Is Christianity Anti-Christian?

Christians agree that there is one God and that Jesus Christ is God made flesh. Indeed, to be considered a Christian, one must follow the teachings of Christ. But while this Truth appears to be self evident, it is also the ultimate problem. And this problem permeates the world around us.

The origin of this problem is that the teachings of Christ are mediated through humans and through human systems of information processing, which are all flawed and contaminated with sin from the start. In other words, that which is sinful claims to be able to process that which has no sin. And with this as the premise, we begin our exploration.

Take a man or a woman who believes that God has put a message upon their heart; with utmost conviction, that particular man or woman begins the process of fulfilling heaven's message. Be it to actualize a life in the service of the Church, or to organize a community around a set of truths of principles, something burns deep in the breast of the one whom God calls. And the feeling to satisfy this unseen motivation cannot be stopped or detoured. The spirit moves and brings with it the flesh.

Take yet another man or woman who has heard the beckoning of the Father (John 6:44). With a spirit set a fire from the mouth of God, that man or woman pursues and chases the the One who has sent the message. With utter conviction, they act in a manner they know will honor the Father who sees them in the privacy of their heart (Matt 6:6).

Now that I have your attention, let us talk about division (Matt 3:24). If there is but one God who sets the hearts of humanity on fire with the Holy Ghost -- if there is but one God who touches the hearts of these whom He beckons in the first place -- there should be no contradiction among those who hear His one voice. Notice that I used the word "contradiction" which means:

con·tra·dic·tion [kon-truh-dik-shuhn]

1. the act of contradicting;  gainsaying or opposition
2. assertion of the contrary or opposite; denial.
3. a statement or proposition that contradicts  or denies another or itself and is logically incongruous.
4. direct opposition between things compared; inconsistency.
5. a contradictory act, fact, etc.

While there are differences in interpretation of God's influence, there should be no contradiction between essential and fundamental meanings and teachings. Rather, at most, each interpretation should bring attention to a particular nuance of the larger Truth expressed by the one God through many human tongues. But we know from experience that this is not the case at all.

One Church claims that God motivated them to act in such-and-such manner and to adopt so-and-so teachings, while another Church acts, believes, and teaches in the opposite for the same reasons. It boils down to this: if God has been identified as the primary motivator, and if there is no contradiction to be found in God (1 John 1:5), how can there be contradiction among the hearts that people have claimed that God has touched? Is God to blame for Christianity's contradiction or are we humans to blame for it? It is easy to see that the structure of some versions of Christianity are built upon a selfish foundation -- a fundamentally un-Christian foundation.

And it is certain that a testament to this division is that each Church will justify their creation with being commanded from God. Each split, each division of Christianity occurs because the one doing the splitting believes that he or she is acting according to what God has placed upon their heart. Here, then, God is no more than a reflection in the mirror in our minds -- and perpetual contradiction is proof.