come from? are you suggesting they get these ideas from Satan,demons? can you give me an example in the bible where Satan came down and taught such things?OzSpen said:The qualities of compassion, humility, honesty and generosity that come from God Himself, through our relationship with Jesus Christ, are based on the values of the kingdom of God - not the nontheistic values of Tibetan Buddhism.
Seems as though you are into a different worldview to that of biblical Christianity.
Buddhists get their views of compassion, humility, honesty and generosity from a totally different worldview to that of biblical Christianity. Don't you understand the differences between the outworkings of a Buddist worldview and a Christian worldview?jaybird said:where else would such qualities come from? are you suggesting they get these ideas from Satan,demons? can you give me an example in the bible where Satan came down and taught such things?
they are not us and i dont think we should all become buddhist.OzSpen said:Buddhists get their views of compassion, humility, honesty and generosity from a totally different worldview to that of biblical Christianity. Don't you understand the differences between the outworkings of a Buddist worldview and a Christian worldview?
I said not a word about Satan.
However, the kind of compassion from Buddhism cannot have the content of Christian compassion. Why? The origin is totally different.
Why can't you understand the radical differences between Buddhism and Christianity and their worldviews?
Oz
You do your own research on the origin of Buddhism. It is simplistic to blame it on Noah's descendants. Are you going to blame the Holocaust on Noah?jaybird said:they are not us and i dont think we should all become buddhist.
so what is their source, where did they come from? did they not come from noah?
now who is being sarcastic. i already believe they came from noah. not saying buddhism came from him.OzSpen said:You do your own research on the origin of Buddhism. It is simplistic to blame it on Noah's descendants. Are you going to blame the Holocaust on Noah?
Jesus never did, age means nothing in Gods kingdom, doesnt matter how much knowledege one has, its all about knowing Jesus Gods heart, and Gods will, which seems very few do.Always great to see the nomads of the forum's come in and voice their 2 cents after 22 posts. I think you need to learn to respect your elders.
I was not being sarcastic. I was dead serious about your wanting to trace things back to Noah and I used the Holocaust as an horrific example of your Noahic doctrine.jaybird said:now who is being sarcastic. i already believe they came from noah. not saying buddhism came from him.
the Lord didnt reveal Himself to them like He did with Abraham and Moses, yet these people were still creations of our Lord, and they were out there looking for spiritual truth. if they were out there searching for our Lord, why would He block them from finding Him?
jaybird,jaybird said:thanks tiny. this topic has been all over the place. im proud to be a Follower of Jesus but the Christianity today and the "we are right and everyone else is wrong" philosophy has always bothered me. Jesus taught quite plainly He had other sheep to go to, where are those sheep? what story do they have to tell?
this the same compassion used to justify mass genocide on native Americans called divine providence or when Charlemagne executed four thousand Saxons in one day because they did not convert.OzSpen said:I was not being sarcastic. I was dead serious about your wanting to trace things back to Noah and I used the Holocaust as an horrific example of your Noahic doctrine.
It's time for you to realise that the Buddhist world and life view is a country mile from that of biblical Christianity. Buddhist compassion does not spring from the same root as Christian compassion. Therefore, its content and effect will be radically different.
Oz
post 223OzSpen said:jaybird,
Are you suggesting that Jesus's 'other sheep' are those following the philosophies of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Communism, atheism, agnosticism, environmentalism, etc?
Where are these 'other sheep' found?
Oz
Why would there be any need to Even bother with "Eastern Belief Foolishness". They're ALL WORTHLESS religious philosophical systems which can only doom their followers to destruction, since NONE OF THEM Removes SIN, or has any capability to do so.jaybird said:why are some things missing from the bible such as chakras, energy fields, sound, frequencies,pineal gland and things of this nature? and if not missing where are they.
i think there are many truths in the eastern beliefs. these people know all about these things in their belief system yet in the west our bible says nothing of these things. when i mention these things to other Christians they think i am crazy and call this devils work. Tibetan Buddhist devote majority of their lives to spirituality and yet most western main stream Christians spend less than one day a week, with most of our focus on our job, our money, shopping and television. this makes no sense to me.
As usual, you are wrong. Jesus respected elders, he just didn't respect self-righteous religious people. The more we know of God's word the more we know of God.mjrhealth said:Jesus never did, age means nothing in Gods kingdom, doesnt matter how much knowledege one has, its all about knowing Jesus Gods heart, and Gods will, which seems very few do.
jaybird,jaybird said:this the same compassion used to justify mass genocide on native Americans called divine providence or when Charlemagne executed four thousand Saxons in one day because they did not convert.
there are some of us that believe the message today is not the same message Jesus taught.
Well said, brother Bob. :)Bob Carabbio said:Why would there be any need to Even bother with "Eastern Belief Foolishness". They're ALL WORTHLESS religious philosophical systems which can only doom their followers to destruction, since NONE OF THEM Removes SIN, or has any capability to do so.
Our Bible deals with things of REAL Spiritual Importance, and simply IGNORES (as It should) the Worthless Religions of MAN.
There is, after all, ONLY ONE NAME under Heaven whereby we can be saved.
That doesn't answer my issue with your philosophy, jaybird.jaybird said:i have listened to some east orthodox teachings, good stuff.
the "other sheep" is an interesting thought to me. it would suggest that the roman version of Jesus is not the only version out there. and there are lots of these stories out there such as Jesus in the UK, India, north america and central america. but when you mention these stories most Christians will go through the roof, they dont seem to like the idea of Jesus revealing Himself to anyone else.
thats good thinking bob. especially when you realize the average western Christian devotes less than one day a week to spirituality and the avg Tibetan Buddhist devotes their lives to it. it only makes sense the loving Father Jesus taught us about would slap these people down with false beliefs when they devote their lives to seeking spiritual truth. and all this time i thought Jesus taught knock and the door will be opened.Bob Carabbio said:Why would there be any need to Even bother with "Eastern Belief Foolishness". They're ALL WORTHLESS religious philosophical systems which can only doom their followers to destruction, since NONE OF THEM Removes SIN, or has any capability to do so.
Our Bible deals with things of REAL Spiritual Importance, and simply IGNORES (as It should) the Worthless Religions of MAN.
There is, after all, ONLY ONE NAME under Heaven whereby we can be saved.