for 3 years - Whos's influence pervades now
2007-02-12 22:53:16 · 9 answers · asked by Gezza D 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Interesting that you ask a question like that from the wrong perspective.
Jesus taught for only 3 years. In that time, he fed many, healed many, lead many, helped many, and saved many.
Those guys may have taught for more years, but neither of them have saved souls. Plus, their teachings were limited. Most importantly, who can they save? Jesus is still saving souls to this day.
Yea. They did a lot, but they have never done more.
*Think about it.
2007-02-13 02:43:28 · answer #1 · answered by se-ke 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The problem with Jesus Christ is that he is not accepted by many people because some Christian fanatic leaders throught history were responsible for killing in the name of God. There is no reason to blame Him, blame them for their actions. He talked about love in the same way as Plato and Socrates and Aristotele talked. Actually Plato has refered to Him in his early books. There are also prophecies about His coming, given in 500 B.C
2007-02-12 23:17:36 · answer #2 · answered by mphermes 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Socrates and Plato's thinking makes up the majority of modern morality, not Jesus.
2007-02-12 22:57:00 · answer #3 · answered by Mawkish 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ah, the old "argument from popularity."
If six billion people believe that the moon is made of green cheese, this will not affect the actual composition of the moon.
If X number of people insist that a charismatic young rabbi whose sensational trial and execution are not recorded in contemporary accounts was nevertheless a real person (and the son of a deity, no less), will not make the story true.
2007-02-12 23:03:05 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
None of those other guys were the Son of God.
And Jesus could not have taught for 40 or 50 years, because he didn't even live much past 30.
Besides, it's quality, not quantity.
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2007-02-12 22:59:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are quite influential - and I don't recollect anyone quoting them as justification for intolerance and bigotry.
What is more worrying about Christ's message is that we have it filtered through a lot more years of Paul.
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2007-02-12 23:18:27 · answer #6 · answered by abetterfate 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
None of the above.
However, the authors who made up stories about Jesus decades after he died, if he existed at all, did have some influence today.
Although, it's not really a great thing to be influenced by. Philosophers tried to get us to think about the world around us. Religion just tries to manipulate human insecurities to gain converts. Granted, the latter is much more effective. Humans have been emotional animals for far longer than rational ones. But I don't think it is something to be proud of.
2007-02-12 22:56:14 · answer #7 · answered by nondescript 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Jesus was influential from eternity to eternity if you count the behind the scenes work like creating the universe and sustaining it.
2007-02-12 22:59:41 · answer #8 · answered by whirlingmerc 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
* Yeah, but whose teachings are so widly perveted?*
2007-02-12 23:00:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋