is jesus a christian???
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I agree with thunderpigeon. See also "The religion of Jesus vs. the religion about Jesus" at http://www.freewebs.com/7804/
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I can't answer if he is actually a christian but I can give you this fact: he was hired by his father's administration to investigate how to appeal to the Christian voters. That is a true fact that for some crazy reason most ppl don't know.
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No your not christian!!! You are in a christian religion/sect but that doesn't make you a christian, since the whole world forgot what a christian is.\nI'm not a christian but I don't say jesus when shit happens.
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Jesus even said MULTIPLE times that he is the SON. and to worship his Father. \n\nAS well as saying that he was SENT by the Father. \n\nhow could he be a medium or a spritist, when he was only working for the one whom sent him?\n\nJesus is not God (please not the capital) but he is a god (note: no capital). many worship him, yes. but the question should be... why dont they worship God? when clearly Jesus did?\n\n...*shrug* and thats my 2 cents
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Gnosticism was long thought to be a corruption of Christianity but more current thinking is that its roots are pre-Christian. It is highly unlikely, though not absolutely proveable that Jesus was not a Gnostic. The Essenes were a splinter Jewish sect so that was around during Jesus' life. There are some who believe that Jesus was an Essene. Others believe he spent some of his wilderness time with Essenes. Still others think that he never encountered yhe Essenes. Most who compare the recorded thoughts of Jesus with the recorded Essene tracts believe that they are incompatible. It is very unlikely, though not absolutely proveable, that Jesus was ever an Essene.
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Jesus was not just a messenger.  More importantly he is the messiah, god in the flesh, and the perfect example of how we are to live.\nIn the OT it says that the messiah is God.  Only God can take away sin.  He was the ultimate scrifice.  There are sveral cults who say that Jesus is not God, they have been deceived.  \n\nMore :\n\n  In addition to Jesus’ specific claims about Himself (see Is Jesus God?), His disciples also acknowledged the deity of Christ. They claimed that Jesus had the right to forgive sins - something only God can do, as it is God who is offended by sin (Acts 5:31; Colossians 3:13; cf. Psalm 130:4; Jeremiah 31:34). In close connection with this last claim, Jesus is also said to be the one who will "judge the living and the dead” (2 Timothy 4:1). Thomas cried out to Jesus, "my Lord and my God!” (John 20:28). Paul calls Jesus “great God and Savior” (Titus 2:13), and points out that prior to His incarnation Jesus existed in the “form of God” (Philippians 2:5–8). The writer to the Hebrews says regarding Jesus that “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever” (Hebrews 1:8). John states that, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word [Jesus] was God” (John 1:1). Examples of Scriptures that teach the deity of Christ could be multiplied (see Revelation 1:17; 2:8; 22:13; 1 Corinthians 10:4; 1 Peter 2:6–8; cf. Psalm 18:2; 95:1; 1 Peter 5:4; Hebrews 13:20), but even one of these is enough to show that Christ was considered to be deity by His followers.\n\n \n\nJesus is also given titles that are unique to Yahweh (the formal name of God) in the Old Testament. The Old Testament title “redeemer” (Psalm 130:7; Hosea 13:14) is used of Jesus in the New Testament (Titus 2:13; Revelation 5:9). Jesus is called Immanuel ("God with us" in Matthew 1). In Zechariah 12:10, it is Yahweh who says, “They will look on me, the one they have pierced.” But the New Testament applies this to Jesus’ crucifixion (John 19:37; Revelation 1:7). If it is Yahweh who is pierced and looked upon, and Jesus was the one pierced and looked upon, then Jesus is Yahweh. Paul interprets Isaiah 45:22–23 as applying to Jesus in Philippians 2:10–11. Further, Jesus’ name is used alongside Yahweh’s in prayer “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” (Galatians 1:3; Ephesians 1:2). This would be blasphemy if Christ were not deity. The name of Jesus appears with Yahweh's in Jesus' commanded to baptize “in the name [singular] of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19; see also 2 Corinthians 13:14. In Revelation John says all creation praised Christ (the Lamb) - thus Jesus is not part of creation (5:13).\n\n \n\nActions that can be accomplished only by God are credited to Jesus. Jesus not only raised the dead (John 5:21; 11:38–44), and forgave sins (Acts 5:31; 13:38), He created and sustains the universe (John 1:2; Colossians 1:16-17)! This point is made even more forceful when one considers that Yahweh said He was alone during creation (Isaiah 44:24). Further, Christ possesses attributes that only deity can have: eternality (John 8:58), omnipresence (Matthew 18:20, 28:20), omniscience (Matthew 16:21), omnipotence (John 11:38-44).\n\n \n\nNow, it is one thing to claim to be God or to fool someone into believing it is true, and something else entirely to prove it to be so. Christ offered as proof of His claim to deity many miracles and even rose from the dead. Just a few of Jesus' miracles include turning water to wine (John 2:7), walking on water (Matthew 14:25), multiplying physical objects (John 6:11), healing the blind (John 9:7), the lame (Mark 2:3), and the sick (Matthew 9:35; Mark 1:40–42), and even raising people from the dead (John 11:43–44; Luke 7:11–15; Mark 5:35). Moreover, Christ Himself rose from the dead. Far from the so-called dying and rising gods of pagan mythology, noth
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No we dont. I believe in Jesus as son of God, hence Christian. If I were Muslim Id believe him a prophet, and if I were Jew, I would not believe in him at all.
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Christians are taught to love Jesus as he took all the sins of human kind, then what about those which they are performing still. They do not count them as SINS. If Jesus took all of them then there would be none on earth regardless of people believe in him or not. But teachings of Christianity tells that you have to believe in him. What is this conditional Sin taking act of Jesus???????? It is like Jesus did not care for other people!!! (still a God????)\n\nGod Almighty loves the human more than a mother can love her child and He loves them regardless of they are performing sins or not. It is, therefore, an act of His love that He sends reformers who can tell the people, truth about God. \n\nSo basically love with Jesus is definitly increased as Islam tells the true meanings of love which cannot be found in the latest Christianity, The actual teachings of Jesus do tell the meanings of love.
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As far as I know, Jesus never referred to His Church as Catholic or Protestant.  He said "Follow me."\nI am a protestant, but I really don't like to identify myself as a Christian, because of all of the False churches that are teaching anything but what He taught; so if someone asks me what my religion is I say "I follow the teachings of Jesus."
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I believe that Jesus may have actually BEEN a Buddha, ie: enlightened one, and it is true that there is a lot of Buddhist subtext, especially in the NT where Paul tells us to not be attached to anything, and Matthew implies that the apostles lived almost like Buddhist monks: ie: not carrying anything with them, asking for handouts of food as "payment," and not having more than the clothes on their backs. \n\nI was talking about this just the other day with my teacher, I'm glad that someone else picked up on this too! However, there is no real way to determine whether Jesus was a Buddhist, but I definately think that he was on the same page as many of them are.\n\nBuddhas do not reincarnate, once they are enlightened they don't keep reincarnating. And I'm not saying that Jesus was one, I'm saying he could possibly be one by the definition of Buddha. I'm really not trying to undermine anyone's beliefs, just giving things to think about. \nI think it makes it easier when I tell people that I don't believe in anything and when I spurt things out like this, it's all hypothetical. You're still free to think what you want, but there is a lot of Buddhist ideology in the Bible.
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One of the meanings of the word Pagan is "Not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim". I do believe Jesus did exist as a person. There are proclaimed Christian-Pagans though. Pagan belief system is a very unique one for it can be personalized for each individual, so if you find the need to incorporate Jesus into it, by all means please do so. (I have included some sites the describe what a Pagan or Paganism is as the sources.
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Christian  believing in Christ
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Christians are people that believe in and worship God the Father and his son Jesus Christ. \n\nI look at this way, if you want to call yourself a Christian go right ahead my friend, that is your right. Call yourself whatever it is you want to call yourself. :)
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First of all, why did you ask this question in Politics and Government? Is Jesus a politician? Anyway, Jesus is an image of his Father. He was the "Son of Man", and the "Prince of Peace". I don't think women become princes. Don't you?
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The word "christian" means literally "disciple of christ" or "christ-like"... look at the right-wing republican fundamentalists in this country who call themselves christian, then look at what Jesus actually taught. there is very little similarity....I consider myself a christian, but because of people like pat robertson, jerry falwell, fred phelps, etc. etc. etc., I'm embarrased to call myself a christian.
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Christianity! ( not as in organized religion, tho) As an individual that has a personal relationship with Christ. \nWhy? Because it is the TRUTH! Only thru Jesus, can we attain salvation.
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I think Jesus was a rebel and totally cool.  He didn't like "religious" people, because they were self-righteous.  I think He was/is compassionate, loving, humorous, passionate, loyal, faithful, forgiving, and willing to die for all of us so that we could live forever.  And, of course, He did.  But, thank God the Father, He rose from the dead and now lives in us believers and intercedes for us with our Father in Heaven.  I think, also, that He was/is very understanding and empathetic towards what we have to go through in this world.  He knows what it's like to be tempted and to be persecuted for teaching the truth.  I think He is  a lot like we are, only sinless.  Peace.