Jesus did not walk on ice. "What do you see"?
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Yeah, I read that article.  Damn scientologists and non believers will do or say nearly anything to try and disprove the Bible or shake the foundation of one's faith.
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I believe that Jesus may have actually BEEN a Buddha, ie: enlightened one, and it is true that there is a lot of Buddhist subtext, especially in the NT where Paul tells us to not be attached to anything, and Matthew implies that the apostles lived almost like Buddhist monks: ie: not carrying anything with them, asking for handouts of food as "payment," and not having more than the clothes on their backs. \n\nI was talking about this just the other day with my teacher, I'm glad that someone else picked up on this too! However, there is no real way to determine whether Jesus was a Buddhist, but I definately think that he was on the same page as many of them are.\n\nBuddhas do not reincarnate, once they are enlightened they don't keep reincarnating. And I'm not saying that Jesus was one, I'm saying he could possibly be one by the definition of Buddha. I'm really not trying to undermine anyone's beliefs, just giving things to think about. \nI think it makes it easier when I tell people that I don't believe in anything and when I spurt things out like this, it's all hypothetical. You're still free to think what you want, but there is a lot of Buddhist ideology in the Bible.
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I believe that Jesus is not a God.....He was a Prophet for Israelites but he was took by God to the Sky....the people that crussified by Israelites with help by Romans was his betrayal follower or Hawariyyin named Yahuza .....it took so long...but i believe that Jesus is Prophet and about his marriage with Mary Magdalene.....i was a lil' bit blur about it...
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I can understand your confusion. No problem asking for clarification, so don't feel like you need to apologize.\n\nMt.20:23-\nJesus made it clear that He had a mission, and the Father had particular tasks as well as the Holy Spirit. Example, Jesus does not know the hour of His return, only the Father. This is a direct parallel the the Jewish wedding. While Jesus was on earth in bodily form, He is unable to be with everyone at once--this is the role of the Holy Spirit. Jesus made it clear that who sits where is a role that is the Father's only.\n\nMk 6:5\nJesus did not do miracles to those who wanted parlor tricks. Jesus would only do miracles for those who had the faith in Him. Look at his meeting with Harod. Harod was glad to see Jesus and hoped that He would do a miracle for him, but Jesus would not. God's plan was not to "impress" people. Jesus had specific reasons for doing and not doing miracles. Jesus was in His hometown and everyone questioned Him and doubted His authority. He could have done a big SPFX thing, but that would not bring the kind of faith and belief He desired. Who was the person that Jesus was most impressed with? The Centurion who said, "Just say the word, Jesus and my servant will be healed." Jesus marveled and basically said, in effect, "This is the faith I have been looking for!"\n\nMt.28:18\nThis is true. And He weilds that power as He sees fit. From my experiences, He does it with a whisper and not a shout.\n\nI hope this answers your questions. You might glean much from my studies.
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One of the things Jesus tells them about the end time is that false messiahs will be proclaimed, and that his disciples are not to go to where they say he is because when he returns all will see him.  He likens his return to two things:  \n1.  When the lightening streaks across the sky because all see it.\n2.  The way the corpse of an animal is readily visible to the eyes of the vultures.\n\nThe "eagle" translation is a misinterpretation that has been corrected to read, "vulture."  The Roman/Jew interpretation is unlikely because that section of scripture has to do with the Final Coming of Christ and is not political or for that time.  \n\nAnother variation of the interpretation above (#2) is that just as vultures "know" about corpses, the elect will gather only around Jesus (whom the know) while the lost will gather around the false prophets and false messiahs because falsehood is all they "know."\n\nGood question.
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What was it like when you saw Jesus? (John 8:56)
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He didn't discover anything then.   It's still a theory.    \n\nIn contrast, you are trying to compare apples and oranges.   God isn't a circus monkey to do tricks for you on a whim.   Follow the scripture and wrap yourself in the Word of God and miracles and the works of God will unfold before your very eyes every day.   You just have to open your eyes to see them.
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I like your revelation.  Consider also this one:  Light has three parts:  a part which you can neither see nor feel---God the Father\n            a part which you can feel but cannot see--God the Holy  Spirit.\n            a part which you can both see and feel ----God the Son.\n\n     One God, three possible manifestations--or ways of relating to God.    Christ is God revealed in human flesh.  Remember the verses:  In the beginning the word was with God, and the word was God, and the word became flesh and dwelt among us.\nOr how about,  "And His name shall be called many names: Mighty God,  Everlasting Father."   The last verse in in Isaiah.
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1: Jesus was not a Jew, he was a Muslim. so was a Muslim, just like any other prophet. \n2: there is no proof that Jesus was white and blue- eyed and i think that it is wrong and disrespectful for people to draw a picture of Jesus, even though, he was a prophet
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If Jesus walked among us today, I think no one would really notice.  Jesus was a man, just one out of many, that did something that people was looking for.  They was looking for something to believe in, they were looking for someone to tell them that everything good they did was being noticed and that when they died there was light at the end of the tunnel and the only thing they need to do is believe.  Today we have lots of people preaching the say thing he preached then, Jesus voice would not be heard.
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Why doesn't he stand on the side of the road like a billboard?  He does, all of creation testifies to His existance. Study something as simple as a leaf- it's astounding the detail that goes into it.  You seem to like analogies- I do too- so look at it this way: if you see a beautiful Monet, you can admire the brushstrokes, the colors and the composition and no one has to try and convince you that there was an artist!  "No, no," you might say, "I believe that thousands of years ago all those colors were just thrown into the air and they happened to land on the canvas in this fashion."  The creation (the painting) testifies to the existance of a painter (the creator)\n\nMatthew 7:7 says if you seek Him you will find Him.  A friend of mine grew up in an orphanage in India and as a small child, wanted to know if there was more to God.  Jesus appeared to Him in a vision and told Him who He was.  Then he began praying for a bible and miraculously enough, some missionaries (this was back in the 1950's- people didn't travel as much as they do today) happened to pass through their small villiage and visit the orphanage so he could have a bible.  He's a missionary now, going to my church and traveling back and forth to India.  \n\nWe have a relationship with God through the Holy Spirit.  It is the Holy Spirit that works on this earth.  I've seen people's deaf ears open. I took a drug dealer to church once, and the power of God there made him start to convulse on the floor- THE NEXT DAY 1.He called all his contacts, 2.quit selling and using drugs and 3. started a street evangelism ministry for the homeless in Houston.  I know God exists because He works in my life- the Holy Spirit can give me a check in my spirit and keep me from going places, and can teach me through revelation. \n\nI have personally prayed for people and God has shown me specific situations in their lives to talk to them about.  One woman I met in a Burger King (she was an employee there) God put it on my heart to pray for her.  As I began to pray I said, "God let her be a light to Chris." and she stopped me, took about 3 steps back and wide-eyed asked, "how did you know my husband's name was Chris?"  Well, I didn't.  I had never met her before; I just prayed what God wanted me to- and He wanted to show her that He knew her, He saw her, He knew her situation and that He cared.  It was pretty cool!\n\n Just yesterday I was reading Psalm 2 about how God fights our battles for us, and I asked Him to do that for me.  Well last night we went to dinner at this restaurant, the food was awful, we were over charged for our meals, but it was such an exhausting day that I didn't feel like fighting our waiter. We still tipped him (since i was a waitress for years) Well the guy comes back with our check copy AND a bag of pasta (the pasta was the large size we'd been charged for, but had not recieved) saying "the kitchen accidentally made this- you guys want it?"  fresh bread (he hadn't been refilling our bread basket as he should have) and our leftovers.  And my friend, without knowing about my conversation with God that morning said, "Man, we didn't even have to fight him (the waiter)" \n\n I know this is an insignificant story, I could tell you more miraculous ones, like how I was woken in the middle of the night to pray for my sister who was busy totaling her car (but walked away with only a small scratch on her knee after clearing a 5' tall fence!) how I was healed of a degenerative family disease, how the power of God has touched my home, but it is the daily testimonies, the small things, that grow our faith. He just wanted me to know yesterday (because of all the battles I'm going through right now) that He cares even for the smallest skirmishes. E-mail me if you want to know more.  I could tell you story after story of the miraculous things God has done.
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It is always interesting to see my religion from another's point of view.\n\nWhat do I see? Well just about every religion has a good view of Jesus. The only one that has not like Jesus very much were the Jews but that is beginning to change. They even call him their Jewish brother (as Jesus was a Jew).\n\nWhat people seem to have a problem with is Christians themselves as we are labeled hypocrites.
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After his resurrection, Jesus Christ gave flashes of light regarding an obligation resting on all his followers. Most likely it was to the 500 disciples assembled in Galilee that he said: “Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. \n\nThereafter, all followers of Christ were to be preachers, and their preaching commission was not to be limited to “the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” (Matthew 10:6) Nor were they to perform John’s baptism in symbol of repentance for forgiveness of sins. Instead, they were to baptize people “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit.”\n\nJesus commanded his followers to baptize new disciples “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit.” (Matthew 28:19) What did Jesus mean? Baptism “in the name of the Father” indicates that the person being baptized wholeheartedly accepts Jehovah God as the Creator and the rightful Sovereign of the universe. (Psalm 36:9; 83:18) Being baptized ‘in the name of the Son’ means that the individual acknowledges Jesus Christ—and particularly His ransom sacrifice—as the only means of salvation provided by God. (Acts 4:12) Baptism ‘in the name of the holy spirit’ signifies that the baptismal candidate recognizes Jehovah’s holy spirit, or active force, as God’s instrument for carrying out His purposes.\n\nJesus commanded, it is to be carried out “in all the nations.”  To Jesus’ Jewish followers, that must have been a startling commission. He was telling his Jewish disciples that they would now have to go out to the “unclean” Gentiles of all the nations and teach them. It took some readjusting for them to absorb the impact of and act on that assignment. (Acts 10:9-35) But there was no getting around it; Jesus had told them in a parable that “the field is the world.” \n\nWhen we examine texts offered by Trinitarians as evidence that the Bible “implies” a Trinity, what do we find? An honest appraisal reveals that the scriptures offered do not speak of Christendom’s Trinity.   \nAn example of such texts is found at Matthew 28:19, 20. There the Father, the Son, and the holy spirit are mentioned together. Some claim that this implies a Trinity. But read the verses yourself. Is there anything in those texts that says that the three are one God equal in eternity, power, position, and wisdom? No, there is not. It is the same with other texts that mention the three together.
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The answer is Jesus is NOT God.\nHe is God's spokesman.\nThat's why he is sometimes called The Word.\nJust like an ambassador represents his government in a far away place.\nHe was sent to Israel, therefore he hesitated to have dealings with anyone not an Israelite.
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I am very surprised that this had no replies before me!\nI probably am not the best person to answer as Im not particularly religious.  I was brought up attending church but to me Jesus is pretty much just a fictional character in a very old book ( that probably wasnt translated very accurately anyway!)...;
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Jesus was the light of the world. If you were to show the light you would show Jesus.
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You already asked this question earlier today.  \n\nYou're failing to mention that when Jesus showed Himself physically to Thomas, the disciple was contrite and remorseful for having doubted Him.  \n\nLikewise, we too must be contrite, remorseful, and humble whenever our faith wavers.  \n\nYou're also failing to mention that when Thomas finally accepted the truth of the Resurrection, Jesus clearly stated that it is much better to believe without actually seeing.  \n\nI think so too.  Those who believe without seeing, to be honest, are intellectually stronger than those who are so weak in their intellect that they need proof.