No offense meant.just curious.I'm a muslim and as u all must know we believ that Jesus(PBUH) was a Prophet.He was born without a father to maryam bint imram(mary) .But christians consider him God's son.He is obviously not the biological father,so in what way do you consider Jesus(PBUH) to be God's son?
2006-09-10 00:48:34 · 21 answers · asked by Lamya 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If we are all God's children, how *** we aint worshipping each other?And here's another one tht has always puzzled me.......
Jesus is Holy to you.......and he was cruciofied on a cross.........so instead of hating it why in the world do christians consider it their symbol........i mean if a luvd one was hanged or killed in an electric chair we wud obviously hate even hearing the word rope or whatever???????no offence meant......
2006-09-10 04:50:49 · update #1
the Trinity concept in Christianity makes Jesus God himself in a flesh form
trinity the father,the son and the holy spirit ALL in 1 (god).
many christians can't even seem to agree whether jesus is God or the son of God.
2006-09-10 00:53:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
In the begining God created, etc., etc. and when he created man he said, "Let Us Create Man In Our Own Image". Evidence of more than one being. Jesus always was, he said I am the Alpha and the Omega. So we have the trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God knew that the only way to save mankind was to walk among us and suffer and shed his blood for the remission of our sins. He planted a seed in a Virgin named Mary so that Jesus would be born of a Virgin. You say impossible but if God created all things this would be a minor task. He was crucified and rose again from the dead. There is historical evidence that in excess of 500 people witnessed his life after death. The proof is solid. There was no physical union between God and the Virgin. God placed Jesus, the Son in May's womb and he was born of a Virgin for purity. She had not been defiled by man.
2006-09-10 08:10:03 · answer #2 · answered by teleroncom 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He is God's son because God said so.
Matthew 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
John the baptist was a prophet. Jesus is the son of God. What is that so hard for you to accept. If you are unable to accept Jesus as the son of God who died on the cross for your sins, you will never get into Heaven to be with the Father, the Almighty God, who is the biological Father to Jesus.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
What makes this so complicated for so many people, is their unwillingness to accept Jesus as God's son. Not accepting that fact, will not make it less true. Jesus is the son of God.
2006-09-10 07:54:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
God & the Holy Ghost which is the same spirit put that seed into a created womb of Mary & 9 months later came along Jesus, Since God put that seed into Mary without a sexual act, then with that seed being the seed of God, Then that makes Jesus the Son of God. After Jesus was born, then yes, Mary did have sexual relationship with her Husband Joeseph, but not before Jesus was born, Many today still calls Mary The Virgin Mary, After Jesus was born & when her & Joeseph came together as husband & wife, Mary also concieved from Joeseph there fore she was no longer a Virgin after Jesus was born.
2006-09-10 08:01:44 · answer #4 · answered by birdsflies 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Christians believe what the Bible teaches, that there is one God who has revealed Himself to mankind in three persons for lack of a better word. It goes beyond human understanding how this can be but then again a human mind cannot comprehend the infinite God of all creation. Consider these words that Jesus spoke to his disciples before leaving this earth to see what I mean.
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. "If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and you have seen Him."
Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us."
Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you for so long a time, and yet you have not known Me, Philip?
He that has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words which I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who abides in Me does the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me, but if not, believe Me for the sake of the works themselves. John 14:6-11
The third "person" of the revealed God is the Holy Spirit. We see all three at the baptism of Jesus as well as seeing that Jesus gives equal weight to each person as being divine in his command to baptize in the three names.
"And having been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him. And behold, a voice came out of the heavens, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I have found delight." Matthew 3:16-17
"And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen. Matthew 28:18-20
2006-09-10 08:06:01 · answer #5 · answered by Martin S 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Leah, This idea has evolved a very long time ago. It is based on the idea that we are all creations of God. The truth is we all exist as parts of the same God, or as sons of this God. When the early Romans took over the Christian faith they did not like the idea that Jesus had taught that each of us was a part of God.
Jesus taught that the kingdom of the Father was in each one of us. There by pointing out that each and every one of us exist as a part of God.
This idea did not sit well with the roman idea of superiority. They did not want the common people to see them selves as equal in any way, especially as equal in the eyes of God. There answer to this problem was to elevate Jesus who never saw him self as anything but everyone’s brother, to a level of superiority above everyone else. This completely changed the message of Jesus from that of universal equality and universally applied love based on this equality, to the status of a Son of God worship cult.
Essentially the rest of us were knocked down a few notches from our true Son of God status and Jesus kept his. This purposefully misconstrued version of the teachings of Jesus has continued to this day and is seldom if ever pointed out. There are few surviving examples of the true teachings of Jesus that point out this misperception. The course in miracles is perhaps the one clear voice for the true teachings of Jesus that correctly points out the obvious error in this idea. I suggest that you get a copy and read it if you are actually interested in hearing the teachings of Jesus without any spin put on them.
It is well worth the effort. May peace be upon you and all of our brothers.
Love and blessings.
Your brother
don
2006-09-10 08:24:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mary was a virgin at the time she was going with Joesph even though she gotten pregnant, that wasn't till the Angel came to tell her that she' s going to carry God's child.
Marry and Joesph got married so people wouldn't talk, she had to do some explaining to Joesph to why and how she gotten pregnant. God had planted a seed.
I hope you understand this.... God can do all things.
2006-09-10 08:04:44 · answer #7 · answered by inteleyes 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was raised Catholic but here is the truth:
The story of Jesus is a myth. If you tell this to a Christian you are told things like you will go to hell. You cannot reason with faith. Faith will believe anything without the need for reason. Jesus was a man who realized divine presence....some call him a prophet...which is really the same thing in modern terms. Jesus was very much spiritually advanced but unfortunately making him the "Son of God" has changed history for the worse and has created a huge group of people who do irrational things for dumb reasons. Don't get me wrong I think that Jesus was one of the greatest teachers who ever lived...but he was not different than you and I in that he was flesh and blood. The men who lived and were his disciples even did not understand what he was trying to tell them in parable form.
2006-09-10 08:02:29 · answer #8 · answered by dharmabear 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of Mary. Therefore, He's God's Son.
2006-09-10 07:52:40 · answer #9 · answered by p2of9 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The Christian Bible states:
"Archangel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear the Messiah, she responded, "How can this be since I do not know man?"
Unfortunately, this means Mary was already pregnant when Gabriel spoke, so supposedly their God inpregnated Mary without her conscent thus mkaing Jesus the son of God - and making God under TODAY'S STANDARD OF LAWS - a rapist. But that arguement will only incite the few Christians who refuse to accept the laws set by society today to resort to negative comments and threats, which by the way aren't very Christian...
2006-09-10 08:04:24 · answer #10 · answered by rab2344 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
good question i dont take the name christian or any other i belieave in God infact i know hes real and that jesus was his son but we as humans try to judge too much and every religion points fingers at the others and looks for falts and arguments . we cant be sure of anything and should give things we arent sure of to God he will show us truth . knowing how evil man is and was its more than possible that writeings and well accepted things have been alterd or even rewritten to siut mans views . none of us have the one true religion and we are all brothers and sisters comeing from the same God and headed towards the same judgement . i live not worrying about what might have been or what has been alterd to please others . just know this nothing about God is the way we see it and all things of man are not his ways and jesus was just a man in body this is very true but he did what none could do and God was with and part of him and it was preordained that he would be the one to pay this price . faith in any term or religion is based on no doubt . if you look for proof or facts then all religions can be overturned . God must be inside you where no man can travel but you. heaven and hell will be a surprise to everyone that views either because no man can imagine them . jesus was God in the flesh but not lieraly . christ was Gods answer to mans plea how can you judge me if you havent been in my place on this earth. dont worry about why or that dosent add up or i want prof here . just serach your heart and judge by your mercys and let love guide your steps and your hands and know that no man by himself will ever change things to come and that God dosent destroy man or life but we do this by our hatered and untrust and judgement . let God punish those who break the law he has set down and worry about nothing except your lifes works unto others . there are many books that say many things but when your afraid and in the dark and death is upon you and you feel fear the very thing that you denie in your life you suddenly accept because deep down you always knowed it was true without mans words but the power of God was always speaking these words to you through out your life. God be with you and dont worry about these things but rather worship God the best you can and if in the end you missed some true facts for any reason God judges you by your heart not what men thought was true or tryed to make true .in these times we are looking to revenge and becomeing a waring people and God is weeping for us and listening to the crys of his people and no one is innocent to this and no one is better or best and the end will show this but waiting for that may be too late . i hope you find peace with your question but i fear youll hear too many judgement answers. i can only share this with you . i once was shown that God is real because i was innocent and cryed out and God had mercy on me and gave me a sign that i can never denie but who would belieave such a thing from one as me but it happened so i belieave that there was a man named jesus and he was many things and God was with him in spirit and walked with him and he could have done many things to stop the maddness around him but he didnt because he was example to all of man kind how to live and die and he was the one spoken of many times before him . the one that others tryed to be but failed and yes he was a profit but an everlasting one and fitting in mercy and love so much that he was fitting to be the son of God . what christ did on this earth all men are able to do but their faith denies these things. dont stop seeking this truth God will show you
2006-09-10 08:39:55 · answer #11 · answered by sigmond 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋