Christianity Vs Christ And His Bible

CHRISTIANITY VS. CHRIST Copyright by R. Tyler 4/15/07 [email protected] [email protected] This link describes the violent activities of a "Christian" group/movement. http://www.christianaggression.org/item_display.php?id=1141970933&type=articles This article alleges Christian corruption, terrorism, coercion and violence. Let's define the terms of this accusation first. Is "Christianity" Christ's Way? Let's define our terms. Merriam-Webster "Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary" defines Christianity and the Christian religion as "A personal set or institutionalized system of religious beliefs and practices . . . derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as Sacred Scripture. . . ." Anyone familiar with the Roman Catholic or the Eastern Orthodox or the national Protestant churhes knows that system of institutionalized religious beliefs and practices is more derived from people than from Jesus Christ, and often not based on the Bible as Sacred Scripture. There is nothing in the Bible about a system of popes, arch-bishops, priests, nuns, large and expensive temples or cathedrals, standardized church services, standardized church organization, church membership requirements, a national or international physical/social organization and/or hierarchy, or a church security force. These are all man made derived from cultures and from inappropriate and misinterpreted Scriptures in the Bible. What does Jesus say about such a man made system of institutionalized religious beliefs and practices allegedly derived from Jesus Christ, and supposedly based on the Bible as Sacred Scripture? ***Mark 7: 6 [Jesus] answer was: "It was well said by Isaiah when he prophesied about you hypocrites in the words--'This is a people that honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far removed from me; 7 But vainly do they worship me, for they teach merely the precepts of men.' 8 You neglect God's commandments and hold to the traditions of men. 9 Wisely do you set aside God's commandments," he exclaimed, "to keep your own traditions! . . . 13 In this way you nullify the words of God by your traditions, which you hand down; and you do many similar things." Did you get that? Jesus Himself says that the man made system of institutionalized religious beliefs and practices allegedly derived from Jesus Christ, and supposedly based on the Bible as Sacred Scripture is vain worship, neglect of the commandments of God, and nullification of the words of God. Clearly Jesus did not institute or originate "Christianity", the man made systems of institutionalized religious beliefs and practices allegedly derived from Jesus Christ, and supposedly based on the Bible as Sacred Scripture. Is anyone surprised that people would corrupt, distort and misrepresent Christ and the Bible in order to advance their own selfish and evil purposes? What is Christ's Way? Does it institute or support corruption, terrorism, coercion and violence? 1.) Consider what Jesus says about how His followers should act towards their enemies - violent Hindus, Moslems, Communists - and the corruption, terror, violence and coercion or their enemies: ******Luke 6: 27* ¶ But to you who hear I say--Love your enemies, show kindness to those who hate you, 28* Bless those who curse you, pray for those who insult you. 29* When a man gives one of you a blow on the cheek, offer the other cheek as well;

and, when any one takes away your cloak, do not keep back your coat either. 30 Give to every one who asks of you; and, when any one takes away what is yours, do not demand its return. 31 Do to others as you wish them to do to you. 32 If you love only those who love you, what thanks will be due to you? Why, even the outcast love those who love them! 33 For, if you show kindness only to those who show kindness to you, what thanks will be due to you? Even the outcast do that! 34 If you lend only to those from whom you expect to get something, what thanks will be due to you? Even the outcast lend to the outcast in the hope of getting as much in return! 35* But love your enemies, and show them kindness, and lend to them, never despairing. Then your reward shall be great, and you shall be Sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the thankless and the bad. 36* Learn to be merciful--even as your Father is merciful. TCNT ******Rom 12:16 Have the same respect one for another, not minding high things, but going along with the lowly: be not wise in your own eyes: 17 recompensing to no one evil for evil: providing things honest before all men: 18 if possible, as far as depends on you, living in peace with all men; 19* not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath; for it is written, Vengeance belongs to me, *I* will recompense, saith the Lord. 20 If therefore thine enemy should hunger, feed him; if he should thirst, give him drink; for, so doing, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head. 21* Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. TCNT Jesus clearly told His followers to do no corruption, terrorizing, coercing and violence toward friend or foe. Those who corrupt, terrorize, coerce and do violence in the name of Christ know neither the true Christ nor His true Word. 2.) Remember that when Jesus walked on the earth as a human, He and his countrymen were living under the oppression of the Roman army and Caesar the dictator. Paul lived and wrote under the heal of such corrupt dictators as Nero and Caligula. The Israelites were taxed without representation and they lived under martial law. Consider what Jesus told His followers to do about such corrupt, terrorizing, coercing and violent governments - Hindu, Moslem, Communist - and their agents: ******Mat 5:43* ¶ You have heard that it was said--'Thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thy enemy.' 44 I, however, say to you--Love your enemies [including oppressive Roman or Nazi soldiers, Nero or Hitler], and pray for those who persecute you, 45 That you may become Sons of your Father who is in Heaven; for he causes his sun to rise upon bad and good alike, and sends rain upon the righteous and upon the unrighteous. 46 For, if you love only those who love you, what reward will you have? Even the tax-gatherers do this! 47 And, if you show courtesy to your brothers only, what are you doing more than others? Even the Gentiles do this! 48 You, then, must become perfect--as your heavenly Father is perfect.TCNT ******1 Tim 2: 1* ¶ I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings be made for all men [including oppressive Roman soldiers]; 2 for kings [like Nero, Caligula or Hitler] and all that are in dignity, that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all piety and gravity; 3 for this is good and acceptable before our Saviour God, 4 who desires that all men [including Nero or Hitler] should be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. ******Rom 13:1 * ¶ Let every one obey the supreme Authorities [including the oppressive Romans]. For no Authority [including Nero and Hitler] exists except by the will of God, and the existing Authorities have been appointed by God. 2* Therefore he who sets himself against the authorities is resisting God's appointment, and those who resist will bring a judgement upon themselves. 3* A good action has nothing to fear from Rulers; a bad action has. Do you want to have no reason to fear the Authorities? Then do what is good, and you will win their praise. 4* For they are God's servants appointed for your good. But, if you do what is wrong, you may well be afraid; for the sword they carry is not without meaning! They are God's servants to

inflict his punishments on those who do wrong. 5* You are bound, therefore, to obey, not only through fear of God's punishments, but also as a matter of conscience. 6 This, too, is the reason for your paying taxes; for the officials are God's officers, devoting themselves to this special work. TCNT +++Jesus clearly told His followers to do no corruption, terrorizing, coercing and violence toward friend or foe. Jesus clearly taught here that the only one who has the right to use a weapon to get anyone to do anything is an official agent of the governing authorities, of the rulers of the land, of the government. Those who are not official agents of the governing authorities, of the rulers of the land, of the government, and use weapons or violence against others to do their own will on others are not true followers or disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. What is Christ's Way, as opposed to "Christianity's" way? How do people live Christ's Way? ******Mt 10:16 Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves. ******Mat 25:34* Then the King will say to those on his right 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, enter upon possession of the Kingdom prepared for you ever since the beginning of the world. 35 For, when I was hungry, you gave me food; when I was thirsty, you gave me drink; when I was a stranger, you took me to your homes; 36 When I was naked, you clothed me; when I fell ill, you visited me; and when I was in prison, you came to me.' 37 Then the Righteous will answer 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you? Or thirsty, and give you a drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger, and take you to our homes? Or naked, and clothe you? 39 When did we see you ill, or in prison, and come to you?' 40* And the King will reply 'I tell you, as often as you did it to one of these my Brothers, however lowly, you did it to me.'TCNT ******Isa 58:6 Is not this the fast which I have chosen: To break loose the bands and chains of wickedness, Releasing those unjustly bound; To undo and shake off the burdens and ropes of the yoke/oppression/bondage; And to send out free the oppressed, And you break, draw and tear off every yoke/oppression/bondage? 7 Is it not to share and deal your bread/food to the hungry, And bring home the mourning, poor, needy and homeless wanderers; And when you see the naked, clothe and cover him, And from your own flesh/kin, don't hide yourself. Fulfilling your duty to your kin? . . . 9 . . . If you remove from among you the yoke/oppression/bondage, The putting forth of the finger, the unjust speech, False accusation, slander, finger-pointing, and malicious talk; 10 And do generously bring out food to the hungry soul, And do satisfy the afflicted soul, Meeting the needs of the troubled person; then shall thy light rise in the darkness, and thine obscurity be as midday; 11 and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, YLT, Darby, Holman,CJB ******1Cor 13: 4* ¶ Love is long-suffering, and kind; Love is never envious, never boastful, never conceited, never behaves unbecomingly; 5 Love is never self-seeking, never provoked, never reckons up her wrongs; 6 Love never rejoices at evil, but rejoices in the triumph of Truth; 7 Love bears with all things, every trustful, ever hopeful, ever patient. ******Php 2:15* so that you may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation. Among these you shine as lights in the world, . . .

+++So Jesus showed us that their is no contradiction between kindly exposing and rebuking the depraved and their sin, while at the same time praying for them and unselfishly and compassionately cherishing them with His Love. Luke 6:27-37 etc show clearly that while we are to kindly rebuke and warn the depraved sinners and deeds, we are to actively love the evil doers by behaving towards them in a manner that is patient, kind, envy-free, jealousy-free, advancing their godly interests, assertive for their godly needs, seeking their godly benefit, boastful of any good about them, humbly recognizing and accepting their limitations; behaving well, angry at evil but patient with weakness, forgiving wrongs done to me, rejoicing in truth and merciful justice together, standing up and speaking out together for merciful justice and truth; giving drink to the thirsty evil doers, meeting the needs of the homeless evil doers, clothing those evil doers who are inadequately clothed, visiting and comforting the sick evil doers, visiting and comforting Jesus believers who are in prison/jail, loosening the bands of wickedness that bind evil people, undoing the heavy burdens of sin/grief/loss/pain/suffering that evil people are bearing, letting the oppressed ones go free from that which has enslaved and addicted them, breaking every yoke by which evil people are kept in subjection to sin and evil, feeding the hungry, finding housing for the wandering poor, clothing those inadequately clothed, caring for your own relatives, working at removing the oppressive and enslaving yoke that is on those around you, ceasing from accusing and/or slandering others, feeding the hungry, and caring for and comforting those who are afflicted and suffering, and being careful not to waste the eternal Life Jesus has given you by ungodly/foolish/empty/worthless talk. (Isa 58;Mat 25) So in the light of the above, what about this alleged Christian corruption, terrorism, coercion and violence? >>>" It is true that Christian missionaries have brought education and civic amenities into this region. However, as in many parts of the world, Christianity has wiped out a whole way of life, erasing centuries of tradition, customs and wisdom. It has caused people to hold their own religion in contempt and look westwards to an alien culture. It has disrupted society by pitting the Christian converts against mainstream 'Hindu' India." Hinduism supports and maintains one of the most oppressive and destructive forms of racism and ethnic class oppression in the world today. The oppression and exploitation of the true Christians, untouchables, widows and orphans is a disgrace to all mankind. As to the centuries of tradition, customs and wisdom that endorsed and established such oppression, what characterized it for the oppressed? ******Rom 1:22 Professing to be wise, they showed themselves fools; 23 And they transformed the Glory of the immortal God into the likeness of mortal man, and of birds, and beasts, and reptiles. 24* Therefore God abandoned them to impurity, letting them follow the cravings of their hearts, till they dishonored their own bodies; 25 For they had substituted a lie for the truth about God, and had reverenced and worshiped created things more than the Creator, who is to be praised for ever. Amen. 26* That, I say, is why God abandoned them to degrading passions. Even the women among them perverted the natural use of their bodies to the unnatural; 27* While the men, disregarding that for which women were intended by nature, were consumed with passion for one another. Men indulged in vile practices with men, and incurred in their own persons the inevitable penalty for their perverseness. 28* Then, as they would not keep God before their minds, God abandoned them to depraved thoughts, so that they did all kinds of shameful things. 29 They reveled in every form of wickedness, evil, greed, vice. Their lives were full of envy, murder, quarreling, treachery, malice. 30* They became back-biters, slanderers, impious, insolent, boastful. They devised new sins. They disobeyed their parents. 31* They were

undiscerning, untrustworthy, without natural affection or pity. 32* Well aware of God's decree, that those who do such things deserve to die, not only are they guilty of them themselves, but they even applaud those who do them. TCNT >>>" Today, Christian terrorists feel emboldened to use the gun to force Jesus down the throats of unwilling tribals." ++++++From the Words of Jesus above instructing His followers to be harmless, kind and loving to their neighbors and enemies we know that no true follower of Jesus would use a gun to force Jesus down anyone's throat. >>>"Christian missionaries virtually held a license during British Raj to trade in human souls and to proselytize by force, fraud, inducement and deceit." ++++++The true followers of Jesus speak the truth and do no fraud or deceit. ******Eph 4:25 Since, therefore, you have cast off what is false, 'you must every one of you speak the truth to your neighbors.' For we are united to one another like the parts of a body. >>>"2) Theological deceit: Missionaries have spread the belief that the tribals of North East India had no religion." +++Not the Christ obeying missionaries I know of, like Amy Carmichael, her associates, and Hyde of Inida >>>"4) Education: The introduction of Western education was the main missionary approach to convert the Naga into Christianity. . . . The key to their success was their educational policy. Father Thomas Menamparambil writes: "The boarding houses in Shillong, Gauhati and Dibrugarh have played an important role in the evangelization of the region. They formed lay leaders and well-instructed religious teachers." +++In the modern world of today with its TVs, radios, newspapers and the internet an education that did not include information about the West and its language would fail to prepare the learners for life today. >>> "5) Imposition of Roman script: The first thing that missionaries did when beginning work among a new tribe was to reduce its language to writing. This the missionaries did to enable people to read the Bible. . . . The imposition of the Roman script has on occasion been at gunpoint." +++Obviously if the tribe's language was not already in written form, the tribe was illiterate even in its own language. Since the Hindus evidently had no desire to bring literacy to the tribe, at least those calling themselves Christians desired to bring literacy to the tribe. As we see from Jesus Words above, no true and "harmless" follower of Jesus would point a gun at anyone to get them to do anything. >>>"6) Self–alienation: The tribals after conversion to Christianity start abstaining from their indigenous festivals because now these festivals and rituals are not his. Hence we see the Christian Khasis of Meghalaya do not take part in the Sad–Suk– Mynstem festival or the Nongkrem festival. . . . They remain aloof from their traditional dances, accept western names for their children, start wearing western clothes, sing western music and so on." +++The followers of Jesus would obviously want to abstain from such festivals since most of these festivals involved the following: sexual immorality, impurity, indecency, idolatry, sorcery, quarrels, strife, jealousy, outbursts of passion, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, feelings of envy, drunkenness, revelry, and the like. Gal 5:19-21 >>>"Gradually and stealthily, they gained entry into Arunachal Pradesh with the help of the few local Arunachali students who had studied in Christian Missionary schools is Assam and Meghalaya and got converted there. . . . But a sizeable number

of simple people of Arunachal had been lured away into Christian fold, in many causes, through material temptations including offer of money, and by threats. The Church has also engaged a number of local people as paid agents to carry on proChristian propaganda through various means, fair and foul." ******Ro 12:17 Never return injury for injury. Aim at doing what all men will recognize as honorable. ******Ro 12:17 recompensing to no one evil for evil: providing things honest before all men: +++Having been commanded by Jesus to do what all men will recognize as honorable, providing things honest before all men, a true disciple of Jesus would not do anything stelathily, not lure or tempt people, not use fould means. The true and harmles disciples of Jesus would not threaten anyone. ******Eph 6:7 serving with good will as to the Lord, and not to men; 8 knowing that whatever good each shall do, this he shall receive of the Lord, whether bond or free.9 And masters, treat your slaves in the same spirit. Give up threatening them; for you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in Heaven, and that before him there is no distinction of rank. >>>"8) Harassment and ostracism: Many reports have come of how Church congregations use harassment, ostracism and other forms of force to increase their flock." +++From Jesus' Words above it can clearly be seen that no true and obediently harmless disciple of Jesus would harass or ostracise anyone. >>>" 9) Extortion: The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), a terrorist organization has two main factions. Both the factions are headed by Christians and get financial support from World Council of Churches, a missionary organization. . . " +++From Jesus' Words above it can clearly be seen that no true and obediently harmless disciple of Jesus would terrorize anyone. >>>"10) Conversion at gun–point: The Baptist Church in Tripura . . . won only a few thousand converts until 1980 when a mass scale ethnic riot was engineered by the Church in which systematic ethnic cleansing of Hindu and Buddhist tribals was initiated. Thousands of women were raped and kidnapped and forced to convert to Christianity. The terrorists receive military aid from extremist Christian groups in Australia and New Zealand." +++According to http://www.wwrn.org/article.php?idd=10988&sec=21&cont=4, it was the Baptists of Tripura India who were attacked and presecuted. According to ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptist_Church_of_Tripura, since the 1960s the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society has not supported or funded Tripura's Baptist Church, which "has become an independent indigeneous and self supporting church. . . The TBCU has affiliations to the Asian Baptist Federation [1] and the Baptist World Alliance." The Hindu government is making these allegations, which can't be believed until they are confirmed by an impartial, unbiased and reputable source. Beyond that Jesus' Words above show us that no true and obediently harmless disciple of Jesus would terrorize anyone with guns, riot, rape, kidnap or force anyone to convert. >>>"In Tripura, the tribals constitute 30 percent of the State population, and 10 percent of this group had been converted to Christianity by 1991. These Christianized tribals are trying to convert the Hindu tribals forcibly to Christianity often getting the help of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), a Christian terror group founded in December 1989. About 90 percent of the top ranking NLFT cadres are Christians. . . . Since its inception the NLFT has been engaged in an armed struggle to carve out a separate Christian nation – Tripura. The forcible conversions are accompanied by murders of Hindu priests in the area, forcible bans on Hindu

festivities, abductions and killings." +++Jesus' Words above show us that no true and obediently harmless disciple of Jesus would not murder anyone or terrorize anyone with force, guns, riot, rape, kidnap or force anyone to convert. >>>"The backing of the Baptist church right from the beginning has enabled this organization to spread its base. Due to its terrorist activities, the organization was banned by the government in 1997 but it continued its operations from across the Bangladesh border. The priests of the Baptist church supply arms and ammunitions to these terrorist rebels." +++Jesus' Words above show us that no true and obediently harmless disciple of Jesus would support, aid and abet terrorist activities or supply arms and ammunitions to these terrorists. Jesus' true disciples would have nothing to do with such evil doers, and would expose them and their evil. ****** Eph 5:6 Do not let any one deceive you with specious arguments. Those are the sins that bring down the Wrath of God upon the disobedient. 7* Therefore have nothing to do with such people. . . . 10 Always trying to find out what is pleasing to the Lord. 11* Take no part in deeds of Darkness, from which no good can come; on the contrary, expose them. 12 It is degrading even to speak of the things continually done by them in secret.. . >>>"Hence, it is no wonder that the NLFT has made Jamatiya institutions and their religious leaders the targets of their attacks. In the August of 2000, religious leaders of the Jamatiya community like Jaulushmoni Jamatiya and Shanit Kumar Tripura were killed by the NLFT, and Jamatiya families were uprooted from their homelands and made refugees. The death threats issued by the NLFT to the inmates of these institutions have already forced the closure of 11 Jamatiya institutions like schools and orphanages, set up by the slain religious leaders in various parts of Tripura. " +++Jesus' Words above show us that no true and obediently harmless disciple of Jesus would murder or threaten anyone. Jesus' true disciples would have nothing to do with such evil doers, and would expose them and their evil. http://groupsbeta.google.com/group/PGChristianLivingIssues http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndiaBelovedIndiansAndJesus http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Prayers4OppressedAndNeedy ==== 21 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Prayers4OppressedAndNeedy2 http://groups.google.com/group/ChristianPrayingSufferingAndSTDs