Guest Butero Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 6 hours ago, junobet said: Sometimes this forum makes my mind wander to weird places. One of the threads here made me think of Max Romeo’s “I Chase the Devil”. So when I got home I looked it up on you-tube and ended up listening to a play-list of reggae all evening. Now, I’m not a big reggae fan myself and I have just very basic knowledge of what the Rastafari religion is all about. But I wondered: would you say that it’s Christian? The only people that are Christians are those that worship Christ. This group worships a man other than Christ, so of course they are not Christian. How is this even a serious discussion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereselittleflower Posted February 18, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 58 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,457 Content Per Day: 1.67 Reputation: 4,220 Days Won: 37 Joined: 07/01/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted February 18, 2016 1 hour ago, Floatingaxe said: Yes, it is true, as following Jesus is not a religion. Anything calling itself a religion is simply a man-made belief system. Sorry but no. 57 minutes ago, Teditis said: Jas. 1:27 "Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world." Yes, that is indeed pure religion, and it describes the Christian religion. This is the definition of religion: re·li·gion rəˈlijən/ noun the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. If Christianity is not a religion, then Chrsitianity does not have belief in God and does not worship God. By definition, Christianity is a religion. We don't get to remake the English language into our own image Floatingaxe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Butero Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 1 hour ago, MorningGlory said: I agree. Just like the Pope, we are not authorized by God to determine another's salvation. Trump did the exact same thing in accusing Cruz of not being a Christian. Now it has happened to him. It is hard to feel sorry for him under the circumstances, though I personally don't care about any position the Pope takes. It wouldn't influence me in the least for or against a political candidate. That is especially true when you consider the Vatican has a huge wall around it. How about this for an idea? Build a bridge across it or tear it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Butero Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 1 minute ago, thereselittleflower said: Sorry but no. Yes, that is indeed pure religion, and it describes the Christian religion. This is the definition of religion: re·li·gion rəˈlijən/ noun the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. If Christianity is not a religion, then Chrsitianity does not have belief in God and does not worship God. By definition, Christianity is a religion. We don't get to remake the English language into our own image Floatingaxe. I agree with you about the definition of religion, and have made that point in the past. Still, the only true religion is Christianity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted February 18, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.07 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted February 18, 2016 5 minutes ago, Butero said: Trump did the exact same thing in accusing Cruz of not being a Christian. Now it has happened to him. It is hard to feel sorry for him under the circumstances, though I personally don't care about any position the Pope takes. It wouldn't influence me in the least for or against a political candidate. That is especially true when you consider the Vatican has a huge wall around it. How about this for an idea? Build a bridge across it or tear it down. It really doesn't matter who did this or who did that; the point is that no one, the Pope or any other mortal man, has the authority to judge another's heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereselittleflower Posted February 18, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 58 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,457 Content Per Day: 1.67 Reputation: 4,220 Days Won: 37 Joined: 07/01/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted February 18, 2016 So we should destroy architecture from antiquity to appease people's sensibilities today? How does that make any sense? So if he lived in this castle: Hohenzollern Castle would you all be expecting him to tear down these walls to satisfy you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted February 18, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,995 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,693 Content Per Day: 11.71 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted February 18, 2016 They are not the chosen people of God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Butero Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, thereselittleflower said: So we should destroy architecture from antiquity to appease people's sensibilities today? How does that make any sense? It is more important to get right with God isn't it? Isn't it about building bridges and not walls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatingaxe Posted February 18, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 62 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 9,613 Content Per Day: 1.44 Reputation: 656 Days Won: 9 Joined: 03/11/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/31/1952 Share Posted February 18, 2016 12 minutes ago, thereselittleflower said: Sorry but no. Yes, that is indeed pure religion, and it describes the Christian religion. This is the definition of religion: re·li·gion rəˈlijən/ noun the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. If Christianity is not a religion, then Chrsitianity does not have belief in God and does not worship God. By definition, Christianity is a religion. We don't get to remake the English language into our own image Floatingaxe. Christianity doesn't fit. It is all about relationship, about a family relationship with God, our Creator. It's a love relationship. Calling it a religion lessens what God is to man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angels4u Posted February 18, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 55 Topic Count: 1,664 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 19,764 Content Per Day: 2.38 Reputation: 12,164 Days Won: 28 Joined: 08/22/2001 Status: Offline Share Posted February 18, 2016 4 hours ago, Floatingaxe said: If anything is called a "religion", it is not of Christ. Amen Joe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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