Would that be a good or bad thing, and why?
2007-10-25 08:32:46 · 16 answers · asked by r0bErT4u 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think saving anyone from a painful death by torture is obviously a good thing.
Did you know though, that a time machine is theoretically possible, but would only be able to take you back as far as the time it was built? E.G. if you built one in 2009, it couldn't bring you back to now, let alone 2000 years ago.
2007-10-25 08:45:57 · answer #1 · answered by munchkin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm, it raises a question, "Could Jesus create a time machine that worked so well, he himself would not be the savior of mankind?"
But to answer your question, Jesus would just have lived longer, but then watched Saved By The Bell: The New Class, which would have been the new "suffering for our sins". So in the end, nothing would be different.
2007-10-25 08:39:32 · answer #2 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It would be a bad thing for Christianity, because if Christ died of old age, peacefully in his sleep, well, you lose all that human sacrifice stuff. People seem to really get off on the crucifixion.
Now, logically, if god sent his son here to die for everyone's sins, why did he have to die a horrible death? Woldn't it work just as well if he died peacefully--he'd still get everyone into heaven, right?
2007-10-25 08:45:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Roman government would have invented Christianity anyway. The crucifiction, immaculate conception, original sin, etc. were not tenets of that religion until it was hijacked and overhauled by the Nicene council.
2007-10-25 08:38:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
If time travel were possible, the death would have still happened. It was part of God's plan.
2007-10-25 08:43:07 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If parallel universes don't exist, then earth is the only dimension; therefore, by that thought pattern, Heaven and Hell couldn't possibly exist.
And a time traveler did, his name was Steve (he was Adam's husbife).
2007-10-25 08:37:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If Jesus wanted to be saved, He had the power to will it. He said "No man takes my life from me, I lay it down willingly. And if I lay it down, I can take it up again!"
When Pontius Pilate said to Him that He was refusing to answer while he, Pontius had the power to put him to death, Jesus replied that God, the Father allowed Pilate to carry out His misdeed by His own power. He reminded Pilate that he of himself, had none.
Jesus said I could call down legions of angels to take care of you and I could walk out of here (I'm paraphrasing).
Again, He told the disciples that "One of you is a devil." "One of you will betray me." He could have extricated Himself from the situation, yet He said to Judas Iscariot when he dipped in the same bowl with Jesus, "Do what you must!"
2007-10-25 08:49:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Would be a bad thing. That was his whole purpose of coming. If he didn't die on the cross who would have saved us from our sins? His coming to earth would have been in vain.
2007-10-25 08:36:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I would ask the time traveller to document how he walked on water and turned water to wine :)
2007-10-25 08:37:24 · answer #9 · answered by Sandy ♥ - semi retired :) 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I would give that man so much props because history would rewrite itself and a great amount of war would cease to exist.
2007-10-25 08:38:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋