Achievements of Christianity ( 2 )
Christianity desired that all those who did not know it, should be persuaded to learn the basics of religion. This was the first step towards increasing the population believing in the Christianity. When we were young, the groups of Christians came to our backward class localities, sang the songs of their religion, distributed the booklets at nominal price, sometimes they brought old picture box with colored pictures and explained to the audience various incidents in the life of Jesus Christ.
We could see that the followers of Christ were simple people, bare footed and that they were non-vegetarians too.Jesus himself was a shepherd and he was reared as a carpenter, as his father was like that. He came from a very humble back ground . Jesus could ride a donkey and give status to that animal. If he could give status to an animal, he could give status to man too.
Christianity had no restrictions on food. the followers could be vegetarian and non vegetarian too. Jesus himself was a non vegetarian. By embracing the Christianity the new comers had not to lose either their dress or food habits.
It did not prescribe any dress stipulation, any body could put on any dress as per his ability. Beautiful or costly dress did not give special status to a person at the same time dirty or cheap clothes did not lower the value of any body.
Christianity gave awakening , education and status.
Jesus Christ stood for simplicity
Jesus Christ stood for healing the sick. even if they were poor or from backward background
Jesus Christ stood for love . Love even to one's enemies . Enemies were to be won over not
by violence and reprisal but by love and compassion
Jesus Christ stood for collective living , all were treated as equals and no discrimination among
the followers. There were no discriminatory wadas , palaces for some and ghettoes for
others..
Jesus stood for spiritual equality, no one was nearer to God and others further than him. No one
superior to any one and no one inferior to any body. All were equal children of God. All were
children of God. The relationship between the followers and the God was that of father and
children.
Jesus stood for Abstract God. God had no specific shape, height, color , language . he was Abstract.
Bible
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Bible was the first book of the world which said all men, women, children irrespective of their caste, community, social, financial back ground , were equal , not only on the earth but also in the eyes of God. No man was favoured and no one was condemned by God.
Bible created equality between servant and the master . It gave status to work-culture as Jesus himself was a carpenter and a shepherd. With this example , the Christianity started assimilating the poor within itself . It started giving status to the backward Classes and the castes.
Christianity started recruiting its priests from all sections of society without any favour to any particular caste or section or region.
Within a short time Christianity attracted the notice of the poor of the world as it presented a God who was sympathetic even to the sinners if they repented their sins . It gave peace of mind to the aggrieved, the sufferers when they forgave the wrongs done to them. Here there are repentance by the wrong doers and forgiving by the aggrieved.
Christianity desired that all those who did not know it, should be persuaded to learn the basics of religion. This was the first step towards increasing the population believing in the Christianity. When we were young, the groups of Christians came to our backward class localities, sang the songs of their religion, distributed the booklets at nominal price, sometimes they brought old picture box with colored pictures and explained to the audience various incidents in the life of Jesus Christ.
We could see that the followers of Christ were simple people, bare footed and that they were non-vegetarians too.Jesus himself was a shepherd and he was reared as a carpenter, as his father was like that. He came from a very humble back ground . Jesus could ride a donkey and give status to that animal. If he could give status to an animal, he could give status to man too.
Christianity had no restrictions on food. the followers could be vegetarian and non vegetarian too. Jesus himself was a non vegetarian. By embracing the Christianity the new comers had not to lose either their dress or food habits.
It did not prescribe any dress stipulation, any body could put on any dress as per his ability. Beautiful or costly dress did not give special status to a person at the same time dirty or cheap clothes did not lower the value of any body.
Christianity gave awakening , education and status.
Jesus Christ stood for simplicity
Jesus Christ stood for healing the sick. even if they were poor or from backward background
Jesus Christ stood for love . Love even to one's enemies . Enemies were to be won over not
by violence and reprisal but by love and compassion
Jesus Christ stood for collective living , all were treated as equals and no discrimination among
the followers. There were no discriminatory wadas , palaces for some and ghettoes for
others..
Jesus stood for spiritual equality, no one was nearer to God and others further than him. No one
superior to any one and no one inferior to any body. All were equal children of God. All were
children of God. The relationship between the followers and the God was that of father and
children.
Jesus stood for Abstract God. God had no specific shape, height, color , language . he was Abstract.
Bible
-------
Bible was the first book of the world which said all men, women, children irrespective of their caste, community, social, financial back ground , were equal , not only on the earth but also in the eyes of God. No man was favoured and no one was condemned by God.
Bible created equality between servant and the master . It gave status to work-culture as Jesus himself was a carpenter and a shepherd. With this example , the Christianity started assimilating the poor within itself . It started giving status to the backward Classes and the castes.
Christianity started recruiting its priests from all sections of society without any favour to any particular caste or section or region.
Within a short time Christianity attracted the notice of the poor of the world as it presented a God who was sympathetic even to the sinners if they repented their sins . It gave peace of mind to the aggrieved, the sufferers when they forgave the wrongs done to them. Here there are repentance by the wrong doers and forgiving by the aggrieved.
