Christian hedonism...essentially oxymoronic and incongruous with the life of Christ?

Question

Try as I may, I just can't grasp that the life of Jesus embodied the principle of Christian hedonism, the essential conflict (in my mind) being the motivation for Jesus' actions. My interpretation is that His actions were motivated by His love for mankind (and obedience to the Father), and that while he certainly did delight in fellowship with God, that self-pleasure was not his primary motive.

Agree? Disagree?

Answer 1

Actually, and surprisingly, I do agree with you. It is very difficult to remember that Jesus, the MAN, did not truly know of his destiny until he was a MAN. And, I know the Bible tells that three times he asked to "take this cup away from me"......in the garden before his arrest and ultimate death. That to me speaks of a man who dearly wanted to remain a man, to keep doing what he was doing among other men...and that his final act was to accept his fate and state "Your will be done..." That pair of statements is a complete opposite of hedonistic argument . Isn't it?

Answer 2

disagree.god does everything for himself we only gain or lose from his chooses .be with him ,gain.- go agents him ,lose .as for does it cause self pleasure i believe god is so much more then our ability to understand what he does .he put man in the garden to work and take care of it .are you working you garden are you taking care of your garden.god saved us through his son that is good =enough for me .why god does what he does is a mastery of all the age

Answer 3

You're working on the assumption that Jesus existed. Without firm and substantial evidence I struggle.
Name one other thing that you know to 'exist' without proof?

Answer 4

pleasure was taken from the fulfillment of the mission

Answer 5

Agree, no further elaboration needed.