Is evangelicalism slowly evolving into a cult?

[Windwalker]

So... you're Jesus?

Just following Jesus' example. I'm equally as outraged by the hypocrisies as him, and so are many Christians now fleeing the likes of them.

 

[David T]

They have literal communities built already. Complete with schools, shopping centers, and even housing. If that isn't a commune I don't know what is.

I have seen that actually. It was a fenced compound with a big jesus sign. It's a part of the cult of Urr books. Toss out their cult of Urr Bible and they don't have a cult..

I subscribe to Richard Dawkins foundation. Am I an atheist!?, hell no that's Christian without jesus. They had a book with a rorschach image projected onto it and they were self aware enough to understand that because they don't believe. But they certainly do full throttle believe that phenomena has zero to do with nature and our experience of and thus interpretations of nature itself. The rorschach quality of nature keeps some species such as ourselves becoming to cultish intellectually. When a species does it self destructs that phoney quality the intellect develops. Like nietzche, as he becomes destroyed by his own ego " I do not believe".

I spent the last two weeks camping out primative style in the forests of the oregon coast.. belief, non belief, agnostism are irrelevant there. I am way to numinous for any of that nonsense and it's bad science bad religion. Thank you for pointing out how religion can and does spin into bunkers. Science can also as well. Neither are needed, I do not need science or religion to explain the experience of a rock tossed in the air falling back. What happens without science and religion in regards to the falling rock? Does it cease to fall? Do I cease experiencing the observation of the rock falling?. BTW 1927 copenhagen interpretation which came to dominate physics said yes without the observer the rock does not fall. Crock of bs. At the highest levels of physics. Cult. Of Urr nonsense.

 

[David1967]

To one not in the cult, Christianity, the whole of it,
is a cult

Hello Audie. Would you mind defining , in your opinion, what makes an entire religion a cult. I ask this due to the diversity (sometimes extreme) within Christianity. Lots of difference between a Mormon and a Catholic for example. Thank you.

 

[David T]

As if the tens of millions of us in the U.S. alone are all of us into politics and all about politics and have no lives. Are atheists a cult when they donate money to the ACLU to rip down the commandments everywhere? GIVE ME A BREAK.

Its a rapidly developing political cult. Not every last one but really it's basic nonsense, not making the bible clearer but blaming it's lack of clarity I. Anyone that's not them. When in fact it is them that's the problem. Let's see Franklin graham Cole head to Jesus leader. Bill hybels mega church to lecherous loser!!!! That's really evangelicalism it's either or I am Jimmy swsgart or Jerry Lee Louis. A bi polar drunk recovering drunk.

 

[paarsurrey]

Is evangelicalism slowly evolving into a cult?

Isn't the Pauline Christianity already a cult from the days of Paul?

Regards

 

[Kelly of the Phoenix]

And therein lies the reason why the mainline church is dying: we’re spending too much time spouting dogma and not enough time being with people. But here’s the thing that you (and most younger people) don’t understand: church isn’t about “finding a liaison.” Church is about being in community with people. And you can’t be in community alone.

I'm an introvert and don't like being around large groups.

 

[paarsurrey]

Is evangelicalism slowly evolving into a cult?

Isn't the Pauline Christianity already a cult from the days of Paul?

Regards

Jesus was a Jew and when he had gone out of Judea, Paul made a cult in his name and termed it Christianity. I believe Pauline Christianity was a cult to start with which resulted in giving birth to 73000+ more cults later from it. Right, please?

Regards

 

[sojourner]

I'm an introvert and don't like being around large groups.

Groups don’t have to be large. “Where two or three are gathered...”

 

[sojourner]

Jesus was a Jew and when he had gone out of Judea, Paul made a cult in his name and termed it Christianity. I believe Pauline Christianity was a cult to start with which resulted in giving birth to 73000+ more cults later from it. Right, please?

Regards

Wrong. The church flourished in Judea before Paul came along. Paul, in conjunction with the other apostles, extended some conciliatory measures to welcome Gentiles. There is no real difference between “Pauline Xy” and “Christianity,” since there was consensus between the apostles.

 

[lukethethird]

Is there any such thing as a cult? Do we just brand some religions with that name because we don't like them, or because we see right through them?

 

[paarsurrey]

Wrong. The church flourished in Judea before Paul came along. Paul, in conjunction with the other apostles, extended some conciliatory measures to welcome Gentiles. There is no real difference between “Pauline Xy” and “Christianity,” since there was consensus between the apostles.

Please name the Church, its location and when it was built.
Regards

 

[sojourner]

Please name the Church, its location and when it was built.
Regards

Please! If you don’t know the subject matter, stay out of the conversation.

 

[Kelly of the Phoenix]

Groups don’t have to be large. “Where two or three are gathered...”

It's a good thing there are plenty of people in my head.

 

[sojourner]

It's a good thing there are plenty of people in my head.

Just so long as you keep them all sorted out and maintain proper boundaries...

 

[paarsurrey]

sojourner said: ↑
Wrong. The church flourished in Judea before Paul came along. Paul, in conjunction with the other apostles, extended some conciliatory measures to welcome Gentiles. There is no real difference between “Pauline Xy” and “Christianity,” since there was consensus between the apostles.

paarsurrey said: ↑
Please name the Church, its location and when it was built.

Please! If you don’t know the subject matter, stay out of the conversation.

I was just responding to one's post on "Church".

I believe Jesus was a Jew, he never went to a church, if he had to go for worship he went to a Jewish temple. Jesus was not a Christian and he did not erect a church building, all churches belong to Pauline Christianity which is a cult from the day one, made in Jesus' name and against Jesus' teachings and his deeds. Evangelical Christianity was invented by Paul and it has got nothing to do with Jesus' teachings and his acts, please.
Right, please?
This is what I believe sincerely with reasons and others don't have to agree with me, they could believe differently with reasons if any or without.

Regards

 

[sojourner]

sojourner said: ↑
Wrong. The church flourished in Judea before Paul came along. Paul, in conjunction with the other apostles, extended some conciliatory measures to welcome Gentiles. There is no real difference between “Pauline Xy” and “Christianity,” since there was consensus between the apostles.

paarsurrey said: ↑
Please name the Church, its location and when it was built.




I was just responding to one's post on "Church".

I believe Jesus was a Jew, he never went to a church, if he had to go for worship he went to a Jewish temple. Jesus was not a Christian and he did not erect a church building, all churches belong to Pauline Christianity which is a cult from the day one, made in Jesus' name and against Jesus' teachings and his deeds. Evangelical Christianity was invented by Paul and it has got nothing to do with Jesus' teachings and his acts, please.
Right, please?
This is what I believe sincerely with reasons and others don't have to agree with me, they could believe differently with reasons if any or without.

Regards

Once again: if you don’t know the subject material, don’t pose an argument. There was collaboration between the Jerusalem church and the Gentile churches, so it was not “invented” by Paul. “Church,” as in “community of believers,” not a building or a “denomination.”