Hypothetical question, If Christ's remains are actually genuine, what would be the most dramatic effect it could have on Christianity? Might some sects actually start paying attention to what Christ said instead of the old testament and Paul? Could some sects be decimated? Obviously some churches will go on unaltered without even addressing the issue, but do you think any will actually change?
2007-02-27 04:46:48 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think the most dramatic effect would be a schism, in which some denominations would continue to deny evidence that is contrary to Biblical references, while others would incorporate the evidence as part of their teachings.
The root driver here is "faith," which is stronger than a mere belief system (and, in fact, sometimes runs contrary to evidence).
2007-02-27 04:57:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Okay "hypothetically" if it were really Christs remains, it would not change anything for me. Of course the bible would become just a book instead of what I live by, but I know that God is real because I feel Him all the time-especially when I am worshipping Him in church. Therefore, even if Jesus turned out to be a fraud, then I would still know that God is real. But to answer your question, I think a lot of people would stop believing in God, and I think the world would be in turmoil over the discovery.
*By the way, that was only hypothetical. Jesus IS the son of God and no one will ever prove otherwise.
2007-02-27 04:56:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If Christ's remains were real, then Christianity would cease to exist. You can not worship Christ unless he was devine. To worship a person is ludicrous. So what if he was a good man...Lincoln was a good man, Washingtion was a good man, Tony Evans is a good man, my preacher is a good man...But I'm not going to worship them.
Christ was God incarnate on earth. He died on the cross. And he rose from the dead to prove there is life after death. He took away the sins of the world by his death and give us eternal life by his resurrection.
If those were his bones then it would all be a lie. No one could worship him, use the Bible as a guide, or believe in Christianity.
There is no way to prove whether those are his bones and therefore, it is not Christ. He rose from the dead and did not leave any bones behind.
2007-02-27 04:54:27 · answer #3 · answered by Bubbles 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No effect. All churches will go unaltered, because church is a business, not a center of spirituality.
A wider effect would be the creation of new churches to "explain" the new facts.
Of course, it must be hypothetical, because these "remains" are fake. They are a movie stunt to promote a "documentary" without an advertising budget.
The inscription supposedly translates to "Jesus son of Joseph." Jesus is not a name, it is part of a title. Would my remains be labeled "Engineer, son of Waldo?" No, they would have an actual name. Since so few people seem to understand that Jesus Christ is a title, not a proper name, the ruse may work for awhile, but it is just a stunt.
2007-02-27 05:01:49 · answer #4 · answered by wizard8100@sbcglobal.net 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The assumption right now by any of the churches that follow Christianity is that Christ did exist, so I doubt that having actual proof of His existence matters much in itself. I think the big debate would be over who should have claim to the guardianship of those remains, and wars might take place on that regard.
2007-02-27 04:54:18 · answer #5 · answered by marklemoore 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I know what hypothetical means, but your question isn't. Not to people that believe in Christ. Cause, how're you going to prove? DNA? Where from? God? You can't prove this. I think the whole thing is a publicity stunt, like many people do. Ya know what? What if, hypothetically, I dug up a tomb that contained a basket with the engraving "Popeye" buried here. How ya going to prove it? Popeye was a cartoon, he has no LIVING relatives.
So, sorry, you can't post a question like that, and not expect some negative feedback.
Not to compare Christ with Popeye, but, you know, this one is just plain nuts. You know how many people share the same names? Crazy numbers... like John Smith, JIm Johnson, Mary Jones.
2007-02-27 04:55:50 · answer #6 · answered by nickname 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Mav will answer question.
Hypothetically, it would destroy Christianity. The basis of Christianity, the crux of what Christianity is the *resurrection* of Christ from the dead.
Mav does not believe the bones are of Christ, because Christ has been resurrected and ascended into heaven, leaving behind no physical body.
2007-02-27 04:55:47 · answer #7 · answered by Mav here! 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that anything would change. You would have sects that deny the whole thing, others that say they weren't real and were planted by the devil, and others who just ignore the whole thing. They can't be real because that would go against what most people have believed this whole time.
2007-02-27 05:01:36 · answer #8 · answered by photogrl262000 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Two things, one, his resurrection and ascension would be a spiritual one, not a bodily one. Two, the fact he had a child will be the most devasting of them all. Complete denial is one way to go, since the Bible "never said that". The other is to blame "Satan and his deceivers" and proclaim the end is near (after all, would this be a second coming?)
2007-02-27 04:52:07 · answer #9 · answered by Mike 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm pretty sure that, no matter what the scientific community says about the remains, even if they are found genuine, all Christian sects will proclaim it a "hoax" and go on as if nothing happened, just citing this as another example of how science is the work of the devil and how Christians are "oppressed."
2007-02-27 04:50:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 3⤋