Failure cant really be an option,let alone our default; given that Jesus could never fail us as His followers.
He overcame the world's evil,and all that satan and it's minions could dump on Him at the Cross. Which turned out to be the incredible victory of our belief over all that this fallen world has done to us.
That we continue to fail and offer excuses means that we don't follow either His word or His example.
Sooner we get scriptural and discerning,the better. While Christianity exists as a force. It's dying by the day, and we will ge judged for our role in betraying His gift.
I would say that Christianity has always allowed other beliefs into it, diluting it from what it once was. The celebration of Christmas was looked down upon one time because it was a "Catholic invention." It certainly has no roots in scripture and arguably may be forbidden in scripture. The trinity was taken from other religions also. No one in the bible believed in a triune God. I used to believe in the trinity but studied it out and found out every verse supposedly for it, was being misinterpreted or in some cases literally added to the text (ex. words weren't in the original language but added when translated).
I know from my discussion about this and the reactions I got from people that many (not all) believe in the trinity because it means Jesus was God and that was the only reason he didn't sin, which means they can sin because they're not God. But if you take away the trinity, Jesus was a Holy man who did God's will just like we can too. It puts a lot of responsibility onto us to live as God wills us to if we understand that. Many people don't want to hear the truth so they can live in sin and not change (through God's help) who they are.
Christianity as a whole was left open to abuse a long time ago because most "Christians" didn't actually believe they had the power to stop sinning and to stay true to Christ's commandments. It's why there are so many denominations. Christ said the road was narrow and few would find it. If we take that to heart it means many Christians will profess Jesus as lord and not do what he says. It's easy to see today how true that is.
Most Christians are not the sheep who hear his voice, but wayward ones who follow others. They have let wolves into the church. It is what it is. I think in the future the idols will be torn down and most will be shocked at what's left. Christianity has changed so much from the early followers, that if Christ came today and said the trinity was an idol, people would reject him all over again.
A lot of truth here
Failure cant really be an option,let alone our default; given that Jesus could never fail us as His followers.
He overcame the world's evil,and all that satan and it's minions could dump on Him at the Cross. Which turned out to be the incredible victory of our belief over all that this fallen world has done to us.
That we continue to fail and offer excuses means that we don't follow either His word or His example.
Sooner we get scriptural and discerning,the better. While Christianity exists as a force. It's dying by the day, and we will ge judged for our role in betraying His gift.
I would say that Christianity has always allowed other beliefs into it, diluting it from what it once was. The celebration of Christmas was looked down upon one time because it was a "Catholic invention." It certainly has no roots in scripture and arguably may be forbidden in scripture. The trinity was taken from other religions also. No one in the bible believed in a triune God. I used to believe in the trinity but studied it out and found out every verse supposedly for it, was being misinterpreted or in some cases literally added to the text (ex. words weren't in the original language but added when translated).
I know from my discussion about this and the reactions I got from people that many (not all) believe in the trinity because it means Jesus was God and that was the only reason he didn't sin, which means they can sin because they're not God. But if you take away the trinity, Jesus was a Holy man who did God's will just like we can too. It puts a lot of responsibility onto us to live as God wills us to if we understand that. Many people don't want to hear the truth so they can live in sin and not change (through God's help) who they are.
Christianity as a whole was left open to abuse a long time ago because most "Christians" didn't actually believe they had the power to stop sinning and to stay true to Christ's commandments. It's why there are so many denominations. Christ said the road was narrow and few would find it. If we take that to heart it means many Christians will profess Jesus as lord and not do what he says. It's easy to see today how true that is.
Most Christians are not the sheep who hear his voice, but wayward ones who follow others. They have let wolves into the church. It is what it is. I think in the future the idols will be torn down and most will be shocked at what's left. Christianity has changed so much from the early followers, that if Christ came today and said the trinity was an idol, people would reject him all over again.
Thank you for such a thought provoking comment.