What's so illogical about Christianity?
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greybetaIn the 2000 years since Jesus Christ was born, many heresies have sprung up regarding the “one true faith.” It didn’t take long for people to misuse and misunderstand the message of the Messiah. Isn’t that why there are so many denominations these days?
The most common answer is to use 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 to answer that question. “There are different kinds of gifts, but the same spirit. There are different kinds of service but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men.”
These days, though, it seems that there is a vast sea of denominations. Add in the non-denominational churches and you’ve got a veritable chaos of Christianity. At least it makes me confused.
To paraphrase George Orwell, “All Christians are equal, but some Christians are more equal than others.” What I’m trying to say here is that though Christians start off saying all denominations are equal, but they will invariably tell you why their denomination (or lack of denomination) is best. How can one denomination be better than the others if they are all “equal”?
I guess the most illogical thing about Christianity is this: If I were to ask ten Christians of different denominations what the basic tenets of Christianity are, I would get ten different answers (especially if you include the “universal” Catholic faith).
Why should I believe anyone over anybody else?
The most common answer is to use 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 to answer that question. “There are different kinds of gifts, but the same spirit. There are different kinds of service but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men.”
These days, though, it seems that there is a vast sea of denominations. Add in the non-denominational churches and you’ve got a veritable chaos of Christianity. At least it makes me confused.
To paraphrase George Orwell, “All Christians are equal, but some Christians are more equal than others.” What I’m trying to say here is that though Christians start off saying all denominations are equal, but they will invariably tell you why their denomination (or lack of denomination) is best. How can one denomination be better than the others if they are all “equal”?
I guess the most illogical thing about Christianity is this: If I were to ask ten Christians of different denominations what the basic tenets of Christianity are, I would get ten different answers (especially if you include the “universal” Catholic faith).
Why should I believe anyone over anybody else?
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Date: 2006-02-13 09:19 pm (UTC)I have never heard anyone say that before either. Each denomination of Christianity has its own unique qualities. The one thing that should make them equal is what exactly it would take to get into heaven.
Baptists don't drink or dance. Roman Catholics serve wine at Mass. Roman Catholics are opposed to birth control (at least that is the official line), but non-denominational Christian faiths may be fine with it. I think the increase in popularity of non-denom Christian faiths is because people had difficulty reconciling their beliefs in God and Christ with some of the finer details of other faiths.
I don't think any of these faiths would consider themselves equal to others (if they were, and did, then why the distinctions?). I could be wrong though.