If you don't believe Jesus is the Son of GOD, do you deny because your faith or family demands you do so?

Question

Or have you taken the time to read the entire Gospel account of scripture from the Tenach yourself and then you made the decison yourself from what you read that he wasn't the Messiah by what the Prophets wrote in the OT?

The reason I ask this because most folks who say they don't believe Jesus is the risen Messiah never read the Gospel or know the Old Testament Prophecies stating he is the Messiah
Isaiah 52:13-53:12
Isaiah 49:1-7
Isaiah 42:1-9
Isaiah 50:4-10
Psalm 118:22-23
Psalm 22:1-31
Psalm 16:7-11
Psalm 110:1-6
Micah 5:2
Isaiah 7:14
Isaiah 9:6-7
Psalm 2:1-12
Isaiah 11:1-10
Daniel 9:24-27
Malachi 3:1-6
Genesis 49:10
Zechariah 9:9
Zechariah 12:10-13:1
Daniel 7:13-14
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Description: The Suffering and Exaltation of the Messiah

Answer 1

My family is Christian. I deny that Jesus is the son of God because it is illogical.

Not only have I read all of the Gospels, along with much of the apocryphal gospels, I hold a degree in religion, much of it Bible-oriented.

The Old Testament propheices do not claim Jesus is the messiah. Many Jews interpret them to mean the state of Israel itself, and the Gospels were written after the fact, many of them probably to make it appear that Jesus was.

By the way, the word is spelled "Tanakh".

Answer 2

Sorry pal but all my family is Christian...I'm one of the few, the proud, the Atheistic...and I did it because of a personal experience that left my faith in God completely destroyed, so please, save me the irony of it all. Anyway, I read the Good Book through and through, that just made me more Atheistic, having a God that kills children and can wipe out nearly every living thing on this green and blue Earth isn't my idea of a benevolent Deity, maybe you don't think along the lines that I do and that's fine...but that's what I think, and I have a right TO think that, start tryin' to take that right away then we're gonna have problems. As for why I don't think Jesus is a Messiah, it's because there have been many different Saviors throughout history...and they all have done their job...so it's not the fact that I don't think Jesus was not a Messiah for the Jewish people...I just don't think he was THE Messiah for EVERYONE...just a particular sect of the human populace...just like every other Savior in history.

Answer 3

I read the whole account, Crimson. It argues against itself. Scripture is its own worst enemy. Those prophesies could apply to any one of a number of pretend messiahs. Why do you think Jesus chose to ride into Jerusalem on a donkey?
Because Isaiah says the messiah would do so. Jesus knew of these prophecies so he 'fulfilled' them as any other good 'messiah' did at that time. Do you know how many other people have rode into Jerusalem on a donkey? They're still doing it today.

Answer 4

I do not deny that Jesus was the Son of A God, however, I do not believe that the Biblical God is the ONLY one.

And as for the question of if I have read the ENTIRE Bible, I have, in multiple translations, and in the case of the New Testament, in Greek

Answer 5

most of the "prophecys" that christians refer to are in fact not actually messianic prophecys at all.

you see, The Messiah of Judaism, has very specific things that are the entire point of his existance. and hes proven to be the messiah, by these accomplishments.

if these are not done, then hes not it.

several of these, can be very obviously observed to not have occured yet, thus, the messiah cannot have come.

such as world peace and universal knowelge of God.


read the following page.

also, the God of Judaism is one undivided, the idea of jesus as God, is idolotry, and the trinity is polytheism.

by the way, theres no concept of "risen messiah" in the old testament or Judaism. that alone goes against his case.

Answer 6

Most people I know who do not believe that Jesus is the risen messiah have read the gospels. Some of us just don't believe it because it doesn't sound believable to us. Some don't believe it because those are YOUR gospels, written by the people who invented your religion.

Answer 7

Christians had the first decade or two of my life to make their case. they failed.

I do not deny that Christianity may work for some people; it doesn't work for me. If a larger percentage of Christians were able and ready to respect that (I realize there are a large number who do - but they tend to remain silent), they would get more respect in return.

To me, it makes no sense to interpret spirituality from the perspective of those who try to impose their perspectives on others - you'd have an easier time trying to impose a favorite ice cream flavor. I'd rather respect and encourage a diversity of flavors, not try to scare/manipulate peopel into thinking as I do.

Answer 8

definite, our God Jehovah is actual, no count in case you think in Him or not. there is better data for Jehovah than there is against. what's particularly stupid is people who have self belief the thousands and thousands of distinctive species and the intricacies of human DNA got here approximately "by accident", that some fluke electric spark in a random plop of primordial ooze could ultimately "evolve" to create human beings like Da Vinci or Mozart. I see the fingerprint of Jehovah in each and every ingredient of creation... from the smallest of atoms to the excellent of galaxies. by the way, have you ever observed the apparent similarity between those 2 extremely diverse arenas (atoms and galaxies)? same template, distinctive use. That blatantly speaks of a author that I particularly have emerge as conscious of as Jehovah.

Answer 9

No, there is no demand on me to deny that Yeshua ben Yseph was the son of god. The idea is just ludicrous.

It is irrelevant that it says so in the bible - I'm sure you've been told to look into the concept of circular reasoning before, please just give it a little thought... my son has a book about a cow jumping over a moon, but that's not enough to convince me it ever happened.

Answer 10

Ok...If I deny that Jesus is the Christ is because that there is no solid proof. And no, it's not the bible, since no one knows if that is really true either.

you cannot logically say something and then base it on a book that is not proven.

And yes, I've read the gospels. A few times.