Is it possible to find God if you don't find Jesus?

Question

"Find Jesus first, then God", he said.
Do you agree with that?

Answer 1

I do not believe that Jesus is a direct link to God for all persons.
God is Everyhting or God is Nothing......one does not need a religion or a mediatior to have a concious contact with the God of their understanding, or to have a relationship with their God.

just my humble pagan thoughts

blessings
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Answer 2

In the Old Testament, Moses found God and talked face to face with God at a time when Jesus wasn't introduced yet to mankind. God introduced Jesus at a different time. But just as Moses had a mission, so Jesus had a mission too. So, is it possible to find God if you don't find Jesus? Moses did. So I'd say yes, people can find God even if they don't find Jesus. But eventually they will find Jesus as one understands more of God.

Answer 3

You can find God at many turns in your life. Just look up at the stars or at a group of mountains, even the lily and the miracle of a child born. There are many good things that God gives all of us to see and know that He loves us so much.

Back when Jesus was alive his disciples asked what was God like too, in John 14:9 it says:

Jesus replied, “Philip, don’t you even yet know who I am, even after all the time I have been with you? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! So why are you asking to see him?

Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I say are not my own, but my Father who lives in me does his work through me."

Many believe in God. But it's only through our personal relationship with Christ and inviting Him into our hearts and minds that through his saving grace we come to the Father, God.

And in getting to know about Jesus you are actually getting to know of the Father, God, and all the great and good things God wants to give to you. Most importantly, eternal life. A life without sin and misery and death.

The day of salvation is now. Get to know Jesus. Talk to Him in prayer as you would a very close friend. He's waiting for you.

Answer 4

No. John 14:6 Jesus states that he is the only way to God. I agree with Jesus.

Answer 5

Don't agree with the quote. Nor the question.

I sort of concede that "finding Jesus" is the only way to locate the "God of the New Testament" (Christian?), but for those who feel the bible isn't for them, maybe because it was wrote/compiled by fallible humans, (who can have all sorts of vices, and imperfections) there are many many other ways....

One Alternative way...

Go out into the wilderness, and stay overnight. Sit on top a mountain if you must!

You'll find Deity, or perhaps more correctly they'll find you.


BB

Answer 6

Yes! Jesus is not with us. Yet people find and get closed to God. This question also proves that you do not consider Jesus himself as God, which is good.

Answer 7

Jesus tells us that nobody comes to the Father but through Him. I understand this to mean that nobody can achieve salvation except through His redeeming sacrifice.
In strict honesty, I must say that I have met pious Jews who seemed close to God in their desire to keep His commandments and in the love which they showed to fellow human beings, which reminded me of Jesus. However, they had no ultimate solution for sin, as under the teaching of the Scriptures there is no atonement save through sacrifice. As a Christian I must believe Jesus when He assures us that we can only approach God the Father as people who have repented and obtained forgiveness through His sacrifice of Himself on Calvary.

Answer 8

I have had no problems finding G-d without finding Jesus. I am very happy and content with being a Jew. We may have different beliefs than Christianity but I don't feel as though I'm cutoff from G-d when I'm in shul praying. G-d is all around us and he will listen no matter who you are.

Answer 9

Yes! Anyone can find God without finding Jesus first. The spirit of God lives in each of us and of all spirit personalities it is the closest to each of us. There is nothing wrong in finding God first, in fact, it is expected. In doing so it doesn’t immediately indicate soul survival. That is where Jesus comes in to play because before we can physically approach God himself we must approach the Son, likewise, before we approach the Son we must recognize the Spirit. What is in the making is the soul’s decision to choose or to forego eternal life. As one makes the choice to survive it is inevitable they find Jesus who is the door to that eternal life – to find God.

Answer 10

Of course, it is possible to find God without finding Jesus. Isn't that what Judaism is?

But aside from that--I believe that 'The paths are many; the Light is One.'