Christianity QA

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The vast majority of Christiandem believes in the same God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit as three-in-one. All of Christiandem believes this actually, the only variation of the theme is the Apostolic, who believe in "Jesus only" or Jesus as Father, Jesus as Son and Jesus as Holy Spirit. Your claim is only true if you include mormon and Jehovah witness as "Christian" which, according to their denial of the deity of Christ among other divergent beliefs they hold, they are not. Now I say that respectfully to them, but they do not believe the whole of the Gospel message and "add to" the Scriptures. For the rest I need to be better informed, but I do know that mormons believe God is a polygamist (or at least at one time taught, may be backtracking now from it), Jesus as created rather than Creator as Scripture teaches (you don’t like those Scriptures either, I know, but I hope you and others come to see that it’s true) and other things I can’t think of right now. Keep these out of the equation, as they don’t to biblical Christianity and I believe you will find that we Christians agree on a lot more than you give us credit for. (- ; I don’t mean to be mean in my dismissal of the JW or the mormon, but given the theological evidence they project, given their view of Christ, etc. there’s no alternative than to view them as outside of the Christian faith. I hope that doesn’t sound harsh, I feel maybe there’s a better to phrase it, but the underlying message is the same…no divinity of Christ, no this or that biblical teaching, than it’s a no-go. Love them, yes, but do not blanket embrace them as brother or sister in Christ or accept their teachings as scriptural because not all of it is. God bless you guys and shine His light, (- : Angela

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – MONOTHEISTIC….HARDLY! There are thousands of apposing Christian sects each claiming unique authenticity and a direct line to God and Christ. Each have a contradictory interpretation of Scripture and corroborating their particular versions, on the evidence that God has specifically spoken to them threw the Holy Spirit. Based upon these facts Christianity is not technically monotheistic at all, but is made up as multi-Gods and canons. They all decry each other insisting that their particular God and interpretation is the real is the real and authentic one. Matt 24:28 and Psalm 68:1 PeterT

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – MONOTHEISTIC….HARDLY! There are thousands of apposing Christian sects each claiming unique authenticity and a direct line to God and Christ. Each have a contradictory interpretation of Scripture and corroborating their particular versions, on the evidence that God has specifically spoken to them threw the Holy Spirit. Based upon these facts Christianity is not technically monotheistic at all, but is made up as multi-Gods and canons. They all decry each other insisting that their particular God and interpretation is the real is the real and authentic one. Matt 24:28 and Psalm 68:1 PeterT

Well, that’s why you hang around the Catholic newsgroup, no? You discern the original as distinct from the copies.

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The vast majority of Christiandem believes in the same God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit as three-in-one. All of Christiandem believes this actually, the only variation of the theme is the Apostolic, who believe in "Jesus only" or Jesus as Father, Jesus as Son and Jesus as Holy Spirit. Your claim is only true if you include mormon and Jehovah witness as "Christian" which, according to their denial of the deity of Christ among other divergent beliefs they hold, they are not. Now I say that respectfully to them, but they do not believe the whole of the Gospel message and "add to" the Scriptures.

 BINGO!! That’s exactly my point ;););) For the rest I need to be better informed, but I do know – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – that mormons believe God is a polygamist (or at least at one time taught, may be backtracking now from it), Jesus as created rather than Creator as Scripture teaches (you don’t like those Scriptures either, I know, but I hope you and others come to see that it’s true) and other things I can’t think of right now. Keep these out of the equation, as they don’t to biblical Christianity and I believe you will find that we Christians agree on a lot more than you give us credit for. (- ; I don’t mean to be mean in my dismissal of the JW or the mormon, but given the theological evidence they project, given their view of Christ, etc. there’s no alternative than to view them as outside of the Christian faith. I hope that doesn’t sound harsh, I feel maybe there’s a better to phrase it, but the underlying message is the same…no divinity of Christ, no this or that biblical teaching, than it’s a no-go. Love them, yes, but do not blanket embrace them as brother or sister in Christ or accept their teachings as scriptural because not all of it is. God bless you guys and shine His light, (- : Angela MONOTHEISTIC….HARDLY! There are thousands of apposing Christian sects each claiming unique authenticity and a direct line to God and Christ. Each have a contradictory interpretation of Scripture and corroborating their particular versions, on the evidence that God has specifically spoken to them threw the Holy Spirit. Based upon these facts Christianity is not technically monotheistic at all, but is made up as multi-Gods and canons. They all decry each other insisting that their particular God and interpretation is the real is the real and authentic one. Matt 24:28 and Psalm 68:1 PeterT

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – MONOTHEISTIC….HARDLY! There are thousands of apposing Christian sects each claiming unique authenticity and a direct line to God and Christ. Each have a contradictory interpretation of Scripture and corroborating their particular versions, on the evidence that God has specifically spoken to them threw the Holy Spirit. Based upon these facts Christianity is not technically monotheistic at all, but is made up as multi-Gods and canons. They all decry each other insisting that their particular God and interpretation is the real is the real and authentic one. Matt 24:28 and Psalm 68:1 PeterT Well, that’s why you hang around the Catholic newsgroup, no? You discern the original as distinct from the copies.

Actually Joseph your quite correct.. You take out the mother and father you take out the lot and as a consequence you free Christ.

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Bingo?!? And how did I manage to bingo you may I ask? It’s the same God, Peter, all of what makes up Christendom sees God as a trinity, a triune godhead, three, but in ONE. The only odd guy out, so to speak, is the Apostolic who believes in the oneness doctrine, which says that God is a trinity, yes, but that Jesus is the one who is Father, Son and also Holy Spirit. JW and mormon are not Christian according to biblical Christianity and therefore are not included in the above group at all. So their divergence is irrelevant to the question of Christianity. To answer the question in the header, no, Christianity is not multi-God, roman or otherwise. Mark 12:28b "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?"29  "The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30  Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ It is not even multi-canon–the Scriptures that comprise the canon are the same save the deuterocanonical portions of the Catholic Bible. To say "multi" does mean more than one, but it implies "many" more than one, right? I think to use the term is stretching the truth, Peter. Respect, Angela

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – MONOTHEISTIC….HARDLY! There are thousands of apposing Christian sects each claiming unique authenticity and a direct line to God and Christ. Each have a contradictory interpretation of Scripture and corroborating their particular versions, on the evidence that God has specifically spoken to them threw the Holy Spirit. Based upon these facts Christianity is not technically monotheistic at all, but is made up as multi-Gods and canons. They all decry each other insisting that their particular God and interpretation is the real is the real and authentic one. Matt 24:28 and Psalm 68:1 PeterT

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