10-01-2008, 02:50 PM
Mathalamus Wrote:christianity came at around the time jesus was born. i dont know when the other ones came to being.
Many, many religions came about before 32 A.D. (more or less the "start" of Christianity - resurrection of Christ and all that). Judaism, for its part, is about 4,000 years old - so, much, much older than Christianity. Also, in case you aren't aware (and no offense, but you don't really seem to know much about your religion - plenty of faith, but no knowledge), Christ was a Jew, and his teachings were a mixture of old Jewish beliefs (the Old Testament) and his own, new doctrines (the New Testament). So, Christianity is directly based in Judaism, and Judaism, for its part, may very well be based in Zoroastrianism, another ancient religion (it might not be, but the possibility is a distinct one). When Jesus died and was resurrected/reborn, the miracle of his death and rebirth was what caused the religion itself to come into existence - a combination of his prior teachings, and then proof in the form of a miracle. This, by the way, is all in the Bible - I'm not making up any of it, promise.
Can I make a suggestion? I'd highly suggest you learn more about your religion before you go about calling others wrong, including fellow members of your faith following a different creed (Catholic Church, the Orthodoxies, Nondenominational, etc.). I don't say this just to say "You're dumb, n00b" - I say it because I know that you as a Christian want to win souls for Christ. In fact, it's sort of a sacred duty. The way you do that is by convincing people that you're right. The way you convince people is by knowing your own religion through and through so you can make convincing, well though-out arguments for your faith, knowing other religions so you can draw comparisons (useful for convincing others that your faith is already like theirs, and better), and the ability to hold back on the preaching when it's not appropriate.
The way to NOT convince people of the truth of your ways is to do what you did above: proclaim that you're right and everyone else is wrong, are sinners, and are going to Hell. Imagine your reaction if, say, a Muslim walked up to you and told you that your view of God was wrong, that you were a sinner, and that you were going to burn in hell. Wouldn't exactly make you want to join Islam, would it?
Anyway, just some (hopefully) helpful criticism. Faith isn't a bad thing - but blind faith is.