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Originally Posted by manquaman
I apologize for my ignorance, but I have a question because lately I seem to be seeing and hearing what I think is a contradiction in Christian Theology.
It has been many years since I studied Christianity in depth, but I thought what separated Christianity from most eastern religions is that Christians believed that man could only hope for a relationship with God (born sinners and perpetually imperfect, hoping and living for ressurection and the only communion with Him possible in the afterlife) while eastern religions thought that god was literally part of everything in nature (with the capacity to attain a state of perfect enlightenment/being on earth because of the literal existence of god from within), not just the creator of it.
Has anything changed, or am what I am reading and hearing from laymen simply incorrect? Or is there a recent movement that God didn't just create man and let him come to Him of his own volition? Or maybe there is no distinction and I got it wrong a long time ago?
I would appreciate some debate on this subject.
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No, when I was in church I seem to always remember being told that we are all Gods children, and that we are all a part of God.
What sets Christianity apart from most other religions is that Christians believe that God became flesh, and then died for our sins. Jews don't believe this, Muslims don't believe this, neither do most eastern religions that I'm aware of.
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