was jesus really that 'great'?

Question

not that i even believe theres a magical jew in a robe, but i mean,what has he done for us?? the world is doody and i hate everyone, where was jesus when i needed a good screw if ya know what i mean :wink::

Answer 1

Well, the philosopher Bertrand Russell didn't think so. If you read his famous essay "Why I Am Not a Christian," he explains that in order to be a Christian, one must believe that Jesus was perfect, or at least the most perfect person who has ever lived. Russell then says that Jesus was neither morally perfect nor, in fact, very insightful as to when his second coming would be.

1. He believed in Hell, which Russell argues is an immoral doctrine. Once you get there, you can never leave and are tortured for eternity. The point of punishment is supposed to be correction. If one can never leave Hell, how can correction be accomplished?
2. He believed that blasphemy ("sinning against the Holy Ghost") would never be forgiven, either in this life or in the afterlife. So all those who have blasphemed are damned to Hell, no matter how repentant they may be.
3. He did things that on balance weren't very nice simply to show he was powerful -- cursing a fig tree, for example, simply because the tree had no fruit for him when he wanted it.
4. He told his followers his second coming would be "very soon," to the point that very early Christians didn't do much in terms of long-term planning, because they believed he'd be back any time now...

Answer 2

There is a God

93 million miles from the blistering surafce of the sun hands the planet earth. A rotating sphere perfectly suspended in the center of the universe. The ultimate creation from an infinate mind. An unbelievably intricate complex design. A supernatural testimony, an irrefutable sign that there is a God.

The size, position and angle of the earth is a scientific phenomenon to see. A few degrees closer to the sun we'd disintegrate, a few degrees furter we'd freeze. The axis of the earth is titled at a perfect 23 degree angle and it's no mistake that it is. This allows equal global distribution to the rays of the sun making it possible for the food chain to exist.

Or take for example the combination of nitrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere we breathe every day. It just happens to be the exact mix that life needs to prosper, it doesn't happen on any other planet that way.

You see, the Bible says the invisible things of God are seen through His creation, to believe this is not hair. If there's a design, there's a designer, if there's a plan, there's a planner and if there's a miracle, there is a God.

There is a hope, there is a light
There is an answer to all answers
There is a flame that burns in the night
And I know, I know, I know there is a God

The Scripture says the heavens decalre the glory of God and the skies proclaim the work of His hands. If we allow our minds to drink in all the truth that surrounds the truth that just surrounds us, creation itself with help us understand.

Did you know the moon controls the tides, it's the maid that cleans the oceans. Even the waves don't crash the shores in vain. The tides drag impurities from the depths of the sea, it's nature's constrant recycling chain.

It simply boggles the mind to think that the stars will rotate with such exact precision that it's true. That the atomic clock with an error factor of less than three seconds per millenium is set by the way we move.

Though they silently orbit, the sun, the moon, the stars are like celestial evangelists above. Who circle the earth every 24 hours shouting in every languages that there is a God. Atheism is the wedge under the foundation of our faith, trying to topple our relationship with Christ. When the fool said in his heart, there is no God, he rejects the truth God painted on the canvas of the night. Atheism has never created an artistic masterpiece, never healed a fatal disease or calmed a fear. Atheism has never still given answers to our existence, peace to a troubled mind or even dried a tear.

For it's God who created heaven and earth and flung the stars in space and breathed in the handful of dirt and it became a man. It's God who sits on the circle of the earth and measures the mountains in a scale, and holds the seven seas in the palm of His hand. It's God who sent His only begotten Son to the cross of Calvary to save our souls from Hell and the grave. It's God who creates, God who delivers, God who heals and who is worthy of a thunderous ovation of praise.

There is a God, there is a God
And I know, I know, I know there is a God

Answer 3

The early christians were rebelling against the Jewish laws and the Romans, so they came up with Christianity, and they needed a hero (every religion has its heroes). It was initially a secret underground movement. Later the idea caught on and the Catholics commercialised it. Jesus probably existed and was a great spiritual leader/liberator, but they turned him into a god (people have a tendency to do that).

Answer 4

As an Agnostic i don't think he was the son of God. But I do feel that he had probably the most positive philosophy in history. Though his followers corrupted his message, his true message stands today. For example, the man who turned down being president of the Christian Coalition because he wanted to help the poor instead of fighting gay marriage

Answer 5

jeses has made hundreds of millions of people die over him. Wars are fought everyday because of him. people are denied rights because of him.

Answer 6

Sitting at the right hand of God. He still has His scars.

Answer 7

Jesus is my EVERYTHING!!

He died for your sins, so you can always have forgiveness JUST for asking.
But first, you have to ask Jesus into your heart.

Answer 8

yes of course.

Answer 9

Yes, He was...and still IS that great.

Thanks for asking.

Answer 10

not for me!