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Quote by: Will_00  First of all, many people believe in Christianity - That is Great - yet many believe it is as well a Religion, which I may point out is not true. According to the world Christianity is most certainly a Religion, yet according to the Bible (Which is True at All Times) it is a Relationship with Jesus Christ. |
Essentially I agree with your first statement, and part of your second one.
True at all times? Which version are you referring to? There are many. Do you exclude the books Nicea excluded? The Catholic bible has more books that the protestant, are they excluded or included? Good News vs. King James, vs.... Is the differing genealogy of Jesus, both which end in Joseph who had nothing to do with it, absolutely true? There's so much to cover here: including worshipping a "perfect book," and those who may, or may not, have been the authors, instead of where the focus should be: Jesus. Jesus wrote nothing: at least nothing that has survived. For the "Old" there were also authors: some possibly known, some not. Plus, authorship was rather loosely defined in those times: could be disciple of a disciple or discipleS of a disciple.
Note: I believe all faiths are about their prophets and their deities. Organized religon, however, is mostly about power and skewing the message so hierarchy can keep, and use, such power.