Comments on: Who founded Christianity?

By: hk

hk — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:09:01 +0000

bleh

By: carlton12

carlton12 — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:16:19 +0000

Mihecha, I won’t know who your “scientologist” is — nor do I know why he just doesn’t call himself a “scientist” ! What I do know is that he is wrong — there are no stories similar to the story of Jesus Christ.
If this friend of yours is sure of his facts, ask him to name the stories. He’ll probably refer to the life of Buddha. Close. But not similar.
As for Shakespeare helping to “compose” the Bible — we are still wondering if he himself composed the works he has been given for ! Shakespeare and the Bible ? Preposterous !

By: MIHECHA

MIHECHA — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:13:53 +0000

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTION. I WAS TALKING TO A SCIENTOLOGIST (MAYBE SPELL WRONG) THAT TOLD ME THERE WERE 26 OTHER STORIES SIMILIAR TO THE STORY OF JESUS CHRIST, ALSO HE SAID THAT SHAKESPEARE HELPED COMPOSE THE BIBLE> IS THIS TRUE? I CAN NEVER GET THE ANSWERS, PEOPLE ARE SO AFRAID TO ANSWER AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BIBLE. IM NOT A BAD PERSON, I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY TRUTH TO THIS

By: Carlton Figg

Carlton Figg — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:32:08 +0000

I don’t believe that Jesus Christ had any intention of starting a new religion, leave alone a religion which initially drew its strength from the Gentiles. Jesus had no time for the Gentiles, as is evident from several passages in the New Testament. For example, when sending his disciples out to spread the Word, He said: “Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel” (Matthew 10:5-6). Again, in Matthew 15:24, He said: “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel”. And again in Matthew 6:7-8, He derides the Gentiles for their style of praying. However, in John 10:16, Jesus speaks of the possibility of drawing people of other faiths towards Judaism. He said: “I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must being them also (to his fold) . . . So there will be one flock and one shepherd”. We must keep in mind that Jesus had never sought to condemn or renounce Judaism, other than castigating the Jewish clergy for their personal conduct. The Bible does mention that Jesus told Peter He (Jesus) planned to build His “church” on the “rock” that he called Peter. It is this passage that the Christian churches underline to justify their existence. However, there is also the argument that Jeus never used the word “church”, and that he was actually referring to His ministry among the Jews.

As far as the foundation of Christianity is concerned, I believe we need to take a closer look at the Roman emperor Constantine who, it is said, promoted Christianity for his own political reasons. I am convined that Jesus Christ did not establish Christianity, and that His name was merely borrowed by people with their own agendas.

By: carlton figg

carlton figg — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:04:43 +0000

Jesus Christ never abandoned Judaism. He was born a Jew, lived the life of a Jew and died a Jew. In fact, His last meal on earth was an essential part of a Jewish festival — it was the feast of the Passover which, in Christiandom, is now referred to as the Last Supper. In his speeches, Jesus very clearly addressed himself to the Jews. His disciples were all Jews. He often referred in derogatory terms to the Gentiles (non-Jews). In fact, when sending his disciples out to spread the Word, he told them that they should not go to the homes of the Gentiles. So, if Jesus was such an ardent Jew, who founded Christianity ?

By: carlton figg

carlton figg — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:30:38 +0000

In the Acts of the Apostles, is it amply clear that St. Peter and his clan were the world’s first Communists — all wealth belonged to the Church and would be distributed to each according to his needs. Why, then, does the Church now frown on Communism when, as we are taught, St. Peter was being guided by the Holy Spirit ?

By: carlton figg

carlton figg — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:24:03 +0000

If, as Paul says, it is better to remain a bachelor or a spinster, why did God create the female of the species (Eve) when the male (Adam) was already there as His subject ?

By: carlton figg

carlton figg — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:18:08 +0000

Really, how old is the world ? According to scientific research, what with carbon-dating and et al, the world, including mankind, is millions of years old. However, according to the Bible, the world, including mankind, is just a bit more than six thousand years old ? Who’s confusing whom ?

By: carlton figg

carlton figg — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:15:30 +0000

Really, how old is the world ?

By: Roopster

Roopster — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:41:16 +0000

Are you referring to this?

1 Co. 15:
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,