Even today people debate about who Jesus was, down to the Jehovah Witnesses, Muslims, Historians, Atheist... In general, who do you say he is?
Matthew 16:13-17
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"
They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ,[b] the Son of the living God."
Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven.
2006-10-17 03:10:19 · 6 answers · asked by Light 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus is the Christ, the savior of the world, for it is through Him that we have eternal life, and access to the Father.
2006-10-17 03:37:50 · answer #1 · answered by tim 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jehovah's Witnesses teach that no salvation occurs without Christ, that accepting Christ's sacrifice is a requirement for true worship, that every prayer must acknowledge Christ, that Christ is the King of God's Kingdom, that Christ is the head of the Christian congregation, that Christ is immortal and above every creature, even that Christ was the 'master worker' in creating the universe!
The bible most closely associates being "Christian" with preaching about Christ and Christ's teachings. Review all three times the bible uses the term "Christian" and note that the context connects the term with:
"declaring the good news"
'teaching quite a crowd'
'open eyes, turn from dark to light'
"uttering sayings of truth"
"persuade"
"keep on glorifying"
(Acts 11:20-26) [The early disciples of Jesus] began talking to the Greek-speaking people, declaring the good news of the Lord Jesus... and taught quite a crowd, and it was first in Antioch that the disciples were by divine providence called Christians.
(Acts 26:17-28) [Jesus said to Paul] I am sending you, to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God... Paul said: “I am not going mad, Your Excellency Festus, but I am uttering sayings of truth and of soundness of mind. ...Do you, King Agrippa, believe the Prophets? I know you believe.” But Agrippa said to Paul: “In a short time you would persuade me to become a Christian.”
(1 Peter 4:14-16) If you are being reproached for the name of Christ, you are happy... But if he suffers as a Christian, let him not feel shame, but let him keep on glorifying God in this name
So why do anti-Witnesses try to hijack the term "Christian" and hide its Scriptural implications? Because anti-Witnesses recognize that it is the preaching work that makes it clear that the relatively small religion of Jehovah's Witnesses are by far the most prominent followers of Christ:
(Matthew 28:19,20) Go therefore and make disciples of people 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 all the things I have commanded
Learn more!
http://watchtower.org
http://watchtower.org/library/ti/index.htm
2006-10-17 10:33:08 · answer #2 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see Jesus as a guy trying to do some good in his land!
2006-10-17 10:20:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with Peter.
2006-10-17 23:37:47 · answer #4 · answered by todaywiserthanyesterday 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A magic mirror, that reflects back to you what you really want most. Beneath all the crap you are pretending to want.
Example:
Jesus is a myth to me, so the truth is what I want most.
2006-10-17 10:24:04 · answer #5 · answered by Real Friend 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He's a composite myth based mostly on Horus.
2006-10-17 10:25:16 · answer #6 · answered by lenny 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋