Ryan2065
Well-Known Member
The story that I am describing here is in both Matthew 21:18-19;20-22 and Mark 11:12-14;20-25. This is where Jesus is hungry and he sees a fig tree off in the distance. He thinks, oh, maybe the fig tree has some figs on it. So he goes up to the fig tree and sees that it is bare and has no figs on it. Jesus knows that it is not the time for the fig tree to bear any fruit, because that was god's plan. God made everything so he made fig trees, and he decided that fig trees would bear fruit at certain times. This was NOT one of those times this fig tree was supposed to bear fruit. What did Jesus do? He cursed the fig tree. When he and his disciples left the city they were visiting, they passed the fig tree again. It was dead. Thats right, Jesus killed it.
The reason I bring this passage up is because I think this is obvious proof (to me at least) that Jesus was not god. I just wanted to debate this because this is pretty much the straw that broke the camels back. I heard this story and this is what made me 100% sure I did not want to be catholic anymore. So now that I am finally able to discuss this with others, I want to see other people's ideas of this story.
The reason I bring this passage up is because I think this is obvious proof (to me at least) that Jesus was not god. I just wanted to debate this because this is pretty much the straw that broke the camels back. I heard this story and this is what made me 100% sure I did not want to be catholic anymore. So now that I am finally able to discuss this with others, I want to see other people's ideas of this story.