Churchianity vs True Christianity!!
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Why a Hindu Accepts Christ and Rejects Churchianity
by Swami Abhedananda
A Hindu distinguishes the religion of the churches from the religion of Jesus Christ. Speaking from the Hindu standpoint, the religion that the churches uphold and preach today, that has been built around the personality of Jesus the Christ, and which is popularly known as Christianity, should be called 'Churchianity', in contradistinction to that pure religion of the heart that was taught by Jesus the Christ and practised by his disciples. The religion of Christ or true Christianity had no dogma, no creed, no system, and no theology. It was a religion of the heart, a religion without any ceremonies, without ritual, without priest-craft. It was not based upon any book, but upon the feelings of the heart, upon direct communion of the individual soul with the heavenly Father. On the contrary, the religion of the church is based upon a book, believes in dogmas, professes a creed, has an organized system for preaching it, is backed up by theologies, performs rituals, practises ceremonials, and obeys the commands of a host of priests.
The religion of Christ was a religion of love, renunciation and self-control; it was a religion of God-consciousness. As these are the highest ideals among the Hindus, they accept Christ and His true religion in so far as it is one with their ideals; but when they see that Churchianity does not preach renunciation, and that its advocates do not practise love for all, nor show self-control, when they see that Christian governments encourage vice by opium trade, liquor trade, and introduce intoxicating things among innocent and temperate people for the sake of gain, they reject a religion which allows such things. They believe in Jesus the Christ as the Son of God, and know that he did not teach such things.
The duty of true religion is to broaden the human mind, to open the spiritual eyes, to lead humanity to the realization of oneness with the supreme Father in Heaven, and to repress all quarrels over dogmas and creeds. As long as we are not spiritual, we fight and quarrel, but when we realize that God dwells within us, that we are all children of God, irrespective of nationality, creed or denomination, when we rise above all dogmas, above beliefs, theories, and sectarianism, then, and then alone, we are the true followers of the Christ. Then, and then alone, are we able to say with Jesus, "I and my Father are one". The Hindus leave aside the disputed personality that dwells in each individual soul and believes that each soul is a latent Christ. They believe that the voice of God tells this truth within each soul, but we do not listen to it, through our ignorance and selfishness. Krishna says: "Giving up all the formalities of religion, come unto Me, take refuge in Me, I shall make thee free from sins, sorrows and sufferings".
Jesus says: "Come unto Me all ye that are weary and heavy-laden and I will give you rest". Let us listen to that voice, for it is one and the same, and let us follow it. Let us realize the spirit of true Christianity that was exhibited in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. Let us live as he lived, and be living Christs on earth. The Hindu is not satisfied merely to accept Christ in theory, but he strives hard to live the life, which Jesus lived, to lead a life of renunciation, of self-control and of love to all. Thus he seeks to fulfil the mandates of that eternal Religion which is taught by Christ-Krishna, Christ-Buddha, and Christ-Jesus.
From : http://www.agoracosmopolitan.com/home/Religion/2006/04/26/01185.html
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aiyah........end of the day.....it's the 10% monthly tax on your income they;'re interested in...........without the money..........there'll be no Vatican even............no one want to be pastors liao.........
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Originally posted by Asromanista2001:
aiyah........end of the day.....it's the 10% monthly tax on your income they;'re interested in...........without the money..........there'll be no Vatican even............no one want to be pastors liao.........
There are some pastors who is willing to preach the truth on the risk of losing some money and audiences.They are even willing to live a simple lifestyle just to preach the truth.They are willing to have a simple meal like Macdonalds.
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So the moral of this topic is that it is safe to watch Strike Witches Season 1 and Season 2 but try not to get too crazily extreme about religions?
OK, I GET IT.
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Originally posted by pavarotti:
There are some pastors who is willing to preach the truth on the risk of losing some money and audiences.They are even willing to live a simple lifestyle just to preach the truth.They are willing to have a simple meal like Macdonalds.
macdonalds is simple meal?
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Originally posted by laurence82:
macdonalds is simple meal?
Macdonalds is the cheapest you can get in America.America dont have wet market or hawker centre or coffee shop.
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Interesting view point.
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I think some buddhist texts and sutras also spoke of the same "christ-ness" within our lives. But they called it "buddha nature".
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alamak..........Demon.............
All religions are based on the external reality illusion..............Buddhism is the reverse..........
just as scientists are now saying there's no physical reality and the universe is just a hologram.............
when you keep looking and thinking on an ''external'' level................you are actually daydreaming...........that's why things like heaven get created..........
#### people start to dream of a wondeful eternal after-life....................they crave it so much they believe it's real.........
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Originally posted by pavarotti:
There are some pastors who is willing to preach the truth on the risk of losing some money and audiences.They are even willing to live a simple lifestyle just to preach the truth.They are willing to have a simple meal like Macdonalds.
some pastors are good people............misled by a man-made religion............but they're okay people.........
on the other hand you have the top guys at Vatican laundering money for the mafia............and megachurch pastors living the high life...............driving Porsches and living in hi-end condos..............
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Originally posted by pavarotti:
Macdonalds is the cheapest you can get in America.America dont have wet market or hawker centre or coffee shop.
But singapore, macdonald is not simple mealits more expensive than usual hawker centre
unless u talking about chop-carrot-head food republic
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true