What is a secular Christian?

Secular theology holds that theism has lost credibility as a valid conception of God’s nature. It rejects the concept of a personal God and embraces the status of Jesus Christ, Christology and Christian eschatology as Christian mythology without basis in historical events.

What is the difference between religious and secular?

Secular things are not religious. Anything not affiliated with a church or faith can be called secular. Non-religious people can be called atheists or agnostics, but to describe things, activities, or attitudes that have nothing to do with religion, you can use the word secular.

What are the differences between humanists and Christians?

Consequently, the “spirit” central to humanism is a spirit that belongs to this world, it is a manifestation within the finite world of finite ends; whereas the spirit at the core of Christianity is God, and God is not found in the world of finite ends, but rather he is an absolute and eternal end beyond this finite …

What are some distinctive beliefs of Christianity that make it unique from other worldviews?

Only Christians acknowledge the Three-in-One God, and this makes Christianity entirely unique among all the world’s faith-systems. Crucial to the Christian doctrine of the Trinity is the truth that all three Persons of the Three-in-One exist simultaneously both now and forever.

How has secularisation challenged Christianity?

Secularisation has directly challenged Christianity as modern beliefs oppose the traditional teachings and practices of the Church therefore the Church has been unable to defend itself against secularisation.

What does it mean to be a secular Christian?

The secular Christian supports the separation of state and religion and with it supports secular legislation.

Is anything really secular or Christian?

The very definition of secular means it’s neither sacred, pertaining to, or connected with religion. Thus a secular group would be the opposite of a group that would be bound by any religion or religious leader. It is temporal, the exact reverse of true Christianity. Thus the word cannot in any logical way be joined to the word Christian.

What are the key principles of the Christian worldview?

Under the now ridiculed Judeo-Christian consensus, circa. 400 – 1960 A.D., four core world view principles provided the basis for western societies; a concern for fellow citizens (love your neighbour), free will, individual responsibility and respect for traditional (Judeo-Christian) values.

Is Christianity a genuine worldview?

When Christianity comes into the picture we are redeemed from the fetter of sin and are therefore free to love each other. Yes, we aren’t free to truly love each other with sin looming around. This is why Christianity is the true worldview. I might add that I’m referring to true Christianity.