If I ask you a question about Jesus and you can say, "Haha, he was Divine!" , then I ask another and you say,

Question

"Haha, he was only human!"... come on, isn't that just weaselling around? Somebody said that Jesus didn't know that he was coming back in three days, well, he KNEW that he was doing miracles and he KNEW the prophecies and he KNEW that he was God's son. So, what was the big feat to him?
We just seem to be mincing words around here. "Father, why have you forsaken me?" ... sure when he's already nailed up. And this proves...what exactly?
He also said, "I am thirsty!" , after he had told a woman at a well that if she believed in him she would never thirst again. Oh yea, then it is written that THAT was just said to fulfill a prophecy!! You guys have had a couple of thousand years to 'doctor' the books, harmonizing you call it, of course it's been made as circular as possible.
Why else is he up there saying things to fulfill prophecy on the one hand and (kind of late) not being sure on the other hand?

Answer 1

In a weird way I have to agree because I have noticed the same discrepancy And I am a christian.

Answer 2

That would be a function of the humanity and the divine working in concordance with each other at the same time. Note, that Jesus was fully human and also fully divine -- these two "circles", we could call them, do NOT intersect. While he knew everything that would happen, he still suffered doubt and insecurity about his actions.

As a human, I'm sure that the nails on the cross hurt pretty bad. I can see how he might be a little thirsty. However, he knew that he was fulfilling prophecy -- it was just the humanity part about it that sucked and was causing him doubt.

Cf. the Garden of Gethesemane -- Jesus prays that he DOESN'T have to fulfill his purpose (and he never HAD to, he chose to), but in the end, he realizes he must.

I don't care much for the logic of the Catholic argument, either. But I think that they teach it because of the fact that, as humans, we can never know the Nature of God -- all we can do is try to understand the foundations of the faith so that we can make greater claims on Jesus and the moral code that the religion essentially is.

Answer 3

Jesus didn't say that at table with the apostles. He said it while preaching to the general crowds that followed Him. He also went a step further on the same occasion, telling them "My flesh is REAL [not symbolic] food; my blood is REAL [not symbolic] drink. In response, many of His disciples left Him that day and followed Him no more. Obviously they took Him to be speaking literally. How could they not take Him literally after He had made His intent so clear? Question: If He was not really speaking literally - if all these people were walking away from eternal life over a simple misunderstanding - why did Christ just sit there and watch them leave? Why didn't He speak up and correct the misunderstanding?? Why didn't He tell them He was only speaking metaphorically? The answer of course is plainly obvious.

Answer 4

When He said He was thirsty, it was a physical thirst. When He told the woman at the well that she would never thirst again, He was speaking of a spiritual thirst. Jesus knew exactly what would happen to Him after His death. You may read Matthew 26 to see what He said.

Answer 5

Do your own research somewhere else, and when you discover the truth come back and tell it to everyone.

In the mean time, quit wasting everyone's time.

Answer 6

Friend..Swith to decaf..Jesus was God..God bless.

Answer 7

I'm glad I'm not in your shoes!!

Answer 8

Why do you care?...if you don't want to believe, don't, no one will miss you.