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RE: Is there any core feature of christianity not found in other religions
February 28, 2014 at 4:02 pm
(February 27, 2014 at 3:16 pm)JesusLover1 Wrote: My dad says only Christianity worships a living God, all the Gods of other religions were just men who are now dead. Jesus was a man who is now dead.
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RE: Is there any core feature of christianity not found in other religions
March 1, 2014 at 2:43 am
(February 23, 2014 at 1:45 am)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: (February 23, 2014 at 1:33 am)Drich Wrote: Freedom from any law or list of rules as a means to righteousness.
Personal relationship with God for every member
To be welcomed as apart of the Father's house hold one day.
I would say those where the big three. I know may of you believe many if not all other religions share these qualities, but if you were to honestly look you would note they don't.
Freedom from any law or list of rules as a means to righteousness
I already granted that.
Personal relationship with God for every member
Wrong, All muslims who are righteous are promised a relationship with god in the after life and many hindu's cherish their personal relationsips with a god or multiple gods. We see that in many pagan religions as well. And rastafarians.
To be welcomed as apart of the Father's house hold one day.
If you mean heaven then, that was borrowed straight from zoroasterianism. Also featured in islam.
You asking for religious distinctives which means here and now, Not 'one day'. As such Christianity offers a directly relationship with God now, and not after he proves himself to be a devoted follower of a given religion.
What pagan religions? And Rastafarians don't even believe in an after life.
Muslims in the afterlife go to paradise where they will experience untold spiritual and physical pleasure. They are not welcomed as members of God's house hold.
Zoroasterians don't even believe in a physical heaven or hell..
http://www.heritageinstitute.com/zoroastrianism/death/
My three points stand.
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RE: Is there any core feature of christianity not found in other religions
March 14, 2014 at 4:42 pm
(March 1, 2014 at 2:43 am)Drich Wrote: (February 23, 2014 at 1:45 am)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: Freedom from any law or list of rules as a means to righteousness
I already granted that.
Personal relationship with God for every member
Wrong, All muslims who are righteous are promised a relationship with god in the after life and many hindu's cherish their personal relationsips with a god or multiple gods. We see that in many pagan religions as well. And rastafarians.
To be welcomed as apart of the Father's house hold one day.
If you mean heaven then, that was borrowed straight from zoroasterianism. Also featured in islam.
You asking for religious distinctives which means here and now, Not 'one day'. As such Christianity offers a directly relationship with God now, and not after he proves himself to be a devoted follower of a given religion.
What pagan religions? And Rastafarians don't even believe in an after life.
Muslims in the afterlife go to paradise where they will experience untold spiritual and physical pleasure. They are not welcomed as members of God's house hold.
Zoroasterians don't even believe in a physical heaven or hell..
http://www.heritageinstitute.com/zoroastrianism/death/
My three points stand. Again Hinduism is a religion pretty well built on personal relationships with a particular god.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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Is there any core feature of christianity not found in other religions
March 14, 2014 at 4:54 pm
(March 14, 2014 at 4:42 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: (March 1, 2014 at 2:43 am)Drich Wrote: You asking for religious distinctives which means here and now, Not 'one day'. As such Christianity offers a directly relationship with God now, and not after he proves himself to be a devoted follower of a given religion.
What pagan religions? And Rastafarians don't even believe in an after life.
Muslims in the afterlife go to paradise where they will experience untold spiritual and physical pleasure. They are not welcomed as members of God's house hold.
Zoroasterians don't even believe in a physical heaven or hell..
http://www.heritageinstitute.com/zoroastrianism/death/
My three points stand. Again Hinduism is a religion pretty well built on personal relationships with a particular god.
Hinduism is a diverse system of thought with beliefs spanning monotheism, polytheism, panentheism, pantheism, monism, and atheism among others;[281][282][web 19][283] and its concept of God is complex and depends upon each individual and the tradition and philosophy followed. It is sometimes referred to as henotheistic (i.e., involving devotion to a single god while accepting the existence of others), but any such term is an overgeneralization.[284]
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism
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RE: Is there any core feature of christianity not found in other religions
March 14, 2014 at 5:01 pm
(This post was last modified: March 14, 2014 at 5:03 pm by Chad32.)
What do you define as a personal relationship, anyway? I hear this all the time, about christianity being different because of a personal relationship, but how exactly do you define a personal relationship with someone you can't even prove is there?
It's not like you can hang out have have some drinks, or play video games, or bounce opinions off of each other about mundane things. I cant imagine doing the kind of things with Jesus that I would do with my buddies or some respected elder, or whatever.
What do you do with your god that doesn't require you to read a book or talk to someone else in order to get his views on something? How do you know it will be the same as your next door neighbor, who also has a personal relationship with Yahweh/Jesus, without reading the bible or talking to other christians?
This idea should be easily testable. Get two people who don't know anything about Jesus, aside from the basics. Put them in different rooms and have them pray, and write about everything they can think of. See how much of what they wrote matches up with each other, or the bible's teachings. I get the feeling that they won't.
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