Jesus existed and would have performed miracles, the bible tells and Christians believe this. It’s all just accepted. Now suppose the Church of Scientology once existed before Christianity and also had a prophet who performed ‘miracles’, would it also become a world religion?
Answer
Strictly speaking, Christianity is a sect of Judaism. Sect means “secession”, a smaller group that separates from a large established religion. In the New Testament, Acts, itself, the “Nazarenes” (Christians) are called a sect of Judaism.
Sometimes, by extension, small religious groups (or even atheists like the Lodge) that are not separated from any other religion are called “sect.” The term sect is often used derogatorily.
Scientology did not exist then. There were many other religions in the time of Jesus. Each people or nation had its own or more than one religion. Some of them were then much larger (= more numerous) than Judaism or Christianity. Think of the polytheism of the Roman Empire. Hinduism and Buddhism are older than Christianity and are still world religions.
What do you mean by the sentence: “and would have performed miracles, the bible and Christians believe this. It is all accepted just like that”. Are you saying that the success of Christianity is due to miracles? First of all, miracles have been/are attributed to many other historical and current figures. The mythologies of nearly all nations are full of wonders. But also Elvis Presley is credited with miraculous healings. Second, most [hedendaagse] Christians do not view miracles as historical facts but rather as an illustration of an underlying message.
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