Christianity resistant to change?

[Grazer]

Mate of mine just posted this on his Facebook

‎"Isn’t it strange that a religion that began with a call to change or letting go has become a religion that has been so impervious and resistant to change?" Richard Rohr

Have Christians/Christianity become so resistant to change?

 

[watchman333]

Change? Change to what? We teach Christ, and Him crucified for our sins for 2,000 years now! Or do you mean, change from Judiasm to Christianity 2,000 years ago? To the Jewish children, Paul's doctrine was certainly radical in those days, but not today. Bless the LORD.

 

[reba]

Grazer, What would you change?

 

[Osgiliath]

Originally posted by watchman 333,

To the Jewish children, Paul's doctrine was certainly radical in those days, but not today. Bless the LORD

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Really? Paul taught universal reconciliation, and most churches consider that a heresy, and most forums will ban someone for mentioning it (a friend of mine (Jack) was just banned from this forum actually). Of course Paul's doctrine is still radical today. Christendom wouldn't have perverted it to the utmost extremes if it weren't radical. 2

 

[for_his_glory]

God is the same yesterday, today and forever and His word is never changing so why do people like to change what already has been spoken. I resist any change to that which is already prefect and if that makes me a radical then so be it as even the Pharisees thought Jesus to be a radical in his teachings.

1Peter 4:11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles, (wisdom) of God, if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth, that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ to whom be praise and dominion forever and ever, Amen.

Revelation 22:18 for I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
Revelation 22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

 

[Butch5]

Mate of mine just posted this on his Facebook

‎"Isn’t it strange that a religion that began with a call to change or letting go has become a religion that has been so impervious and resistant to change?" Richard Rohr

Have Christians/Christianity become so resistant to change?

Resistant? Christians have vastly changed the Christian faith from what it was when it began.

 

[Mike]

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Really? Paul taught universal reconciliation, and most churches consider that a heresy, and most forums will ban someone for mentioning it (a friend of mine (Jack) was just banned from this forum actually). Of course Paul's doctrine is still radical today. Christendom wouldn't have perverted it to the utmost extremes if it weren't radical. 2

Your friend knew what the ToS said about promoting universalism, and he agreed to them when he joined. Kinda like how you agreed not to air personal grievances with the staff when you joined. And he sort of kicked the dog on his way out, didn't he?

Paul did not preach universalism. Nope.

 

[Adstar]

Mate of mine just posted this on his Facebook

‎"Isn’t it strange that a religion that began with a call to change or letting go has become a religion that has been so impervious and resistant to change?" Richard Rohr

Have Christians/Christianity become so resistant to change?

If you are on the right path stick to it.

When changing something will only lead to separation from God the change is death.


All Praise The Ancient Of Days

 

[AwakenedOne]

Change? Change to what? We teach Christ, and Him crucified for our sins for 2,000 years now! Or do you mean, change from Judiasm to Christianity 2,000 years ago? To the Jewish children, Paul's doctrine was certainly radical in those days, but not today. Bless the LORD.

Thats the problem! You teach the SAME BASIC THINGS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

"Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death,and of faith in God, instruction about cleansing rites, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And God permitting, we will do so." Hebrews 6:1-3

You teach repentance, tithe, death/ resurrection of Christ and judgement. These are all good but these are the MOST basic teachings and they are quite elementary. These are simply foundational teachings that you are supposed to build upon. But the problem is, most of Christianity HAS NOT progressed and moved forward. This is why the church has gotten away from its true purpose which is manifest the love of Christ to the world. They are still stuck on these same teachings.

It is time to move on to deeper things and stronger meat. The sincere milk of the word is good while we are still babes but it is time to grow up in God.

How about teaching how to manifest Christ to the world through love. How about how to raise the dead, how to heal the brokenhearted, how to give to those in need, what it really means to be in Christ etc??

How about what it means to be a true Christian?? Being a true Christian is not about how many times you go to church, what church you go to, how many bible verses you can quote. Being a true Christian is about how many lives you've helped change, how many people you help and whether or not you constantly seek to make the lives of others better.

Christianity is in need of a reformation and a revival.

 

[Cassian]

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Really? Paul taught universal reconciliation, and most churches consider that a heresy, and most forums will ban someone for mentioning it (a friend of mine (Jack) was just banned from this forum actually). Of course Paul's doctrine is still radical today. Christendom wouldn't have perverted it to the utmost extremes if it weren't radical. 2

Paul does teach universal reconciliation but that is NOT Universalism. The Church has always taught universal reconciliation, though in the early days it was called recapitulation of the world. But the Church has never taught Universalism which was actually condemned in the 4th century.

In fact, universal reconciliation is the theological content or salvfic content of the Incarnation.

 

[abide]

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Really? Paul taught universal reconciliation, and most churches consider that a heresy, and most forums will ban someone for mentioning it (a friend of mine (Jack) was just banned from this forum actually). Of course Paul's doctrine is still radical today. Christendom wouldn't have perverted it to the utmost extremes if it weren't radical. 2

Please quote scripture...and please don't place it out of context.

When you talk about reconciliation don't get confused with ECUMENISM.

2 Corinthians 6: 16
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Israel wanted to be like the nations around them. From what I understand the church must pure, like a bride waiting for her husband. If there is any reconciliation to be made it would have to be for those who have strayed from the plain teachings of the bible back to God.