Did Jesus ever teach that other religions were demonic? You fail to realize that what religion each person follows is between that person and God, and none of anyone else's business. Judge not, but you are in fact judging others of a different religion. And if you don't think religion is about how you feel, you are really missing the poi…
Did Jesus ever teach that other religions were demonic? You fail to realize that what religion each person follows is between that person and God, and none of anyone else's business. Judge not, but you are in fact judging others of a different religion. And if you don't think religion is about how you feel, you are really missing the point. God is close to each of us according to how each of us feels about Him, no matter one's religion. God Bless and I hope you wake up to compassion and acceptance for all.
"Did Jesus ever teach that other religions were demonic?"
As a matter of fact, He does. Many times throughout Holy Scripture in the Old Testament and the New. See 1 Cor. 10:20 and Psalm 95:5.
"But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. 21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils." 1 Cor. 10:20-21
and
"For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens." Ps. 95:5
Elder Paisios was a very holy hermit living monk in Mt. Athos, of recent times. He was as much a mystic as any Eastern religion. He knew everything and was loved for his compassion, empathy and love for anyone he met. He is now a canonozed saint in the Greek Orthodox church.
This young Greek boy who embraced Hinduism went to visit him.
It is a very good and eye opening personal story, especially about the guru the boy met in India.
Perhaps you might want to read it with an open mind and let God lead you to a conclusion. That is what the Saint did, he never prosletyzed to the young man whatsoever.
I like reading true stories about mystics from every religion. I have read bios of Christian mystics, Hindu, Sufi/Moslem, Chinese, Tibetan and Jewish mystics. There are great souls from every religious tradition. They all transcend the bounds of their religious dogmas to reach the Truth. Thanks.
They cannot all be the truth. Jesus claimed that He was the only One Way to God, The Truth and The one that gives life eternal. It's written all over in the Bible. You are either with Christ or against Him. He is the only one who can bring you to true knowledge about God. All others are imitations and worship a different god. All gods claim to be great and all want to be supreme and the one that you cannot see is the pride of knowledge in yourself. Yes you are. Yes WE ARE. AND WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING about it but bow down to The Way of the God/Jesus/Spirit as He has revealed Himself in the books of the Bible, written by several men as they were given what to write by Him. All other writing that were incorrect and conflicting were excluded. Only 66 necessary books and in every single one is the whole of the good news of eternal salvation and security thru the substitutional sacrificial attonement of Jesus of Nazareth, The only God/man. You need only believe and bow to Him but NO OTHER. CREATOR doesn't have to acquiesce to any other. To those who reject His truth there will rightfully be judgement and wrath as a consequence. Its the truth in every wide civil, social, historical story ever written.
The character of person who is the focus of your worship is what counts. None of the other “gods” was fully God and fully Man as was Jesus of Nazareth. None of them died to save us. Some of these other so-called gods did things Jesus said were damnable sins that are condemned and put him on the cross. By contrast, Jesus was sinless. All religions cannot possibly worship one “god” because their characters, teachings, and behavior are vastly different. Sorry, but the “we all worship the same god” business is a lie.
You don't know?! Wow! But good question. I hope you can find the truth. Never mind that time is divided by his time on earth BC and AD and how interesting and strange that ppl want so badly to remove that very interesting historical fact. There are many others.
All creation bears witness to the glory and majesty of God. You have seen it yourself. But even Moses was not allowed to see God on the mountain.
18 Then Moses said, ‘Now show me your glory.’
19 “And the Lord said, ‘I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 20 But,’ he said, ‘you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.’“ Jesus and the Holy Spirit bear witness to God’s glory. I can believe without seeing. That’s why it’s called “faith.”
Josephus and others recorded events in the life of Jesus. We have the Bible, but Jesus himself is the WORD. John 1:1-3 says it:
“ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.”
That’s my God. Why would I want to worship one that took children as brides or exist in the form of statues? I want the one that made the universe, walked on water, and, better still, loves us so much that he died to give us eternal life. 😉❤️
You said “historical” not contemporaneous. If you don’t like the Bible, Josephus had plenty to say. Indeed, Jesus’ activities were undoubtedly being recorded by his disciples while he was on earth. John was writing letters while imprisoned on the Isle of Patmos. That’s pretty early. If you need a lot of proof, look for it in experience, not in books. Remember, it’s not a religion; it’s a relationship.
Many historians record events they is not actually see. If you’re lookin for eyewitnesses, that would be the disciples. Many of them died in horrible ways for their witness. Who would do that for a lie?
Sadly you are ignorant about world history and historical writings. Of course there are the books of the Bible. Those were actually first person accounts of Jesus life but then they put them in a larger volume, called it a Bible and you despise and laugh it off.
None of the gospel writers wrote during the time of Jesus.
"Although second in the New Testament, Mark is the earliest gospel, written c. 69/70 CE during the Jewish Revolt against Rome. Almost all of Mark appears in Matthew and Luke. Those portions are verbatim in both texts. This is rare in translations and so scholars are convinced that Matthew and Luke had a written copy of Mark before them. In addition to Mark, Matthew and Luke have additional teachings, which also appear verbatim. No source for this has survived, but scholars attribute this to a "Q source"
Bryan Dair, you are right that there is no historical evidence of Jesus as we know him from the New Testament, but what if Jesus' birth, name, origin and story were different from what we are told in the New Testament? No one knows the authors of the gospels and they were written after his death. But there is much historical evidence in India of Jesus where he studied under Buddhist and Hindu masters during his "lost years" and where he later continued his ministry: https://www.infinityexplorers.com/jesus-christ-in-india/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ9z_r-3tIE&list=WL&index=2
Did Jesus ever teach that other religions were demonic? You fail to realize that what religion each person follows is between that person and God, and none of anyone else's business. Judge not, but you are in fact judging others of a different religion. And if you don't think religion is about how you feel, you are really missing the point. God is close to each of us according to how each of us feels about Him, no matter one's religion. God Bless and I hope you wake up to compassion and acceptance for all.
"Did Jesus ever teach that other religions were demonic?"
As a matter of fact, He does. Many times throughout Holy Scripture in the Old Testament and the New. See 1 Cor. 10:20 and Psalm 95:5.
"But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. 21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils." 1 Cor. 10:20-21
and
"For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens." Ps. 95:5
I'm referring to religions that worship the One Supreme Lord. Jesus was referring to truly pagan religions, not religions that worship the One.
There is a good book I once read:
https://www.amazon.com/Gurus-Young-Man-Elder-Paisios/dp/1887904166
Elder Paisios was a very holy hermit living monk in Mt. Athos, of recent times. He was as much a mystic as any Eastern religion. He knew everything and was loved for his compassion, empathy and love for anyone he met. He is now a canonozed saint in the Greek Orthodox church.
This young Greek boy who embraced Hinduism went to visit him.
It is a very good and eye opening personal story, especially about the guru the boy met in India.
Perhaps you might want to read it with an open mind and let God lead you to a conclusion. That is what the Saint did, he never prosletyzed to the young man whatsoever.
I like reading true stories about mystics from every religion. I have read bios of Christian mystics, Hindu, Sufi/Moslem, Chinese, Tibetan and Jewish mystics. There are great souls from every religious tradition. They all transcend the bounds of their religious dogmas to reach the Truth. Thanks.
They cannot all be the truth. Jesus claimed that He was the only One Way to God, The Truth and The one that gives life eternal. It's written all over in the Bible. You are either with Christ or against Him. He is the only one who can bring you to true knowledge about God. All others are imitations and worship a different god. All gods claim to be great and all want to be supreme and the one that you cannot see is the pride of knowledge in yourself. Yes you are. Yes WE ARE. AND WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING about it but bow down to The Way of the God/Jesus/Spirit as He has revealed Himself in the books of the Bible, written by several men as they were given what to write by Him. All other writing that were incorrect and conflicting were excluded. Only 66 necessary books and in every single one is the whole of the good news of eternal salvation and security thru the substitutional sacrificial attonement of Jesus of Nazareth, The only God/man. You need only believe and bow to Him but NO OTHER. CREATOR doesn't have to acquiesce to any other. To those who reject His truth there will rightfully be judgement and wrath as a consequence. Its the truth in every wide civil, social, historical story ever written.
The character of person who is the focus of your worship is what counts. None of the other “gods” was fully God and fully Man as was Jesus of Nazareth. None of them died to save us. Some of these other so-called gods did things Jesus said were damnable sins that are condemned and put him on the cross. By contrast, Jesus was sinless. All religions cannot possibly worship one “god” because their characters, teachings, and behavior are vastly different. Sorry, but the “we all worship the same god” business is a lie.
By the way, there is much historical evidence that Jesus was in India during his "lost years" studying under Buddhist and Hindu gurus. https://www.infinityexplorers.com/jesus-christ-in-india/
Yeah, NO! Jesus Christ the One and Only true God, did NOT need to study under Anyone.... these are lies, lies, lies straight from hell
What historical evidence is there for an Earthly
existence of the Jesus character?
You don't know?! Wow! But good question. I hope you can find the truth. Never mind that time is divided by his time on earth BC and AD and how interesting and strange that ppl want so badly to remove that very interesting historical fact. There are many others.
All anyone has to do is call on the name of the Lord. Seek him and you will find him. Didn’t he say that? So simple even a child can find him.
Have you seen this Lord?
All creation bears witness to the glory and majesty of God. You have seen it yourself. But even Moses was not allowed to see God on the mountain.
18 Then Moses said, ‘Now show me your glory.’
19 “And the Lord said, ‘I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 20 But,’ he said, ‘you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.’“ Jesus and the Holy Spirit bear witness to God’s glory. I can believe without seeing. That’s why it’s called “faith.”
Faith is not proof of anything.
Have you seen any gods lately?
Has anyone alive seen your god?
It is now divided into Before Common Era and Common Era.
The existence of an Earthly Jesus is not a historical fact.
Seriously?! 🙄
Until proven otherwise.
Josephus and others recorded events in the life of Jesus. We have the Bible, but Jesus himself is the WORD. John 1:1-3 says it:
“ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.”
That’s my God. Why would I want to worship one that took children as brides or exist in the form of statues? I want the one that made the universe, walked on water, and, better still, loves us so much that he died to give us eternal life. 😉❤️
Not a single bit of writing about Jesus was done contemporaneously
with his supposed life on Earth.
You said “historical” not contemporaneous. If you don’t like the Bible, Josephus had plenty to say. Indeed, Jesus’ activities were undoubtedly being recorded by his disciples while he was on earth. John was writing letters while imprisoned on the Isle of Patmos. That’s pretty early. If you need a lot of proof, look for it in experience, not in books. Remember, it’s not a religion; it’s a relationship.
The earliest gospels were written decades after the supposed time of Jesus.
Josephus was not born until 37AD, so he could not
have been witness to any Jesus.
Many historians record events they is not actually see. If you’re lookin for eyewitnesses, that would be the disciples. Many of them died in horrible ways for their witness. Who would do that for a lie?
Sadly you are ignorant about world history and historical writings. Of course there are the books of the Bible. Those were actually first person accounts of Jesus life but then they put them in a larger volume, called it a Bible and you despise and laugh it off.
None of the gospel writers wrote during the time of Jesus.
"Although second in the New Testament, Mark is the earliest gospel, written c. 69/70 CE during the Jewish Revolt against Rome. Almost all of Mark appears in Matthew and Luke. Those portions are verbatim in both texts. This is rare in translations and so scholars are convinced that Matthew and Luke had a written copy of Mark before them. In addition to Mark, Matthew and Luke have additional teachings, which also appear verbatim. No source for this has survived, but scholars attribute this to a "Q source"
Bryan Dair, you are right that there is no historical evidence of Jesus as we know him from the New Testament, but what if Jesus' birth, name, origin and story were different from what we are told in the New Testament? No one knows the authors of the gospels and they were written after his death. But there is much historical evidence in India of Jesus where he studied under Buddhist and Hindu masters during his "lost years" and where he later continued his ministry: https://www.infinityexplorers.com/jesus-christ-in-india/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ9z_r-3tIE&list=WL&index=2