bxcode:

They were called the followers of Jesus bro.... that name Christians just came about to simplified the sentence. Everything you said is correct. Christians sort of gave them a name ie proper noun. And if you check the word Christians was even hardly used despite that naming that happened in Antioch. But people gradually changed from being called the disciples or followers of Jesus commonly to being called Christians, all still the same but with a change in nomenclature. Wow... you know your bible.

thanks!
And i think what is important is not the naming at Antioch,
what is important is what Jesus did at the cross.
name or no name it is the same people that were saved that were later called christians at Antioch.
so, Christianity remains a religion,
the religion Jesus Christ brought

bxcode:
God bless you Op, God is really raising his army of young generals in this end time. You are not alone bro, it's the same spirit that beareth witness that we are sons of God.
We are not afraid to take the kingdom of God to world anymore. Keep the good news spreading.

Thanks for the encouragement


May we all remain in the bosom of the Lord and come to the fullness of Christ!

paxonel:

thanks!
And i think what is important is not the naming at Antioch,
what is important is what Jesus did at the cross.
name or no name it is the same people that were saved that were later called christians at Antioch.
so, Christianity remains a religion,
the religion Jesus Christ brought

Jesus never brought any religion from anywhere, even the pattern of His death was from the traditions the Jews had from the time of Moses. He said so Himself that ""Don't misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses
or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose."


And as regards the name, you were right but how many "Christians" now do you see doing what Jesus of the Apostles did back then?


Most of them are under bondage of different kinds of doctrines and 'laws' of all kinds...this article is a tool to tell them what they don't know about themselves

sonmvayina:
Christainity is and will always be a religion..there is no other description of it..Emperior constantine wanted a super religion to make his subject governable, so he called for a council in Nicea. they had two options --Mithrasm or christainity..aftet much arguements they went with christainity and jesus was formally made the official god of chhristainity..

Somebody have been reading too many Dan Brown's novels

damilareoye:
Christianity is not a religion but 'a way of life' . and when you live in likes manner, you are tagged Christian because you have a Christlike behavior just like the first disciples of Jesus Christ.

Today,many Christians don't know that,they think just because they go to church or because they're born into christian homes they are christian

Myde4naija:
u said xtianity is a ways of life OK can u please explain exactly how xtianity tell us to worship God

Let's start from the basics,

Jesus said "Love your Parents,love your neighbour and Love God"


This is the best way to ensure that you are truly worshipping God,I mean,if you love somebody,truly love that person,I won't be hard to praise him or want to spend time with the person...

Raotito:
Find out what Christianity is all about here, because Christianity is the Church of Jesus Christ that is going to be the co-rulers to rule this world. www.iwwm.org

Just a question bro,


When do you intend to rule 'this world'??

bxcode:

Christianity started in Antioch, present day Turkey. The disciples of Jesus were the first people to be called Christians because they lived like Christ and acted like him while he was on earth and the people didn't see a befitting name to call them but simply called them Christians(Christ-like). Mind you when all these were happening the people already have their Jewish religion and customs with them. So if Christianity is a religion, why didn't the first observers of the disciples look for a name within their religious beliefs to call them? This goes to show that Christianity has nothing to do with religion. It's simply living after a man's ways of life ie Jesus Christ and that man is God himself who has ever been even before man formed his first religion which I don't know about.
Christianity is not a religion.
Christ is bigger than any religion doctrine of man.
Isint That's Awesome?

Absolutely Awesome!!

kestolove95:
Rubbish...xtainity was never and will never b a religion...

hehehehe that's funny

lampardizik:






Jesus never brought any religion from anywhere, even the pattern of His death was from the traditions the Jews had from the time of Moses. He said so Himself that ""Don't misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses
or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose."


And as regards the name, you were right but how many "Christians" now do you see doing what Jesus of the Apostles did back then?


Most of them are under bondage of different kinds of doctrines and 'laws' of all kinds...this article is a tool to tell them what they don't know about themselves

But inspite that they of different kind of doctrines and laws, they all believe that keeping the law of moses specifically the 10 commandments, is right?
And also, they all maintain their believe in Jesus Christ which is what makes Christianity one religion inspite the differences in doctrines and creed?
i want to ask, what do you understand by the term FAITH according to the bible?
is Christianity not one faith?
is Judaism not another faith?
is Islam also not a faith?
can you distinguish between faith and religion?
is faith not the old term for a modern day word called RELIGION?

paxonel:

But inspite that they of different kind of doctrines and laws, they all believe that keeping the law of moses specifically the 10 commandments, is right?
And also, they all maintain their believe in Jesus Christ which is what makes Christianity one religion inspite the differences in doctrines and creed?
i want to ask, what do you understand by the term FAITH according to the bible?
is Christianity not one faith?
is Judaism not another faith?
is Islam also not a faith?
can you distinguish between faith and religion?
is faith not the old term for a modern day word called RELIGION?

Faith,according to the bible is the response of the human spirit to the word of God.

I'll use Abraham as an example since he is called the father of faith.


First,God says to him,leave your country,start a journey with your wife....he had no idea where he was going or where he would wound up,no map or anything of the sort,but then he went still.


It is recorded in the bible that God told and he did without question...that's faith!

Now religion on the other hand is man trying to reach God,trying to fill that vacuum that they feel ever so often and trying desperately too!



They are way too different