Christian Deism Faith Group Forum

[BL2KTN]

I am formally requesting a Christian Deism Faith Group Forum. There are several of us on the site and we are not represented in either forum or icon.

 

[dogs4thewin]

Honest question and as you can tell by my icon I am currently Deist how can one be a Christian Deist?

 

[Sophrosyne]

I am formally requesting a Christian Deism Faith Group Forum. There are several of us on the site and we are not represented in either forum or icon.

Not going to happen as the nicene creed which is the standard for faith groups here proclaims Jesus as God and Christian Deists do not do so if I understand the definition of their beliefs. I believe they would fall into the unorthodox theology section of this board.

 

[FreedByte]

Honest question and as you can tell by my icon I am currently Deist how can one be a Christian Deist?

"It refers to a deist who believes in the moral teachings—but not divinity—of Jesus."

Thomas Jefferson is a good example

 

[dogs4thewin]

Well in that case you are not a Christian.

 

[Krissy Cakes]

Well in that case you are not a Christian.

Your not considered Christian are you?

 

[dogs4thewin]

Your not considered Christian are you?

I currently consider myself a Deist and as such no I do not consider myself a Christian.

 

[Krissy Cakes]

Where would you put yourself?

deism-

The belief, based solely on reason, in a God who created the universe and then abandoned it, assuming no control over life, exerting no influence on natural phenomena, and giving no supernatural revelation.

How can this be?!?! I mean come on?

 

[FreedByte]

Well in that case you are not a Christian.

The term "Christian deism" just uses "Christian" as an adjective. The same way Christian atheism does.

 

[FreedByte]

Where would you put yourself?

deism-

The belief, based solely on reason, in a God who created the universe and then abandoned it, assuming no control over life, exerting no influence on natural phenomena, and giving no supernatural revelation.

How can this be?!?! I mean come on?

That's not the best definition of deism. At its core, deism is simply a philosophy that considers the idea of the divine solely with rational means and not religious tradition. Many of the founders of the US were deists, such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Paine.

"Deism is the belief that reason and observation of the natural world are sufficient to determine the existence of a Creator, accompanied with the rejection of authority as a source of religious knowledge. Deism gained prominence in the 17th and 18th centuries during the Age of Enlightenment—especially in Britain, France, Germany, and the United States—among intellectuals raised as Christians who believed in one god, but found fault with organized religion and did not believe in supernatural events such as miracles, the inerrancy of scriptures, or the Trinity."

- Wikipedia