CHRISTIANITY WITHOUT THE SON OF GOD WOULD NOT EXIST. Lord Jesus Christ Is The First Born Of Existence. To Take Lord Jesus Christ out of Christianity is to take the engine out of a car and turn it into a buggy that is not going anywhere, so that it becomes like other religions without any power— not being able to show you the way to the truth that leads to life eternal.

 Is it right to say that Jesus is more important than Christianity?

Happy Riches, 

Answers request by David Creedon

Christianity would not exist without Lord Jesus Christ. In fact, nothing would exist without the Son of God, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The Bible teaches that everything was created through Him. Even in the Old Testament, the Son of God is equated with God.

The Messiah, of whom the Old Testament said to expect, was the Son of God who would also be known as the Son of Man. The motif “Son of Man” was the appellation designated for the Son of God by the prophet Daniel, who wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit; otherwise, he would not have recorded what he saw in the visions he had. Similarly, the writer of Proverbs equated the Son of God with possessing the Name of God.

• I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One. Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name? Surely you know! (Proverbs 30:3-4)
• I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. (Daniel 7:13)
• But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, take up your bed and go home.” (Matthew 9:6)
• For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. (Matthew 12:40)
• He answered, “He who sows the good seed is the Son of man; the field is the world, and the good seed means the sons of the kingdom; the weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the close of the age, and the reapers are angels. Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the close of the age. The Son of man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers” (Matthew 13:37-41)

We learn from the New Testament that the Messiah is the Christ who is to come. Lord Jesus Christ was designated the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead.

• Designated Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 1:4)

The historical account of the book of Acts informs us that the disciples of Lord Jesus Christ were called Christians originally in Antioch and this was understood to require a conversion, evidenced some twenty years later in the reply by King Agrippa to Paul when at Caesarea.

• And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church, and taught a large company of people; and in Antioch the disciples were for the first time called Christians. (Acts 11:26)
• And Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time you think to make me a Christian!” (Acts 26:28)
• If one suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but under that name let him glorify God. (1 Peter 4:16)

To suffer as a Christian because you identify with the Son of God brings no shame, for Jesus Christ is your Lord. However, to suffer because you have been identified as a Christian, or because you are wrongly perceived as part of Christianity simply by being a Westerner—even if you do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord—will bring shame. Christianity is merely an appellation given to a perceived state of existence that includes relics and ornaments representing various organizations that claim to acknowledge Christ. This could include the New Age concept of Christ consciousness, the mother of God, or other misleading ideas.

When considered in the context of everything that exists, it is clear that Lord Jesus Christ is more important than the concept of Christianity. A parallel can be drawn to the altar, which makes a gift holy and is therefore more important than the gift itself.

• You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred? So he who swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it; and he who swears by the temple, swears by it and by him who dwells in it; and he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it. (Matthew 23:19-22)

As is clearly evident in the words of Jesus, it is not what is added to a thing that makes it important, but rather what gives it importance in the first place. In this case, Jesus must surely be more important than Christianity.

The Only Words Written By God Himself Transcend All Other Writings

POLITICS MASQUERADING AS DEMOCRATIC IS COMMON IN THE WEST. True Democratic Parties Don't Insist On Members Adhering To Party Lines, But This Is What Happens In The West And Why Political Parties Are Often Nothing More Than A Cult. Whenever a founder or a certain figure becomes synonymous with a particular party (e.g. Mao for communism) then that party has become cultic.

Would you agree that political parties of any kind are nothing more than a type religion/cult?

Happy Riches

Answers request by Jalan D. Bean

No. Political parties are not a type of religion, but they can be considered a cult. 

True religion is the quest for truth, whereas philosophy is the human reflection on what might or might not be the truth. Political philosophy is essentially the consideration of the best means to implement government. The involvement of humans means that similarities are common, which require specific nomenclature to differentiate the quests. Unless a person is sufficiently erudite to understand the different definitions of the terms used in philosophy and religion, much confusion can result.

A political party is a human organization that desires to reign over others—irrespective of any claims to the contrary or whether its members wish to serve the community, and regardless of whether elected officials accept perks or feather their own nests.

A political party can be a cult when defined as:

a quasi-religious organization using devious psychological techniques to gain and control adherents[1]

Political parties that fit into this mold are those that embrace communism and socialism (Nazism). Nazism is often categorized as fascism.

National Socialism, German Nationalsozialismus, also called Nazism or Naziism, totalitarian movement led by Adolf Hitler as head of the Nazi Party inGermany. In its intense nationalism, mass appeal, and dictatorial rule, National Socialism shared many elements with Italian fascism.[2]

George Reisman delivered a lecture at the Mises Institute's "The Economics of Fascism, Supporters Summit 2005." He stated in respect to public freedoms:

A socialist government totally annihilates these freedoms. It turns the press and every public forum into a vehicle of hysterical propaganda in its own behalf, and it engages in the relentless persecution of everyone who dares to deviate by so much as an inch from its official party line.[3]

Some people might confuse a cult with religion and a political cult with being religious whenever quasi-religious elements are utilized for the indoctrination and control of the populace. 

Depending on how a person defines particular nomenclature, one can be easily deceived if not actively seeking the truth. Truth is a matter of definition and understanding what a person actually means when making a claim.

Unfortunately, most people make assumptions, and because of this, they are often deceived. The logical reasoning process might seem correct, but if the original premise is not clearly defined, the outcome will be flawed. Hence, political science uses nomenclature that is clearly defined but often misunderstood by those who are not educated in the discipline.

For example, if we say, "Hitler was a Nazi; Hitler was a totalitarian; therefore, all Nazis are totalitarians; Mao was a totalitarian; therefore, all totalitarians are Nazis; therefore, Mao was a Nazi," we would be incorrect. Yet the distinctions that defined the two systems of government are very much alike. Both political parties that ruled were effectively “quasi-religious organizations using devious psychological techniques to gain and control adherents.”

The New World Order Might Look Like It Is Nazism But Could Be Communism

Footnotes

[1] http://Collins English Dictionar...

[2] National Socialism | political movement, Germany

[3] Why Nazism Was Socialism and Why Socialism Is Totalitarian