Religion vs. Christianity: What’s the difference?

[josephdc]

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Yeah I guess we can always appreciate Jesus' teachings whether he was only a man or actually divine. But it matters a lot who he really was, if he was just a man or God.

[handsoff241]

We have so much to learn and so less time in our lives, knowing by experience can never be enough. Deep thinking (or you guys call it meditation) can be effective in knowing things, without really experiencing them first hand, but of course provided with sane thinking.

[handsoff241]

Yeah I guess we can always appreciate Jesus' teachings whether he is only a man or divine. But it matters a lot who he really was, if he was just a man or a God.

I don't want to dwell on this with the Gnostics, for my experience, He is so far from being a man alone. Again, I resist to dwell with the Gnostics regarding this matter.

[josephdc]

I don't want to dwell on this with the Gnostics, for my experience, He is so far from being a man alone. Again, I resist to dwell with the Gnostics regarding this matter.

Yes, I also believe that Jesus was indeed God and not only human. That is where we differ with our Gnostic friends.

[flying fish]

What is an avatar sir, is it some kind of a representative of a divine being?

Im not sure if its Pali or Sanskrit word, pero murag sanskrit word for the english euivalent= World Savior

[josephdc]

So in that score Gnosticism and traditional Christianity do not lead to the same God because they differ in that core belief. Either Gnosticism is right and traditional Christianity is wrong (or vice versa) or both of them didn't get it right.

[josephdc]

Im not sure if its Pali or Sanskrit word, pero murag sanskrit word for the english euivalent= World Savior

I see sir, so an avatar is somewhat like a manifestation of God in our world?

[flying fish]

So in that score Gnosticism and traditional Christianity do not lead to the same God because they differ in that core belief. Either Gnosticism is right and traditional Christianity is wrong, or both of them didn't get it right.

Well you may see it that way bro, as for me the teachings are more important than the messenger. And again they dont differ in its core values, they differ only to their Labels of the messenger.

Not the core teachings bro, but the trivialities.

[flying fish]

Everytime i think of chritianity, what strikes me deeply is the value of FORGIVENESS, very humbling teaching.

[josephdc]

Isn't Jesus' true identity important though sir? If he was really God, then the implications are great than if he was only a man or an avatar.