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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you don't believe Jesus is Christ/divine, what's so special about Christianity then? Jesus did not say/do anything particularly new; other prophets and religious leaders have said pretty much the sane things about morality/ way to live.[/quote]

Actually, Jesus did bring a lot of new things. He got rid of the old eye-for-eye justice, he got rid of dietary restrictions, and he told people to love their neighbors.  The closest equivalent is probably Buddhism. Christianity is, however, pretty different from Islam.[/quote]

Oh, I agree that Christianity is different from Islam. My point was that the moral code preached by Jesus is not that unique. Not enough to justify being a Christian IMO. The essence if Christianity is the notion that no one can ever be good enough for God, that no one can actually follow that moral code in its fullness *, the idea of intrinsic 'sinfulness' and 'brokenness' of human kind, and the need for atonement through Christ. 
* particularly insightful, the idea that even when you are 'good', if you think you are 'good enough', then you've already sinned because of pride. Really no way out![/quote]

No, that's not the "essence" of Christianity.[/quote]

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