Christianity is not just based on practice, location, or beliefs. Christians are the only People based on an assignment. And our divinely ordained task is to be exemplary to all of humanity. To be God’s ambassadors on earth, fighting for the good of everyone.
This is so incredibly similar to sermons I heard as a child. You’re not that unique.
Christianity is not just based on practice, location, or beliefs. Christians are the only People based on an assignment.
That’s not true though – grace/belief/practice are sufficient to be Christian (I assume the same in Islam). They’re sharing the good news w anyone. It’s redemption democraticized.
Among catholics I do believe that they say you can not be saved by grace/faith/belief alone as its basically seen as a starting point of salvation and that from that point on you must work on building your righteousness in the eyes of God by doing your best to embody the the four cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude and the three theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity.
Simply put catholics to my understanding have to actually try to be good people to fulfill their faith and gain salvation instead of being a shit person their entire lives all the way till they’re on their death bed and simply saying “sorry God, my B” (even if it’s a moment of genuine reflection) allowing them to save their soul
I don’t think that’s quite right the idea is more that if you sincerely believed the things you need to believe then you would want to be a good person and if you don’t try and be a good person it’s a sign that you aren’t sincere
No, he’s more right than wrong. Although Catholicism has become more ecumenical in recent years, they used to teach that only baptism in the Catholic Church could get you into heaven. Even babies had that restriction, and 40-50 years ago they were still teaching that an unbaptized baby who dies would go to a place called Limbo. That is no longer taught as it’s incompatible with our more modern sense of morality (it is wrong to harm the innocent). It was (and still kind of is) taught because the only way a religion really grows (other than physical conquest, of course) is via its members having kids. Most people stick with the religion they’re born with, and those that don’t tend to become atheists/spiritual but not religious/non-practicing. Few people move in the other direction. In any case, like so many other doctrines, they got too enthusiastic and painted themselves into a corner on the whole “baptism is necessary for salvation” thing. It’s not the best look in today’s world.
They did a special carve out for the adults too. If you wanted to be baptized but died without it, god will count that. If you’ve never been Ben heard of Jesus or the church, or you heard about it but the people who told you about it were assholes who sent the wrong message, you’re also all good. I think that last one might be a late addition.
At the end of the day the official position as I understand it is that Catholic baptism is the only method they know of to get let into heaven, but god can do whatever the fuck he wants and it’s going to be his call. They still believe in sin and confession and hell afaik but try to have their cake and eat it too by adopting the “you send yourself to hell” wrapper around it.
This has been the official position since the 1200s, the hardline approach is almost entirely a 19th century reaction, with some counter reformation elements.
Oh that’s fascinating. I’m only familiar (to the extent that I am) with the early and the modern history, plus all of that interesting stuff in the middle where they had popes assassinating people and such. But that part was so complex it makes Game of Thrones look like Horton Hears a Who, and I can barely keep any of it straight.
I wouldn’t have a foggy idea since I’m just a tad more knowledgeable about theology as I am at algebraic math. And spoiler I suck at non-practical math
Practice meaning all the “extra” stuff catholics do, like hail Mary’s. He’d be de emphasizing the importance of rituals in Christianity. Location isn’t important to mainstream Christianity afaik.
Beliefs doesn’t fit quite as well, I agree. He probably would have said only one belief or something. I still think he might say something like that though, de emphasizing the other beliefs Christians hold. Christian perfectionism, purgatory, gay marriage, none of those things should divide God’s people. They should unite to do good things. I’m imagining all this wrapped up in a sermon on serving one’s community.
that’s just not true, although it is true a fundamental goal of abrahamic religion is the destruction of other faiths. No other religious movements have been near so capable of exterminating other beliefs. We did it so well we basically don’t understand how paganism worked in europe correctly anymore.
While I was being hyperbolic, the Abrahamic religions are all monotheistic, share the origins of a book of faith, all answer the same question about the Messiah/prophet/son of god. In Christianity, Jesus is the prophet and came to earth, but did not set up his kingdom here and never will. In Judaism, the prophet has not arrived yet, but will arrive and set up his kingdom on earth. In Islam, the prophet was Muhammad and organised a just society in Medina.
Three metaphysical entities, or one? It’s interesting to think about.
Dude do not make me start talking about the Gnostic Christians or the Marcionites. They believed Old Testament God (Yaldabaoth) was evil and made the world, and that New Testament God was good but unknowable and ethereal. Referred to like a godlike being in Star Trek almost.
But point is each one has vastly different interpretations even internally
This is so incredibly similar to sermons I heard as a child. You’re not that unique.
That’s not true though – grace/belief/practice are sufficient to be Christian (I assume the same in Islam). They’re sharing the good news w anyone. It’s redemption democraticized.
Among catholics I do believe that they say you can not be saved by grace/faith/belief alone as its basically seen as a starting point of salvation and that from that point on you must work on building your righteousness in the eyes of God by doing your best to embody the the four cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude and the three theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity.
Simply put catholics to my understanding have to actually try to be good people to fulfill their faith and gain salvation instead of being a shit person their entire lives all the way till they’re on their death bed and simply saying “sorry God, my B” (even if it’s a moment of genuine reflection) allowing them to save their soul
I don’t think that’s quite right the idea is more that if you sincerely believed the things you need to believe then you would want to be a good person and if you don’t try and be a good person it’s a sign that you aren’t sincere
No, he’s more right than wrong. Although Catholicism has become more ecumenical in recent years, they used to teach that only baptism in the Catholic Church could get you into heaven. Even babies had that restriction, and 40-50 years ago they were still teaching that an unbaptized baby who dies would go to a place called Limbo. That is no longer taught as it’s incompatible with our more modern sense of morality (it is wrong to harm the innocent). It was (and still kind of is) taught because the only way a religion really grows (other than physical conquest, of course) is via its members having kids. Most people stick with the religion they’re born with, and those that don’t tend to become atheists/spiritual but not religious/non-practicing. Few people move in the other direction. In any case, like so many other doctrines, they got too enthusiastic and painted themselves into a corner on the whole “baptism is necessary for salvation” thing. It’s not the best look in today’s world.
They did a special carve out for the adults too. If you wanted to be baptized but died without it, god will count that. If you’ve never been Ben heard of Jesus or the church, or you heard about it but the people who told you about it were assholes who sent the wrong message, you’re also all good. I think that last one might be a late addition.
At the end of the day the official position as I understand it is that Catholic baptism is the only method they know of to get let into heaven, but god can do whatever the fuck he wants and it’s going to be his call. They still believe in sin and confession and hell afaik but try to have their cake and eat it too by adopting the “you send yourself to hell” wrapper around it.
This has been the official position since the 1200s, the hardline approach is almost entirely a 19th century reaction, with some counter reformation elements.
Oh that’s fascinating. I’m only familiar (to the extent that I am) with the early and the modern history, plus all of that interesting stuff in the middle where they had popes assassinating people and such. But that part was so complex it makes Game of Thrones look like Horton Hears a Who, and I can barely keep any of it straight.
Yeah a lot of shit we think of as archaic is actually Victorian or around that. Particularly with Christianity
I wouldn’t have a foggy idea since I’m just a tad more knowledgeable about theology as I am at algebraic math. And spoiler I suck at non-practical math
works out as basically the same thing
wait the math or the theology?
the theology we weren’t talking about maths
Time to start preaching a new cristianity at least where i live, since no one puts any of that into practice
Practice meaning all the “extra” stuff catholics do, like hail Mary’s. He’d be de emphasizing the importance of rituals in Christianity. Location isn’t important to mainstream Christianity afaik.
Beliefs doesn’t fit quite as well, I agree. He probably would have said only one belief or something. I still think he might say something like that though, de emphasizing the other beliefs Christians hold. Christian perfectionism, purgatory, gay marriage, none of those things should divide God’s people. They should unite to do good things. I’m imagining all this wrapped up in a sermon on serving one’s community.
All the Abrahamic religions are the same.
that’s just not true, although it is true a fundamental goal of abrahamic religion is the destruction of other faiths. No other religious movements have been near so capable of exterminating other beliefs. We did it so well we basically don’t understand how paganism worked in europe correctly anymore.
While I was being hyperbolic, the Abrahamic religions are all monotheistic, share the origins of a book of faith, all answer the same question about the Messiah/prophet/son of god. In Christianity, Jesus is the prophet and came to earth, but did not set up his kingdom here and never will. In Judaism, the prophet has not arrived yet, but will arrive and set up his kingdom on earth. In Islam, the prophet was Muhammad and organised a just society in Medina.
Three metaphysical entities, or one? It’s interesting to think about.
Dude do not make me start talking about the Gnostic Christians or the Marcionites. They believed Old Testament God (Yaldabaoth) was evil and made the world, and that New Testament God was good but unknowable and ethereal. Referred to like a godlike being in Star Trek almost.
But point is each one has vastly different interpretations even internally
well Christianity does come from Judaism