Christianity

Well there is one on Islam so I thought I would start one on christianity. What do people think of it as a religion? Has it done more harm than good in the past? What is it's future? I you are an Athiest Agnostic or from anothe religion would you consider converting?
Can we please keep this thread as uninsulting as possible.

Whats the difference? They all acknowledge they worship similar/the same God.

Well there is one on Islam so I thought I would start one on christianity. What do people think of it as a religion? Has it done more harm than good in the past? What is it's future? I you are an Athiest Agnostic or from anothe religion would you consider converting?
Can we please keep this thread as uninsulting as possible.

I'm a Christian. but i really struggle with it being a "religion"..its a faith and a relationship, not a set of rules and hypocritical teaching. I believe in the Bible and I believe in its authority, I believe that it is incredibly important to obey the commands laid down in the good book simply because I honestly think they are the way for a better life. Also once you have a passion for God you want to please him and show your love for him and this can be done through serving him and obeying his word.

I agree the religion of Christianity has done alot of harm in the past...in my opinion this is because of the hypocrisy of the church, its teaching and its leaders. It makes me so mad that some church leaders call themselves Christians as it black-marks the whole faith. I honestly believe that most none-believers have no real idea of what Christianity is actually all about as they see such a depressing and hypocritical front to it.

Anyone agree? disagree?

If anyone wants to know more about what Christianity is really about then message me...or read the bible...it's all good

Thats what I feel but I don't think many christians would agree I have heard some people say some preety bad things on other forums about the God that Islam worships.

Better to talk to more widely educated christians then.

I am not a christian I was bought up by two atheist parents but I have always believed in god (to their annoyance) So when I hit 14 I decided that I was going to find the religion which best fitted the relationship I wanted to have with God. I spent a lot of time looking into the major religions especially christianity and I read the bible I attended a few services in different denominations but I just couldn't really get over the idea that we are all sinners and If you commit sin you go to hell. I didn't like some of the intollerence that is preached in christianity and other religions aswell saying that all people who follow any other religion aren't worshiping god and will go to hell ect. Because my personal belief is that all religions are worshipping god in their own way. Also I don't agree with the christian church's stance on lost of things like the fact that lust is a sin and homosexuality. I guess I just didn't like the fact that everything is dictated to you. Haveing read the bible I thought that it was a really good book and I do believe in alot of things that it teaches however I thought it should be used as a guide not as the hard line this is the only way ect. So in the end after alot of investiagtion I decided paganism was the way for me. But in the end the main flaw I find with christianity is the fact that you don't have much leway to form the relationship with god individually it is a bit to strictly laid out for my liking.

Maybe I am just telling you that it is what I have found in my exeriance. I have been on a few forums ect where I have hear many people saying that the Islamic god is satan ect.

Haveing read the bible I thought that it was a really good book and I do believe in alot of things that it teaches however I thought it should be used as a guide not as the hard line this is the only way ect. So in the end after alot of investiagtion I decided paganism was the way for me. But in the end the main flaw I find with christianity is the fact that you don't have much leway to form the relationship with god individually it is a bit to strictly laid out for my liking.

To my knowledge, the 'higher' parts of christianity acknowledge that the major world religions worship the same God.

If you have read the bible and you understand it you will understand that god lays out the way he wants to be worshiped and it is not dictated by chrisitianity.

What I don't get is:

As Christians where is the line between witnessing as Jesus instructed and the "judge not lest you be judged" aspect of CHristianity? I think this is where a lot of problems lie.

The bible is a christian text and is therefore dictated by christianity. Other relgions have texts which are different and also say how god should be worshipped. I believe that each religion worships god in a particular way and that no religion is any more right than any other. I feel that people follow the religion which best allows them to worship god in the way they want.

Witnessing is telling others about God. What it means by the judgeing thing is that you should not judge someone for a sin if you are a sinner. One of the main points of christianity is that everyone is a sinner.

The bible is a christian text and is therefore dictated by christianity. Other relgions have texts which are different and also say how god should be worshipped. I believe that each religion worships god in a particular way and that no religion is any more right than any other. I feel that people follow the religion which best allows them to worship god in the way they want.

Dictated by God, interpreted by humans and CHristians. God/the Bible/Christianity/The CHurch inhabit a precarious place where the truth is all messed up with silly human faults.

Can I just add, that worship of God is not the same as organised religion. I can worship God by talking to him, not just by taking communion or singing in a chapel.

Of course i know what witnessing is - but how can you identify who is in need of witnessing without judging their sins? It's difficult. The whole don't point out a speck of dust in someone else's eye unless yours is clear thing rings in my mind. I was just thinking about it the other day and thought I would have to ask my theology friend about it.