Ask Me Anything About Christianity

[Starise]

I can't guarantee I'll be able to answer everything.

Please no silly questions like - Did Adam have a belly button?

[Starise]

2 minutes ago, Rosie1jack2pauline3 said:

What does it mean that those who have faith are sons of Abraham?

We are descendants of Abraham in a spiritual sense though our salvation in Christ who extended His lineage to all men by the act of His atonement for our sins. We are called the sons ( and daughters) of God.

Edited September 12, 2022 by Starise

[Sower]

56 minutes ago, Starise said:

I can't guarantee I'll be able to answer everything.

What is the whole duty of man?....(no cheating)

[Starise]

In answer to - Where did Christianity begin?

Long answer- Yahweh has had a plan to counter the effects of what happened in the garden of Eden for as long as there has been sin and probably before that. Christianity was Yahweh's solution to salvage men from the effects of sin. It was the will of God to make a way for sinful men to once again have access to God though His son. This access is gained through Christ Jesus and His sacrifice for us.

Christianity ( Christian) as a term probably began in Rome when believers were called by this name who were followers of Christ and paid a dear price for it. In the beginning it was considered a derogatory term.

Short answer- Christianity as a movement historically can be said to have begun when Christ came on the scene and men started following Him, or maybe more accurately, when He called men as His disciples and sent them throughout the earth. To the Jew first and then the Gentile. The men he sent planted churches out of which came others who carried the baton according to the teachings we were given carrying the message of salvation to all men and women. 

Christianity seen as a movement by the world probably began as early as John the Baptist who paved the way for Jesus. 

Since the DNA of Christianity goes far back into the Old Testament, we know God has had the movement of faith in Him and His son planned from the beginning.

Satan never had a one up on Yahweh. Yahweh has always had a plan to counter Satan's schemes.

Edited September 12, 2022 by Starise

[Starise]

9 minutes ago, Sower said:

What is the whole duty of man?....(no cheating)

This is off the top of my head, but I think it's to love the Lord with all our heart,soul and might and secondly, to love our neighbor as ourselves.

There are probably other scriptures on this.

Since we were created to worship God, to love and honor God with everything He has given us, our whole duty lies in our created purpose. 

...and I know you know the answer to this and are testing me lol.

[Sower]

17 minutes ago, Starise said:

This is off the top of my head, but I think it's to love the Lord with all our heart,soul and might and secondly, to love our neighbor as ourselves.

There are probably other scriptures on this.

Since we were created to worship God, to love and honor God with everything He has given us, our whole duty lies in our created purpose. 

...and I know you know the answer to this and are testing me lol.

I think your answer is the most accepted, Starise
“‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”

I was referring to Ecclesiastes 12:13

"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
Fear God, and keep his commandments:

for this is the whole duty of man"

 This one sorta encompasses/points toward the Greatest commandments.
 Yours is the how.  Both work for me..(Some don't like the fear part:)

[Starise]

13 minutes ago, Sower said:

I think your answer is the most accepted, Starise
“‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”

I was referring to Ecclesiastes 12:13

"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
Fear God, and keep his commandments:

for this is the whole duty of man"

 This one sorta encompasses/points toward the Greatest commandments.
 Yours is the how.  Both work for me..(Some don't like the fear part:)

Does that get me a B+ then?  

Who hasn't at one time broken one of the commandments? , yet God must think we can do it. 

" Fear God". I don't think I'm lacking in that area. The little of the little of the little bit I know about Him is enough to scare me to death. Anyone who doesn't respect Him for who He is must not have really thought it through.  We are all less than little pee ants in His sight. Yet He somehow loved us enough to send His Son to die for us.

[Sower]

1 hour ago, Starise said:

Does that get me a B+ then?  

Who hasn't at one time broken one of the commandments? , yet God must think we can do it. 

" Fear God". I don't think I'm lacking in that area. The little of the little of the little bit I know about Him is enough to scare me to death. Anyone who doesn't respect Him for who He is must not have really thought it through.  We are all less than little pee ants in His sight. Yet He somehow loved us enough to send His Son to die for us.

I did a study many years back on the word 'fear' in scripture, found 383 ea word's fear. The vast majority definition is what we think it means, frightened, alarmed, afraid, terror etc. Also some few instances, be in awe, reverence. (The Father is the Vine tender/vine dresser, and He will cut off what does hinder us bearing much fruit)

Many do not like to think of our loving God as someone to ever fear, but only reverence. That is not scriptural.
The “fear” that perfect loves casts out is the fear of God’s judgment.  Believers need not fear judgement for sure.
This could open up a can of worms, and we ain't fishing here. 
My small understanding/experience,        I feared my Marine drill instructors like no others. But upon graduating into a "Marine" and leaving boot camp, I had tears. I had never had anyone care about me so much and that I would be prepared to engage the enemy as a totally equipped Marine. They went to the extreme to drill into my head and body all that was necessary. I feared them, and at the same time I loved them, as they were trying to protect me from 'death'.   Weird huh.

“God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (believers)

Back to the OP!!

 

[JohnPaul88]

3 hours ago, Rosie1jack2pauline3 said:

When did Christianity first begin?

Where did it come from?

 

With Christ in Israel.

[com7fy8]

3 hours ago, Starise said:

Short answer- Christianity as a movement historically

How about before human history? 

"For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren." (Romans 8:29)

Could this scripture be telling us something about when and how Christianity began?