2007-02-02 19:16:31 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
YES, YES, YES!!!!!!!
2007-02-02 19:18:55 · answer #1 · answered by GraycieLee 6 · 4⤊ 4⤋
Josephus, a Jewish historian, mentioned Jesus in his writings toward the end of the first century C.E., roughly 60 years after Jesus' death.
As a non-Christian, Josephus would have no reason to accept the historical reality of Jesus unless there was some sound basis for it.
In one of his works, Josephus discusses disturbances that were caused by the Jews during the time Pontius Pilate was governor of the region of Judea (26-36 C.E,) The disturbance centered around a man named Jesuss and his followers, Josephus identifies Jesus as "a wise man....a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of men who received the truth with pleasure," and he notes that Jesus was later condemned by Pilate to crucifixion. While this mention of Jesu does not suggest that Josephus himself accepted Jesus or the claim made about Jesus by his followers, it does seem clear that Josephus recognized Jesus to be a historical person who had a profound impact on the people he encountered.
Read also about Tacitus, a Roman historian.....Pliny the Younger another Roman source and Suetonius a Roman historian and lawyer.
All these writers prove the historical existence of Jesus......rather than biblical sources.
2007-02-03 07:03:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No to God, but I believe there was a man possibly named Jesus who promoted goodness but I don't believe he is the image that he has been made out to be.
2007-02-03 00:58:39 · answer #3 · answered by a-z 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A God as an omnipotent being, creator of all thing, No. Jesus as a good man , Yes.
2007-02-02 20:00:25 · answer #4 · answered by wolfe_tone43 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure do! Just like I believe in all God's prophets.
Abraham, Moses, Zoroaster, Krishna, Buddha, Jesus, Muhammed, the Bab, Baha'u'llah... even the 10 Commandments of the native american indians and Great Smoke - its all the One God and the One Truth!
God is not in competition with Himself.
And I say all this because, in my perspective, you can't accept one thing without the other. I believe in all the prophets because I believe in Jesus and vice versa. If you reject one of God's prophets, you reject them all. Most importantly, and really ALL that matters, is I love God!
2007-02-02 19:40:23 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Simple, if you believe in Jesus then you believe in God. If you are Jewish or Muslim then you still believe in the same God. The question really is did Jesus exist as the Muslims believe he did as a profit or was he son of God.. The Jewish faith does not believe Jesus was son of god. So the answer to your question is really what do believe?
2007-02-02 19:31:16 · answer #6 · answered by Mister H 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I have my own views on religion and spirituality.
They don't match with any current religion that I have heard of, yet.
As for The Omnipotent Deity, God and his/her/its son Jesus.
Nope.
If there was a God as is widely believed, and he created evrything including Man (and as an afterthought, Woman), He already created Adam in his image therefore God is Human and not a Deity.
The Earths age has been put at around 6000 years according to the Bible, however - using the brains that 'God' gave us, we have scientifically proved that the Earth is about 4.25 Billion years old.
It is my belief that religion is a way to control a lot of people with the least effort by exploiting their insecurities.
If God exists and created us then He also gave us Free Will. Therefore it is OUR choice whether to have Faith or not!
ANY religion that forces its beliefs on ANY person is AGAINST Gods wishes.
If I am wrong may God strike me dow~'~'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2007-02-02 19:26:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES
John 17:3,5,24;
Jesus is with God before the world was. John 14:13-15,26,28; Matt.3:16,17; 16:16,17;
Col.1:15-17;
Jesus is first creation created in image of God. Rev.3:14; John 3:16;
Gen.1:1-16; After unknown years in time,
God said,"Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." Jesus and Adam.
Man came to be in the imperfections of sin, and able to do deliberate sins.
Gen.8:21; The imaginations of man's heart is evil from his youth.
God and Jesus made plans to save the offsprings of Adam with genealogy of Jesus, Noah #10 son at flood, Abraham #20 son at Promised Land covenant Matt.1:1-17; king David son #34, and Jehoiachin captive at Babylon Empire #3, Jesus born in Roman Empire #6, 2007 years ago.
At 1110 years O.T. 39 books done 443 BC, N.T. 27 books done 50 to 100 years AD.
1Cor.15:22-28,51-53; 2Pet.3:13; Rev.21:1-5 All made new.
Rev.20:1-6,12,13;
Jesus makes all as perfect as it was before Eden, to turn us over to his God and Father and our John 20:17; That God may be all in all. Exo.6:3; He was and is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. 1Cor.2:9; It has never entered the heart of man, the things God has prepared for those who live him. Jesus Promised paradise Luke 23:43;
Rev.2:7;
2007-02-02 19:48:27 · answer #8 · answered by jeni 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Absolutely. I got saved, whats not to believe? Still makes me weep that Jesus died for my salvation. wow. What a man, what a God.
2007-02-03 04:58:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope
2007-02-02 19:24:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes i do.but more so i believe in 1 God that is the conscience
2007-02-02 19:21:30 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋