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Jesus was Jewish, but Christians aren't (lemmy.world)
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Jesus was 100% Jewish circa year zero. Observed Torah, went to and taught at synagogues, celebrated Hannukkah, ate a kosher diet, etc. But Christians don't follow Jesus's own religious practices.

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[+] 24 points 1 year ago* (9 children)
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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    If being a Christian means following Jesus’ teachings, I’m pretty sure that makes Jesus the first Christian.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Christ can’t be a “follower of Christ.” The first Christian’s were the Apostles.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    If God can be son of himself, then Christ can be follower of Christ

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    • Jesus (in the Bible!) = "God is one, the Father, and I pray to Him for guidance and strength, and to forgive my sins. I preach righteousness, selflessness and peace amongst us brothers and sisters."

    • Jesus for Paulians, Roman Catholics and derivatives = "God is three, one of them is Jesus, and if you believe these two things you're automatically saved, nvm morals, selflessness and righteousness, that's optional."

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago*

    If your definition is “follower of Christ”, sure, you can argue that Christ can’t follow himself. My definition is “follower of Christ’s teachings”, and he could definitely follow his own teachings.

    So, speaking extra pedantically, Christ taught that he is the lord, and to believe in him and accept him as lord is to be a Christian. He believed he was lord, and he believed in himself and accepted himself as lord, therefore I think Christ would also agree that he was a Christian.

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