Wouldn't you be more impressed if He pulled a Motorala Razr out of his butt?
2006-08-26 06:26:58 · 22 answers · asked by Nerdly Stud 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
jmmevolve - maybe they don't have turnip trucks in India.
2006-08-26 06:30:47 · update #1
"[A mobile phone] wouldn't mean anything to them ..."
Sure but a talking flaming bush in the middle of the desert would ...
2006-08-31 16:39:50 · update #2
News flash: Jesus resurrected less people than Swamis did.
2006-08-31 16:40:46 · update #3
Dear Studly Nerd, Actually, JC didn't waste his time on miracles. The miracle stories are a myth promulgated by the snake handling, tattoo wearing, Walmart and 7-11 type of Christians. Just like steel guitars and candy for the Sunday school kids,stories of miracles it attract masses of riff raff. However, I do know that JC was really good at magic. I once saw him painlessly extract a Harley-Davidson from the rear end of a church-goer, and then drive away on it. Apparently he was in a big hurry to get away from some of his more fanatic, frothing at the mouth followers, and I can't say that I blame him!
2006-08-26 06:39:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, the Razr wouldn't have impressed me, but if he had come up with the Salk vaccine for polio or any of the advancements that Louis Pasteur created for all of humankind, I would be more inclined to believe that there was something special about this Jesus person.
As it is, it seems most likely that Jesus was the invention of a not too original committee with a few hastily thrown together parlor tricks performed in front of some gullible back country people. Note that no significant miracles were performed in the city of Jerusalem or especially in front of the Romans and Sanhedrin. (The reattached ear fell off again later.)
Some so-called miracles were of no use whatsoever, except to bring in converts from pagan religions. Walking on water (the sun walks on water) was an allusion to the sun-god, for example. It has no lead-in and no segue in the scripture; there's no purpose to that story at all.
To answer nswblue--raising the dead is a parlor trick. Lots of people appear dead and revive without any help at all. Curing one leper is silly--why not cure all of leprosy? Now that's a miracle!
2006-08-26 13:34:39 · answer #2 · answered by nora22000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You sound like the people who mokced Jesus Christ while He was on the Cross.
Can any Indian Swami survive after being whipped with spikes and sticks 39 times to where his flesh is exposed, then having a crown of thorns laid on his head and beaten to where a thorn pierces his eyebrow, spit on, mocked, then be forced to carry a cross for a long distance and another long distance up a hill, then be crucified on that cross and left to blead for 6 hours, then die and 3 days later be resurected on earth?
NO, but Jesus Christ did that and it is the greatest miracle performed and it is called forgiveness, which come from the Father's heart.
And if Jesus wanted to, he could have pulled a Motorola Razr out of his butt, but Jesus is not a dimented sick pervert, but He is the ONLY way to Heaven and if you do not live for Him, the eternal consequence you will pay is not fun at all.
If you have any questions, comments, or simply want to start living for Jesus Christ, please contact me: keyvan_attaie@yahoo.com
~The message of the cross is foolishness to the perishing, but to those of us who believe, it is the power of God~
1 Corinthians 1:18
2006-08-26 13:35:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He performed the miracles not to impress anyone but to help those who could not believe, because belief that Jesus was sent by God is necessary for someone to be saved. But if someone was hell-bent (literally so) not to believe, no amount of miracles - not even the dead being raised (I wonder which indian swami did that) are enough to make that person believe in Him. The miracle that no one else can do is that he rose again (again, let's call our indian swamis to do that) and you are still hell bent in not believeing in him. Your question stands answered.
2006-08-26 13:36:22 · answer #4 · answered by LostAndFound 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I doubt a swami could bring the dead back to life as Jesus did.
Mark 5:35-32
John 11:43-44
2006-08-26 13:52:38 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Razr would've turned a lot of people away from Him instead because without Cingular or TMobile it wouldn't mean anything to them and Jesus knew that. So you see, you just showed how dumb you are.
2006-08-26 14:49:44 · answer #6 · answered by Romeo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why isn't the swami performing them now? And if he is, why haven't we heard about this wonderful miracle worker?
2006-08-26 13:29:06 · answer #7 · answered by jmmevolve 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you sound like the people who mocked Jesus on the cross, "come down from their, save yourself and we will believe" When Jesus died all at once their was an earthquake, the sun went dark for several hours and the six inch thick veil over the temple was ripped from top to bottom. Go on mocking, it won't change anything.
2006-08-26 13:30:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the New Testament was censored and likely doctored by the Council of Nicea. No one knows how much of the Bible is true and/or missing.
2006-08-26 13:29:01 · answer #9 · answered by Privatize 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He couldn't afford the deluxe copy of 'Miracle For The Masses Made Easy'
2006-08-26 13:28:22 · answer #10 · answered by bonzo the tap dancing chimp 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋