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Christianity Does Not Mean Christ-like by okeyxyz(m): 10:22am On Sep 02, 2013
Day-in day-out I'd watch people come here to declare that Christianity means christ-like. This is what I too used to think, before coming into the true knowledge of Christ. cool

The early church were called Christians because they preached that the Christ has come, not because they were Christ(Jesus)-like. Certainly, they couldn't have behaved like Jesus did, nor could they have held the same values and doctrines like Jesus did. Yes, they started out still holding the Jewish doctrines because that was what they were used to, but they evolved to conform to true christianity and leave the jewish law behind. Jesus was a Jew, preached and practiced the Hebrew religion, then when the revelation of christianity(after his death and resurrection), it turn out that the doctrines of christianity were contrary to that of Judaism and contrary to how Jesus conducted himself. In fact Christian doctrine is so contrary to Jesus's lifestyle that Paul expressly declares that #paraphrase# "Though we used to practice and judge what is right based on the religion and character of Jesus, We hence forth stop and refuse to follow that way of life..."(2 Corinthians 5:16). Christianity is a new way of life\religion different from how Jesus conducted himself. If you still use that Jesus as a model for your christianity, then you are a follower of the Law, not of the Spirit of liberty(True Christianity) in Christ. As a christian, you are to have NOTHING to do with the law and that Jesus's doctrine/lifestyle.
Re: Christianity Does Not Mean Christ-like by chinedumo(m): 10:32am On Sep 02, 2013
What translation is that verse?

New International Version
So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
New Living Translation
So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought ofChrist merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now!
English Standard Version
From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to theflesh, we regard him thus no longer.
New American Standard Bible
Therefore from now on we recognize no one according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer.
King James Bible
Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know wehimno more.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
From now on, then, we do not know anyone in a purely humanway. Even if we have known Christ in a purely human way, yet now we no longer know Him in this way.

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Re: Christianity Does Not Mean Christ-like by okeyxyz(m): 10:58am On Sep 02, 2013
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"The Flesh"; "Worldly point of view"; "Human point of view"; "Human traditions"; etc: These are all references to the law of Moses, which Jesus practiced and upon which mainstream christianity bases their doctrines and morality.

If you were looking for my exact words in the OP; I was merely paraphrasing grin grin Sorry.
Re: Christianity Does Not Mean Christ-like by chinedumo(m): 2:37pm On Sep 02, 2013
At what point in time did 'after the flesh' mean 'religion and character of jesus'
Re: Christianity Does Not Mean Christ-like by okeyxyz(m): 4:15pm On Sep 02, 2013
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"After the flesh" or "Human Traditions" is equivalent to the law of Moses. Jesus was the personification/fulfillment of This Law. Churches use this Jesus character as the Model for christian conduct; Thus they follow the model/character/lifestyle that has been abolished.
Re: Christianity Does Not Mean Christ-like by chinedumo(m): 6:57pm On Sep 02, 2013
Have you read ' as he is so are wein this world'
Re: Christianity Does Not Mean Christ-like by chinedumo(m): 6:59pm On Sep 02, 2013
When did 'know we no man' become 'we practise and judge what is right'?
Re: Christianity Does Not Mean Christ-like by okeyxyz(m): 8:59pm On Sep 02, 2013
chinedumo: Have you read ' as he is so are wein this world'

True! "As he so are we in this earth..", bit which "He" are you referring to? The one who was crucified or the one who rose to replace him? The mistake of mainstream Christianity is to see both as the same. The Old had to die for the new to be born. The new Christ ushered in a new religion and way of thinking. The old was of the Law and the new is of the Spirit.

chinedumo: When did 'know we no man' become 'we practise and judge what is right'?

"Know we no man after the flesh..." means: We no longer evaluate, expect abidance or judge anybody according to the law of Moses; Which in reality is the Jesus that was crucified. Christ's crucifixion was the abolishment of this Law and hence we stop using/following it.
Re: Christianity Does Not Mean Christ-like by iphy42: 10:26pm On Sep 02, 2013
okeyxyz:

True! "As he so are we in this earth..", bit which "He" are you referring to? The one who was crucified or the one who rose to replace him? The mistake of mainstream Christianity is to see both as the same. The Old had to die for the new to be born. The new Christ ushered in a new religion and way of thinking. The old was of the Law and the new is of the Spirit.



What type of false teaching/interpretation is this? Flesh refers to Adamic nature, natural man or man apart from God and not Thr law of Moses or any law FTM.
Read your Bible well

"Know we no man after the flesh..." means: We no longer evaluate, expect abidance or judge anybody according to the law of Moses; Which in reality is the Jesus that was crucified. Christ's crucifixion was the abolishment of this Law and hence we stop using/following it.
Re: Christianity Does Not Mean Christ-like by okeyxyz(m): 4:47am On Sep 03, 2013
iphy42:
What type of false teaching/interpretation is this? Flesh refers to Adamic nature, natural man or man apart from God and not Thr law of Moses or any law FTM.
Read your Bible well

The Law and "Adamic Nature" are exactly the same thing. The Law is just a formalization and legalization of the Adamic nature, Simple.
Re: Christianity Does Not Mean Christ-like by chinedumo(m): 6:24am On Sep 03, 2013
This verse doesnt prove what you are trying to make it prove.

'that Jesus is the embodiment of the flesh and law'

it doesnt say Jesus changed.

It says our view of him changed.

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