The Reasons why "Just Following Jesus" Doesn't work

[abaris]

I have also researched church history, but I don't agree with all your inferred conclusions as to the effects of those historical events.  One example is that the doctrine of the Trinity developed over a period of time and wasn't formalized by the church until a few hundred years after Christ.  Did you mean to say that this information invalidates this doctrine?  I see none of what you said in your posts that would prove that christianity is not true.  But I see that you are presenting this information to educate christians and give us some food for thought.  I can accept that.

The doctrine invalidates itself by making Jesus' sacrifice a joke. He's god, so he can't die, he's god, so he created the sin he supposedly atoned for.

Also, the trinity wasn't written in stone. If you're really familiar with church history, you will probably know about Arianism.