Terrence---Your words reveal a profound confusion and misunderstanding about Christ
and Christianity. It is true there were no Christians before the Crucifixion and
the Resurrection but not for the mythical reason that you state. Jesus's Crucifixion
and Ressurection ushered in a new Covenant and a New Creation. He was the
first born from the dead. All that have faith in Him become Born-Again and join the
New Creation.
The argument about when was the term Christian first used is the product
of a petty and adolescent mind that is intrigued with Talmudic fables.
Christians were called the 'followers of the way' until
'The believers were first called Christians at antioch.'
Your last statement is the crown of your ignorance.
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"The followers of this new philosophy, both an outgrowth of and
repudiation of classic Judaism adopted the term which was meant to be derisive."
Christianity is neither an outgrowth nor the repudiation of "classical Judaism".
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Your misusage of the term "classical Judaism" is revealing. It subtly connects
the classical Hebrew and Temple religion of the Old Testament to modern Talmudic
Judaism. Modern Talmudic Judaism is in fact the complete repudiation and denial
of the Classical Hebrew Temple religion of the OT.
Christianity, on the other hand, is the fulfillment and essence of the
ancient Hebrew-Temple religion of the Old Testament. Christ did not come to
destroy but to fulfill. CHRISTIANITY IS THE EPITOME OF THE ANCIENT HEBREW
RELIGION.
Jesus became the eternal sacrifice for the sins of Israel and the sins
of all mankind. Therefore, there is no longer a need for a Levitical Priesthood,
nor is there a need for burnt offerings and animal sacrifices. That is why God
permanently destroyed the Temple and the Levitical prietshood.
All believers of all nations become the Preists of God through the new
birth in Jesus's blood. Therefore, there is no need for a genealogy.
The new genealogy is counted by faith--all who believe in Jesus become
the True Israel of God. That is why God destroyed the genealogy of the
fleshly Isrealites in 70 AD.
All people of all nations that believe in Christ are the New Nation of Israel.
That is why God destroyed the ancient nation of Israel. The people of God
are not bound by geography or genetics.
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In l948, Satan began the establishment of a counterfeit "Israel of God"
in the Middle-East. Satan has raised up the "SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN" to
deceived Christians and blaspheme the name of Jesus. Satan has regathered
false anti-Christ "jews" from every nation and planted them in the
old land of fleshly Israel. Satan has enetered many Christian Churches
and pointed to his anti-christ creation as the fulfillment of prophecy.
THE SIGNS TO IDENTIFY SATANS COUNTERFEIT--
--They reject God and His Messiah, Jesus Christ.
--They have no Levitical Priesthood.
--They have no genealogy.
--They have no Ark of The Covenant.
--They have no Lampstand, no manna, no rod of Aaron, no tablets of stone.
--They have no Aaronic Priesthood.
The Christian Church is the New Israel of God--the fulfillment of the Old Covenant.
Christianity is not a "new philosophy" as Terrence wrongly says, but
the very heart and extension of the Old Tesatment Hebrew-Temple religion. |
