Can someone who has actually read the Bible tell me what problem people have with Jesus?

Question

Why would anyone dislike Jesus?

Answer 1

No one has a problem with Jesus, but his followers have committed many atrocities.

I suggest you read the history of the Jews.

Shalom my friend

Answer 2

As someone who is not a believer I don't think it is Jesus that's the problem, it's the people who think they can use Jesus as a catchall for all their idiocy that's the problem. I think Jesus was probably a pretty talented dude, but he is no more the son of God than anyone else. He was an enlightened thinker who used his knowledge to try and help people and he was executed for being a threat to the established order because he was so popular with the great unwashed classes. If he was alive today, he'd still get in trouble, things haven't changed that much. You should have a look at some of the Gnostic philosphies regarding the development of Christianity for another perspective. I think Jesus would be appalled if he knew of all the idiocy that has been perverted in his name over the last 2000 odd years. He was a lot more tolerant than most Christians are, he hung out with society's rejects and didn't try and persecute others for their beliefs. Most "Christians" I know have missed the message, anyone can be like Jesus and do good works for others and live an exemplary life, &c I can't be bothered getting into this any more, to recap, its not Jesus that's the problem, its Christians that are the problem, they tend to be not like Jesus at all (which is a sweeping generalisation).

Answer 3

I do not dislike Jesus. I have read the bible and was raised a Christian. I am now a Jew. I cannot believe that the stories in the new testament are true. I'm not saying Jesus did not exist, I just think that people embellished a bit and created what they wanted to create in the 150 years or so between the death of Jesus and the actual writing about his life. He also was clearly not the messiah.

Answer 4

I will tell you the problem. It is his followers that we have a problem with. The people that live their lives and proclaim that their actions are done in His name.

I have "actually read the Bible" several times. As a child I had to memorize it before I could have food. So yes, I know what it says. I also know that the bible is a compilation of books wrote by human beings, not Jesus.

Example in the bible is states "spare the rod, spoil the child", or here is another, I am unsure of the actual wording right now but it goes something like this: if your child is disobediant, beat them, if done in my name, he will not die.

Ok, so, explain this. You will never be able to explain this to me or my sibblings. We were beat in His name. Between being tied to a bed beat with a 2x4, with the handle carved out so they could get a better grip, oh and also maybe the fists in the face, or the black eyes, busted lips....etc....
Oh, heres another, God says cleanliness is next to godliness, so make sure you are alwasy clean!! Keep your teeth brushed at all times or Mommy will come and show you how God wants them kept, with my face shoved in the sink and blood running profusly while Mommy gets them clean so that I can be more God like.

That is just a small window into my childhood. Please do not tell me about God or Jesus! I do beleive it says in the bible "do not harm the children, let them come unto me", UMMM hello. Where was he when this was happening to me and my sister and brothers. Oh I am sorry, he was leading my mother.

I am now 33 years old, still with problems dealing with my past. I have dentures for teeth (thanks Mom) and a twisted spine, oh and again(thanks Mom), that causes me constant pain.

I will tell you one thing though, the cycle broke with Mom. I have five children and have never turned a "backhand" to one of them. We talk and keep the lines of communications open, always! I guess I did learn one thing. I learned how NOT to be.

Yes, I have a grudge. Yes, I am mad. Yes, I am hurt.
This is some of the problems people have with Jesus. What about all of the other children dying today from abuse and hunger. Where is God or Jesus??? Oh is he only there if we are dead???

Answer 5

Are those the in common words 2 procedures to appreciate? What about a penitent soul, or a ideas that seeks know-how? the issue the following isn't no matter if the bible or the church leaders have a extra physically powerful value. the issue the following is what's nice and real. How can one know what's nice and real without going proper to the source? If a church chief isn't preferable from the source, he's a faux prophet who won't be able to and may not be relied on. If a church chief is including or subtracting from what's written, he's deceptive his followers. He (Jesus) envisioned the Jews to believe God's word earlier his crucifixion and all of those who ought to believe (Christians) besides. If there is no known from which the Church chief features his authority, what want is there to shop on with him? The bible is that established.

Answer 6

Without understanding the history of publishing or the Roman Empire most folks probably have a mistaken impression of what is being narrated. So, they can use the Bible to defend any argument from homicide to slavery to incest to adultry.

No doubt, the story of Jesus is original and beautiful in the world's literature. And, undoubtedly something did happen back then. We just have to remember the writers back then didn't use Arabic numbers (they used the Greek Alphabet). They didn't use paragraphs. They didn't use punctuation. If any Bibles have quote marks, somebody long after Jesus added them. They didn't use verse numbers. They didn't use literary devices like similes and... to ask if the Bibles would have any metaphors opens a whole new can of worms.

The whole synopsis after long, critical analysis is we have to hope and pray for judgement day AND that it is presented as advertised.

Answer 7

It's not Jesus the man, it's the religion of Jesus, or Christianity, that sprung up after his death that bothers me. The religion is based upon mythology and fable, much like the story of Adam and Eve, that while entertertaining and enlightening is largely based on false premises. The religion that has sprung up around Jesus is not unlike Islam or Judiasm in its requirement for strict adherance to a belief system and a code of conduct. However, it robs people of their ability to reason for themselves and to use science and meditation to find answers to the age old questions of the universe, such as "where do we come from?" and "what is the meaning of life?".

Restated, there is a historical Jesus who walked the earth and likely was a great teacher and spiritual leader. Then there is the mythological Jesus created by the early leaders of what we now know as the Catholic church. The historical Jesus was a man, the Jesus image presented by the church is a myth.

Answer 8

Nobody has a problem with Jesus. Some just like Mohammad better. Some would rather just have God. Some don't believe in God so they can't believe that Jesus was divine. Some have many Gods with no particular liking to that one. Still Jesus was a very nice guy. He had no original ideas (read some religious history) but he presented things nicely.

Answer 9

No problem but Jesus is a fictional character who only exists inside the pages of the Bible and inside people imaginations...belief in the story is going too far.

Answer 10

I don't dislike Jesus; he sounds like he was a nice guy. I do, however, dislike the Christian ideal of self-denial ("take up your cross and follow Me," "turn the other cheek," et al.), as I consider there to be insufficient evidence that Jesus was the son of God.