When a thing is beyond the reasoning of a man, it is incomprehensible. The mind of a man can only understand things within its limit but beyond it, it can't . In ages past, even to the temporal time, mankind has been battling with the knowledge of what CHRISTIANITY is all about. People give the meaning of it in different ways depending on their own knowledge of it. But if I may ask, can a man's knowledge give a real meaning of CHRISTIANITY? Obviously not! This because it is a mystery! and something that is a of mystery cannot be understood by the carnal mind. This is because it is beyond man's thinking capacity. So as result of this, it is tough for many to accept it's reality.
Some individuals only know Christianity to be a religion of man's tradition or religious practice. This is a normal package with rules and regulations, sacraments, with a repetition of one's style of mass. And for those who don't have a little knowledge about it, don't really know about it, therefore, they reject it in its totality.
The actual fact is that CHRISTIANITY is not a religion as many see it as, but it is a built on the RELATIONSHIP of Man and God. This was a cordial relationship that existed between God and Adam well before sin interrupted and destroyed it. Ages past, God planned to restore back this RELATIONSHIP, but there was a critical problem and this was because a describable PRICE had to be paid in order for this RELATIONSHIP to be restored.
Prophets were sent and animals sacrifices were made for the restoration of this RELATIONSHIP but it did not work. In fact the more these things were done, the more man got farther away from God.
As a concern matter to God, He then finally sent His Word, clothed in human form, to Come purposely to save humanity. This Word was given a name after the ministry, that is JESUS which means " One Who Saves" attached with a title "Anointed One" which means CHRIST. So in joining it, it may be referred to as "The Anointed One Who Saves"---CHRIST JESUS.
On the earth, He taught the message of God's love for Mankind and His plan of restoration for the broken RELATIONSHIP. In His teaching, He plainly revealed that He is the chosen vessel to pay the PRICE to restore this RELATIONSHIP. Upon the accomplishment of His mission, He offered Himself as a lamb to pay the PRICE of the sin of Mankind. This was the Sacrificial work of that recoiled mankind to God. The Sin that created a big gap between God and Man has been cleansed by His precious Blood. Now the opened gap between God and Mankind has been bridged. Man now can access God through Jesus and the broken RELATIONSHIP has been amended. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!!
Now how does the name CHRISTIANITY come about? Christianity originated from the the word Christian. The word "Christian" was first mentioned by the people of Antioch; the People who received the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost were not called Christians, but believers, yet the name Christian was given to the disciples in Antioch. This happened when the people of Antioch noticed that the disciples way of living was like that of Christ; then they exclaimed saying: these people are "Christ-like"in their way of life, which was translated as "Christian".
In our present time many people call themselves Christians but do they actually take their time to reflect on its meaning? Do their lives portray the name "Christian" which means Christ-like? Are they like Christ? do they have the knowledge of being called a Christian? This is the same as confessing "I am Christ-like" And by this, they are already bringing the Word of judgment upon themselves. Calling themselves as Christ- like, yet their lives never reflected that of Christ's what are they?
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