The points listed in my post are not meant as a list of things I feel Christians don't believe. I apologize if that was not clear.
So the list itself is not new or innovative. For the most part it is not disagreeable to Christians.
But what I think is revolutionary is to assert that points such as the ones I raised constitute the defining message of Christianity. If so, that message is not Christian-specific, but is one that anyone of any faith or creed can get in line with.
What I have concluded is this: Jesus and Paul thought that "religion" (doctrine and ritual) was a trap that prevents us from seeing the spirit and humanity in everyone around us. Therefore their message bore not a new set of beliefs, but instead metanoia followed by orthopraxis.
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So the list itself is not new or innovative. For the most part it is not disagreeable to Christians.
But what I think is revolutionary is to assert that points such as the ones I raised constitute the defining message of Christianity. If so, that message is not Christian-specific, but is one that anyone of any faith or creed can get in line with.
What I have concluded is this: Jesus and Paul thought that "religion" (doctrine and ritual) was a trap that prevents us from seeing the spirit and humanity in everyone around us. Therefore their message bore not a new set of beliefs, but instead metanoia followed by orthopraxis.