winner01:
Christianity is not a religion.

Edwinmason:
its a way of life

malvisguy212:
@ op https://www.nairaland.com/2914410/difference-between-religion-christianity

naijadeyhia:
CHRISTIANITY is not a religion. Many assume it to be a religion but a true Christian knows this is not truen. We call it a way of life. CHRISTIAN means "like christ" so CHRISTIANITY means LIVING LIKE CHRIST. Its not ritualistic but is one life with the follower of its teaching. In essence its something you practice with the Help of the spirit of Christ until the message becomes your very life. Preach it! Walk it! Live it! ITS IN THE CHRISTIAN!

craziebone:


the op of that thread cannot define religion in a way that is absolutely unfair in order to be able to remove christianity from it. That's Fraud!

Again, there is a question someone asked him in that same thread: if you say christianity is bringing the blood of an innocent to god, why then do you condemn the adherents of the ATRs for bringing the blood of the innocent to the same God?

craziebone:


if you say christianity is not a religion, then you must have a fair idea of what religion is. So, i am taking you to the next question i asked there, what is religion and show that your definition of it is fair? Show how christianity does not fit into that category.

craziebone:
is religion not a way of life? What is religion? Islam also is a way of life, so what's the point?

malvisguy212:
All question ask in that link has been answer, read it again.

It seem you, bible critics know the bible very well, show me were jesus use religion to address the disciples.

naijadeyhia:

The word Religion is an attempt to unify all beliefs and teachings into one category be they redundant, mental, spiritual or scientific.

Christianity transcends that as its not just a belief....its not just mental.... its built on something words cannot describe as its best described through the experience of it and not the just a definition.

It entails a change of everything from you to another you not based on your belief of God alone but based on your belief and LOVE for God. So its not ritualistic. ...it provides a self chosen will to submit to a change in you not out of struggle but sheer free willed choice.

Its like a baby who was not present during copulation between husband and wife yet being willing to be born and believe inherently that those people are his parents even when he is yet to see proof confirming such.

craziebone:


that's why it is more a religion like the other ones Islam, ATR, Judaism etc.

You think the Muslim can describe absolutely his experience with Allah? I have heard Sheikh Khalid Yasin say that he doesn't even think Islam is a religion. He said this when he was trying to convey a message of islamic experience and just like you, found it hard to express that point within the limits of words in the human language.

Another point: i really like it that you mentioned the word 'submiting'. It will interest you to know that that word is more synonymous with Islam than it is with christianity. And the way it is portrayed by SOME of their preachers, it is the submission of an infant to the care of the parent.

When you look at the Yoruba religion (that's the best way we can call it because the word religion does not exist in the Yoruba Language) their teachings too are based on an experience with the devine, some of which really cannot be expressed fully like you are finding it difficult to do with christianity.

So you can see that all the other ones grouped under the umbrella 'Religion', have this thing which can only be known through the EXPERIENCE you are talking about. Yet, they all do not have any problem being lumped up into that one category, religion.

But i really like to know what you define as religion? I would like you to go like this: Religion is...

craziebone:


the same way Muhammed did not use 'religion' to address his deciples and Muslims. Islam too is a way of life.

malvisguy212:
who told you this ?

naijadeyhia:

Sorry to disappoint you because I cannot define Religion outside what it already is buti can describe and not define Christianity for what it truely is. Obviously you failed to see where I said words cannot describe the experience so there is no accurate description of Christianity because todays experience is never enough. ..new and deeper experiences abound hence why its no ritual.

Its not just about serving or worshipping God its also about how you grow and experience and become! Its not repetitive its fresh and new daily!

Your desire to forcefully prove islam to be higher and better than Christianity is wrong and already failed because islam is a ritualistic approach while Christianity is a life

Sinkills:
Let's simply put it this way: there are people who believe in Jesus as the son of God, attend Church regularly, read the Bible, most a times bear Christian names, obey their Church set of rules, do their best to do good but have not really had the experience of encounter with Christ leading to a change of life from the adamic nature to that of Christ. Such people are religious 'Christians' in the same league with people of other religions. On the other hand, there are people who have encountered Christ through genuine repentance and faith on His finished work at Calvary. As such, their lives have been transformed inside out from the life of sin to the life of saints. Such people are not religious, they are Christians.

craziebone:


i really like your perspective. It's very smooth, simple and humble.

Sinkills:
To God be the glory.

craziebone:


i careless what today's christians call their faith. The only reason i got concerned in the first place is because of the arogance we see among christians today. Today, even the one who's life isn't exactly christian and is just an everyday guy, but because he goes to church and identifies as christian, he too will be telling you to your face he is not religious.

naijadeyhia:
CHRISTIANITY is not a religion. Many assume it to be a religion but a true Christian knows this is not truen. We call it a way of life. CHRISTIAN means "like christ" so CHRISTIANITY means LIVING LIKE CHRIST. Its not ritualistic but is one life with the follower of its teaching. In essence its something you practice with the Help of the spirit of Christ until the message becomes your very life. Preach it! Walk it! Live it! ITS IN THE CHRISTIAN!

pronunciation(IPA): /rɪˈlɪdʒən/
noun

(uncountable) The belief in and worship of a supernatural controlling power, especially a personal god or gods.

(countable) A particular system of faith and worship.

(uncountable) The way of life committed to by monks and nuns.

(countable) Any practice to which someone or some group is seriously devoted.

(uncountable) Faithfulness to a given principle; conscientiousness. [16th-17th c.]

Pdizzle:

Christians can't wriggle out of this.

Sinkills:
It takes a person who has actually encountered Christ and whose life has been transformed to realize that what he has experienced and possess is not religion, but Christ within. Sincerely, I urge you to repent and accept Christ into your life as Lord and Saviour. Certainly, your view of what it means to be a Christian viz a viz religion will change which others will still not understand. Shalom.

Pdizzle:


People from other religion also this way.
Why are you people so hung up over mere meaning of an english word. I put up the different definitions of religion there, dispute it all one after the other. You people can claim you're not ritualistic, which still ain't true.