Easter Worshippers

Personally, I still don't quite understand why we're called Christians instead of God followers.

Lucian Hodoboc said:

Personally, I still don't quite understand why we're called Christians instead of God followers.

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Perhaps a cursory reading of the book of Acts will resolve your question.

Since Easter is a derivation on the fertility goddess, Aster, I find the term "Easter Worshippers" to be a twist of truth. Why former President Obama and Hillary Clinton chose that term is not fully clear. Since Roman Catholics refer to Resurrection Sunday as Easter and many of the victims were Roman Catholic, perhaps they thought the phrase "Easter Worshippers" was appropriate.

MennoSota said:

Since Easter is a derivation on the fertility goddess, Aster, I find the term "Easter Worshippers" to be a twist of truth. Why former President Obama and Hillary Clinton chose that term is not fully clear. Since Roman Catholics refer to Resurrection Sunday as Easter and many of the victims were Roman Catholic, perhaps they thought the phrase "Easter Worshippers" was appropriate.

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I suspect when Muslims are attacked it fits the agenda, but when Muslims are the aggressors it kinda breaks the message they want to push.

Needless to say the Babylon Bee didn't miss a chance here....

https://babylonbee.com/news/hillary-clinton-shouts-easter-worshipers-at-wheel-of-fortune-puzzle
https://babylonbee.com/news/infographic-guide-to-alternative-names-for-world-religions

MennoSota said:

Perhaps a cursory reading of the book of Acts will resolve your question.

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Fair point. Allow me to rephrase my statement. "I still don't quite understand why the apostles accepted to be called 'Christians' if Jesus told them to obey and pray to God The Father". If anything, they should have taken the names Elohimians or YHWHians.

Lucian Hodoboc said:

Personally, I still don't quite understand why we're called Christians instead of God followers.

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Because we have to go through Christ to get to God the Father.

Lucian Hodoboc said:

Fair point. Allow me to rephrase my statement. "I still don't quite understand why the apostles accepted to be called 'Christians' if Jesus told them to obey and pray to God The Father". If anything, they should have taken the names Elohimians or YHWHians.

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They were called Christians, but those who believed in Jesus were also called Follower of the Way.

Acts 24:14 However, I admit that I worship the God of our ancestors as a follower of the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets,

Acts 9:2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

Acts 19:9 But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

Acts 19:23 [ The Riot in Ephesus ] About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.

Acts 24:22 Then Felix, who was well acquainted with the Way, adjourned the proceedings. “When Lysias the commander comes,” he said, “I will decide your case.”

Lucian Hodoboc said:

Fair point. Allow me to rephrase my statement. "I still don't quite understand why the apostles accepted to be called 'Christians' if Jesus told them to obey and pray to God The Father". If anything, they should have taken the names Elohimians or YHWHians.

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Providence [emoji16]

Lucian Hodoboc said:

Fair point. Allow me to rephrase my statement. "I still don't quite understand why the apostles accepted to be called 'Christians' if Jesus told them to obey and pray to God The Father". If anything, they should have taken the names Elohimians or YHWHians.

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Some have translated the passage where Christians are first called Christians this way: After he found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people, and it was first in Antioch that the disciples were by divine providence called Christians. Acts 11:26 The words "by divine providence" are implied but not explicitly stated in the Greek of the passage.