THE ESSENCE OF JESUS MESSAGE

[Charlie744]

6 minutes ago, Questioning said:

I did.  But due to life circumstances I discovered there was information beyond what I already possessed.

First, if you do not mind, is the reason you selected a username as “Questioning” because you are “in the process” of investigating your path of salvation- Christianity or Hinduism, Buddhism, etc.?

Secondly, I am not sure your response here is telling me where you stand on Christ - has circumstances pushed or pulled you in one direction or another?

 Thanks, Charlie 

[Questioning]

Just now, Michael37 said:

Which leads you away from Christ to God knows where . . .

No. I found Jesus and his wisdom.  But left behind the Old Testament myths and magic.  I don't buy the whole package of an inerrant bible.

[Questioning]

8 minutes ago, Charlie744 said:

First, if you do not mind, is the reason you selected a username as “Questioning” because you are “in the process” of investigating your path of salvation- Christianity or Hinduism, Buddhism, etc.?

Secondly, I am not sure your response here is telling me where you stand on Christ - has circumstances pushed or pulled you in one direction or another?

 Thanks, Charlie 

I answered your question about Jesus in the post above.  I am now in the process of looking for the truth in all religions.  When I came here I was interested in seeing what "flavor" of Christians are here.

[Charlie744]

1 minute ago, Questioning said:

I answered your question about Jesus in the post above.  I am now in the process of looking for the truth in all religions.  When I came here I was interested in seeing what "flavor" of Christians are here.

Thank you! There are two comments I would like to make at this time:

1) There is NO OT and NT... ALL Scripture is God inspired and it was man who divided HIS WORD in two as though one was more important or relevant to us. 

2) If I were you I would not look for a “flavor” of Christians - we are ALL flawed! There is only ONE you should look to .... man, regardless of their religion or Christian denomination will have your answers or provide you with the path to salvation. 

Best wishes in your journey and this, apparently, is a very  important time in your life - choose Jesus, HE will NEVER fail you, Charlie 

[Questioning]

4 minutes ago, Charlie744 said:

 

2) If I were you I would not look for a “flavor” of Christians -

Best wishes in your journey and this, apparently, is a very  important time in your life - choose Jesus, HE will NEVER fail you, Charlie 

I see many flavors of Christians, and the flavor here is of a cult.  Thanks for your best wishes, and I wish you the same.   Since my views are so different from most of those here, I probably should go on my way.  And by the way, at this time I have more peace of mind than any time in my life.  Just honing in on the direction to go from here.  I just found a book that seems to sum up my views.  A LITTLE HISTORY OF RELIGION, by Richard Holloway.  Take a look.

[Michael37]

30 minutes ago, Questioning said:

No. I found Jesus and his wisdom.  But left behind the Old Testament myths and magic.  I don't buy the whole package of an inerrant bible.

You seem to be seeking some sort of affirmation, but if you truly had found Jesus and His wisdom you wouldn't consider the OT to be myths and magic, knowing that Christ Himself upheld its contents, and quoted from it at least 45 times according to the NT, starting at Matthew 4.

Mat 4:1-4  Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.  (2)  And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.  (3)  And when the tempter came to him, he said, If you be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.  (4)  But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.

[Charlie744]

1 minute ago, Questioning said:

I see many flavors of Christians, and the flavor here is of a cult.  Thanks for your best wishes, and I wish you the same.   Since my views are so different from most of those here, I probably should go on my way.  And by the way, at this time I have more peace of mind than any time in my life.  Just honing in on the direction to go from here.  I just found a book that seems to sum up my views.  A LITTLE HISTORY OF RELIGION, by Richard Holloway.  Take a look.

Thank you for your response! I agree with you that there are more than a few views / interpretations / opinions within this forum, however, this is probably no different than any other forum, denomination, church, study group, etc. 

God certainly understands how difficult this world is and even within the Christian faith there is disagreements, anger, hate, cults, and on and on! Heck, the RCC must have murdered and tortured over 60 million people (Christians) who did not follow their traditions, rituals, practices and beliefs! Nothing much has or will change! 

Which is exactly why God took ALL of this away from man- The Jews were given the privilege and responsibility to bring and teach the One True God to mankind- not only did they fail miserably and keep HIM to themselves but they too was disobedient and committed idolatry over and over again.

God said “no more”, He sent His Son to us but of course was rejected and crucified. Man could no longer be trusted to represent, teach and show others the One True God. HE would send HIS HOLY SPIRIT and HE would be our teacher and counselor. We are only to seek HIM for ANY question and help for our salvation. 

If you look for a perfect, near perfect or even a somewhat perfect Christian or Christian church that will give you some assurance or comfortable feeling that this is the right selection or group to join you will be disappointed EVERY TIME. 

Ask the HOLY SPIRIT to come into your life and change you to become like our Messiah! If you do that and nothing happens, then do it again! Each one of us will have their own unique and rich transformation with and through HIM... you WILL cherish it ... continue seeking HIM not man! 

Just my thoughts, Charlie 

[Hopefully]

3 hours ago, Questioning said:

Don't you guys realize if you had been born in India, to a devout Hindu family, and had never looked seriously at other religions, you would believe Hinduism was the one true religion?

From what I read God covers them too because he knows this.

“Those who are not Jews don’t have the law. But when they naturally do what the law commands without even knowing the law, then they are their own law. This is true even though they don’t have the written law. They show that in their hearts they know what is right and wrong, the same as the law commands, and their consciences agree. Sometimes their thoughts tell them that they have done wrong, and this makes them guilty. And sometimes their thoughts tell them that they have done right, and this makes them not guilty. All this will happen on the day when God will judge people’s secret thoughts through Jesus Christ. This is part of the Good News that I tell everyone.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭2:14-16‬ ‭
 

But at some point

“Before the end comes, the Good News must be told to all nations.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭13:10‬ ‭
 

And we see this happening. God is the creator of all persons so if other religions are not speaking of non believers and eventually reaching all so that they may know the truth I would consider that.

[Justin Adams]

19 minutes ago, Hopefully said:

From what I read God covers them too because he knows this.

Maybe Mel from India would be a good person to answer this thoroughly.

[Hopefully]

4 hours ago, Questioning said:

Are you scared to look outside your version of Christianity?

I don’t know if you will understand this but it’s like someone asking me to make sure that’s really my name, or that I’m really a female. God is more than just a thought in a book to those who believe he reveals himself.

Why should I believe without seeing while another gets proof that he can see. God says believe in him from the beginning. Nobody has to believe in what they can see.

I can’t say believe in the weather. Trust as time goes by the temperature will change. Wether you believe it or not it happens right before your eyes. 

“But keep the Lord Christ holy in your hearts. Always be ready to answer everyone who asks you to explain about the hope you have.”
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭3:15‬ ‭
 

See he says be ready to explain not show, although we try to show at least love and kindness but for a nonbeliever who hasn’t read the Bible like you have they don’t know love and kindness is a major requirement and May ascribe it to just being a good person. 

To answer your question I’m not scared to look it just makes no sense once you know the truth. I can understand looking when you don’t know the truth. I can also see why people think I don’t know the truth when they don’t know it. 
 

It’s really spiritual for me the belief is not in any book it’s in my heart, mind, and soul. The Bible is my guide to follow because I believe. 
 

Just something to think about while your looking.