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Week in Review

Apr 18, 2009 12:41

Easter has officially become an odd holiday for me. As I've grown in my faith, I've become less and less attached to the idea of Jesus as Messiah/God/etc. I'm now fairly certain that I don't believe that. I do, however, believe that Jesus's life shows the way to God, and I consider myself a Christian in the most literal sense, in that I try to ( Read more... )

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bluesafyrefla April 18 2009, 19:34:30 UTC

Hi. Just wanted to say that I have come to see Jesus as teacher rather than savior also. (I'm assuming that is what you meant.) It's hard to tell people that because they tend to look at you funny. I believe his life and teachings are the important things and I wish more people would take that to heart.

mightyrikimaru April 18 2009, 22:47:11 UTC

Do you not believe that Jesus taught that he was the Messiah and God, then? I mean...I believe he did, and I don't see how I can truly be following his teachings without acknowledging that.

funnel101 April 18 2009, 22:53:49 UTC

I don't think he did, no. I believe the gospels were written decades after his death and were not written by the apostles themselves. I don't think Jesus as equal to God comes in until John, which was supposedly written over 100 years after Jesus's death.

I also think Jesus can be the son of God without being his equal.

In any case, what I feel is most important to me is to follow what Jesus said about how to act: to do God's will, feed the hungry, etc.

mightyrikimaru April 18 2009, 23:16:52 UTC

What led you to believe that the gospels were written long after the fact, and not by the apostles? You might have said a fair bit about the process in your LJ at some point, but I don't recall.

Hence the asking. :)

funnel101 April 19 2009, 00:09:08 UTC

Mainly reading Bart Ehrman's "Lost Christianities" a few years ago, which talks about when the gospels were written and how they were chosen to be included in the New Testament.

eidolon_a April 19 2009, 01:00:30 UTC

I'm agnostic but I always go to my parents' church at Christmas and if I have to miss because of our Ohio-Maryland Christmas situation I feel a deep sense of loss. For some reason the Christmas ceremony still holds something for me. I'm not sure if it's just because of family tradition or if it's something more.