CHRISTIANITY VS.

CHRIST

Human corruption of Christ's Way

Copyright by R. Tyler 4/15/07

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This article alleges Christian corruption, terrorism, coercion and
violence. Let's define the terms of this accusation first.

Is "Christianity" Christ's Way? Let's define our terms.

Merriam-Webster "Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary" defines
Christianity and the Christian religion as "A personal set or
institutionalized system of religious beliefs and practices . . .
derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as Sacred
Scripture. . . ."

Anyone familiar with the Roman Catholic or the Eastern Orthodox

or the national Protestant churhes knows that system of
institutionalized religious beliefs and practices is more derived
from people than from Jesus Christ, and often not based on the
Bible as Sacred Scripture. There is nothing in the Bible about a
system of popes, arch-bishops, priests, nuns, large and
expensive temples or cathedrals, standardized church services,
standardized church organization, church membership
requirements, a national or international physical/social
organization and/or hierarchy, or a church security force. These
are all man made derived from cultures and from inappropriate
and misinterpreted Scriptures in the Bible. What does Jesus say
about such a man made system of institutionalized religious
beliefs and practices allegedly derived from Jesus Christ, and
supposedly based on the Bible as Sacred Scripture?
***Mark 7: 6 [Jesus] answer was: "It was well said by Isaiah when
he prophesied about you hypocrites in the words--'This is a people
that honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far removed
from me; 7 But vainly do they worship me, for they teach merely
the precepts of men.' 8 You neglect God's commandments and
hold to the traditions of men. 9 Wisely do you set aside God's
commandments," he exclaimed, "to keep your own traditions! . . .
13 In this way you nullify the words of God by your traditions,
which you hand down; and you do many similar things."

Did you get that? Jesus Himself says that the man made system
of institutionalized religious beliefs and practices allegedly
derived from Jesus Christ, and supposedly based on the Bible as
Sacred Scripture is vain worship, neglect of the commandments
of God, and nullification of the words of God. Clearly Jesus did not
institute or originate "Christianity", the man made systems of
institutionalized religious beliefs and practices allegedly derived
from Jesus Christ, and supposedly based on the Bible as Sacred
Scripture. Is anyone surprised that people would corrupt, distort
and misrepresent Christ and the Bible in order to advance their
own selfish and evil purposes?
What is Christ's Way? Does it institute or support corruption,
terrorism, coercion and violence?

1.) Consider what Jesus says about how His followers should act
towards their enemies - violent Hindus, Moslems, Communists -
and the corruption, terror, violence and coercion or their enemies:
******Luke 6: 27* ¶ But to you who hear I say--Love your enemies,
show kindness to those who hate you, 28* Bless those who curse
you, pray for those who insult you. 29* When a man gives one of
you a blow on the cheek, offer the other cheek as well; and, when
any one takes away your cloak, do not keep back your coat
either. 30 Give to every one who asks of you; and, when any one
takes away what is yours, do not demand its return. 31 Do to
others as you wish them to do to you. 32 If you love only those
who love you, what thanks will be due to you? Why, even the
outcast love those who love them! 33 For, if you show kindness
only to those who show kindness to you, what thanks will be due
to you? Even the outcast do that! 34 If you lend only to those
from whom you expect to get something, what thanks will be due
to you? Even the outcast lend to the outcast in the hope of
getting as much in return! 35* But love your enemies, and show
them kindness, and lend to them, never despairing. Then your
reward shall be great, and you shall be Sons of the Most High, for
he is kind to the thankless and the bad. 36* Learn to be merciful--
even as your Father is merciful. TCNT
******Rom 12:16 Have the same respect one for another, not
minding high things, but going along with the lowly: be not wise in
your own eyes: 17 recompensing to no one evil for evil: providing
things honest before all men: 18 if possible, as far as depends on
you, living in peace with all men; 19* not avenging yourselves,
beloved, but give place to wrath; for it is written, Vengeance
belongs to me, *I* will recompense, saith the Lord. 20 If therefore
thine enemy should hunger, feed him; if he should thirst, give him
drink; for, so doing, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.
21* Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. TCNT
Jesus clearly told His followers to do no corruption, terrorizing,
coercing and violence toward friend or foe. Those who corrupt,
terrorize, coerce and do violence in the name of Christ know
neither the true Christ nor His true Word.

2.) Remember that when Jesus walked on the earth as a human,

He and his countrymen were living under the oppression of the
Roman army and Caesar the dictator. Paul lived and wrote under
the heal of such corrupt dictators as Nero and Caligula. The
Israelites were taxed without representation and they lived under
martial law. Consider what Jesus told His followers to do about
such corrupt, terrorizing, coercing and violent governments -
Hindu, Moslem, Communist - and their agents:
******Mat 5:43* ¶ You have heard that it was said--'Thou shalt
love thy neighbor and hate thy enemy.' 44 I, however, say to
you--Love your enemies [including oppressive Roman or Nazi
soldiers, Nero or Hitler], and pray for those who persecute you, 45
That you may become Sons of your Father who is in Heaven; for
he causes his sun to rise upon bad and good alike, and sends rain
upon the righteous and upon the unrighteous. 46 For, if you love
only those who love you, what reward will you have? Even the
tax-gatherers do this! 47 And, if you show courtesy to your
brothers only, what are you doing more than others? Even the
Gentiles do this! 48 You, then, must become perfect--as your
heavenly Father is perfect.TCNT
******1 Tim 2: 1* ¶ I exhort therefore, first of all, that
supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings be made for
all men [including oppressive Roman soldiers]; 2 for kings [like
Nero, Caligula or Hitler] and all that are in dignity, that we may
lead a quiet and tranquil life in all piety and gravity; 3 for this is
good and acceptable before our Saviour God, 4 who desires that
all men [including Nero or Hitler] should be saved and come to
the knowledge of the truth.
******Rom 13:1 * ¶ Every one should obey the governing
Authorities [including the oppressive Romans]. For no Authority
[including Nero and Hitler] exists except by the will of God, and
the existing Authorities have been appointed by God. 2*
Therefore he who sets himself against the authorities is resisting
God's appointment, and those who resist will bring a judgement
upon themselves. 3* A good action has nothing to fear from
Rulers; a bad action has. Do you want to have no reason to fear
the Authorities? Then do what is good, and you will win their
praise. 4* For they are God's servants appointed for your good.
But, if you do what is wrong, you may well be afraid; for the sword
they carry is not without meaning! They are God's servants to
inflict his punishments on those who do wrong. 5* You are bound,
therefore, to obey, not only through fear of God's punishments,
but also as a matter of conscience. 6 This, too, is the reason for
your paying taxes; for the officials are God's officers, devoting
themselves to this special work. TCNT
+++Jesus clearly told His followers to do no corruption,
terrorizing, coercing and violence toward friend or foe. Jesus
clearly taught here that the only one who has the right to use a
weapon to get anyone to do anything is an official agent of the
governing authorities, of the rulers of the land, of the
government. Those who are not official agents of the governing
authorities, of the rulers of the land, of the government, and use
weapons or violence against others to do their own will on others
are not true followers or disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. Please
note that the disciples of Christ are instructed to obey the people
in authority over them, those who have and exercise their rules
over them, those who bear weapons to punish those who do not
obey their rulers' rules. They are not instructed to obey the
governing authorities who do not have and exercise their rules
over them, those who do not bear weapons to punish those who
do not obey the rules over them.
+++In the USA - Japan war, the citizens of Iwo Jima were under
command to obey those who had the rule over them, so when the
Japanese had the rule over them, bore weapons to punish those
who disobeyed their rules, they were instructed to obey the
Japanese governing authorities; but when the Americans had the
rule over them, bearing weapons to punish those who disobeyed
their rules, they were instructed to obey the American authorities.
In the American Civil War, the disciples of Christ in Charlottesville,
Virginia, were under command to obey those who had the rule
over them, so when the Confederates had the rule over them,
bore weapons to punish those who disobeyed their rules, they
were instructed to obey the Confederates' governing authorities;
but when the Yankees had the rule over them, bearing weapons
to punish those who disobeyed their rules, they were instructed to
obey the Yankee authorities. The disciples of Christ are instructed
to obey the authorities who are actually governing them, not
those who claim to be governing them but actually aren't. In the
American Revolution against Britain for breaking the civil contract
between them, the disciples of Christ in Boston were instructed to
obey the British when they were the weapon bearing authorities
imposing their rules on them, but when the American forces were
the weapon bearing authorities over them, the disciples of Christ
were instructed to obey the American authorities. In America
today, the disciples of Christ are instructed to obey the Federal
government when it has supreme jurisdiction over them, and to
obey the State government when it has the supreme jurisdiction
over them, under the rule of the Constitution.Bill of Rights:
"Amendment X The powers not delegated to the United States by
the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to
the states respectively, or to the people."

What is Christ's Way, as opposed to "Christianity's" way? How do

people live Christ's Way?
******Mt 10:16 Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of
wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpents and as harmless as
doves.
******Mat 25:34* Then the King will say to those on his right
'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, enter upon possession
of the Kingdom prepared for you ever since the beginning of the
world. 35 For, when I was hungry, you gave me food; when I was
thirsty, you gave me drink; when I was a stranger, you took me to
your homes; 36 When I was naked, you clothed me; when I fell ill,
you visited me; and when I was in prison, you came to me.' 37
Then the Righteous will answer 'Lord, when did we see you
hungry, and feed you? Or thirsty, and give you a drink? 38 When
did we see you a stranger, and take you to our homes? Or naked,
and clothe you? 39 When did we see you ill, or in prison, and
come to you?' 40* And the King will reply 'I tell you, as often as
you did it to one of these my Brothers, however lowly, you did it
to me.'TCNT
******Isa 58:6 Is not this the fast which I have chosen:
To break loose the bands and chains of wickedness,
Releasing those unjustly bound;
To undo and shake off the burdens and ropes of the
yoke/oppression/bondage;
And to send out free the oppressed,
And you break, draw and tear off every
yoke/oppression/bondage?
7 Is it not to share and deal your bread/food to the hungry,
And bring home the mourning, poor, needy and homeless
wanderers;
And when you see the naked, clothe and cover him,
And from your own flesh/kin, don't hide yourself.
Fulfilling your duty to your kin? . . .
9 . . . If you remove from among you the
yoke/oppression/bondage,
The putting forth of the finger, the unjust speech,
False accusation, slander, finger-pointing, and malicious talk;
10 And do generously bring out food to the hungry soul,
And do satisfy the afflicted soul,
Meeting the needs of the troubled person; then shall thy light
rise in the darkness, and thine obscurity be as midday; 11 and
Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in
drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a
watered garden, YLT, Darby, Holman,CJB
******1Cor 13: 4* ¶ Love is long-suffering, and kind; Love is never
envious, never boastful, never conceited, never behaves
unbecomingly; 5 Love is never self-seeking, never provoked,
never reckons up her wrongs; 6 Love never rejoices at evil, but
rejoices in the triumph of Truth; 7 Love bears with all things,
every trustful, ever hopeful, ever patient.
******Php 2:15* so that you may be blameless and harmless, the
sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and
perverse nation. Among these you shine as lights in the world, . . .

+++So Jesus showed us that their is no contradiction between

kindly exposing and rebuking the depraved and their sin, while at
the same time praying for them and unselfishly and
compassionately cherishing them with His Love. Luke 6:27-37 etc
show clearly that while we are to kindly rebuke and warn the
depraved sinners and deeds, we are to actively love the evil doers
by behaving towards them in a manner that is patient, kind, envy-
free, jealousy-free, advancing their godly interests, assertive for
their godly needs, seeking their godly benefit, boastful of any
good about them, humbly recognizing and accepting their
limitations; behaving well, angry at evil but patient with
weakness, forgiving wrongs done to me, rejoicing in truth and
merciful justice together, standing up and speaking out together
for merciful justice and truth; giving drink to the thirsty evil doers,
meeting the needs of the homeless evil doers, clothing those evil
doers who are inadequately clothed, visiting and comforting the
sick evil doers, visiting and comforting Jesus believers who are in
prison/jail, loosening the bands of wickedness that bind evil
people, undoing the heavy burdens of sin/grief/loss/pain/suffering
that evil people are bearing, letting the oppressed ones go free
from that which has enslaved and addicted them, breaking every
yoke by which evil people are kept in subjection to sin and evil,
feeding the hungry, finding housing for the wandering poor,
clothing those inadequately clothed, caring for your own
relatives, working at removing the oppressive and enslaving yoke
that is on those around you, ceasing from accusing and/or
slandering others, feeding the hungry, and caring for and
comforting those who are afflicted and suffering, and being
careful not to waste the eternal Life Jesus has given you by
ungodly/foolish/empty/worthless talk. (Isa 58;Mat 25)

So in the light of the above, what about this alleged Christian

corruption, terrorism, coercion and violence?
>>>" It is true that Christian missionaries have brought
education and civic amenities into this region. However, as in
many parts of the world, Christianity has wiped out a whole way
of life, erasing centuries of tradition, customs and wisdom. It has
caused people to hold their own religion in contempt and look
westwards to an alien culture. It has disrupted society by pitting
the Christian converts against mainstream 'Hindu' India."

Hinduism supports and maintains one of the most oppressive and

destructive forms of racism and ethnic class oppression in the
world today. The oppression and exploitation of the true
Christians, untouchables, widows and orphans is a disgrace to all
mankind. As to the centuries of tradition, customs and wisdom
that endorsed and established such oppression, what
characterized it for the oppressed?
******Rom 1:22 Professing to be wise, they showed themselves
fools; 23 And they transformed the Glory of the immortal God into
the likeness of mortal man, and of birds, and beasts, and reptiles.
24* Therefore God abandoned them to impurity, letting them
follow the cravings of their hearts, till they dishonored their own
bodies; 25 For they had substituted a lie for the truth about God,
and had reverenced and worshiped created things more than the
Creator, who is to be praised for ever. Amen. 26* That, I say, is
why God abandoned them to degrading passions. Even the
women among them perverted the natural use of their bodies to
the unnatural; 27* While the men, disregarding that for which
women were intended by nature, were consumed with passion for
one another. Men indulged in vile practices with men, and
incurred in their own persons the inevitable penalty for their
perverseness. 28* Then, as they would not keep God before their
minds, God abandoned them to depraved thoughts, so that they
did all kinds of shameful things. 29 They reveled in every form of
wickedness, evil, greed, vice. Their lives were full of envy,
murder, quarreling, treachery, malice. 30* They became back-
biters, slanderers, impious, insolent, boastful. They devised new
sins. They disobeyed their parents. 31* They were undiscerning,
untrustworthy, without natural affection or pity. 32* Well aware of
God's decree, that those who do such things deserve to die, not
only are they guilty of them themselves, but they even applaud
those who do them. TCNT

>>>" Today, Christian terrorists feel emboldened to use the gun

to force Jesus down the throats of unwilling tribals."
++++++From the Words of Jesus above instructing His followers
to be harmless, kind and loving to their neighbors and enemies
we know that no true follower of Jesus would use a gun to force
Jesus down anyone's throat.
>>>"Christian missionaries virtually held a license during British
Raj to trade in human souls and to proselytize by force, fraud,
inducement and deceit."
++++++The true followers of Jesus speak the truth and do no
fraud or deceit.
******Eph 4:25 Since, therefore, you have cast off what is false,
'you must every one of you speak the truth to your neighbors.' For
we are united to one another like the parts of a body.

>>>"2) Theological deceit: Missionaries have spread the belief

that the tribals of North East India had no religion."
+++Not the Christ obeying missionaries I know of, like Amy
Carmichael, her associates, and Hyde of Inida
>>>"4) Education: The introduction of Western education was
the main missionary approach to convert the Naga into
Christianity. . . . The key to their success was their educational
policy. Father Thomas Menamparambil writes: "The boarding
houses in Shillong, Gauhati and Dibrugarh have played an
important role in the evangelization of the region. They formed
lay leaders and well-instructed religious teachers."
+++In the modern world of today with its TVs, radios,
newspapers and the internet an education that did not include
information about the West and its language would fail to prepare
the learners for life today.

>>> "5) Imposition of Roman script: The first thing that

missionaries did when beginning work among a new tribe was to
reduce its language to writing. This the missionaries did to enable
people to read the Bible. . . . The imposition of the Roman script
has on occasion been at gunpoint."
+++Obviously if the tribe's language was not already in written
form, the tribe was illiterate even in its own language. Since the
Hindus evidently had no desire to bring literacy to the tribe, at
least those calling themselves Christians desired to bring literacy
to the tribe. As we see from Jesus Words above, no true and
"harmless" follower of Jesus would point a gun at anyone to get
them to do anything.
>>>"6) Self–alienation: The tribals after conversion to
Christianity start abstaining from their indigenous festivals
because now these festivals and rituals are not his. Hence we see
the Christian Khasis of Meghalaya do not take part in the Sad–
Suk–Mynstem festival or the Nongkrem festival. . . . They remain
aloof from their traditional dances, accept western names for
their children, start wearing western clothes, sing western music
and so on."
+++The followers of Jesus would obviously want to abstain from
such festivals since most of these festivals involved the following:
sexual immorality, impurity, indecency, idolatry, sorcery, quarrels,
strife, jealousy, outbursts of passion, rivalries, dissensions,
divisions, feelings of envy, drunkenness, revelry, and the like. Gal
5:19-21

>>>"Gradually and stealthily, they gained entry into Arunachal

Pradesh with the help of the few local Arunachali students who
had studied in Christian Missionary schools is Assam and
Meghalaya and got converted there. . . . But a sizeable number of
simple people of Arunachal had been lured away into Christian
fold, in many causes, through material temptations including offer
of money, and by threats. The Church has also engaged a number
of local people as paid agents to carry on pro-Christian
propaganda through various means, fair and foul."
******Ro 12:17 Never return injury for injury. Aim at doing what
all men will recognize as honorable.
******Ro 12:17 recompensing to no one evil for evil: providing
things honest before all men:
+++Having been commanded by Jesus to do what all men will
recognize as honorable, providing things honest before all men, a
true disciple of Jesus would not do anything stelathily, not lure or
tempt people, not use fould means. The true and harmles
disciples of Jesus would not threaten anyone.
******Eph 6:7 serving with good will as to the Lord, and not to
men; 8 knowing that whatever good each shall do, this he shall
receive of the Lord, whether bond or free.9 And masters, treat
your slaves in the same spirit. Give up threatening them; for you
know that he who is both their Master and yours is in Heaven, and
that before him there is no distinction of rank.

>>>"8) Harassment and ostracism: Many reports have come of

how Church congregations use harassment, ostracism and other
forms of force to increase their flock."
+++From Jesus' Words above it can clearly be seen that no true
and obediently harmless disciple of Jesus would harass or
ostracise anyone.
>>>" 9) Extortion: The National Socialist Council of Nagaland
(NSCN), a terrorist organization has two main factions. Both the
factions are headed by Christians and get financial support from
World Council of Churches, a missionary organization. . . "
+++From Jesus' Words above it can clearly be seen that no true
and obediently harmless disciple of Jesus would terrorize anyone.

>>>"10) Conversion at gun–point: The Baptist Church in Tripura .

. . won only a few thousand converts until 1980 when a mass
scale ethnic riot was engineered by the Church in which
systematic ethnic cleansing of Hindu and Buddhist tribals was
initiated. Thousands of women were raped and kidnapped and
forced to convert to Christianity. The terrorists receive military aid
from extremist Christian groups in Australia and New Zealand."
+++According to http://www.wwrn.org/article.php?
idd=10988&sec=21&cont=4, it was the Baptists of Tripura India
who were attacked and presecuted. According to
ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptist_Church_of_Tripura, since the
1960s the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society has not
supported or funded Tripura's Baptist Church, which "has become
an independent indigeneous and self supporting church. . . The
TBCU has affiliations to the Asian Baptist Federation [1] and the
Baptist World Alliance." The Hindu government is making these
allegations, which can't be believed until they are confirmed by
an impartial, unbiased and reputable source. Beyond that Jesus'
Words above show us that no true and obediently harmless
disciple of Jesus would terrorize anyone with guns, riot, rape,
kidnap or force anyone to convert.

>>>"In Tripura, the tribals constitute 30 percent of the State

population, and 10 percent of this group had been converted to
Christianity by 1991. These Christianized tribals are trying to
convert the Hindu tribals forcibly to Christianity often getting the
help of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), a Christian
terror group founded in December 1989. About 90 percent of the
top ranking NLFT cadres are Christians. . . . Since its inception the
NLFT has been engaged in an armed struggle to carve out a
separate Christian nation – Tripura. The forcible conversions are
accompanied by murders of Hindu priests in the area, forcible
bans on Hindu festivities, abductions and killings."
+++Jesus' Words above show us that no true and obediently
harmless disciple of Jesus would not murder anyone or terrorize
anyone with force, guns, riot, rape, kidnap or force anyone to
convert.
>>>"The backing of the Baptist church right from the beginning
has enabled this organization to spread its base. Due to its
terrorist activities, the organization was banned by the
government in 1997 but it continued its operations from across
the Bangladesh border. The priests of the Baptist church supply
arms and ammunitions to these terrorist rebels."
+++Jesus' Words above show us that no true and obediently
harmless disciple of Jesus would support, aid and abet terrorist
activities or supply arms and ammunitions to these terrorists.
Jesus' true disciples would have nothing to do with such evil
doers, and would expose them and their evil.
****** Eph 5:6 Do not let any one deceive you with specious
arguments. Those are the sins that bring down the Wrath of God
upon the disobedient. 7* Therefore have nothing to do with such
people. . . . 10 Always trying to find out what is pleasing to the
Lord. 11* Take no part in deeds of Darkness, from which no good
can come; on the contrary, expose them. 12 It is degrading even
to speak of the things continually done by them in secret.. .

>>>"Hence, it is no wonder that the NLFT has made Jamatiya

institutions and their religious leaders the targets of their attacks.
In the August of 2000, religious leaders of the Jamatiya
community like Jaulushmoni Jamatiya and Shanit Kumar Tripura
were killed by the NLFT, and Jamatiya families were uprooted
from their homelands and made refugees. The death threats
issued by the NLFT to the inmates of these institutions have
already forced the closure of 11 Jamatiya institutions like schools
and orphanages, set up by the slain religious leaders in various
parts of Tripura. "
+++Jesus' Words above show us that no true and obediently
harmless disciple of Jesus would murder or threaten anyone.
Jesus' true disciples would have nothing to do with such evil
doers, and would expose them and their
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