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Did Gandhi say he likes Christ but he does not like Christians?
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∙ 16y ago
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No. Gandhi was not a terrorist. The reason why he liked Christ is because Jesus is loving and wants us to love and "be at peace with all people whenever possible". Gandhi saw that people who call them selves 'Christians' are not 'Christlike' (the meaning of Christian). Jesus is perfect, Christians are not, we are just saved from the consequence of our sin, separation from God and eternal damnation. As I see it, most of us are far off from being Christ-like and are not doing the things Jesus desired of our lives. But Gandhi missed the widom that accepting Christ as savior does not make this world or himself perfected till Jesus comes back for us.
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Gandhi was most certainly not a terrorist. He was basically the opposite of a terrorist because terrorists cause suffering. He was a very peaceful man. He was probably making an observation based on some people he had observed who had the name of Christian but did not live up to the high ideals of their master.
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No. Mr Gandhi was not a terrorist. He was only telling the truth, because some are Christians only in name, not in deeds.
Matthew 15:7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
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Gandhi was most likely a religious and moral man and called them as he saw them, honest of opinion.
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∙ 16y agoYes, he said: "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." --Mahatma Gandhi
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Did Gandhi say you can call me Christ like' but don't call me 'Christian?
He said something to effect of "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."
Did Gandhi ever read the Bible?
Yes, Gandhi has read the Bible. In 1888 he came to Britain to study law. Here he read some of the Bible for the first time and was particularly impressed by the Sermon on the Mount with its advice to "resist not evil". "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." - Mahatma Gandhi "If Christians would really live according to the teachings of Christ, as found in the Bible, all of India would be Christian today." - Mahatma Gandhi
Why did Gandhi say he likes Christ but he does not like Christians because they are unlike their Christ?
Answer 6 June 2009Gandhi actually said "I admire Christ, but not Christians"; Gandhi liked/loved all people.It is impossible to say, for certain, why Gandhi made this comment. He lived both in South Africa when it was under British rule, and later in India during the time of the Raj. It is not a matter of debate that, whilst Britain did bring benefits to India, it did so in a manner which was paternalistic and, at times, quite brutal.The fact that the ones doing this to the people of India proclaimed themselves to be followers of Christ, would quite possibly have made an impression on Gandhi, who, it appears, had read the Gospel accounts and saw that Christ's followers were quite unlike Christ Himself. Whereas Christ turned the other cheek, the British rulers could be harsh. Whereas Christ was a person who loved the weak, the oppressed, and the outcast the British rulers were seen to be rich, powerful and elitist.AnswerBecause he was right. There are very, very few Christ-like people in this world and Ghandi quite possibly never met one. This has always been the case; true Christians - not in just name only - are few and far between.Matthew 15:7 "Hypocrites, well did Esaiah prophesy of you, saying, 'This people draw nigh to me with their mouth, and honour me with their lips; but their hearts are far from me."Gandhi loved the Sermon on the Mount and all its teachings and urged his followers to read certain parts of the Bible and adhere to those principles. But, he did not agree with the divinity of the Christ or that no one may enter heaven except through him.For Gandhi, "God is Truth" and vice versa. Christ, like Gandhi, was nonviolent. How many Christians are nonviolent? Therefore, the quote strikes a chord with most people because it rings as absolute truth. Christ wrote "Give away your possessions and follow me." Like Christ, Gandhi had no possessions.
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What are Buddhists beliefs about Christianity?
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Why Gandhi was inspired by Leo Tolstoy?
I'm pretty sure it's in Gandhi's Autobiography The Story of My Experiments with Truth. A quote comes to mind from Gandhi to explain it, "I like your Christ, but I don't like your Christians;" that's basically a way of saying he liked the teachings of Jesus but not the Christendom's spin on the teachings. Tolstoy in his The Kingdom of Heaven is within You had a radical take on Christianity that dissociated itself from Christian institutions and preached non-violence in the face of widespread violence. So, Gandhi liked the non-violence of Christ, which Tolstoy sort of codified in his book. For Gandhi, it became a way of using the West's tactics/ideology against it; he thought Western civilization would be a 'good idea.' The problem to him was, the West wasn't practicing its ideology. Tolstoy explained that.
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