Pagan Origins of the Christian Faith (Phil. Daily Inquirer)

[st.anthony]

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How do you understand the bible?

ITS totally different from yours, and with the guidance of the MAGISTERIUM.

[regnauld]

ITS totally different from yours, and with the guidance of the MAGISTERIUM.

So, are you saying that the BIBLE ALONE IS THE SOURCE OF TRUTH?

[xiao-xiao]

there's a difference between The Christ and a Christ. But do you know how to contextualize meaning, are there other major institutions and/or religions that consider using Christ, dominantly as a title to other person? Even Neo in the Matrix was not called Christ, just The One.

diba, historically, The Christ is referred to the person central in Christianity? history and meaning. diba? we dont call catholic saints as "mahatma" although catholic saints qualifies to be called 'mahatmas' but we dont call them that.

nor do we call the Christian God as Allah or Brahman, although they are just the same. now do we?

meaning and history. words carry culture.

yes?

bitaw, mao jud.

[bluedes]

NA mao nani ron usbon nasad para maka losut, hahay i really dont care if talk of all the JESUS that exist in the world, you can even talk about my neighbor whos name is JESUS CABAÑERO, but among all these JESUS only one of them is JESUS CHRIST the SON of GOD that became flesh that died on the CROSS to save man from sin, that from him the WHOLE CHRISTIAN RELIGION and DENOMINATION came forth.

na hala.. na-abot na ta ni Jesus Cabanero.. poor unfortunate soul, na-special mention man dire.. nadagma na to xa..

[st.anthony]

So, are you saying that the BIBLE ALONE IS THE SOURCE OF TRUTH?

HUH? did i say that? where man bro la lage ko ka bantay and la sad ko nag ingon, please understand what im saying and read between the lines, please

[regnauld]

NA mao nani ron usbon nasad para maka losut, hahay i really dont care if talk of all the JESUS that exist in the world, you can even talk about my neighbor whos name is JESUS CABAÑERO, but among all these JESUS only one of them is JESUS CHRIST the SON of GOD that became flesh that died on the CROSS to save man from sin, that from him the WHOLE CHRISTIAN RELIGION and DENOMINATION came forth.

FYI, I posted this and you did not even care to read. You were just defensive now. Let us review again:

1. First, there is The Historical Jesus, the man who lived more than two thousand years ago and whose teachings are the foundation of Christian theology and thought.


2. Next there is Mythical Jesus the Son of God, who has come to embody an institutional religion with specific dogma, a priesthood, and devout believers.



3. And finally, there is the Mystical Jesus, the cosmic Christ, the spiritual guide whose teaching embraces all humanity, not just the church built in his name. He speaks to the individual who wants to find God as a personal experience, to attain what some might call grace, or God-consciousness, or enlightenment.


When we take Jesus literally, we are faced with the impossible. How can we truly “love thy neighbor as thyself”? But when we see the exhortations of Jesus as invitations to join him on a higher spiritual plane, his words suddenly make sense.


Ultimately, Christianity needs to overcome its tendency to be exclusionary and refocus on being a religion of personal insight and spiritual growth. In this way Jesus can be seen for the universal teacher he truly is–someone whose teachings of compassion, tolerance, and understanding can embrace and be embraced by all of us.

[st.anthony]

na hala.. na-abot na ta ni Jesus Cabanero.. poor unfortunate soul, na-special mention man dire.. nadagma na to xa..

hahahahahahahaha ana lang, na bunge nato ron, joke

[regnauld]

HUH? did i say that? where man bro la lage ko ka bantay and la sad ko nag ingon, please understand what im saying and read between the lines, please

Now that you admit that the Bible alone is not the source of truth, are you aware that there are Sacred Books of other religions that are sources of Truth too?

[st.anthony]

FYI, I posted this and you did not even care to read. You were just defensive now. Let us review again:

1. First, there is The Historical Jesus, the man who lived more than two thousand years ago and whose teachings are the foundation of Christian theology and thought.


2. Next there is Mythical Jesus the Son of God, who has come to embody an institutional religion with specific dogma, a priesthood, and devout believers.



3. And finally, there is the Mystical Jesus, the cosmic Christ, the spiritual guide whose teaching embraces all humanity, not just the church built in his name. He speaks to the individual who wants to find God as a personal experience, to attain what some might call grace, or God-consciousness, or enlightenment.


When we take Jesus literally, we are faced with the impossible. How can we truly “love thy neighbor as thyself”? But when we see the exhortations of Jesus as invitations to join him on a higher spiritual plane, his words suddenly make sense.


Ultimately, Christianity needs to overcome its tendency to be exclusionary and refocus on being a religion of personal insight and spiritual growth. In this way Jesus can be seen for the universal teacher he truly is–someone whose teachings of compassion, tolerance, and understanding can embrace and be embraced by all of us.

FYI sad true CHRISTIANS dont devide JESUS CHRIST our GOD and savior, we dont have a plan to chop2x him, wa jud ko ka sugat ana sa among class sa theology, ambot lang sa uban nga denomination, you kinsa naman sad nag invent ana bro? lahe lage na sau g ask......... hahay y mane cya oi...... cege nalang tag pa lusot ani. There is only one JESUS CHRIST

[regnauld]

FYI sad true CHRISTIANS dont devide JESUS CHRIST our GOD and savior, we dont have a plan to chop2x him, wa jud ko ka sugat ana sa among class sa theology, ambot lang sa uban nga denomination, you kinsa naman sad nag invent ana bro? lahe lage na sau g ask......... hahay y mane cya oi...... cege nalang tag pa lusot ani. There is only one JESUS CHRIST

Well, that is your own theology which is not universal because some great people from other religions would consisder Jesus as the Mystical Jesus and Mythical but not LITERAL as GOD!

Are you saying that you are a TRUE CHRISTIAN?

Can you give me the signs and ingredients of a TRUE CHRISTIAN?