What Branch of Christianity Am I?

[Fight!]

Being raised in a Christian family eager to press their views onto me, I came to accept Christianity as the truth. However, as I grew older, my views came to diverge from that of my parents. While neither my parents nor I know exactly what sect/branch of christianity we belong to, I am certain I belong to a different sect/branch. You may be reading this and say "Why does it matter?", to which I must answer "It doesn't." I am simply curious.

• I do not believe the Bible is "The Word of God", I believe "The Word" referenced in Genesis is probably language itself.
• I do believe in evolution, but not on a large scale (i.e.: monkeys can't turn into humans, but things like birds can become another type of bird)
• I do not see God as benevolent, I see him as easily angered, jealous, etc
• I believe that God determines some part of one's Fate, but only some part(s)
• I do not believe God likes hearing everyone's prayers, especially when they're asking him for something. I also think he dislikes it when one prays out loud near others, rather than to one's self
• I do not think that God particularly wanted the Bible to be compiled (not saying created as it is a compilation of different works)

Any ideas?

[Banana Jelly]

Protestant Christian?

[Sir Winston Churchill]

You sound like a... Non-Christian? Sorry but what you described isn't Christianity of any form, you've kinda shot down everything they pretty much have an opinion of. You sound more like an aggressive Atheist who believe in God to be quite honest.

[Banana Jelly]

Yeah, that what I thought to, but the believing in god part is what stuck me so I chose protestant.

[eregost]

You are a deist. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism

[Prodigal]

Ya, probably just a deist. Can't get more specific with what you gave us. You pretty much shot down every branch of Christianity.

[Dr. Oza]

maybe unitarian?

in that they tolerate wide set of beliefs

but what do you think about trinity?

[hellheaven1987]

You are a heretic...

[The spartan]

You follow Chaos?

You are a heretic...

[hellheaven1987]

You follow Chaos?

Ya, how do you know that??

But Chaos is not heretic; they still believe in Gods; now, for those who believe in a mortal who call himself Emperor is heretic, because a mortal is never a God.

For the Chaos!!!

[The spartan]

Ya, how do you know that??

But Chaos is not heretic; they still believe in Gods; now, for those who believe in a mortal who call himself Emperor is heretic, because a mortal is never a God.

For the Chaos!!!

...But the Emperor never said he was a god...


Back on track, I would agree with Unitarian as the most accurate classification. You are a pretty weird piece to find a place for. You kind of trash the bible.

[Playfishpaste]

maybe unitarian?

in that they tolerate wide set of beliefs

but what do you think about trinity?

This definitely, either that or universalist non-christian, or a very libertarian protestant.

[SturmChurro]

athiest........almost

[★Bandiera Rossa☭]

He actually seems to have similar beliefs to me.. and I designate as an Agnostic Theist..

[Banfred]

I don't know why some of you are calling him an atheist. He sounds like a... sadodeist?

[Zenith Darksea]

I do not believe the Bible is "The Word of God", I believe "The Word" referenced in Genesis is probably language itself.

That's not a belief of any major Christian sect as far as I know. Christianity - be it Orthodox, Roman Catholic or Protestant - understands 'The Word' (the Logos, in the ancient Greek of the Septuagint) to be the second person of the Holy Trinity, i.e. Jesus Christ. In Greek it also has strong connotations of rationality and reason, implying perhaps that Jesus Christ embodies the logic and reason of the universe.

I may be wrong, but I suspect that you're pretty much on your own with your interpretation.

I do believe in evolution, but not on a large scale (i.e.: monkeys can't turn into humans, but things like birds can become another type of bird)

That could be characteristic of many different Christian sects. In fact, you'll usually find people within the same sect having different ideas about this. For example, some Orthodox Christians believe in the literal historicity of the Genesis creation account, while other Orthodox (like myself) believe in evolution. It's possible for Orthodox to hold either view, because it is not an issue that is deemed necessary or relevant to our salvation.

Therefore this point doesn't really tell us very much about which sect you would belong to.

I do not see God as benevolent, I see him as easily angered, jealous, etc

Well, that's an interesting one. I think that this would be most characteristic of certain Protestant sects, such as the more extreme Calvinists, perhaps. It's certainly not Orthodox, and I doubt many Roman Catholics would go with it either, on account of the Biblical statement that "God is love" and that God wants all men to be reconciled with Him.

I believe that God determines some part of one's Fate, but only some part(s)

Again, this could be characteristic of various Protestant denominations, and even some Calvinists might agree with you to an extent, though more extreme Calvinists would say that God determines your whole life in advance. The Orthodox and Roman Catholics would say that God has a long-term plan for the universe and that God frequently engages with our daily lives, giving us new options and possibilities for repentance, though we would also strongly affirm that God always leaves room for the individual person to freely choose whether or not to accept or recognise these divine interventions.

I do not believe God likes hearing everyone's prayers, especially when they're asking him for something. I also think he dislikes it when one prays out loud near others, rather than to one's self

Well, that is certainly backed-up quite explicitly by the Bible, which says that you shouldn't test God, and that you shouldn't pray in a way to draw attention to yourself, but rather do so in an inconspicuous way. Certainly Orthodox, Roman Catholics and many or most Protestants would agree with you here. Perhaps charismatics/Pentecostal Protestants would disagree, however.

I do not think that God particularly wanted the Bible to be compiled (not saying created as it is a compilation of different works)

I've never heard that point of view before.

On the whole, it sounds like your views are pretty unusual and difficult to classify!

[hellheaven1987]

On the whole, it sounds like your views are pretty unusual and difficult to classify!

Just put a "heretic" title on him and send him to Inquisition!!!

[removeduser_487563287433]

My idea would be for you to actually learn what evolution is before you decide whether you believe in it "on a large scale" or not, because from your brief description it's obvious you've never been taught it.

[royfang]

Just a Theist who doesn't believe in organized religions?

[Thalassocrat]

Let's systematically attempt to deduce your....anyway, here are some questions, pls given a firm yes or no:

1) are there THREE persons in one God, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit?
2) Do you consume Euchrist?
3) is the Euchrist the Blood and Body of Jesus Christ or do you believe it only represents it?

These three should narrow it down, after you've answered we can try a few more systematically eliminating what your are not.