The Christians belief that Jesus is literally the Son of God. Is this possible? Is there a better way of considering this core Christian belief?
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No. God does not have a son.
Why not? God can do anything. Why not have a son?
How can He have a son when He has no consort?
For me Jesus was only a metaphor, he represented all of us, he was a self realized man who realized his Oneness with the Source of all, God. We are all One with the Source, as a mind body organism we believe we are separate from the Source, and so we have religions and their stories to bring us back to our true self, call that self the Christ, the Buddha, or whatever.
I think a better way is thinking God is in all of us and Jesus is closer to God than most by his spiritual level.Is there a better way of considering this core Christian belief?
I like the metaphor introduced to me by the Baha'i faith regarding the sun and the mirrors. The heat and light, and image of the sun are reflected in a perfect mirror, but the sun does not dwell to descend in the mirror. Likewise the attributes of God such as love and justice are reflected in the pure mirror of Christ, but God does not descend to dwell in the mirror.The Christians belief that Jesus is literally the Son of God. Is this is possible? Is there a better way of considering this core Christian belief?
The Christians belief that Jesus is literally the Son of God. Is this is possible? Is there a better way of considering this core Christian belief?
Calling Jesus God's Son in a literal sense would mean that he has the literal dna of God
Thank you. Perhaps you are thinking of this passage in the Christian Bible:A christian is a child of god just as jesus. He is called The Son because he offer's His Father's message of redemption through himself as the Word.
ExcellentIts based on meaning and relationship between creator and jesus not the words themselves.
Please explain
Thank you. Perhaps you are thinking of this passage in the Christian Bible:
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name.... John 1:12-13. So are we all children of God. Thats sounds like being back in the 60s and 70s again with flower power. A great time for sure with excellent music. The free love and dropping out perhaps not so wise So I think where is a little more to the Christians. I'd like to think I have ears to hear.
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Well there is no reliable evidence, and personally it doesn't worry me, the metaphors are what I am interested in, from whatever scriptures that my be.So there is no physical evidence of the existence of Jesus then? Is that it?
I had my teen years in the 70s and 80s so just loved the music including woodstock.Haha. Flower Power. I got the reruns in the 80s with Wonder Woman among others. Youre welcome. It takes some deep thought to really get scripture. Behind the words of gold.
How about the account of Josephus the Jewish historian who was not a Christian?Well there is no reliable evidence, and personally it doesn't worry me, the metaphors are what I am interested in, from whatever scriptures that my be.
That has been proven to be a forgery, and it doesn't really say much about him. Lets face it, if a man like Jesus was around at that time when historians were writing about everything, and the things that Jesus supposedly did, like walking on water and the rest, don't you think that would be a big event that everyone around that area would have head about. Even when he was supposedly crucified, there was a big earthquake, that opened many graves, and many of the dead in those graves woke up and walked into the city, this even would have been huge, but nothing written about it except what the scriptures tell us, and I believe they are not reliable as facts of history.How about the account of Josephus the Jewish historian who was not a Christian?
According to who?That has been proven to be a forgery
How about He was crucified and the earthquake didn't happen and the dead didn't literally rise from their graves? That would account for why such things were no mentioned by Josephus, make Jesus a real historic person, and account for metaphorical embellishments in the story.Even when he was supposedly crucified, there was a big earthquake, that opened many graves, and many of the dead in those graves woke up and walked into the city, this even would have been huge, but nothing written about it except what the scriptures tell us, and I believe they are not reliable as facts of history.