The trouble with religion

[marksman]

Hmmmmmmm, interesting rant.
Tell me - does this apply also to YOUR paramilitary sex cult listed below -= or is it just Catholics, Mormons, JWs. SDAs and anybody else YOU disapprove of??

2 Christian sect leaders face more charges in New Mexico

Paramilitary sect leader Deborah Green sentenced 72 years for child abuse in New Mexico

You don't have a spirit of criticism do you bread of non life?

 

[marksman]

Of course Christianity is a religion weather one likes it or not

What has the weather got to do with religion?

 

[marksman]

It is faith and Christianity is the definition of religion. Stop trying to redefine things it is the height of ridiculousness

.....that is the definition....

Stop trying to redefine things. It is the height....

See the difference?

 

[marksman]

To me, Christ didn't create or bring another religion, he brought salvation. Religions were already here, and they were wrong. We should follow the life, example, and teachings of Christ. Joining a man made denomination could confuse and pollute the simple truth and steer us astray; "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14:6). Hard to believe there can be so many renditions of such a simple faith.

Do tell us...what does it mean to follow the life, example and teachings of Christ?

 

[marksman]

Why do you keep equating your paramilitary sex cult to "Christ"??

Just more evidence that you don't know Him . . .

Does that mean you do know him? If that is the case, how?

 

[marksman]

First of all - I'm not throwing anything at YOU. You never aligned yourself with aggressivechristianity.net the way mjrhealth has. You and I have our differences - but we respect each pother;'s beliefs and leave it at that.

what is a pother?

 

[mjrhealth]

what is a pother?

You do know what happens when you poke a wasp nest ???

 

[Triumph1300]

Religion is man centered, Jesus is God-centered.

 

[BreadOfLife]

You don't have a spirit of criticism do you bread of non life?

No - I simply have no tolerance for hypocrisy.

 

[BreadOfLife]

Does that mean you do know him? If that is the case, how?

I am baptized into His Body (1 Cor. 12, Col. 1:18, Eph. 4:5-6), which is the FULLNESS of Him (Eph. 1:22-22) and the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim. 3:15).

I don't follow the aberrant 20th century teachings of flawed sinful men.
I follow the teachings and precepts of His Body, the Church, which is guided by the Holy Spirit to ALL truth (John 16:12-15).

 

[BreadOfLife]

what is a pother?

Hmmmmm - another impotent post.
What a surprise . . .

 

[BreadOfLife]

Religion is man centered, Jesus is God-centered.

Not true.
James 1:27 proves you wrong on that remark . . .

 

[historyb]

Religion is man centered, Jesus is God-centered.

Nope religion is what Christianity is, evangicals ant something else entirely

 

[Nancy]

Could be, I don't now.
I don't have TV.

But as far as I am concerned a "personal relationship with Christ" is not a new teaching.
Seems to me it's a 2000 year old teaching.
That's why I don't classify Christianity as a "religion", but a relationship.
There's lots of religion out there. But it's not the stuff that Christianity is based on.

Hi Gary, nice to see you on...I have been on less lately as things have been taking much more of my time.
BTW-I haven't watched TV in decades. I will watch a movie now and then but never could just sit there rotting my brain in front of a screen with fake people doing ungodly things. Even so called "Family Feud" is based on very promiscuous questions and answers. Sad.

 

[Triumph1300]

I agree Nancy. :-)

 

[epostle]

There is a difference between spirituality and religion.

Spirituality is the whole life of a person lived in relationship with the transcendent. A person’s individual spirituality may or may not incorporate the rituals, practices, and beliefs of a particular religious group. However, for billions of people throughout the world, institutionalized religion provide the setting in which personalized spirituality is expressed and developed.

Religion acknowledges both the communal dimension of spirituality and the place of tradition of the spiritual journey. It provides a connection to the wisdom and richness of those who have gone before us. Religion enables the tradition to come alive in our own experience and it calls the faith community to apply the tradition to the needs and hopes of the present.

Spirituality

Religion

Spirituality and Religion

 

[Dan57]

Do tell us...what does it mean to follow the life, example and teachings of Christ?

Its not complicated; "He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me" (John 14:21).. His life was the perfect example of what he taught. "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life" (John 14:6). I'm surprised you didn't know this.

 

[marksman]

Its not complicated; "He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me" (John 14:21).. His life was the perfect example of what he taught. "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life" (John 14:6). I'm surprised you didn't know this.

And I am not surprised you did not answer my question.

So, what are his commandments?

And two, What does it mean to be the way, the truth and the life?

So far all you have given us are vague generalizations.

 

[brakelite]

What has the weather got to do with religion?

Climate change can be a real pother huh.

 

[marksman]

Climate change can be a real pother huh.

Don't know what a pother is................. perhaps the wife of an apothecary.