Jurginvoncelle
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Seems to me that Christianity has two aspects.
First there's the whole love thy neighbor as thyself aspect of it.
That seems to SCREAM to us that we put aside our egocentric childishness.
Then, if you happen to be of the PROT persuasion, at least, there's the whole sissue of each of us finding salvation though our own relationship to GOD.
That seems to run counter to to social nature that Love thy neighbor seems to be telling us.
So all in all, I'd say this question doesn't have an answer, really.
So, if I'm understanding you correctly, you're saying that one cannot love their neighbor and find salvation through their own relationship with God at the same time? Why is that?
I do believe the Christianity (as a faith) is a personal. That would be individualism.
I also believe that the organized religion centers of our churches try with great fervor to tell this vast country of individuals to think as the “church” does. That would be socialized thinking. (Strange they fly the flag of conservatism…argue that later…
The "Church" (as a most part of the religious right, see above) does not promote individualism at all. They will not tell you to read your own bible, and "lets have bible study together and descussion time", rather to sit and listen to a preachers idea of what the bible is trying to say, and to pay your 1/10th tithe that Jesus himself discredited. The preachers opinion is what comes from the podium, not your own personal definition based upon your individual faith to your God.
Case in point; Samson had a covenant with God, he did not cut his hair. For him to cut HIS hair was a sin, but for you. and me, it is not a sin. Covenants are personal, and so are sins, therefore we should have a personal savior. “Each person works about their own salvation thru trials and testing”
So for me to answer you question, I would say "No: not in the form of "organized religion".
But "Yes" as a faith, as a personal walk with God, and is a thinking persons religion.
My personal idea is that "organized religion" is very similar to “Art” defined in school, with a concrete curriculum.
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