Jesus didn't choose his religion. He was born a Jew because God chose to have him be a Jew.
--- David Crooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday, January 25, 2007 4:33 PM Charlie > Coleman wrote: > <snipped> > >In a general sense, a lot of religions describe > similar 'good deeds' > that should be done by the >believers. That's about > it where the > similarity ends. > >Some of them call for forced conversion of > non-believers, others say > simply to speak the message >and let things end up > where they may. Some > specifically target other religions as the 'enemy', > >etc. A while back, my Sunday School class studied > different religions > for several months. We > >even went and talked with people of other religions > to make sure our > understanding of their > > beliefs was correct. > > I disagree, and still maintain that there are more > similarities. > > >One thing we found that sets Christianity apart is > that it teaches the > "good deeds" or doing the >"right deeds" are not > what will save you. > > I never thought I needed to be saved. I prefer to > be more of spiritual > person and not follow any religion dogma. Of > course, my karma ran over > your dogma. :-) > > >I'd like to discuss your last sentence. You think > it's "screwed up" to > have a belief system that >where some believe > they're right and others > are wrong. > >I'll say it MUST be that way if you accept there is > an ultimate TRUTH. > Here is a rough > >comparison: back in the day of Columbus, some > thought the Earth was > flat, but others thought it >was a round. Both > thought the others were > wrong. Eventually one of them turned out to be wrong > > >because there was an ultimate Truth to the matter. > The problem at this > point is religion is in a >realm other than the > physical. We don't KNOW > what's really there. Just like in Columbus's day, > >until someone was able to find a way to prove it, > they didn't know for > sure. So, assuming there >is an ultimate spiritual > Truth, things will > end up that one (and maybe more) religions were > >"right" and other > religions were "wrong". > > You can have your truth and I will have mine. I > believe that if Jesus > was alive today he would not belong to any religion. > People join > religions for many reasons and I know if they were > not aligned to the > teachings then they would not be in that religion. > Many people go to > the same church their parents go to and others (the > rebels) jump the > other direction to other religions or none at all. > As you said earlier, > God gave us freewill. > > David L. Crooks > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
