Motivation of Christianity

[Fool]

What is the incentive to being christian?

 

[Earthling]

What is the incentive to being christian?

That depends upon the individual, doesn't it? Traditional? Cultural? Familial? Religious? Spiritual? Social?

 

[1213]

What is the incentive to being christian?

If Christian means disciple of Jesus as it originally was, my motive is that Jesus is great King and I want to follow him. He is good and wise and truthful.

 

[Fool]

If Christian means disciple of Jesus as it originally was, my motive is that Jesus is great King and I want to follow him. He is good and wise and truthful.

so is lao-tzu, siddhartha gautama, cyrus, even daniel referred to nebuchadnezzar as a great king.


so what is the quid pro quo that you get for following jesus. the reward?

 

[osgart]

A new heart in an everlasting kingdom of pure love is the promise.

 

[whirlingmerc]

What is the incentive to being christian?

To glorify God and enjoy Him forever

 

[Desert Snake]

Liberal and somewhat compatible parallel to Bible belief.

Subjective question,

 

[Desert Snake]

Obviously there can be reasons to be a christian.

 

[Fool]

To glorify God and enjoy Him forever

but you can do all that as a zoroastrian, yazidi, druze, muslim, jew, baha'i, sikh, et al. why become a christian?

 

[whirlingmerc]

but you can do all that as a zoroastrian, yazidi, druze, muslim, jew, baha'i, sikh, et al. why become a christian?

Jesus coming back from the dead does show that 'the check cleared' as far as 'payment for sins'

Do you see a like example in another view?

 

[Thief]

What is the incentive to being christian?

well....if ever I saw a man walk on water....
I would not let Him out of my sight

I would dread having to sleep
what?....wake up and find Him gone....!!!!!

but that's a myth.....right?
can't happen
didn't happen

still....there are those parables He taught....

 

[Fool]

Jesus coming back from the dead does show that 'the check cleared' as far as 'payment for sins'

Do you see a like example in another view?

uh huh


Mansur al-Hallaj


Matthew 23:35
That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

 

[Fool]

well....if ever I saw a man walk on water....
I would not let Him out of my sight

I would dread having to sleep
what?....wake up and find Him gone....!!!!!

but that's a myth.....right?
can't happen
didn't happen

still....there are those parables He taught....

evidently walking on water and turning it into wine is known among other eastern sages of antiquity

 

[Thief]

evidently walking on water and turning it into wine is known among other eastern sages of antiquity

let me know when you get it down pat

 

[1213]

so what is the quid pro quo that you get for following jesus. the reward?

I got his wisdom and that is why I want to support him.

 

[syo]

What is the incentive to being christian?

The people who invented christianity were heavily pagans. Christianity is a branch of paganism, like a deteriorate paganism. It's also popular.

 

[Fool]

The people who invented christianity were heavily pagans. Christianity is a branch of paganism, like a deteriorate paganism. It's also popular.

most systems incorporate ideas from other systems.

 

[TheBannerofHomuraAkemi]

What is the incentive to being christian?

Everyone wants to have meaning in their life.

I tend to think a good portion of it is pascal's wager. Though I have nothing to sustain that.

 

[1213]

The people who invented christianity were heavily pagans. Christianity is a branch of paganism, like a deteriorate paganism. It's also popular.

Please explain, on what basis Christianity is paganism?

 

[Fool]

Please explain, on what basis Christianity is paganism?

Judaism was influence by Babylonian, Egyptian, Canaanite, Zoroastrian, and Greek influences.


christianity was obviously influenced by greek ideas too.


its a no brainer