Or can you simply call yourself a Chrisitian because you believe and follow his teachings of love and forgiveness. If Jesus "son of God" status was disproved would your world be turned upside down or would Jesus have relevance in your life?
2006-12-21 16:10:42 · 23 answers · asked by starfish 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Living a "Christ like" life and believing in all the bosh of the Bible are two different things and they are not completely exclusive of one and another.
While it's possible for a Christian to believe to his core that each and every word printed in the Bible is true, he may still fall short of achieving the parallel to a Christ-like life and may be far less "Christ-like" than non-Christians.
It's curious that you call yourself a Christian at all. If you doubt this important tenon of the Christian doctrine, you are quite inaccurate to describe yourself as a Christian.
I personally try to live my life with the idea that being "Christ-like" in most respects is an ideal. I'm an Atheist, died in the wool, but I recognize that a good example of living a moral existence can be found (at least in part) by emulating Christ's image, but I wouldn't begin to think of myself as a Christian because of this..!
Christianity clings to a great deal of incredible nonsense that I couldn't force myself to believe even if it meant my life. The idea that Jesus is the "Son of God" is just one of them... God, of course is another... and there are far too many to list after these for me to go on....
Are you in the same ball park? It's very likely that you aren't a Christian at all.
If the genial line of Jesus became known and he was proven to be a mere mortal, the idea of a "Christ-like" life would still have significance, would it not? It's the idea of living a good life that is important to us here and that isn't dependent upon anything, factual or false or somewhere in between, that is attached to the truth about Jesus.
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2006-12-21 16:42:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. To be Christian, you have to believe that Jesus is God, the eternal Son of the Father. God the Son entered into time and history when He took on flesh and became man. He was able to be born to a human mother because of the "yes" that the Blessed Virgin Mary said to God. This is the main difference in belief between a Christian and any other religion. If you refuse to accept this, you would not be following His teachings.
Jesus said that He is the Lord of the Sabbath. No one but the Almighty and eternal God could be the Lord of the Sabbath. Jesus also gave the Holy Spirit to His disciples by breathing on them. Only God can breathe the Holy Spirit into someone. I could go on and on, but there isn't the space here and no one likes a long answer.
If Jesus lied about being the Almighty God, then He would not have been a good teacher. I believe that He was telling the truth.
2006-12-22 00:16:07 · answer #2 · answered by Life 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES, It is written in the BIBLE that HE was the SON of GOD. Why wouldn't you believe that HE WAS? I believe that to be a True Christian, you must.
Read: John 1:18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son,[a] who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
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John 3:35-36 The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”
I hope that this answers your question. The BIBLE is our GUIDE as to what GOD said and we are/are not to believe and do.
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2006-12-22 00:23:42 · answer #3 · answered by Eds 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes you must believe he is the literal Son of God. His Son of God status can never be disproved to me. I'm not brainwashed. I'm washed in the Blood.
2006-12-22 00:18:03 · answer #4 · answered by Gary M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because belief in the Messiahship of, and divinity of, Jesus is a core theological element of Christianity.
There's little point in speculating on what would happen if "Jesus' 'Son of God' status was disproved," because that's the same as talking about the existence of the sun and the moon being disproved. Too unrealistic to talk about.
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2006-12-22 00:14:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If yo don't believe what all Christians believe, you really can't call yourself a Christian, and Jesus being the only begotten son of God is one of the most fundamental truths of Christianity.
2006-12-22 01:54:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is as simple as this if a man could be perfect and without sin why would a just God not require it of all mere mortals? The reason of Christ to come to this world is to atone for sin because no man is perfect. If we could have done perfection without the atonement it would have been unnecessary.All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. God is righteous and the wages of sin is death. Our only hope was that God himself paid the penalty of death for us. It is the reason Christ said no man comes to the Father but through the Son. He provided the way by paying the penalty of death for us.
2006-12-22 00:19:00 · answer #7 · answered by djmantx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have to believe that Jesus is the literal son of God to be Christan?
Yes- for sure.
2006-12-22 00:13:05 · answer #8 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can call yourself what you want. But, you must believe He's the literal son of God to actually BE a Christian and get to Heaven.
Why would you want to only CALL yourself a Christian though without actually being one?
2006-12-22 01:10:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! Jesus hasn't been disproved for the past 2000 years so what makes you think He will be now? Jesus is the ONLY begotton (birthed) son of God.
2006-12-22 00:16:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋