Problems In Christianity Essay -- Religion Religiuos Christian essays

Problems in Christianity   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Christianity is one of the largest practiced religions in the world, yet there is still hatred towards every walk of life. This is due to many different interpretations of the Bible throughout the years. The Bible has been revised so many times that no one knows what the original could or would have said. Even if there are ancient scriptures around today who owns them and why are these texts not published in their original format. We are still using different versions of the Bible that contain many revisions. These revisions have caused thousands of contradictions in how people should run their lives.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Christianity began like every other religion starting out, as a cult. Roughly 2,000 years ago a man, Jesus Christ, was born into this world. Throughout his life he performed many miracles and began to get a large following of believers. He was referred to as a savior for the people, the one who would deliver them unto salvation.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  This all began during the era of the Roman Empire. The Romans felt that Jesus was a threat so they had him killed by means of crucifixion. Supposedly three days after his death Jesus came back as a spirit to prove his holiness. This sparked an explosion in this new religion.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Once Christianity had taken much of Europe, the Bible began to change. Kings began having monks change the Bible to suit their (the kings’) beliefs. The Bible was used to condemn all other religions in Europe, especially Paganism. The present image of the devil was derived from Paganism. The Christians told the Pagans that they should fear their horned god because he was a beast, and instead convert to Christianity where the All Mighty was good and peaceful. How ironic, that in today’s society we are told to fear the Christian god, because his vengeance is great, like they told the Pagans to leave their God because he caused them fear. Yet today we tell our Christian children to fear God because he punishes the sinners. The reasoning is different but it is fear just the same.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  One contradiction in the Bible is the question that there is more than one god. In Deuteronomy 6:4 â€Å"The Lord our God is one Lord.† While in Genesis 1:26 â€Å"And God said, Let us make man in our image.† Both of these quotes come from the King James Version of the Bible. Which one should we follow? Most believe that this reference t... ...dictions throughout the Bible are due to the original meanings of a word or other possible translations. Although it is always scholarly to consider the original languages, why should that be necessary with the â€Å"word of God?† An omnipotent, omniscient deity should have made his all-important message unmistakably clear to everyone, everywhere, at all times. No one should have to learn an extinct language to get God’s message. If the English translation is flawed or imprecise, then God failed to get his point across to English speakers. A true fundamentalist should consider the English version of the Bible to be just as inerrant as the original because if we admit that human error was possible in the translation, then it is equally possible in the original writing. If a contradiction exists in English then the Bible is contradictory and therefore a flawed book. Works Cited The Bible, King James Version. The Bible Gateway. â€Å"http://www.bible.gospelcom.net† Graves, Robert, Raphael Patai. The Hebrew Myths.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Buenos Aires: Editorial Losada, 1969. The Kabbala. Morris, Henry M., and Henry Morris III. Many Infallible Proofs. Green Forest: Master Books, Inc, 1990.