Source: Ancient Faith Blogs - Fr Lawrence Farley In this final post of the series we will look at the category of clean versus unclean in the Christian Faith, and its difference from the use of that category in religion. The category of “clean versus unclean” is basic to religion.
Source: Ancient Faith Blogs - Fr Lawrence Farley In previous posts (parts one & two) in this series we looked at the difference between the Christian Faith and all the other religions, and suggested that the main difference lay in the fact that Christianity was not a religion, but rather the saving presence of Christ in the world, and through His Spirit, our participation in the powers of the age to come. We Christians share certain external similarities with the religions, but these external similarities can mask the inner meanings of the things we seem to share. In reality, everything in Christianity is different from the religions.
Source: Ancient Faith Blogs - Fr Lawrence Farley In a previous post we looked at the difference between the Christian Faith and all the other religions, and suggested that the main difference lay in the fact that Christianity was not a religion, but rather the saving presence of Christ in the world, and through His Spirit, our participation in the powers of the age to come. The idea that Christianity is not a religion comes as a surprise to many, since Christianity shares many external features with the religions of the world. One of these features is the use of a sacred calendar. Does our use of a Christian calendar mean that Christianity is a religion after all?
Source: Ancient Faith Blogs - Fr Lawrence Farley You did not misread the title of this article. Christianity is not a religion. Why? How? What is it then? Read below to find out.
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