From what some of the others say a Christian is someone who follows Jesus' teaching but there is nothing Christian about a collective Church, it seems a personal thing and has no need for a group or collective in fact it has nothing to do with it at all it seems made up from non Christian reasoning.
WOW WOW WOW WOW hang on there, I thought a Christian is a follower of Jesus' teachings, how has it transformed into a bleeding organization?? seems like bull to me.
Thank you rusra02 for your reply. So then going by this, the Pope is pointless and well nothing really to do with Christianity, Jesus never made anyone leaders of the Church nor anyone to decide things for Christians. The Pope and the other higher ups are therefore to be honest the opposite to...
The old testament is only complex when trying to defend it, very simple when criticizing it. Then this goes back to what I said previously, if what you say is true why do so many Christians when finding a positive say this represents Christianity, be is a person the Pop or the Bible? it cannot...
Then is it not odd when something positive is done either by the Pope, by a follower or is done within the Bible, then this is a good act by Christianity and represents them? These 2 combined then mean anything and everything positive and good can be an act of Christianity and nothing bad or...
Does that not make a joke of it all? is that not simply picking whichever choice suits at the time and benefits those people and Christianity? Christianity is therefore blameless.
Hello I have just joined this forum (and around 4 others today), I aim to improve my debating skills mainly and to ruffle some feathers.
Simple question though never a consistent answer. Now lets take Christianity as the example but this is a question for all faiths, I know Christianity best...