Sentences with phrase «into christianity»

«People who aren't into Christianity will avoid the company — atheists, secular people — and I'm not upset about that,» he says.

C. S. Lewis, noted Christian author (including many books arguing and reasoning about Christianity) stated that he was argued into Christianity by a book by * drumroll * G. K. Chesterton, specifically «The Everlasting Man».

While some Asian ladies are introduced into Christianity as children.

Why are they forced to accept Christianity and then we knew that the whole society is up against the poor, they are at the bottom of the whole structure of this exploitation and unless and until this exploitation is removed there is conversion into Christianity.

Instead lightning struck the tree splitting it into four equal parts whereby it was the more readily cut up into planks for the construction of a church.59 Here is a symbol of the way in which paganism was incorporated into Christianity.

It is Beta immortality that Cullman believes has been smuggled into Christianity from Greek philosophy.

The Reformation introduced into Christianity an interest, similar to that of Judaism, that all males have access to the scriptures.

This is precisely the great objection which Protestant theology has always had to Catholicism, that it has taken over so many pagan elements into Christianity.

But he also stresses the role of Plato's doctrine of the soul as this was assimilated into Christianity and later into humanism.

Reminds me of something Tozer once said... «if someone can talk you into Christianity, someone can talk you out of it.»

Maybe if I were still deep into Christianity, I'd get all dramatic, spend lots of time wondering what he meant, etc..

As a professor of History, and a scholar in comparative religion in the Arab World, I agree that St Mark converted the descendant of Pharaohs into Christianity and Islam showed up in Egypt ONLY in the seventh Century.

So, you're American, indoctrinated into Christianity by your parents, you have investigated all the thousands of deities and found them all to be a fraud except Jesus?

Have a couple of great books that go into Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, etc.... I'm happy exposing her to it all, because the inherent contradictions should eventually become evident if she's critical.

They were prevalent in the time of Jesus, and as the Evanston discussions of «Christ — the Hope of the World» made evident, their counterparts were taken over into Christianity and persist to the present.

To a large extent the conversion of the pagan intelligentsia required the assimilation into Christianity of what this intelligentsia found most convincing in its classical heritage, its poetry and its science.

But when I learn big deal, I've been converted into Christianity.

At this point, now that they are in their teens and more thinking for themselves, I doubt any of my kids will turn into Christianity - at - its - worst style Christians.

The fact you see Jesus as God only speaks to the fact you believe Greco - Roman ideas that spilled into Christianity as Paul sought to win the Gentiles to this faith.

Christians simply didn't have a date that they celebrated the birth of their Savior, and were attempting to convert many Pagans into Christianity, so they joined the ranks and went with December 25th.

The Church CHOSE to celebrate the birth of Christ on December 25th, mostly in order to co-opt the pagan winter solstice celebrations and ease the conversion of pagans into Christianity.

The major problem with this system is that it has assured that politics, both internal and external, would be introduced into Christianity.

The baptism of John was not for the purpose of calling people away from Judaism and into Christianity.

But their actions DO cause others to completely abandon any thoughts of looking into Christianity seriously (I say this as someone with many non-believing friends.)

If he converts BACK into Christianity, I'll consider caring because he's freaking awesome, otherwise, I don't care.

This concern about how worldly goods inhibit spiritual progress is not prominent in the Jewish scriptures and has introduced distinctive debates into Christianity.

Christian holidays ARE based of the seasons, but not all of them just the winter solstace and the spring solstace because when Christians were trying to convert Pagans into Christianity they figured it would be easier if the clebrations they had were around the same times.

And I did look into christianity, before and since I've been saved.

Too bad that Keith Ellison was born into christianity and he was given this jewel for free and yet he elected to dispose of the jewel and follow a religion who is totally the opposite of christianity.

Hell is a greek philosphical concept latter imported into Christianity.

Trouble came into Christianity, with the rejection of the sole of authority given to the Church by Christ to Peter and via the Pope.

You are not born into Christianity, you must become a Christian.

You can't be physically born into Christianity.

Easter, Halloween and Christmas all started in pagan beliefs incorporated into Christianity as the Roman Catholics conquered foreign lands.

The mind is always looking to «solve» things and when you dissolve your life into Christianity or any other religion, the main mystery is «when Jesus is returning».

Those who share in the criticisms but believe that they can be internalized into Christianity are in the minority among the academic students of religion and are often ridiculed and ostracized by the dominant group.

It provided schooling, not principally for future clergy, but first of all for those who wished to be baptized, and even for those who wished merely to inquire into Christianity.

Indeed, so integral are the Old and New Testaments to each other and so truly was Jesus a Hebrew prophet in the great succession from Amos and Hosea on, that from the beginning a powerful social conscience was injected into Christianity.

How that person then makes the further monumental leap into Christianity is another matter all together.

But if one goes into Christianity saying, «Ok, I'll accept God exists, now God, show up and prove Yourself to me» it's going to be a rather disappointingly long wait.

This «true myth» idea comes from C. S. Lewis, who said that his realization of Jesus being the fulfillment of the pagan myths which Lewis had studied his whole life is the realization that led him to move from atheism into Christianity.

Drink beers with the other chaplains, lamenting his flock's tendency to backslide (into Christianity) when times get tough?

As she digs deeper and deeper into Christianity, she will only become more disappointed.

@Chad «what investigation have you done into Christianity that has led you to reject it?

Just like virtually everything else in christianity, they were «borrowed» and incorporated into christianity.

This excerpt notwithstanding, its a bit of a stretch to call hitler a christian; he had his own mythology which he loosely tied into christianity, but he also destroyed churches and murdered christian leaders who opposed him.

Also, the majority of us are forced into Christianity from birth... later on to find out that there are more peaceful religions out there... like Buddism

democrats) should be whipped into christianity.

Not exact matches

Recognizing the flaws, follies and frauds in the foundations of Islam, Judaism and Christianity by the teenagers and the other, «bowers», kneelers» and «pew peasants» will quickly converge these religions into some simple rules of life.

Now people have fought wars in the name of Christianity (the Crusades), but they did not have the truth, they were fighting under a highly distorted view of Christianity that also allowed torture for heresy and taught that works will get you into heaven.