The fact that you claim Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, and 7th Day Adventists are not Christians seems pretty telling. Those are all denominations that consider themselves Christians. The only people who claim those are not Christians are members of "competing" Christian denominations.
@jesuriah Looks like we agree then. I was just trying to get across that people have different definitions regarding the fine details of what makes a "true" devotee of any given faith. Simply reading and enjoying parts of the KJV Bible doesn't make you a Christian, but believing the theory that Jesus Christ is a branch of the Supreme Godhead triune would place you somewhere within Christiandom no doubt.
@jesuriah Yes, essentially religious labels are less effective at conveying a message than many other labels due to the abstract nature of religion. Most Christians would indeed call some of their fellow Christians "Satanists," mostly because Christianity and the lifestyles therein can be just as diverse as Hinduism. The single universal belief that Christianity does imply is the belief in Jesus as some form of prophet/savior.
@PrimeConsciousness So then you're saying the label "Christian" is completely worthless? I.E. according to what you've stated, I can say that I believe Satanists are Christians and be completely justified?
I'm of the mind that we have words for a reason, they represent an idea.
@jesuriah Christianity, like any religion, is complex and can branch out into many different and even juxtaposed sects and methods of study/worship. A Christian isn't a packaged thing that can be clearly defined. One person's "Christian" can be another person's "Jew."
then read about judaism and islam and compare their script with bible . If you looking for truth.
ahmrou82 3 months ago
read the early church fathers prior to constantine and you'll get OWNED
BERNARDO7I2 3 months ago
The fact that you claim Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, and 7th Day Adventists are not Christians seems pretty telling. Those are all denominations that consider themselves Christians. The only people who claim those are not Christians are members of "competing" Christian denominations.
JeffTheHokie 4 months ago
@PrimeConsciousness Yeah, the comment system on Youtube sucks, it's hard to understand where a thread starts and stops.
Cheers!
jesuriah 6 months ago
@jesuriah Looks like we agree then. I was just trying to get across that people have different definitions regarding the fine details of what makes a "true" devotee of any given faith. Simply reading and enjoying parts of the KJV Bible doesn't make you a Christian, but believing the theory that Jesus Christ is a branch of the Supreme Godhead triune would place you somewhere within Christiandom no doubt.
PrimeConsciousness 6 months ago
@PrimeConsciousness "The single universal belief that Christianity does imply is the belief in Jesus as some form of prophet/savior. "
I said that in the comment you replied to, "If you believe in the divinity of Jesus, you're a Christian."
Well, that's essentially what I said(In the context of the conversation, anyway).
jesuriah 6 months ago
@jesuriah Yes, essentially religious labels are less effective at conveying a message than many other labels due to the abstract nature of religion. Most Christians would indeed call some of their fellow Christians "Satanists," mostly because Christianity and the lifestyles therein can be just as diverse as Hinduism. The single universal belief that Christianity does imply is the belief in Jesus as some form of prophet/savior.
PrimeConsciousness 6 months ago
@PrimeConsciousness So then you're saying the label "Christian" is completely worthless? I.E. according to what you've stated, I can say that I believe Satanists are Christians and be completely justified?
I'm of the mind that we have words for a reason, they represent an idea.
jesuriah 6 months ago
@jesuriah Christianity, like any religion, is complex and can branch out into many different and even juxtaposed sects and methods of study/worship. A Christian isn't a packaged thing that can be clearly defined. One person's "Christian" can be another person's "Jew."
PrimeConsciousness 6 months ago
@KungFuRico For the above quote of Religion.dictionary.reference./browse/religion
KungFuRico 8 months ago