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What Is Christianity?

Malachi said:
Actually God did NOT give the Jews (Israel) a religion. According to Christ, as well as according to the understanding of perceptive rabbis, the two greatest commandments were (1) to love God with one's whole being and (2) to love one's neighbor as oneself. Both are found in Deuteronomy and confirmed to be the essence of Christianity in the NT.

It is the scribes and Pharisees who made their relationship with God into a religion of rites and rituals and nit-picking observances, which are presently enshrined in the Talmud. So Rabbinic Judaism today is a religion (just like Catholicism, Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism) whereas Bible Christianity is an intimate relationship with Christ (Rev 3:20): Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
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So you would disagree with me then that God gave the Law with all the beliefs, regulations, rituals, and forms of worship, correct? If that is correct, how many of books of the OT do you think we have to ignore?

I don't see how any of what you have given shows that God didn't give the Israelites their religion nor that Christianity isn't a religion. Again, the belief that we can have an intimate relationship with Christ is just one tenet, one of many beliefs, of the religion of Christianity; religion and relationship are in no way mutually exclusive.

Catholicism has its set of beliefs and practices; that's what makes it a religion.
Hinduism has its set of beliefs and practices; that's what makes it a religion.
Islam has its set of beliefs and practices; that's what makes it a religion.
Buddhism has its set of beliefs and practices; that's what makes it a religion.
Judaism has its set of beliefs and practices; that's what makes it a religion.
Christianity has its set of beliefs and practices; that's what makes it a religion.

Regardless of whether or not any of the above, or any other belief system, is man's attempt to reach God or God reaching down to man, those statements are completely irrelevant to whether or not they are a religion.
 
Malachi said:
Actually God did NOT give the Jews (Israel) a religion. According to Christ, as well as according to the understanding of perceptive rabbis, the two greatest commandments were (1) to love God with one's whole being and (2) to love one's neighbor as oneself. Both are found in Deuteronomy and confirmed to be the essence of Christianity in the NT.

It is the scribes and Pharisees who made their relationship with God into a religion of rites and rituals and nit-picking observances, which are presently enshrined in the Talmud. So Rabbinic Judaism today is a religion (just like Catholicism, Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism) whereas Bible Christianity is an intimate relationship with Christ (Rev 3:20): Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
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Amen!
 
th1b.taylor said:
Nor do I. I prefer to agree to disagree but as I mature I am trying not to let things get hot, Bill Taylor, on his own is not very smart.
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Now this is funny Mr. Taylor, I never agree to disagree. I only agree to agree. I don't hate to Love and I don't love to hate. I hate hate and love Love. Why? Because there is only one Truth.
 
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Rollo Tamasi said:
I wonder how far off we are from each other as to what we believe Christianity is.
Can we share what we believe it is and back it up with Scripture?
I'll go first.

Christianity is that Christ was killed for us, that his death has washed away our sins, and by dying he did away with death itself.
Romans 5:8;
1 Corinthians 15:57;

This is what we must believe.
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I could not pass your post above, but I just had to say something to know your point better.

When Jesus said out to those who did go unto him: To take his yoke unto them self, and learn of him! Take My Yoke upon You, and Learn of Me, Matthew 11:29 if kept for a lifestyle, it would be starting a way to becoming a Christlike/Christianity. In following him/Jesus Christ. I Peter 2:21.

I would say, and to continue in his sayings in knowing the truth to issues of life: John 8:31, 32. this goes on for everyone.
 
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WalterandDebbie said:
I could not pass your post above, but I just had to say something to know your point better.

When Jesus said out to those who did go unto him: To take his yoke unto them self, and learn of him! Take My Yoke upon You, and Learn of Me, Matthew 11:29 if kept for a lifestyle, it would be starting a way to becoming a Christlike/Christianity. In following him/Jesus Christ. I Peter 2:21.

I would say, and to continue in his sayings in knowing the truth to issues of life: John 8:31, 32. this goes on for everyone.
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I wanted to add about What is Christianity? : The religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. Christian quality or character. "his Christianity sustained him" John 3:16.
 
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WalterandDebbie said:
I wanted to add about What is Christianity? : The religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. Christian quality or character. "his Christianity sustained him" John 3:16.
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This is one form of Christianity and it is, even, widely accepted... by men. However it is not what the son of God died on the cross for. Religion, any religion, is cheap but what God had with Adam, in the Garden, (Genesis 3) had nothing to do with religion in any form and Jesus did not come to establish one more lifeless religion, no, Jesus came to restore what was lost.

What was lost? God lost the very thing He created Adam (mankind) for, fellowship. Unlike religion, fellowship is not cheap and it cannot be paid lip service one, teo or three times a week. No, real fellowship is a work, always, in progress. One cannot just promise to walk with God at the appointed time. No, fellowship with God requires a 24/7 relationship that lasts forever. That is the Christianity that saves. The other kind only produces Pew Whales.
 
th1b.taylor said:
This is one form of Christianity and it is, even, widely accepted... by men. However it is not what the son of God died on the cross for. Religion, any religion, is cheap but what God had with Adam, in the Garden, (Genesis 3) had nothing to do with religion in any form and Jesus did not come to establish one more lifeless religion, no, Jesus came to restore what was lost.


What was lost? God lost the very thing He created Adam (mankind) for, fellowship. Unlike religion, fellowship is not cheap and it cannot be paid lip service one, teo or three times a week. No, real fellowship is a work, always, in progress. One cannot just promise to walk with God at the appointed time. No, fellowship with God requires a 24/7 relationship that lasts forever. That is the Christianity that saves. The other kind only produces Pew Whales.
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I'am understanding the above as you are saying: fellowship with God requires a 24/7 relationship that lasts forever. That is the Christianity that saves. wright? but there are other ways also, in rightly dividing unto God rather than to man as you first mention.

I would rather stay with the OP. II Timothy 2:15.
 
WalterandDebbie said:
I'am understanding the above as you are saying: fellowship with God requires a 24/7 relationship that lasts forever. That is the Christianity that saves. wright? but there are other ways also, in rightly dividing unto God rather than to man as you first mention.

I would rather stay with the OP. II Timothy 2:15.
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Just one note, exactly what I said, i meant. 24/7 forever.
 
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