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Some say that if Jesus is worshipped as God, as are God the Father and the Holy Spirit, then Christianity is not really monotheistic. The view here is that the Holy Trinity is a fourth-century human device to overcome this criticism. Of course, any criticism of Christianity is superfluous unless monotheism is regarded as somehow superior to polytheism.
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What is the attitude of Jesus in the confrontation with Judas and the soldiers?
I think he was a little sad about being betrayed, but he was calm and accepting about being arrested.
Does the idea of the trinity mean belief in one God?
This depends on your definitions of the words. Since the culture of monotheism, inherited from Judaism, was so strong, it was considered necessary to consider the Holy Trinity as a monotheistic concept of three persons in one God. In fact, the Trinity solved the problem of Jesus being divine within a framework of monotheism.
Do Christians have a choice to accept God as their personal savior?
Everyone has a choice, but the main thing in being a Christian is accepting Jesus as you personal savior. People have a choice of accepting him , or not, but that determines if you are a Christian or not. You can't be a "light" Christian, meaning choosing I want this from Christianity but not that. If you are going to be a Christian, you have to really have faith in God, and know what you believe in. That includes accepting Jesus as your personal savior.
What does a coming to Jesus mean?
dieing Coming to Jesus would be being saved, accepting him by faith that he died and rose again and is alive so that we can live. Read the Bible for yourself and he will reveal himself to you.
What is acceptance into heaven?
There is only one way to get to heaven....... YOU HAVE TO TRUST IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Are their any problems with Jesus being King?
As far as Christians are concerned, there's no problem. But if you assert that Jesus is their King to the followers of different religion, then there's a big problem and may escalate to a Holy War and inquisitions.
What is the benefit of monotheism?
A:A monotheistic religion is one in which there is only one god. There is nothing inherently superior in monotheism, compared to polytheism, the worship of more than one god. However, after the Babylonian Exile, the Jews began to differentiate their religion from those of their neighbours, on the grounds of being monotheistic. Followers of Judaism, and later the followers of Christianity and Islam, accepted without question that monotheism was in some way superior. In any case their God was the only god, an easier claim to communicate. Christianity faced a minor problem in this scenario. Jesus could not be a God if Christianity was monotheistic, but if Christianity chose not to claim monotheism, then a key point of differentiation was lost. By the third century, the concept of the Holy Trinity was being put forward. This resolved the issue, as there was no longer any question that there was only one God, who was three persons in one.A further problem was identified later, especially in the western Church, in the veneration of saints, which some condemned as tantamount to polytheism. This required the Church to place limits on veneration of saints and to formally define veneration of saints as unlike the worship of gods. Prayers to saints were henceforth supposed to be prayers for intercession, not for the saint to provide independent help for the supplicant. Protestants now condemn prayers to saints and say that only God or Jesus should receive prayers.
What is the difference between adoptionists and monophysites?
Monophystism and Adoptionism were both heresies of the early Christian church wrestling with the one problem, accepting the 'mystery' of the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy spirit. Monophysitism was a heresy of the fourth century. Monophysites denied Jesus' dual nature of being both human and divine. They protested that Jesus had divine nature only in one physical body. They also contended that Jesus' divinity was infused into His human form. Adoptionism was a heresy of the second century which claimed that Jesus was born as a human being only and after being testing by God the Father and particularly after His baptism, He was granted full divine and supenatural powers. As a reward for his virtuous life, God raised Jesus from the dead, adopted Him as his son and allowed Him to become part of God The Father.
How did monotheism come into being?
The word monotheism is derived from the Greek monos meaning "single" and theos meaning "god". The English term was first used by Henry More (1614-1687).
Does Mark teaches Trinitarianism or Monotheism?
Mark teaches both Trinitarianism and Monotheism. In Trinitarianism, Mark highlights the belief in one God existing in three distinct persons - the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit. This highlights a belief in the unity and distinctiveness of these three persons within the Godhead.
Are Jewish people Christian?
No! Christianity is defined by the belief in a triune God, that is, one God with three aspects, where one of those aspects was incarnated as Jesus. Judaism is defined in terms of strict monotheism where God is outside of creation and not embodied in any physical being or thing. Judaism classifies the belief in an embodied deity to be a form of idolatry.
What is being saved?
This phrase is "shorthand" among Christians, especially among Evangelicals, for accepting Jesus as a personal savior. The concept is that, under the Levitical system of Judaism, there has to be a sacrifice of some sort for personal sin. Also according to Judaism, there is a system of substitutionary sacrifices although this is not as well taught. In Christianity, this whole concept is culminated in Jesus as a substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of all mankind. While the theology is sound, the question remains...do you believe it? Being saved involves accepting this sacrifice (believing it), confessing that Jesus did die for your sins, and accepting Him as your master and savior. The third part of this theology involves joining the community and actually learning what the whole history of Christianity is all about. This is a personal, private decision although typical confession is done in public. It might be best to attend classes at your local congregation and get more information there.
