This is where I must draw a firm line. Jesus set everyone free on Earth. Physically, mentally, spiritually released them of their bondage. It is true that he said that many would argue over his name and in a way I can see how getting all ruffled over what we call him is very similar to having Idols. There is real power in the Name of Christ though, who wasn't "white" ( though not impossible for him to have been, honestly if he were Jewish as it is said then he were likely of the same complexion as the Jews are but they are adamant that they are NOT white! (Caucasian doesn't exist anymore apparently (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasian_race) that is man trying to have dominion over man Hitler did this with the concept of the perfect race, that man must have been some speaker because he wasn't even close to the Aryans he described). We must be careful with the idea of Faith practices as well, as people are fucking dumb and will get themselves/others hurt (snake handlers) for the sake of proving their Faith, Jesus warns against this, is greater or better than another (again, man trying to have dominion over man) Having a singular means that it is impossible to mistake unless mislead and that would fall on them that mislead.
Crusades...... What part of thou shalt not kill do people miss? They were not Christian but claimed it to say they were sent by God to kill a bunch of Muslim extremist that had just fucked a bunch of stuff up, where on earth have I heard this... It is very familiar. If you do not know the history you are doomed to repeat it. Boy do we LOVE repetition! Hell isn't for everyone, I think that it is more Biblical to understand that few are going to hell, few will make it to heaven and the rest will have never existed in the first place.
Many of your statements align with the teaching of Christ and you are right when you say it is up to the individual for their own spiritual growth. And Faith is very interpersonal. We can agree on those!
I must add that God precedes light. He existed before it, if you use the Creation story of the Bible so God isn't "light" and the bible warns of an Angel of "Light" that comes to deceive man. Really interesting when you open the Quran and see that the figures of light within it are called Djin and are rarely good for humans (https://www.thefreedictionary.com/djin)
This is where I must draw a firm line. Jesus set everyone free on Earth. Physically, mentally, spiritually released them of their bondage. It is true that he said that many would argue over his name and in a way I can see how getting all ruffled over what we call him is very similar to having Idols. There is real power in the Name of Christ though, who wasn't "white" ( though not impossible for him to have been, honestly if he were Jewish as it is said then he were likely of the same complexion as the Jews are but they are adamant that they are NOT white! (Caucasian doesn't exist anymore apparently (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasian_race) that is man trying to have dominion over man Hitler did this with the concept of the perfect race, that man must have been some speaker because he wasn't even close to the Aryans he described). We must be careful with the idea of Faith practices as well, as people are fucking dumb and will get themselves/others hurt (snake handlers) for the sake of proving their Faith, Jesus warns against this, is greater or better than another (again, man trying to have dominion over man) Having a singular means that it is impossible to mistake unless mislead and that would fall on them that mislead.
Crusades...... What part of thou shalt not kill do people miss? They were not Christian but claimed it to say they were sent by God to kill a bunch of Muslim extremist that had just fucked a bunch of stuff up, where on earth have I heard this... It is very familiar. If you do not know the history you are doomed to repeat it. Boy do we LOVE repetition! Hell isn't for everyone, I think that it is more Biblical to understand that few are going to hell, few will make it to heaven and the rest will have never existed in the first place.
Many of your statements align with the teaching of Christ and you are right when you say it is up to the individual for their own spiritual growth. And Faith is very interpersonal. We can agree on those!
I must add that God precedes light. He existed before it, if you use the Creation story of the Bible so God isn't "light" and the bible warns of an Angel of "Light" that comes to deceive man. Really interesting when you open the Quran and see that the figures of light within it are called Djin and are rarely good for humans (https://www.thefreedictionary.com/djin)