task is simple. Just find one Bible verse which mentions word "Christianity", to prove that Christianity is religion from Bible.
task is simple. Just find one Bible verse which mentions word "Christianity", to prove that Christianity is religion from Bible.
You think these people will find the verse, or they will not find any verse? I think no Bible mentions Christianity, but I could be wrong. Lets see.
Christianity is a latter day European Anglicised derivative of original Judean folk tales.
Though I'm not really certain when the Christian Bible officially became the Christian Bible.
I had one when I was a kid, but I think that it was called a Holy Bible.
I had one when I was a kid
You should return to reading the Bible. You are an old man and probably will expire soon. Become holy before you expire so you go to heaven.
No need. God will have been watching and know that I've been good.
No need.
Bible God will reject you as you reject Bible.
Nah.
God is on the Internet now. (Always was, omniscience and all that).
He thinks that books are a waste of paper and better off being turned into toilet tissue.
Acts 11: 26
The verse mentions that the followers of Christ were first called "Christians" at Antioch, which was in Syria in biblical times, but is now in modern Turkey. The chapter also happens to tell the experience of Peter having a vision, the results of which told him to open proselyting to the Gentiles, and several men of the area came to Peter to ask him to teach them, and they were, apparently, the first of such "gentiles" who were converted.
We tell God what to do and then blame Him for our errors.
- Dr. Pet Dragon of Sorbonne University
Proselyte, good word.
I enjoy Catechumen...Which comes from the Greek katekhoumenos, and sounds like something that one should spread on savoury crackers.
The term "Christianity" is not mentioned in the Bible, but the word "Christian" appears three times in the New Testament:
Acts 11:26, Acts 26:28, and 1 Peter 4:16. These verses describe the first followers of Jesus being called "Christians" by outsiders in Antioch, with the term likely being used derisively at first.
Hmmm, a really smart person once wrote, "The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. For me the Jewish religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions."
Did you write that?
And show me where the Bible mentions the word frisbee.
Did you write that?
No, a relative from the Koch family did.
While the Bible does not specifically reference Frisbees, it provides ample context for understanding the deep human needs met by such a simple activity. Frisbee play embodies trust in God’s provision, promotes balance and well-being, strengthens community bonds, and connects us with the beauty of creation. By engaging in these playful activities, we live out biblical principles of joy, fellowship, and reverence for God’s creation.
Through the lens of these biblical themes, a Frisbee is more than just a flying disc; it becomes a tool for fulfilling our higher calling to live joyfully, in community, and with respect for the world around us.
That statement is correct:
the Bible does not mention frisbees.
The word "frisbee" is a modern term (coined in the 20th century) for a flying disc, an object that did not exist in biblical times.
Mentions of the word "frisbee" in modern religious contexts generally refer to one of two things:
The verse mentions that the followers of Christ were first called "Christians
Christians and Christianity isnt same word. Same word would be Christianity and Christianity. Same how people in those days called followers of Christ, but Bible doesnt tell anyone to call themselves Christian, and doesnt mention Christianity.
The Christ Messiah is in both Testaments. It is clear.
Originally you had Messianic Jews and Goyim that were conforming to Messianic Judaism. Later the First Nicaea Council finalised the religion as Christianity dedicated to worshipping Jesus Christus Rex, his Father and the Holy Spirit.
The US is a definitively secular nation, founded on complete separation of the State and religion. The Left Wing of US realise this but don't realise that pure freedom requires as low tax and free access to guns as possible. The Right Wing of US don't realise that secular pure freedom means the LGBTQ+ and abortion agendas both end up in line with US's liberty-first ethos.
It is left-wing to be pro-life. You are backing poor babies being born at the inconvenience of the already-born. Go figure.
As a young child in the mid 50s, I used a Tupperware lid [invented in the 40s by Earl Tupper, who first made them for gallon paint cans. I used them to play solo football. We had a 30-yard-deep grass backyard. I tossed the disk into the air against a breeze [a common on-shore breeze; I grew up 4 miles from the beach in the township of Brentwood in West L.A]. The disc would catch the breeze and fly back toward me while I ran backward to catch it at a new scrimmage line. The game was played backward, with passing as the only offense play until I crossed a determined goal line.
What that has to do with the Bible or Christians is over my head.
We tell God what to do and then blame Him for our errors.
- Dr. Pet Dragon of Sorbonne University
Christianity and Christian are words of the same root [Christ, a proper noun], both being a noun and adjective by context, therefore, the latter is within your scope of definition. You can stop shouting
We tell God what to do and then blame Him for our errors.
- Dr. Pet Dragon of Sorbonne University
Childhood.
Halcyon days.
And Christ obviously began after Jesus and was a term coined by Greeks.
Mashiach in Hebrew. (Messiah)...Even Messiah is a later corruption.
As most Christian stuff is a latter day invention largely jotted down by Europeans and derived from Middle Eastern folktales.
A fun game then.
Do any fun games ever get a biblical mention.
Christianity and Christian are words of the same root
Same root isnt same word, nice try.
per your #22:
Χριστός [Greek, “Christ”] is מָשִׁיחַ [Hebrew, “Mashiach” or "Mashiyach"], or English, “Messiah” is “Anointed one” in all three languages, from the verb, in all three languages, “anoint,” I.e., a ritual of consecration, as for a king. It is known that Mary, mother of Jesus, was a direct descendant of 13 generations from David, and was, by that lineage, in her generation, apparently, the only carrier of David's royal blood. Make of that what you will. Therefore, neither Χριστός, ,מָשִׁיחַ nor Messiah are corrupted titles as you allege. And, that annointing, is noted on several occasions during his life by several people, but one that is not mentioned as such early in his life is likely significant: shortrly after his birth by the three visting magi who came from the East with holy gifts meant for a king, including annointing oil
Further, In John, Chapter 4, Jesus leaves Judea and travels, apparently alone, to Galilee, and must go through Samaria, and entered a town called Sychar. There, he approaches Jacob's Well, to which a Samarian woman comes to draw water. They begin to discuss matters, and his words prompt her to call him a prophet. He laments that she knows not to whom she speaks. Further discussion [ >20 verses] prompts her to to say "I know that Messiah [מָשִׁיחַ or Χριστός] cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things." v25: "Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he." This is not only not later in Christianity, as you allege, but barely at the beginning of Christ's ministry.
That you discount the Bible as historic record is on you.
We tell God what to do and then blame Him for our errors.
- Dr. Pet Dragon of Sorbonne University
Linguistically, it is solid. Sorry, my Linguistics BA, one of five, earned in fall of 2024, says it is so.
Your justification? Personal opinion? You're allowed, but its worth is pffft.
We tell God what to do and then blame Him for our errors.
- Dr. Pet Dragon of Sorbonne University
I never discount the Bible as a historic record, even though throughout, it is typically interwoven with mythical fantasy...Mythical fantasy based upon the human ignorance of creation and existence...Still the same today Faux.
And words are coined as a representation of something, so it's understandable that different words for similar things occurred separately in separated societies...Which is why we have a world in which over 7000 languages are spoken...A world with over 4000 different belief systems....But less than half of which are based upon the Abrahamic creation and existence hypothesis.
So the biblical myths and tales spread and were translated adapted and embellished according to language...As were other global myths and legends....And here we are today, nowhere nearer to understanding the reality of creation and existence...But still with a whole load of people programmed to edge their bets on various magic man hypotheses.
Linguistically, it is solid.
No, it is not same word. If you think same is same as different, then everything is same and nothing is different.
typically interwoven with mythical fantasy.
What you insist is mythical fantasy may just be a different perspective than we might expect from God, today. You call the creation story, or perhaps Noah and the flood and ark, or the Tower of Babel, let alone Jesus Christ as Son of God, and rightful King of Israel, and resurrected being in flesh and bone, as he was witnessed to be by many individuals.
As for creation, perhaps its description sounds like fantasy, but was God teaching physics or a perspective of creating order out of chaos, as organizing matter and not magic. Same for Noah, and Babel, and even the ministry of Christ, and a more valid understanding of an event, the atonement, that absolves Adam and Eve, so there is no "original sin," as well as us, who can be likewise absolved, but only by repentance which must be a change of heart to avoid repetitious sinning of the same sin, over and over, and that we must forgive others if we ever expect to be forgiven ourselves. That is a valid understanding of atonement, and that feature was not merely accomplished in Gethsemane and on the cross, but was likely an ongoing act by Christ over his entire mortality.
We tell God what to do and then blame Him for our errors.
- Dr. Pet Dragon of Sorbonne University
then everything is same and nothing is different.
Then you lack better understanding of linguistics. All languages have words derived from root words; this is not unique to Christ, Christian, and Christianity. But all languages do not have identical lexicons [word lists; i.e. dictionaries], and therefore, must make accommodations, often creating errors, when translating from one to another language, such as the seven words in Greek that separate the various details of the word in English, "love," which, in that latter language, requires additional adjectives and adverbs to describe what in Greek is given in seven separate, singular words, and that just addresses one word needing accurate translation, and didn't get it. Consider all the rest of the various lexicons crashing together.
At least Latin -- likely the first language into which Hebrew and Greek biblical texts were translated -- has three words, amor, caritas, cupido, to describe the lone English word, love, so that translation was more exacting. But by the time translation came in English, likely translated from Latin, first, and not Hebrew -- which has three words of its own for "love," "ahava," "hesed," "racham" -- or Greek, as noted above, the limitation is a single word which entirely misses intent in the original Greek, Hebrew, and Latin.
Then, beyond the language issues in translation, there is probable lack of full understanding of the cultural differences between the Hebrews, Romans, and modern Europeans, which hindered translation accuracy. from the fourth century, onward...
Point is, dictionary-to-dictionary translation is is a pathetic effort, even now, unless language and culture of all translation effort is accurately known by each translator; a monumental accomplishment. Even though I am as fluent in French [and I have lived in France for a few years] as in English, I would not call myself a translator even to that language. I have reading capability in Italian, Greek, and Egyptian Hieroglyphs, but, again, do not call myself a translator.
We tell God what to do and then blame Him for our errors.
- Dr. Pet Dragon of Sorbonne University