Jesus IS God. He is God the Son. God, the holy trinity, is made up of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. They are all one and the same God. And if you're talking about Jehovah, I suppose I passed your little test that I don't really see the relevance of. I know my faith fairly well, and I'm not really understanding why you're mocking it when I really havent insulted anyone on this thread

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SpeedTheory

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by vader1
Um........some of you folks are totally screwed in the head.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by yellafeva
In case anyone is not too familiar with Catholic priests, they are not allowed to have wives, sexual pleasures, or any form of relationship, other than families (mothers, fathers, etc.).

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SiDriver
A Christian pastor/minister can still preach about the Lord, not be hypocritical and have a family.

 

the new religion in America is to make oneself his own God

 

Christianity shouldn't be thought of as a religion comprised of dos and don'ts, it's about people having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, not just revering a higher figure "God" from afar. Christianity is not about performing good works to attain salvation. Christianity teaches that the moment you genuinely place your faith in Christ, you are saved - that's it. There is no need to "work" hard by trying to live a good life to attain salvation because that just wouldn't work. Naturally, good works or being good would follow but it isn't the way to salvation - it is naturally the result of salvation, because one is already saved. The reason for that is that God demands absolute perfection (100%, not even 99.999% is good enough) which no one in this world is capable of having. Good works by our standards are still dirty rags from His point of view. His provision is in and through His son Jesus Christ, the perfect sacrifice. Christianity teaches that anyone who places their trust in Christ will be justified the moment they accept, and then their life begins a process of sanctification. Christianity is the only "religion" in which God plays an active role in an individual, other religions focus on "self". Of course, the classic "get saved, then do whatever the heck you want" argument arises and I admit there are people who are like that. But, speaking from my own life experiences and having witnessed countless of other lives affected by God, there is a change in one's life if they have genuinely accepted Christ - the way you speak, the way you act and think, you become slow to anger and almost never fall into despair - your life is basically transformed from the inside and outwardly expressed accordingly. I first accepted Christianity through faith, but from my experiences I've had with Christ, I now know it to be truth, and the Bible - God's inerrant Word, physically written by men but inspired by God. Even though the books of the Bible were written during different times in history, there still exists a cohesive story and theme, only divine will could make that possible. Add to the fact that Biblical predictions were never made to be incorrect. Even the vaunted Nostradamus wouldn't stand a chance. Those who are not Christians can't understand and I don't blame anyone for it, because it's one of those things where you have to be a part of it to understand.

Just straightening out some misconceptions.

 

Wow, again, perfectly worded SiDriver

 

Religion is bad for you.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SiDriver
Christianity shouldn't be thought of as a religion comprised of dos and don'ts, it's about people having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, not just revering a higher figure "God" from afar.