(January 4, 2017 at 11:05 am)vorlon13 Wrote:(January 4, 2017 at 9:34 am)Drich Wrote: Well yes.
Religions of Jesus can literally do anything in the name of God it wants. (and has done so) Open you History books, and look at 2000 years of what church 'history' can assimilate into what it deems a righteous religion. Or how it determines God's will, without any biblical support or precedent. Look at the Dark ages, look at the inquisition, or the crusades... Look at how hertics were treated. None of these behaivors were ever modeled by Christ. This was all the business of worshiping the church not Christ himself. The first time the church schismed from the teachings of Christ (Such as turn the other cheek rather than torture someone who sinned against the church, That religion stopped being about Jesus.
Look again at what Judaism had become in the time of Christ and they had a very comprehensive list. Things to follow and worship. But, by the time Christ had arrived it had become so perverse that He/Christ spent most of His time railing against the most holy men of his day. This perversion of Religion is just something we all do.
sorry sport no. All of those things are modeled in scripture by Christ, so a worship of Christ would indeed include good works. As far as 'reading' is concerned for me it has doubbled if not trippled over the years to ensure I am on the path the bible lays out.
Um . . .
The religion of Jesus is called Judaism. Perhaps you've heard of it ?
The religions about Jesus fall under that enormous umbrella of what is called Christianity.
The religion Jesus died for is Judaism.
I would hope (but never assume) this would be obvious to everyone with even a jot or tittle of motivation in the direction of piety.
Perfect example of religious word games.
Focus on the perceived loop hole and not God.
