Jesus either believed he was the son of God, or he didn't.
If he did, he was crazy, because there is no God.
If he didn't believe he was the son of God, but still audaciously remitted the law of God (Old Testament) then he was un-afraid of God.
If he was un-afraid of God, he didn't believe in God (unless, again, he was crazy).
So, if Jesus didn't believe in God, didn't believe he was the son of God, why did he put his neck out to change things from the violent old law to a new law of love? Answer: he just honestly believed in love and was corageous enough to defy the convention which defied love.
Atheists take issue with God's immorality today in the same way. But Jesus wouldn't have gotten anywhere by denying God's existence. Instead he changed the world by "allying" himself with God while completely negating the law of God and instilling his own new law...Brilliant!
I think Jesus was pretty darn cool!
2006-12-14 07:06:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I like your logic. It's not going to go over very well with Christians, of course. As the first response says, Christians have no problem accepting the first scenario: Jesus really thought he was the son of God, and really was, in fact, the son of God. If you accept that explanation, then everything else falls into place.
However, if you fundamentally cannot accept that God either exists or had a son, then nothing else about Jesus makes any sense unless he really was out to bring down the establishment in a peaceful manner, and never for a moment thought there even was a real god.
2006-12-14 07:16:36 · answer #1 · answered by abram.kelly 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are a genius. I agree. I believe he was trying to convert Jews to Buddhism.
2006-12-14 07:19:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stop smoking. Uni-brow.
2006-12-14 07:11:48 · answer #3 · answered by P&B 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
"If he did, he was crazy, because there is no God."
No.
You can't assume Jesus was crazy because he 'believed' he was the son of God.
...because he was.
2006-12-14 07:10:13 · answer #4 · answered by Doug 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
education is lost on people like you.
2006-12-14 07:12:35 · answer #5 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋