RE: Hello, i am a real Christian
May 2, 2010 at 5:54 pm
(This post was last modified: May 2, 2010 at 5:59 pm by The_Flying_Skeptic.)
(May 2, 2010 at 5:41 pm)True Christian Wrote: Give me another organization that has lasted this long. Not even religious, any system that has lasted over 2000 years.
Ill wait
Judaism. If I'm not mistaken, Jews don't believe in the same deity as most sects of Christianity.
Quote:The all-important difference between Christianity and Judaism is the Person of Jesus Christ. Christianity teaches that Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies of a coming Messiah / Savior (Isaiah 7:14; 9:6-7; Micah 5:2). Judaism often recognizes Jesus as a good teacher, and perhaps even a prophet of God. Judaism does not believe that Jesus was the Messiah. Taking it a step further, Christianity teaches that Jesus was God in the flesh (John 1:1,14; Hebrews 1:8). Christianity teaches that God became a human being in the Person of Jesus Christ so He could lay down His life to pay the price for our sins (Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21). Judaism strongly denies that Jesus was God or that such a sacrifice was necessary.This main difference means that Jews believe in a different deity than Christians. Christians believe in a deity that has transformed into a human and fulfilled the prophecy of the Old Testament; However Jews believe in a deity that has yet to fulfill the prophecy. You can't deny that Judaism is an organization or belief system that has lasted longer than Christianity. You should become a Jew by your argument. I'm particularly in agreement with Jews on 'Judaism strongly denies that Jesus was God or that such a sacrifice was necessary.' There you go. I named one.
I'm sure Hinduism and Muslim has lasted longer or just as long. Isn't Buddhism based on a system of ideas that precede Christianity?