Jesus Christ is to known to Jews, Christians and Muslims as a Man who came to earth to save humanity even though many Jews thisnk Jesus was a Decent Jewish Man, Muslims think he was one of GOD's prophets and Christians believe he is the only Son of the one true Living GOD the Saviour of Mankind.
However many Indian Cultures and ancient people that had pagan rituals of worship speak of a bearded man a GOD Man
My question is do you think many people could be worshipping Jesus Christ in Pagan Cultures, even though they don't understand the Jesus that came through the Jews and is in the Holy Scriptures?
2007-12-10 03:16:34 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, but it is what you believe about Him that matters. If Jesus was only another prophet of God, how could He pay the price for sin? If He didn't or wasn't able to pay the price, how will we get to Heaven? If He wasn't eternal, how could He eternally pay the price for sin? He couldn't. So what happens when, if He wasn't eternal, the measure of forgiveness He was able to purchase, if any, runs out? If man could not, through Jesus, be redeemed to a holy state, and nothing even remotely unholy will be able to enter Heaven, then how can anyone go to Heaven since we're all fallen beings nowhere near holiness? You see, if Jesus wasn't Who and What He said He was, then He couldn't have done anything at all, and His coming to earth and dying were for nothing at all. THEN I'd have to confess that there's no God, no afterlife, and that everything every atheist says is absolutely true. But I know there's a God, and I know that I'm a sinner. I know these things because I exist and fight the war against my earthly desires every day. I know that there is a standard I must live up to, because when I do something wrong, I have guilt about it. If there is guilt, there is sin, if sin, someone against Whom I have sinned, and thus a need for reparation to that Being. How can this be accomplished? First, I have to know against Whom I have sinned, and the only information I have, directly from that Being, is the Bible. It presents a God who is Holy as nothing else is or ever will be Holy. Holiness is, in fact, God's defining attribute. He is so holy that nothing even remotely unholy can exist in His presence. How, then, since I want to be in right standing with Him, can I become holy enough to stand before Him? The price for my sins has to be paid in such a way that I can be returned to a state in which I was never unholy. How can this be?! Jesus came, being God with flesh on, and paid the price for me. He nailed my sin to the cross with Him, and it died there with Him. He then rose again and was ascended to God where He took up His holiness again (set aside for a short time to accomplish this wonderful thing). Because He paid the price for my sin, I can be forgiven, and because He rose again I can live. I have the right, because God allows it, to claim Jesus' holiness for myself because the price for my sin was eternally paid for by the sacrifice of an eternal Son of God.
2007-12-10 03:31:07 · answer #1 · answered by Steve 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No. Typical "Christian" arrogance. You might just as well argue that since Christianity depicts the Holy Spirit as a dove, Christians are actually worshiping Venus, to whom that bird was sacred. In fact, nearly ALL the symbolic motifs of Christianity were hijacked from the earlier pagan cults, as is well known. So the shoe's on the other foot.
It's hilarious that Christians worship a god-man who was born of a virgin and barbarously slain on a cross or tree, only to rise again after three days - all of which are features of the cults of various pagan "Dying and Reviving Gods" of vegetation and the cycle of the seasons - and even though those cults were much earlier, they STILL claim that the pagans were cribbing off the Christians rather than the other way around. The more you know about history - to say nothing of science - the more disingenuous you have to be to maintain your Christianity.
2007-12-10 03:20:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 2⤋
To answer you...supposedly Jesus was pretty well traveled so yes that's possible in terms of that bearded guy you're referring to being Jesus.
So far as worshipping Jesus...Submit that if Jesus were the true Messiah all Jews would have immediately ceased being Jewish and converted to Christianity. Unfortunately that didn't happen...Why you ask? Scripture bears out that Jesus flunks the criteria for being the Messiah. The Jews acknowledge him as a good Jew and teacher, nothing more. PEACE!
2007-12-10 03:25:36 · answer #3 · answered by thebigm57 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Why do you even assume that Jesus was an actual person? There is zero historical evidence of a prophet that the Romans put to death. There is zero historical evidence of any person that claimed to be a savior. Only in the bible or other religious documents will you find such claims.
2007-12-10 03:23:54 · answer #4 · answered by Biker4Life 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
on a similar time as they should all have each and every thing contained interior the Bible in ordinary, there is honestly not something all so-referred to as "Christian" denominations have in ordinary. it incredibly is with the aid of the fact freedom of religion has made it culturally suitable for everybody or any team to call him/her/itself Christian, in spite of whether or not they adhere strictly to the Bible or not. in the event that they go with to not, all they should do is write yet another e book or sequence of books to assist regardless of it incredibly is they decide to detract from, exchange, or upload to the Bible. in fact nonetheless, that any prepared team that demands further books to assist their doctrine is definitely no distinctive than say.... Islam. And which potential they at the instant are not incredibly Christian.
2016-12-17 13:26:59 · answer #5 · answered by seeley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's the other way around. If you read "The Christ Conspiracy" you'll see that most of christianity's elements are found in earlier religions (son of god, crucifixion, virgin birth, etc.).
A DVD called "The God Who Wasn't There" also explains this very clearly.
2007-12-10 03:21:15 · answer #6 · answered by guyster 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, if you look at the actual dogmas, or teachings, of the religions you will see widely varying ones espcially on core issues. Also, many religions are mutually exclusive or contradictory to each other.
2007-12-10 03:22:59 · answer #7 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hubris
2007-12-10 03:19:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
wouldn't it be more to do with beardy men being seen as smart?
Why would a diety have a beard
that's just weird
2007-12-10 04:59:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically,as there is no reason to believe any them,best to leave well alone.
2007-12-10 03:24:11 · answer #10 · answered by Cotton Wool Ninja 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋