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To: doc1019

“Jesus was born a Jew, lived as a Jew and died as a Jew. As the son of G_d he begat the movement we know today (by his name) as the Christianity.”

OK, I’ll bite.

I am struck by your use of the word “begat.” Its use leads one into thinking, incorrectly, that Christianity was something new and, most importantly, different than the faith of Israel, the faith of Abraham. Other than the fact of the incarnation of the Son of God, which was no more and certainly no less than the fulfillment of prophecy, what exactly is the difference between Christianity and the faith of Abraham? Please explain.

As a corollary question, in what sense is Christianity a “movement?” Is it not just a continuation of the faith of Abraham?


44 posted on 06/21/2015 10:00:49 PM PDT by Belteshazzar (We are not justified by our works but by faith - De Jacob et vita beata 2 +Ambrose of Milan)
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To: Belteshazzar
he begat All his followers henceforth were known a Christians. movement? It started as a movement, with few adherents, later it became what we know today as Christianity.
51 posted on 06/21/2015 10:08:48 PM PDT by doc1019 (Blue lives matter)
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