Protestantism

» pink101 - Burned Alive At The Stake

In response to My Opinion, Of Course posted by Migisi:
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Well, my deeper point is that Christianity is a highly personal belief system.
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What you see going on here in these threads is indicative of Christianity as an organized Religionist ideology. Since you bring up the apostle Paul, he is the one who warns us about these Religionists--he calls them Judaizers. They claim you must adhere to some special teachings of one brand or another or else you will spend eternity excommunicated from God--a denial of your inalienable rights..
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They demand an adherence to a specific set of docringes be it Roman Catholic or some other brand. If you don't believe a certain way, then you obviously are not a true believer. So, you, Migisi, are cast out of their inner circles and must declare yourself to be an unbeliever. You cannot depend on the basic Gospel as it was given by Jesus that he--HIS WAY--is the ONLY way. So, what was HIS WAY if it isn't a personal relationship with God outside the rules and rig-a-ma-role of any other teaching? And, I am declared to be--at worst--an agent of the Devil for expressing such a belief and--at best--a poor misguided soul. Several hundred years ago, I would have been burned alive at the stake in the village square.
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Jesus taught that your relationship with God is between you and God--no one else. He said, "I--MY WAY--am/is the way--no one can have a relationship with God unless they do it the way I do it."
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The idea of Inalienable Rights as they are posed in the Declaration of Independence supports the teachings of Jesus. The right to a personal relationship with God cannot be taken away from us by anyone--not even by our own efforts.
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Period.
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-- posted by pink101