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I'm curious about what you think. Was Jesus the son God or just another good man?

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I believe that Jesus was and is the son of the most high God. How else can you explain his sacrifice for mankind? I doubt there are men and women who would do what he did.

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For your information, a gread number of great heroes died, 'like' Jesus, in promotion of their causes, worthy and otherwise. So if this violent death is going to deify the dead, you must have countless gods and deities and it would be arbitrary, on your part, to confine such deity to Jesus alone, disregarding the other heroes who died in similar situations.
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I guarantee I could find a million people that would sacrifice themselves for something great. That was just a bad attempt at trying to make the jesus character sound he's the greatest thing ever. Also, it's not much of a sacrifice if you know you'll just be teleported to everlasting happiness after a few days.
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Not to mention that the vast majority of people who were crucified (thousands) suffered far more- it usually took a person DAYS to die.
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F.Y.I. talking about religion is NOT good idea on the internet. been there, done that. Even on Ask.com (it involved Mormons). You might wanna change the question before a flame war erupts.

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Rule #5 of the internet: Anonymous never forgives
Rule #6 of the internet: Anonymous can be a horrible, senseless, uncaring monster.

EDIT// I'll give you a run down though

Jewish (Judiasm): believe Jesus was a good guy and all, but not the son of God
Christians: Son of God and all, died on the cross for our sins

i'm not quite sure on the Jewish one, but untill I'm proven wrong, go by that.

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Hes got a point
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whoever invented the rules of the internet is a genius. except umber 65. dont get that one
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Jesus is that one guy..You know..That..GuY!... the one who said..That one thing..About that- Wait what? :o)

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He was the son of God! (:

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He n God r the same person he died on the cross for everyone every bad person he loves

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Son of Mary, mighty Prophet, word of God made manifested in the flesh, Jewish Messiah and the second last prophet before Muhammad

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Not the site to discuse Religion or politics.

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It's a valid question
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Not the site? There is a Religion category...
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pehunt: You can uncheck the "Religion, Spirituality, and Philosophy" category, and you won't see questions like this that seem to irk you.

I did that with "Relationship Help" and "Teeny Bopper Problems" and my ask community experience improved 100 fold!
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Oh thank you, pehunt! I had no idea what was on the mission statement for this site until you wrote that.. I wondered why you answered, then I realized you were just trying to teach those of us who aren't aware of the purpose of the site.
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A nice Jewish boy who went into his father's business.

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He was gods son and our savior.

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I freely admit I don't know. I don't even know if he really existed. I am amazed by the number of people who do KNOW, as if they had been there, whether he did or didn't exist.

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@Deep: You are right to be skeptical. There are no reliable reports from the multitude of historians of the day that corroborate the biblical account -- particularly when one considers such things as healing lepers, raising a man from the dead, walking on water, and, upon his death, many people rising from their graves to walk among the living. To think that such events would be extremely note worthy is a gross understatement.
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He is the son of god, and our savior and redeemer who sacrificed himself that we can repent and one day return to him and our father in heaven.

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Jesus was an itinerant Israeli pop-philosopher who invented the fishburger which he sold to the crowds who came to see him perform sleight of hand.

He differs from those who followed in his name in that he actually fed his followers, whereas the modern crop of shamans prefer to fleece their flock while practising sleight of mouth.

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Exellent!!! Lol! An extra "bed-time" ROFL!! Thx..Dodgy., K
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I just had a couple of hours' sleep -- didn't get much last night -- but thought you were off to bed a while ago.
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Resorting to insults for people who disagree with you is both childish and shows an insecure defensiveness.
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OMD, that is hilarious! No, the D doesn't stand for Dodgy.


...or Dozy either, for that matter.
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@Kitten: Comments noted. Thanks for stopping by.

@Nov: I know who Mr D is. Relieved that you found it funny.
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Oh, that wasn't for YOUR benefit Dozy.
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Ah, gotcher, Nov. Thanks.

My sense of humour upsets a lot of people. Can;t be helped. As the Spinach Eater was fond of saying, "I yam what I yam."
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His girlfriend was a real looker. You could looker right through her!
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I used to work with a woman who looked just like her. Everybody thought of her as Olive but nobody called her that. She was a warm, friendly person, but cursed with Olive Oyl's good looks.
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Go to youtube and search "Riowan Atkinson Amazing Jesus".
It's a 3:41 clip that will have you rolling on the floor.
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Sorry.... "Rowan", not "Riowan"
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I once saw Atkinson interviewed on TV and was surprised at how genuinely funny the guy was. But when he does Mr. Bean I can't find a single thing to laugh at. Sorry, that's not meant to be a criticism of your comment. I'll pop across and have a look at it.
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Thanks, Wicked, enjoyed it. I downloaded a copy.
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Jesus was just another man, and I am not so sure how good he was. He certainly sinned horrible sins, for which God rightfully punished him with commensurate death as was sanctioned by God in His Torah. Certainly God does not have children, except in a figurative sense. There was really nothing special about Jesus: he lived a fairly ordinary life, much of his teaching was very typical of his day and age, specifically the teachings of the Hillel School of Pharisees, but he was very wrong about certain key things that made him sin and justly punished.

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You don't know anything about Jesus that is obvious
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Keep telling yourself that! I bet I know more than you do!
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Son of the Most High, Chosen Messiah.

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Amen!
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The Appointed One.
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He's "the ANOINTED one". Which is what the word Christ means.
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My mistake. It was lateand mind my was not working the way it should. Thank you.
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hi my friends.
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I still can't type right, what the heck?

Hi SJ, my bud!
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Hi my sweet Punk. I missed you yesterday. xxx
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An amiable fellow with good intentions.

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no one.

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Jesus Christ is the Son of God. (John 8:17,18) He proved to be so much more than just a good man. Not only did Jesus cure the sick, and resurrect the dead, he gave his life for a world of people he did not know. In doing so, he left us a model to follow closely, which has proved to be beneficial to our lives today. (1 Peter 2:21) Jesus Christ has also opened the way for sinners to pray and be heard by God. Not only did Jesus perform many miracles, he helped many of his time and today truly see what faith is. For more on Jesus Christ, try following this link:

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/?contentLanguageFilter=en&pubFilter=&yearFilter=2012

It's under April 2012. Hope this helps!

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I'd have to say this was the best comment on the subject !!!
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Is there no personal relationship with Jesus; you know Him but the question is "Does Jesus know you?".
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Thanks, leon102181! And what do you mean by that, Jerusalem? Not sure I'm understanding.
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"Jesus is not one of many ways to approach God, nor is He the best of several ways; He is the only way."
A.W. Tozer

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Amen
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Jesus is the Key. We must let Jesus into our hearts first. Then we are able to recieve the love and blessings God has for us. If we give our all, He will give his.

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How true is that. Awesome.
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I so love your answer. He is the key. Allelujah. :-)
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Jesus is most likely an amalgam of the dozens of claimed Messiah figures floating around the area at the time and older solar myths of the region.

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Son = Sun

www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1FdtpH8lSI

Best video ever on the subject. Horus, Attis, Krishna, Dionysus, Mithra, and dozens of others share weird similarities with Jesus. Dec. 25, Virgin Birth, 3 Kings, Disciples, Eastern stars, Baptized at 30 and began ministry, performed Miracles, Betrayed, crucified (killed) and rose from the dead after 3 days (1.5-2 actual days)... Jesus simply isn't special.

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I'm glad you posted this, these are things that made my transition to understanding swifter.
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Thanks, Nov. I'll check that out after breakfast .. .and I'll add the link to my Ask page.
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An construct of frightened minds and a blending of personality traits created for a power structure to be seen as loving instead of controlling..

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Concise and descriptive, I couldn't have said it better.
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Since there are a number of people named Jesus (pronounced like Hey zeus) that live near me, I just say Hi to them when I see them.......

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He is the Son of God the Father, He is also my Lord, Savior, and Redeemer, and some day I will join Him in eternity, I look forward to that day. He is the best Friend you could ever have. Just talk to Him he will listen and help if you only humbly ask.

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The Son of God. The savior of the world.

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I think that Jesus was nothing more then a made up person that was pieced together from many suspected savours of the day, the jews hoped to rid themselves of the Roman yoke in that period of time.

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Son of god who sacrificed his life for all of the people and our sins. He is our savior.

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He was a mortal prophet born from a non-virgin who would have splashed through water, not walk on it.

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Jesus is the son of the most high God, Jehovah, and firstborn of all creation. He is now reigning as King of God's kingdom. He also provided the ransom sacrifice, to free mankind from the sin and death brought about by Adam's sin.

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Because of Adam and Eve original sin entered into the world and now all man kind will die in there sins.God knowing that we all sin,so he created a way to save mankind from there sins through Jesus Christ,he paid the price so that our sins may be forgiving and we can have eternal life,so we except Jesus as our savior and repent our sins or we die in our sins.

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the one and only the alpha and o mega being and the end the son of god the holy ghost and god himself in the flesh

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He's that guy who lives in the dump. He told me himself.

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(Matthew 16:13-16) Jesus, in Caesarea Philippi, "went asking his disciples: 'Who are men saying the Son of man is?'" Perhaps one by one, they answered: "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." Having got them to express the ideas then current among the public, Jesus then asked: "You, though, who do you say I am?" Simon Peter answered up: "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." (Matthew 16:13-16) Others were of the same opinion. Nathanael, who later became one of the apostles, told Jesus: "Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel." (John 1:49) Martha confessed: "You are the Christ, the Son of God." (John 11:27) The apostle John wrote so people might believe that "Jesus is the Christ the Son of God." (John 20:31) And of the apostle Paul's ministry it is said: "He began to preach Jesus, that this One is the Son of God."-Acts 9:20. Did Peter, Paul, John or any other of Jesus' followers preach that he was God? No, from these scriptures it is clear that they taught he was God's Son.



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I believe Jesus Christ was the prophesied savior of men, and that he was born a man, but became the physical manifestation of the Christ (Christ actually means savior in Greek, and is a theological term applied to a certain branch of the Trinity) which had existed as one with the Supreme God and Holy Spirit. I believe that Jesus was raised from the dead and the Spirit of the Christ which is in all of us lives on.
HOWEVER! I think discussing his nature is contrary to his teachings, for it does not matter. We must strive to live in the likeness of him, or the likeness of an idea of him.

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