Christianty & The Martial Arts
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Originally Posted by
X-Warrior
I probably will go to hell, BUT isn't religion a belief? It is what you believe and others believe the other way. I can't understand why people - like your dad - forces his believes on others.
I am a Christian and had Buddhist masters. I always watched their ceremonies with the utmost interest. Doesn't mean I changed to a different belief, because that is also just a belief so why change. :D
Anyway. I think any Christian can go to any Buddhist school or even a temple. Doesn't mean you are going to hell or anything like that. I think it is a great learning experience to watch others. I have spent over 20 years reading Buddhist writings and watching Buddhist ceremonies only because of my interest and research in the origins of martial arts but I never considered myself a Buddhist. I know a lot about it but I still remained who I always was. And I think if someone is afraid of facing the other religion, than he/she by no means can consider himself a true believer.
-X-
I appreciate your thoughts, and I agree...it shouldnt be about fear.
Not knowing you at all...I take you at your word that you are a follower of Christ..a CHRISTian, if you will.
Being a christian, I am assuming you have spent as much or more time studying the Word of God s you have Buddhist teachings...PLEASE do not take that comment as "judging you"...as I said...we do not know each other, and the term "I am a christian" is tossed around so flippantly these days...many claim to be Christians...and yet do not practice even the most basic tenets of the Christian Faith.
I will assume I am writing to a born-again child of God.:)
The Bible says Eph 5:11
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
Now I have learned that when God says "no fellowship" he means none.
And He takes it a step further, by stating that we are to defend the Faith by reproving ( correcting, rebuking, pointing out the wrong) of unfruitfull works of darkness.
We cannot have our Cake and eat it too.......
IF you believe The Bible...souls are at stake....and Buddhism is following a pagan idol religion....therebye disobeying God if we belong to The Lord as christians.
God states time and time in His Word that He refuses to share His Glory with any other false god...and that his children are to remain apart, seperate, and abstain from the very hint of idolatry and works of honor, homage, worship, respect, to any other God but the One True God of the Bible
I can only answer with God's Word brother...and feel free to respond if you do not accept pr have questions about the following COMMANDS ( not Suggestions;)
1Th 5:22
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
1Jo 5:21
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
II Corthians 6:14
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
2Co 6:16
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said *, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
2Co 6:17
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
1Co 8:10
For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
Ex 20:3
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
We cannot have our Cake and eat it too.......
SO JDK,
gen 3:16
women suck
incest IS OK, and sometimes even lying is OK, contrary to the 10 commandments
Gen.17:15-16, 12:13-20 and then 20:2 and again 26:7
Rape is not only OK, but pleasing to your god - 16:1-4 or is it just the monage a trios that god digs?
Slavery is A OK
Gen 29:24, 29
Murder (because of rage and jealousy) is also A OK as long as you burn the correct set on entrails 4:8 and hey not only murder but torture too 16:6
Are you OK with ALL of these too?