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All of what Christianity is, has come to be to date is not taught or found in the Bible.
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After 2 votes and with 2 points ahead, the winner is...
RationalMadman
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Disclaimer : Regardless of the setup for voting win or lose, The aim of this interaction, Is for those that view it, Learn and or take away anything that will amount to any constructive value ultimately. So that counts as anything that'll cause one to reconsider an idea, Understand a subject better, Help build a greater wealth of knowledge getting closer to truth. When either of us has accomplished that with any individual here, That's who the victor of the debate becomes.
This is another one of those topics, if you think about it and or are sharp enough, you'll see is true.
Consider this hint about what denominations are, their derivatives.
That's all for now.
Round 1
Christianity, all that the religion is today is not in scripture.
We have what is referred to as Christians in the Bible but not Christianity.
What's the difference?
About two thousand years worth of difference in teachings, doctrines, beliefs, denominations, organizations, cults .
There are many things in contrast to one another under the title Christianity.
For instance, Catholicism, Presbyterianism, Pentecostal, Baptist, Methodist, Jehovah's witness, Mormon, Seven day Adventist , Protestant.
The list goes on and on. No direction from scripture to branch off into these different directions.
Now in regards to folk that are Christians in name sake that make up or are blanketed under Christianity, what they believe, practice and or teach isn't scriptural and evidently not of the book.
These are definitely the ones or the faction that don't adhere to the book but claim outside revelation.
They will all fit under the title Christianity as an elective label.
This is why it is important to not mix the two. The scripture is very tight on the religion within it or type of beliefs in it.
It zeros down to holiness or righteousness. But to branch off into all these different avenues because of preferential parts of text, coming up with classifying different teachings of scripture, also not scriptural.
Such as the Calvinist view, the Arminianist view, the Trinitarian view and the Oneness view.
None of which is biblical to be classifying like this. It just goes on and on by man's discretion.
Something is either biblically so or scripturally false.
Forfeited
Round 2
I yield my case for now.
Forfeited
Round 3
Ok I rest my case. That other topic has got you busy.
Forfeited
Round 4
Now other people say they want to debate this topic but that's questionable. They don't have a case, you don't have a case.
Murder is ruled out in Christianity, all Christian nations rule out murder.
Thus, Christianity has something to do with Christianity, meaning not all of it isn't relevant to the Bible.
7 Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty.8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”19 Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.4 For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.21 “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder,and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Round 5
I said ALL of what Christianity is, is not taught in the bible.
Not some but all of it to date. So those that are not teaching what the scriptures say but are calling themselves Christians would make the topic statement true.
For instance, those "Christians" that say there are multiple ways to God isn't scriptural.
The scriptures say "I am THE WAY and the truth and the life."
You can read that in the book of John 14.
Yes you did. I pointed out an aspect of it that is true to the Bible.
Therefore, not all of it is not true to the Bible, since some of the all undeniably is.
Please vote and consider empty rounds from Mall equal to a forfeited Round from Con if possible.
I would have actually liked to have taken this debate, as a Christian.
But, to be clear, Mall, was your identification of "Christian" a person who tries to the best of his ability to obey Scripture and follow God, or a person who DOES obey Scripture 100% correctly.
Because I would argue that, either way, the Bible itself states a person can fail to follow Scripture perfectly and still be a Christian.
So what is your definition of Christian?