While nowhere as easy as the Lotus Sutra in Buddhism in terms of obtaining guaranteed "Buddhahood" (i.e., salvation), Christianity in it's basic message and teachings bring forth the path to salvation through a fairly easy and easily-understood process that the Western mind had little problem digesting.
Yeah, almost TOO easy to digest. How come it's "easily-understood" yet a few people have said that they are "Christian" but not religious. The Christian message actually is having less and less effect on the western world, but is still finding new ones in lands where there's less intellect-based faith and more faith-based intellect. Being self-assuming goes against the Bible, being that we are to be led not LEAD. (Jer 10:23)
Originally posted by holycowSVTpaul: All the gospels of the New Testatment were written well past the year 100 AD and their authors are quite circumspect. Keep in mind too, there was no "Bible" in the early days of Chrisitanity. What once was considered as canon and doctrine used to be up for debate.
None of the gospels could have been written by or after 100 AD or else something so drastic as Jerusalem being destroyed in 70 AD surely would have been included in at least One book. They were taught to not think too much of themselves like the Pharisees and scribes who'd proclaim their prominence. Too, they were persecuted for their new beliefs as Jesus warned. Hence their cautious attitude would be justified. Their bible was dozens of scrolls like our bible but not bound together. Same words same thought as today. It's man who has changed it's true meanings on things like celibacy, homosexuality, and masturbation.
Originally posted by holycowSVTpaul: What I am saying is, it's really not my business unless it does directly corrupt my children.
No one, in their right mind, chooses harmful consequences which are direct, immediate, and obvious. Imho, if I was to wait for direct attacks on Me or my (theoretical) children , that wouldn't be a proactive way to fight wrong.
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