Im not here to preach, but I do have thoughts on the subject. I’ll probably add some as time goes on, but what are your thoughts? I see a wide array across the different forums here, and I wonder if open discussion can bring us all any closer to Truth, Love, Beauty, Peace, and everything else our souls desire/require.
Please, speak as generally or as autistically hyper-focused as you want
Jesus’ message was nothing even remotely close to what Christianity teaches today.
What do you think the modern church gets most wrong?
“Christianity” is tough to define since so many sects/denominations consider themselves followers of the “Christ”
Regardless tho, Jesus’ core message was of “repentance” and having a direct relationship with our “Father” in heaven.
The core message of “Christianity” is one of “ritual torture and sacrifice” for “atonement” whereby we are saved by “grace” through “faith”… ALL OF WHICH was never taught by Jesus himself, but instead Saul the spy.
Again, not a big deal, but if you simply read Jesus’ teachings, skip all the mysticism and dogmatic bullshit, you’d see that Jesus eschewed the teachings of the religious norms of the time aka ritual torture and sacrifice of animals (and humans) for atonement, using an intermediary to connect with God, etc etc
Look into the “Jefferson Bible”, an interesting perspective from Thomas Jefferson himself - pretty cool piece of history too
Define "Christianity" first. Your terms are too vague. The term is thrown about loosely.