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Well, in order to answer this question, we need to define the term "Christianity." If by Christianity you mean what the Western American culture identifies as "Christianity," then I would say it is so popular because it appeals to what people want to hear. It says that if you do enough "good" you can "check off" on your list and still do something else. It's like those no diets where you can "eat all and whatever you want and still lose weight!" Hogwash! If this is what Christianity is, forget it, I can I do some good things and still feel good about myself without the "new fad diet." What I've just described is not found anywhere in the Bible. It's popular because people want to do what they want, not what God wants.
However, if by "Christianity" you mean what the Bible says: choosing to have faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus, the Son of God, living your life no matter the cost to please Him, even if it means giving your life or the lives of others for His sake, living your life in a way that you become more like Jesus and that you trust Him through every circumstance (from a situation as small as pricking your finger with a needle on accident to something as big as your whole family dying a slow painful death while you live). Living like Paul, who knew he was going to be tortured and beaten and arrested and finally killed when he went to Jerusalem, yet he went anyway, boldly proclaiming the good news of Jesus Messiah. This is the True Christianity that professing believers are called to live in their lives of following after Jesus. If this is what you mean by "Christianity" then I am sorry my friend, this is not a popular religion at all.
After all, Jesus Himself said, "you WILL be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they WILL put some of you to death, and you WILL be hated by all because of My name" (Luke 21:16-17, NASB, emphasis mine). This is just a very abridged summary of what True Christianity is, I wish I had more space to write about it. -
Well, the Mishnah is the Oral Torah written down. From the time it was given to Moses on Sinai until it was finally written down it was passed down by word of mouth from one generation to the next.
Between the beginning and end of the 2nd century C.E. (Common Era) a group of respected Rabbis known as the Tannaim were the religious leaders. Rabbi Yehudah haNasi, one of the most respected Tannaim of his day, was responsible for the compilation and editing of the Mishnah into the first written version of the Oral Torah. -
I never knew they didn't do this. Wow, this makes me sad. I was really looking forward to having a good Jerusalem brewed sarsaparilla.
Well, I suppose it would be from the lack of trees from which they could get the roots. If they can't grow it, they can't really import it either, because the rest of the world dislikes them and doesn't want them to have one of the best beverages. Thus, because of lack of sympathy and lack of roots the Israelis cannot make root beer. -
Hardest I have come across is, "What was the best place to visit in Israel?" It's impossible to answer because the whole experience of being in Israel is amazing.
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Sadly, I have not followed sports in such a long time and would only make a fool of myself if I were to make mention of any sports player I know of. So, seeing as how I cannot mention anyone of the modern era, I would have to say Maximus Decimus Meridius.
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This semester I have been doing more of a topical study on the heart and what it is and does.
As far as just reading goes, I have been trying to stick to the minor prophets as the pages in that part of my Bible tend to stick together.
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