Christians?, with all these post, are there any christians here? Options

[Juris Khan]

is anybody here a Christian, and if so, do you really believe and follow Christ, because with all these posts about having sex and whatnot, it doesn't necessarily sound like it...but i don't want to be judgmental and say that you're not...

[Kontroll]

Actually, Jeremy is right. Jesus probably wasn't a carpenter. If you look at the original translations of the Bible, it refers to him as a 'Teknon.' That's Greek for 'Hand Worker.' I believe that is correct. That could have been any occupation considering in those days they really didn't have machines like we do, and most work was probably done with your hands. So, He could have been weaving baskets for all we know.

Secondly, I'm a Christian, not a good one at that, but I still am. It's not like you can lose your salvation. If you think so, show me. I don't agree with Jeremy on 99 percent of anything we talk about that involves rigorous debate, so don't think I'm siding with him cause he's my friend.

Jesus was Middle Eastern. He was a Nazarene. He did have long hair because Nazarene's weren't allowed to cut their hair. As was Samson, if you all remember your Biblical histroy.

I don't know much about the Bible, or Jesus, but there are some key principles that I do know. Those are the ones that are keeping my life in check for the most part. I believe in Christianity, not blindly, but out of faith. Faith is trust. Trust isn't blind. Love is blind.

I don't feel that we should all be scholars about the Bible, cause I really don't think that's what Jesus was going for. I mean, he helped the poor, sick and widowed. I'm sure they all knew so much about Him and God. I believe that all he really wants is a relationship with Him and that we put our trust in Him 100 percent. Yes, 100 percent. It talks about that in the Bible.

My beliefs on Catholicism is that it is a sect of Christianity, but an outdated philosophy that really only looks at the ritualistic aspects of Christianity. To say that the Pope is an intermediary between God and us is blasphemous, because the only intermediary was Jesus. Yes, there were prophets and all that spoke directly with God, but they didn't tell us that we had to talk through them in order to speak with God. The pope is 100 percent human and nothing else. Jesus was 100 percent human and 100 percent God. He was flesh incarnate.

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[*kryogenix*]

My beliefs on Catholicism is that it is a sect of Christianity, but an outdated philosophy that really only looks at the ritualistic aspects of Christianity. To say that the Pope is an intermediary between God and us is blasphemous, because the only intermediary was Jesus. Yes, there were prophets and all that spoke directly with God, but they didn't tell us that we had to talk through them in order to speak with God. The pope is 100 percent human and nothing else. Jesus was 100 percent human and 100 percent God. He was flesh incarnate.

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My belief on Catholicism is that it is the Church that Jesus Christ himself started and is the only valid sect of Christianity as all the other flavors were started by men and not by God.

I don't understand what you mean by an intermediary, but the Pope has authority because St. Peter was given the authority as the first Pope by Jesus himself. This is where apostolic tradition comes in and a whole other debate.