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Ask The Pastor
April 14, 2003
Brittany,
I'll break your questions into parts so that you can follow my
answers better.
> Question:
> I was wondering when the religion of Christianity
was founded.
The new covenant was set in place by Jesus Christ Himself,
through his death, burial, and resurrection. As for Christianity being
a religion, this depends how we view religion. In the Bible, the
Christian faith is never spoken of as a religion. However, the term
usually speaks of a way of worship. Since Christians do worship
God through His Son Jesus Christ, Christianity is often spoken of as a
religion.
> See, I know that Jesus did not come to start a new
religion, but to
> only show the way, the truth, and how to live.
Good. You have defined what the new covenant is all about.
> See I just want to make sure that I am not a
product of my culture,
> but a seeker of the true Lord.
I am glad to hear this. The true Lord is Jesus Himself. He came to
give us Himself. But it is also important to understand that the
Church, which simply means God's people called together, was
ordained by and set in place through Jesus Christ. Every believer should be
a member of God's Church.
> I'm kinda confused then about all the different
religions. I know
> that "religion" is not what matters, but when it comes to things
> like buddist and muslims, it does matter.
Religion is very important to groups like Buddhists and Muslims. All
any religion can do, that is outside Jesus Christ, is give a system of
searching with its rules and rituals. But in Jesus the search ends. In
Him alone we meet the eternal God. Jesus is actually God
incarnate.
> People say that Jesus may have been influence my
the buddist
> religion, but I do not believe this is true.
Jesus Christ had no need of being influenced by any religion. He
Himself is the Creator of all things.
> I know this is a lot, but I'm really wondering
about it all.
It is my pleasure to provide some answers to your questions.
Always feel free to write me.
The Lord bless you,
Buddy
Bro. Buddy Martin - Ask
the Pastor
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Lawrence "Buddy" Martin
email: Bro.Buddy@ChristianChallenge.org
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