Sentences with phrase «usurped jesus»
When Christians usurped Jesus from the Jews and made him over in the image they imagined for him it was easy to dismiss the truth in favor of the dogma, and therein lies the fundamental flaw in Christianity — Jesus was a devout Jew!
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Statues, praying to Mary and other «saints», placing the Pope and priests in a position that usurps Jesus, moving the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday (because the pagans already worshiped on Sunday)-- All violations of the ten commandments.
In fact as you judge and condemn others you usurp Jesus who did not even come to condemn and judge others, He came to save them.
Conceit by thinking they can usurp Jesus place as the Judge of who can enter the kingdom.
Not exact matches
(He also moved Christmas — Jesus» birthday — from the late spring to December, to usurp the pagan rituals of Saturnalia and the Winter Solstice.)
It is true that Jesus said little about «the world» except to warn against letting its claims usurp the place of first loyalty to God, and had almost nothing to say about particular features of contemporary Jewish or Roman culture.
Christmas is based on a pagan tradition & was usurped by christians, to celebrate Jesus birth!
Augustine accused the Donatists of usurping Christ Jesus» unique mediation between God and men.
I think that is a total misunderstanding, and a usurping of Jesus» authority.