2006-07-10 13:59:47 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
if the world did not know sin , would that be a bad thing?
2006-07-10 14:03:31 · update #1
many christians believe he is God, so duh to you
2006-07-10 14:04:15 · update #2
Jesus is not God.
John 1:1
John1:18
2006-07-10 14:02:27 · answer #1 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is God. There are many verses in the OT and NT that clearly show this. John 1:1-2 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God." Jesus is the Word. In Matthew 4:6-7 the devil tempts Jesus and Jesus responds "It is written again, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'" In Hebrews ch.1 the Father calls the Son God and lets all the angels worship the Son, Jesus, and of course worship is reserved only for God. Again in Revelation ch.1 Jesus calls himself the Almighty and is worshipped. But anyway as powerful as God is, man has free will and He cannot force anyone to do anything including repenting from sin. God Bless.
2006-07-10 14:20:23 · answer #2 · answered by Agent Smith 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gave us all free will to love him or not. It wouldn't be true love if he forced us too. Evil was found in Satan and he was sent to earth. God wanted everyone to see that Satan is deceiving people and the ones that love him with all of their hearts will stay good and true to his bible. So he is waiting until he comes again to show what the truth really is. The big finale. It does say in the bible that Jesus, god, and the holy spirit are one. It's sort of like a PlayStation 2 it is a DVD player a video game console and a CD player all in one. Its one system but each part of it does different things. Jesus forgives us God loves us and the holy spirit guides us in the right path. Jesus died to clean the palate. He made it possible for everyone to be forgiven for everything that they have done wrong. It's sort of a second chance. Back in that time before Christ, the Jews would slaughter animals as a sacrifice to God. But Jesus took the place of the animals and that is why Jews today don't sacrifice any animals. If you read the new testamant you will understand it a lot better.
2006-07-10 14:14:59 · answer #3 · answered by Meeshell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is a part of God, he's the Son of God. And he didn't force man to never sin by his power because the Devil's always going to be tempting everyone, no matter what, at least that's what I believe. Besides, you can't make anyone do anything. Unless you're a parent - that's a different story. Anyways . . . you can't make anyone believe in anything. You have to believe in it yourself. I love the Lord, and no one can stop me from loving the Lord.
2006-07-10 14:47:41 · answer #4 · answered by Music is my LOVER!!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To the first part of your question....
There is debate as to whether Jesus was "God". Depending on what branch of Christianity you listen to, "God" may or may not be the same as Jesus, and the "Holy Ghost" as well. The Holy Trinity cites that they are the same. However, most Christians do not accept the Trinity, even though the Bible states that it exists.
To the second part....
Jesus, according to Christians, died for our "sins". What I believe, based on historical fact, is that he was crucified for breaking the laws of the Roman Empire at the time of his death. His refusal to conform to the oppression of his day was respectable and honorable.
And to the third part....
According to Christian teachings, we were given free will. Apparently, "God" does not interfere with free will, or so says those of the "faith".
Being an Atheist, I believe that Jesus was mortal.
2006-07-10 14:32:49 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God created man that we may have full control of our actions and the right to choose what to do. Jesus's death opened the gates to Heaven, so to speak. Reading the New Testament (specifically the Gospels) can provide more insight than I can by typing. (The answer to your question is not clear-cut.) If He made all men to be sinless, there would be no good in the world because it's the rough times that make us appreciate His love, forgiveness, and everlasting mercy.
2006-07-10 14:13:48 · answer #6 · answered by Carol J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks For Your Question
But Christianity is the only religion that thinks that Jesus is a God while he never said that even once in the Bible
Islam says that he is the Messenger of God and he said that allot in the bible " he is the one who sent me" plus according to Islam no one is responsible for another one sin and god made us sinful if we never sinned we would be angels.
2006-07-10 14:15:29 · answer #7 · answered by abouterachess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the bible, he died for the sins of the whole world, he paid a price so that we could be redeemed back to God. He didn't have to die for us, he chose to do it! He could have used his power and might to save himself, but he didn't! This is how much he loved us that he would die for us.
He also is a gentlemen and will never force his will upon us but allow us to choose for ourselves. This is called having a free will or volition which means we have the right to think for ourselves and choose for ourselves whether we want to live our own lives or accept his plan of salvation for our lives.
2006-07-10 14:15:02 · answer #8 · answered by December Princess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Jesus is God and is also God's son.
Jesus had to die because:
Hebrews 9:22
And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.
He died to pay for our sins. He could have forced us, but he wants us to worship Him because we choose to.
2006-07-10 14:08:07 · answer #9 · answered by My Avatar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God Gave us the Gift of Free Will: To choose either to be with Him or without Him.
Were He To Use His Power To Only Make us to choose all that is right, we human beings would have absolutely no free will. We would be doing only what we are Controlled to do.
2006-07-10 14:11:15 · answer #10 · answered by clusium1971 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋