Who speaks for all of Christianity?
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It is such a broad term "Christianity" that no one would listen to just one person.  Just the history of Christianity shows that as soon as one person starts to speak they're followed by a group of others all trying to speak louder.\n\nThe Bible, since it's the basis of Christianity, is the only thing that covers "all" of Christianity but even quoting from it leads to much confusion and disagreement.\n\nSo, the answer is, No body is speaking for all of Christianity.  Just individual speakers for parts of it.
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Has to be Peter, if the question is confined to the original 12. \n\nMatt. to Rev. - Peter is mentioned 155 times and the rest of apostles combined are only mentioned 130 times. Peter is also always listed first except in 2 places.\n\nhttp://www.scripturecatholic.com/primacy_of_peter.html\n\n.
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Dear Friends,\n\nRead the Bible together!\n\nYours in Him,\nFrancesois
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You are absolutely correct! AMEN to that! Christianity is being told all over the world. In fact many from other religions are turning to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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All the apostles except Judas\nAbraham, Noah, Moses, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, \nEster, Ruth, Ezra, Joshua, Daniel, Samuel, Solomon, David
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Just that, Jesus is the answer. The only way to God.\n\nJoh 14:6\nJesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (KJV)\n\nBut why?\n\nJoh 3:16\nFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (KJV)
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Jesus is the answer!\n\nFollow Jesus!
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Luke 12:10\n\n"And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven."
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Titus 2:5-6 says... \n\n 1Ti 2:5 For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;\n\n 1Ti 2:6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.\n\nwhat this is saying in God's word is for us to talk to God we need not go through a priest or any of the saints, we can simply talk to Jesus\n \nalso in the bible in the 10 commandments it says that we are not to worship graven images.... Idol worship is clearly wrong.... Praying to Mary or any of the other saints is clearly a type of worship\n\n*very well put doowapper!
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Hello Well.. :)\n\nOne who walks, talks and trusts the Lord with all of their hearts and soul..we must serve our Lord, with more than just mere lip service..we must visit the elderly, clothe the naked, visit those in jail or prison and feed the hungry..for if we have done it unto the least of our brethren we have done it unto Him.. :)\n\nOne must also be able to back up our claims through scripture..\n\nBeware of wolves in sheep clothing.. :(\n\nIn Jesus Most Precious Name..\nWith Love..In Christ..
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You mean christianity?
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In the beginning God ...\nGenesis 1\n\n... Whoever calls on the Name of the Lord will be saved ...\nActs 2\n\nThe thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy, but I have come to give life abundant.\nJohn 10:10
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The Pope. He presides over a congregation of over 1 billion believers. Which makes Catholicism, and vis-a-vis him, the most dominant form of Christianity out there.
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The Christian Coalition: \n\n- lobbies against homosexual marriage\n- wants to ban abortion\n- lobbies against stem cell research\n- supports Republicans\n\nJesus Christ:\n\n- told everyone to sell all their belongings and give to the poor\n- preached the Word of God\n- showed nothing but love for sinners\n- told everyone to forget worldly distractions\n\nSimilarities between the two? Almost zero.\n\nTherefore, I believe they must be getting the name "Christian" from some other source, cause they certainly ain't based on Jesus' teachings. Perhaps they had a founder named Chris?
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What would Jesus say?
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Christianity is a religion.
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I'm approaching this question purely from a biblical perspective. If you'd like something more from a point of view and less scriptural just let me know.\n\nI would point you to 1 Corinthians 12 which gives the apostle Paul's take on the gifts of the Spirit, including speaking in tongues.\n\nHe starts off in verse 1 saying to the "brethren" that he doesn't want them to be ignorant on the matter.  Well, that's good, because apparently the folks at Corinth were very confused about the subject.  \n\nPaul in verse 7 tries to make it clear that every manifestation of the Spirit is "for the profit of all".  Then he gives a rundown of all of the gifts.  \n\nBy the time we get to 1 Corinthians 13, he's made it clear that he thinks that love is the most important gift.  In verse 1, he mentions something interesting though.  He says, "Though I speak with the tongues of men AND of angels..."  So, he draws a distinction between the two. There is an earthly language and there is a heavenly language.  \n\nNow if you take into account the first time we read about the gift of tongues in use, we'd have to go to the book of Acts (Acts 2:1-12) for the incident that occurred at Pentecost. Peter was preaching and though many people spoke different languages, each heard his sermon in his or her own "tongue." That's a practical use of the gift.  However, this was far from what was happening at the church in Corinth. No one could understand what anyone who was speaking in tongues was saying!  \n\nThis is why Paul says in 1 Corinthian 14:2: For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speakth not unto men, but unto God: for no man UNDERSTANDETH him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.\n\nBut he also warns in verses 4 and 6-11, that if you do this you are only edifying yourself. He would rather that you prophesy or teach so that everyone can be edified.  Further, he says that if he was to come speaking to them in other languages, what would it profit them, unless they understood what is being said?\n\nIn conclusion I give you Paul's advice. Earnestly desire the BEST gifts. Those that build others up.  It does appear that the phenomenon of speaking in tongues, at least from a biblical perspective did indeed have a place in the early church, but even then the apostle to the gentiles downplayed it's importance and urged rather that we speak so that we can be understood for the edification of all. This was because Corinth, as many churches still do today, overemphasized and singled out this one manifestation of the Spirit and left the other gifts underutilized.