Sunday 28 February 2016

How To Understand Christianity

By Patricia Goldman


Have you encountered someone who claims that he is the Lord or that he has come to save us all? Maybe you've seen someone on TV that says if you believe in his prophecies, we'll all be eligible for salvation? It's not uncommon to see people making prophecies out of the blue and making people believe they have that gift. To the eyes of true religious people, they are nothing but false prophets.

What is a false prophet? A false prophet is someone who makes claims that they have the gift of prophecy. He uses it not only to deceive people, but for objectives of evil. He may be perceived as a prophet, a true prophet to some, but he is a false prophet to many. The Bible has cited in many cases where false prophets have been trying to capture the attention of people by making claims such as Jesus saying they will be like him in performing miracles or that they see the Apocalypse coming from a mile away. False prophets also make claims that they are agents of God and therefore must be followed if you want to be saved.

Christians hold a strong belief about Jesus being the Son of God and being the Messiah. Because of his duties as a Messiah, they acknowledge that by having a strong faith in Jesus, they know even the most sinful will be welcomed for salvation in Heaven. This is quite different from other religious branches because they mostly focus on God but not on Jesus. Christians also see the events of Jesus' life as essential monuments because it shows where their faith is going. When Jesus was born and became fully human, they saw that Jesus was like them. He was like any other human in the world who would be willing to suffer without any regret. He was born as a man and would rise as a God. That's why he is known to "God in Flesh of a man".

Other religions have their own false prophets too like in Islam. A prophet is a false prophet if he comes after Muhammad because it has already been established Muhammad is the true and final prophet. In Judaism, someone is considered a false prophet if he makes too-good-to-be-true prophecies and turn you away from your faith with God and therefore must be punished to death for such rebellion.

The true Christian incorporates a Christian view in life. Whatever he does in life; be it a farmer, a salesman or a computer guy, he always puts everything in the perspective of a true Christian. These are the signs and marks of a true Christian. It may be hard to do for others, but with a diligence, perseverance and faith, even the most basic Christian can become a true Christian in no time.




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