Hey Paulo,
I am perplexed.
Non-Christians (Jews) tell you that if they believe in Jesus of Nazareth, then they believe that he was a teacher a rabbi. Human in every way, but cut from the same cloth that any religious leader is from.
Scientists say that he might be no more than Buddha, Mohamed, Mother Theresa, Rev. Martin Luther King or the Dali Llama. A very Spiritual teacher with incredible insight and thought processes that transcend logical thought.
Christians (Protestants) say he is the son of God. He is the light and the way. The only way you can get into the afterlife (Heaven) is by accepting him into your heart.
Catholics believe that he is part of the Trinity. By believing in him as the Son of God, the Holy Ghost and in God, the almighty — that this belief alone will get you into the pearly gates.
Atheists think he is no different than Brigham Young (Mormons), L. Ron Hubbard (Scientology), Mary Baker Eddy (Christian Scientist), Jim Jones (People’s Temple – Reaffirmed) or even David Korresh (Branch Dividian). Just a cult leader with a better public relations campaign.
What do I think…. I think we put a ton of trust in what others think.
Thanks,
James
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Paulo, I am perplexed, again! Why would you quote a book that was written before most people could read? That would be like me performing surgery on your body with a book of the same era. Would you trust a doctor to use a text book from that time to operate on your body or diagnose a disease? Then why quote as factual a book from that same era?
Just a little to think about!