How should we call ourselves? Do we call ourselves Christians after the Greek word "Cretin" or "Chrestoi" or do we use the original Hebrew name "Natsarim". The question is where the name 'Christians' comes from and how this name is processed in the "Christian Catholic Bible" and the Bible of today such as in the translations from the King James Bible, because in the original Hebrew scrolls the names Christian, God and Jesus do NOT appear! These have been added by the Catholic Church over the centuries...
It were the Jesuits who indicated that Yahusha and his disciples spoke Greek to each other and wrote down the B'rit Hadasha (New Testament) in Greek, which does not really make sense, since Yahusha & His first followers such as Luke and Peter were not Greeks, but Yahudim. What is generally known, that at that time people spoke Aramaic (daily language/trade), but Paleo Hebrew for studies, prayer, meetings! It is of course strange that Yahusha and everyone in Israel at that time would speak Greek daily as Yahudim. Note! = the Paleo Hebrew/Aramaic scrolls have been translated with many errors into Greek/Latin and from Greek/Latin (so with even more errors!) back into Aramaic (Modern Hebrew).
What many do not know and what is relatively unknown, that before the birth of Yahusha there were already "Christians".... and they were pagans. The Greek word "Christos" (kristos) has come to mean anointed, and this corresponds to the Hebrew word Mashiach. What is not generally known is that Osiris and Mithras (these 2 idols were already worshipped by the pagans long before the birth of Yahusha) were both called "Chreistos", which meant "GOOD". The word was taken over from Gnostic paganism: The inscription "CHRESTOS" can be seen on a Mithras relief in the Vatican.
In the time of Marcion, around 150 CE, Justin Martyr said that “Christians” were “chrestoi” or “good men.” Clement of Alexandria said: "all who believe in Christ are called 'Chrestoi', that is, 'good men'". Rome was the center of the worship of Chrestos Mithras, so the adaptation or revisionism to the new faith for this title should hardly be a huge mystery; but this information is deliberately buried. The word "Christian" is only used 3 times in the received Greek texts. The first disciples who followed the teachings of Yahusha did use a term for themselves, and that is NATSARIM (Acts 24:5). Even the "church father" Epiphanius wrote about the Natsarim, whom he called "heretics", because they kept the commandments of Yahuah (the 7 Yahuah feasts, the 10 commandments, baptism and loving neighbors) and were indistinguishable from "Jews/Israelites", except that they believed in the Mashiach (Yahusha).
Emperor Constantine the Great decriminalized "Christianity" in the Roman Empire through the Edict of Milan (313), later convened at the Council of Nicaea (325) where early Christianity was consolidated into what would become the state church of the Roman Empire (380). The early history of the united church of Christianity before major schisms is sometimes referred to as the "Great Church" (although diverse sects existed at the same time, including Gnostics and Jewish Christians). The Church of the East split after the Council of Ephesus (431) and Oriental Orthodoxy split after the Council of Chalcedon (451) over differences in Christology,[4] while the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church split in the East–West Schism (1054), primarily over the authority of the bishop of Rome. Protestantism divided into numerous denominations of the Catholic Church during the Reformation era (16th century) over theological and clesiological disputes, primarily over the question of justification and the primacy of the bishop of Rome. Christianity played a prominent role in the development of Western civilization, particularly in Europe from late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Following the Age of Discovery (15th–17th centuries), Christianity spread throughout the Americas, Oceania, sub-Saharan Africa, and the rest of the world through missionary work. The four largest branches of Christianity are the Catholic Church (1.3 billion/50.1%), Protestantism (920 million/36.7%), the Eastern Orthodox Church (230 million), and the Oriental Orthodox Churches (62 million) (Orthodox churches combined at 11.9%), although thousands of smaller denominations exist despite efforts toward unity (ecumenism). Despite a decline in adherence in the West, Christianity remains the dominant religion in the region, with approximately 70% of the population identifying as Christian. Christianity is growing in Africa and Asia, the world’s most populous continents. Christians continue to be persecuted in some areas of the world, particularly in the Middle East, North Africa, East Asia, and South Asia. In the past 5 years, there have also been recovering Christians who have become Natsarim after investigation.
It were the Jesuits who indicated that Yahusha and his disciples spoke Greek to each other and wrote down the B'rit Hadasha (New Testament) in Greek, which does not really make sense, since Yahusha & His first followers such as Luke and Peter were not Greeks, but Yahudim. What is generally known, that at that time people spoke Aramaic (daily language/trade), but Paleo Hebrew for studies, prayer, meetings! It is of course strange that Yahusha and everyone in Israel at that time would speak Greek daily as Yahudim. Note! = the Paleo Hebrew/Aramaic scrolls have been translated with many errors into Greek/Latin and from Greek/Latin (so with even more errors!) back into Aramaic (Modern Hebrew).
What many do not know and what is relatively unknown, that before the birth of Yahusha there were already "Christians".... and they were pagans. The Greek word "Christos" (kristos) has come to mean anointed, and this corresponds to the Hebrew word Mashiach. What is not generally known is that Osiris and Mithras (these 2 idols were already worshipped by the pagans long before the birth of Yahusha) were both called "Chreistos", which meant "GOOD". The word was taken over from Gnostic paganism: The inscription "CHRESTOS" can be seen on a Mithras relief in the Vatican.
In the time of Marcion, around 150 CE, Justin Martyr said that “Christians” were “chrestoi” or “good men.” Clement of Alexandria said: "all who believe in Christ are called 'Chrestoi', that is, 'good men'". Rome was the center of the worship of Chrestos Mithras, so the adaptation or revisionism to the new faith for this title should hardly be a huge mystery; but this information is deliberately buried. The word "Christian" is only used 3 times in the received Greek texts. The first disciples who followed the teachings of Yahusha did use a term for themselves, and that is NATSARIM (Acts 24:5). Even the "church father" Epiphanius wrote about the Natsarim, whom he called "heretics", because they kept the commandments of Yahuah (the 7 Yahuah feasts, the 10 commandments, baptism and loving neighbors) and were indistinguishable from "Jews/Israelites", except that they believed in the Mashiach (Yahusha).
Emperor Constantine the Great decriminalized "Christianity" in the Roman Empire through the Edict of Milan (313), later convened at the Council of Nicaea (325) where early Christianity was consolidated into what would become the state church of the Roman Empire (380). The early history of the united church of Christianity before major schisms is sometimes referred to as the "Great Church" (although diverse sects existed at the same time, including Gnostics and Jewish Christians). The Church of the East split after the Council of Ephesus (431) and Oriental Orthodoxy split after the Council of Chalcedon (451) over differences in Christology,[4] while the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church split in the East–West Schism (1054), primarily over the authority of the bishop of Rome. Protestantism divided into numerous denominations of the Catholic Church during the Reformation era (16th century) over theological and clesiological disputes, primarily over the question of justification and the primacy of the bishop of Rome. Christianity played a prominent role in the development of Western civilization, particularly in Europe from late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Following the Age of Discovery (15th–17th centuries), Christianity spread throughout the Americas, Oceania, sub-Saharan Africa, and the rest of the world through missionary work. The four largest branches of Christianity are the Catholic Church (1.3 billion/50.1%), Protestantism (920 million/36.7%), the Eastern Orthodox Church (230 million), and the Oriental Orthodox Churches (62 million) (Orthodox churches combined at 11.9%), although thousands of smaller denominations exist despite efforts toward unity (ecumenism). Despite a decline in adherence in the West, Christianity remains the dominant religion in the region, with approximately 70% of the population identifying as Christian. Christianity is growing in Africa and Asia, the world’s most populous continents. Christians continue to be persecuted in some areas of the world, particularly in the Middle East, North Africa, East Asia, and South Asia. In the past 5 years, there have also been recovering Christians who have become Natsarim after investigation.
Is Natsarim a sect? No, in Luke's account in Acts 24 we read how Paul is accused by Tertullus and that Natsarim is called a sect. The translation in the passage that follows is from English and from English directly translated from Hebrew;
Acts 24
And after 5 Yomim the high priest Kananyah came down, with the elders, and a certain orator, Tertullus. [A hired, talented sophist] And they brought an accusation against Paul to the governor. 2And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, 'I have obtained great peace through you, and have brought reformations through your foreboding to this nation; . 4But that I may not hinder you further, I beseech you in your gentleness to hear us briefly. 5 Because I have found this man to be a plague, causing dissension among all the Yahudim throughout the world, and a leader of the sect of the Natsarim, 6 who also sought to desecrate the Separate Place, and whom we seized, and wanted to condemn him according to our law, 7 but the commander Lysias came by and took him out of our hands with great force,
Comment:
(We read in this piece, that Tertullus (a lawyer), accuses Paul and calls him a leader of the sect of the Natsarim.
The Natsarim were considered by Tertullus to be a sect!
8 and ordered his accusers to come to you. And by examining him yourself, you will be able to know all these things of which we accuse him. " 9 And the Yahudim also agreed, and claimed that these things were so. 10 And when the governor motioned
for him to speak, Paul answered, "Knowing that you have already for many years a judge of this nation, I gladly defend myself, 11 since you know that it is no more than 12 Yomim since I went up to Yerushalayim to worship. 12And they found me not in the Separate Place, disputing with anyone, nor stirring up the people, neither in the assemblies, nor in the city. 13Nor are they able to prove the accusations with which they now accuse me. 14And this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, I worship the Aluahim (Aluahim is a title and means in Hebrew; Majesty, The Mighty, The Power of One) of my fathers, believing all that is written in the Turah and the Prophets, 15 with a hope in Aluahim, which they themselves also wait for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the righteous and the unrighteous. Source translation from English; Wit, Lew. Besorah Of Yahusha Natsarim Version (BYNV) (Kindle locations 52684-52689). Lew White. Kindle Edition.
Commentary:
(In this section Paul indicates that they (the accusers; high priest Kananyah, elders and the speaker Tertullus) call the Natsarim a sect, most likely this is to put the Natsarim in a bad light, since the word "sect" has a negative connotation/meaning.)
Yahusha said "I am the Vine: you are the Natsarim." (Yn.15: 5)
In the case of what we are called by Yahusha, Natsarim, we take the meaning from the abstract, not from the concrete. We are the descendants (offshoots, shoots) of His teachings, not literally roots or branches of trees or vines. Evidence we find around us, the Yahudim who speak, read and write Hebrew/Eberith do not call us Christians, but Notsrim and the Arabs who speak, read and write Arabic call us Nasrani, to this day! Read it again; the Yahudim who speak, read and write Hebrew / Eberith call the followers of Yahusha NOT Christians, but Notsrim and the Arabs who speak, read and write Arabic call the followers of Yahusha Nasrani, to this day! Why not Christian then? Because this is not in the original texts and they were called Natsarim from the beginning and became known among the people as followers of Yahusha, Natsarim.
If you believe in our creator called Yahuah and His son Yahusha, then you are officially NOT a Christian, but Natsarim! Christianity originated from the Mithra teaching and mixed with Torah / Natsarim, the Natsarim were the first followers of Yahusha. Natsarim, a name with a very beautiful and important meaning. A name we can be proud of! It is unfortunately true that Christianity is built on a pagan foundation. "Christians" celebrate satanic/pagan holidays such as Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Sinterklaas and Saint Martin. "Christians" go to church on the 1st day (Sunday) and do not keep the holidays of Yahuah. "Christians" are not prepared at all for revelations, in short many people who believe in Yahuah and Yahusha are deceived! Yahuah is clear in Revelation 18:4; And I heard another voice from heaven saying, Gen. 19:12; Isa. 48:20; 52:11; Jer. 51:6,45; 2 Cor. 6:17 Come out of her (Babylon), my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, Rev. 16:19 and Yahuah has remembered her iniquities. The origins of pagan festivals and idolatry are found in "Mysterious Babylon."
Example: The Catholic Encyclopedia reveals: "Christmas was not among the earliest festivals of the Church. Irenaeus and Tertullian omitted it from their lists of feasts..." (vol. 3, pp. 724, 728). Christmas was even banned briefly in Massachusetts in 1659 and considered unscriptural in England in the mid-17th century.
Acts 24
And after 5 Yomim the high priest Kananyah came down, with the elders, and a certain orator, Tertullus. [A hired, talented sophist] And they brought an accusation against Paul to the governor. 2And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, 'I have obtained great peace through you, and have brought reformations through your foreboding to this nation; . 4But that I may not hinder you further, I beseech you in your gentleness to hear us briefly. 5 Because I have found this man to be a plague, causing dissension among all the Yahudim throughout the world, and a leader of the sect of the Natsarim, 6 who also sought to desecrate the Separate Place, and whom we seized, and wanted to condemn him according to our law, 7 but the commander Lysias came by and took him out of our hands with great force,
Comment:
(We read in this piece, that Tertullus (a lawyer), accuses Paul and calls him a leader of the sect of the Natsarim.
The Natsarim were considered by Tertullus to be a sect!
8 and ordered his accusers to come to you. And by examining him yourself, you will be able to know all these things of which we accuse him. " 9 And the Yahudim also agreed, and claimed that these things were so. 10 And when the governor motioned
for him to speak, Paul answered, "Knowing that you have already for many years a judge of this nation, I gladly defend myself, 11 since you know that it is no more than 12 Yomim since I went up to Yerushalayim to worship. 12And they found me not in the Separate Place, disputing with anyone, nor stirring up the people, neither in the assemblies, nor in the city. 13Nor are they able to prove the accusations with which they now accuse me. 14And this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, I worship the Aluahim (Aluahim is a title and means in Hebrew; Majesty, The Mighty, The Power of One) of my fathers, believing all that is written in the Turah and the Prophets, 15 with a hope in Aluahim, which they themselves also wait for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the righteous and the unrighteous. Source translation from English; Wit, Lew. Besorah Of Yahusha Natsarim Version (BYNV) (Kindle locations 52684-52689). Lew White. Kindle Edition.
Commentary:
(In this section Paul indicates that they (the accusers; high priest Kananyah, elders and the speaker Tertullus) call the Natsarim a sect, most likely this is to put the Natsarim in a bad light, since the word "sect" has a negative connotation/meaning.)
Yahusha said "I am the Vine: you are the Natsarim." (Yn.15: 5)
In the case of what we are called by Yahusha, Natsarim, we take the meaning from the abstract, not from the concrete. We are the descendants (offshoots, shoots) of His teachings, not literally roots or branches of trees or vines. Evidence we find around us, the Yahudim who speak, read and write Hebrew/Eberith do not call us Christians, but Notsrim and the Arabs who speak, read and write Arabic call us Nasrani, to this day! Read it again; the Yahudim who speak, read and write Hebrew / Eberith call the followers of Yahusha NOT Christians, but Notsrim and the Arabs who speak, read and write Arabic call the followers of Yahusha Nasrani, to this day! Why not Christian then? Because this is not in the original texts and they were called Natsarim from the beginning and became known among the people as followers of Yahusha, Natsarim.
If you believe in our creator called Yahuah and His son Yahusha, then you are officially NOT a Christian, but Natsarim! Christianity originated from the Mithra teaching and mixed with Torah / Natsarim, the Natsarim were the first followers of Yahusha. Natsarim, a name with a very beautiful and important meaning. A name we can be proud of! It is unfortunately true that Christianity is built on a pagan foundation. "Christians" celebrate satanic/pagan holidays such as Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Sinterklaas and Saint Martin. "Christians" go to church on the 1st day (Sunday) and do not keep the holidays of Yahuah. "Christians" are not prepared at all for revelations, in short many people who believe in Yahuah and Yahusha are deceived! Yahuah is clear in Revelation 18:4; And I heard another voice from heaven saying, Gen. 19:12; Isa. 48:20; 52:11; Jer. 51:6,45; 2 Cor. 6:17 Come out of her (Babylon), my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, Rev. 16:19 and Yahuah has remembered her iniquities. The origins of pagan festivals and idolatry are found in "Mysterious Babylon."
Example: The Catholic Encyclopedia reveals: "Christmas was not among the earliest festivals of the Church. Irenaeus and Tertullian omitted it from their lists of feasts..." (vol. 3, pp. 724, 728). Christmas was even banned briefly in Massachusetts in 1659 and considered unscriptural in England in the mid-17th century.
