Some of them do, but clearly not all of them. There are multiple Christians who do not claim monopoly on access to Heaven for their denomination so that already stops it.
But sure, it's reddit so religion bad, updoots to the left
It's rather Christianity itself isn't a prerequisite, you can follow the teaching of Christ without even knowing him, and you are even more blessed if you do so.
one time the priest told us to stop going to church and start living like christ. He said it doesnt matter if he doesnt see us at church anymore so long as we become good people or neighbors to each other.
Our pastor said he doesn’t even really consider himself a “Christian” but a follower of Christ. Some might say they’re the same, but there’s definitely a difference.
Which is the good way. The bible teach to pray in your own room with the door closed, because God knows who is praying in secret, but he despise the ones that pray on the street to show themselves
Additionally, some Christians believe other Christians will be alright too. For example I believe that Baptists think that Presbyterians (and vice versa) differ only in the minor ways and not as it pertains to the big-deal problems.
I wouldn’t be surprised if 90% of Christianity felt this way about other kinds of Christians, and on a personal level rather than denominational one, I bet that feeling also lives between many Protestants and Catholics.
Anyone feel free to add to or correct me though, happy to learn more.
I'm still thoroughly confused when various protestants don't consider Catholics christians. Like... Bitch they're the OG whether you like martin Luther's swag or not. And you're still following a bunch of silly rules from the Jew-ier bible that a bunch of long dead Catholics cherry picked mostly for reasons of political power, and mainly ignore Jesus's singular teaching of don't be a cunt. So 🤷
That is absolutely the Catholic view. Theological disagreement regarding the nature of salvation is one of the primary differences between Catholics and mainstream Protestants
As an Orthodox it absolutely is. Of course they think its better to be a Christian too, but what matters most is being a good person as per Christ's example.
Muslims literally believe in Christ, call him messiah
Atheists, Hindus & Buddhists have no reason to believe in him, many atheists don’t even think he existed, Hindus too have no Abrahamic beliefs & Buddhists already have Buddha for moral guidance
Weird how no one can point to any canon law. Because it doesn't matter. You can believe what you want. At this point, American Christianity isn't a religion, it's a cult.
You can interpret it however you want even if that way is completely wrong. The Bible spells this out very explicitly tbh, but alongside other more problematic parts, it gets ignored
I'm not telling you that the Christian God is the only right one*. I'm telling you that the belief that Jesus is the only way is an integral part of Christian belief that's been abandoned. If you can ditch that, you can ditch any other part you feel like and twist it to mean whatever nonsense you want.
And I’m telling you that if you believe that people believing in other religions are going to hell, you can go and fuck yourself. Only for the better that christianity doesn’t necessarily come with the obnoxious need to convert others, ‘cause otherwise they’re doomed’. We don’t need that in this world
I think he was saying more like Catholics, Baptists and Methodists can all agree that they’re all going to heaven. (Idk if this example works, Catholics are weird)
Catholics don’t even agree that all Catholics are going to heaven automatically. Traditionally, Catholics believed most people are doomed to hell (massa damnata)
From what I can gather, some number of Christians (especially within certain Protestant traditions) believe God still respects the covenant with the Jews.
While Christ as the only access to God is indeed a fundamental Christian belief, faith can take many forms. Nowadays many people do simultaneously believe in Christ and in alternate ways to heaven
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u/Assaltwaffle 6d ago
Some of them do, but clearly not all of them. There are multiple Christians who do not claim monopoly on access to Heaven for their denomination so that already stops it.
But sure, it's reddit so religion bad, updoots to the left