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True. Jefferson had great respect for Jesus, and in at least three letters he stated, "I am a Christian".

He qualified this statement, explaining that he meant a follower of the moral teachings of Christ. He stated his believe that this was the only sense in which Jesus would have wanted someone to be a Christian...clearly implying his belief that Jesus had no desire to be worshipped as a deity and that Jefferson would not do so.

-Eric

>> He stated his believe that this was the only sense in which Jesus would have wanted someone to be a Christian...clearly implying his belief that Jesus had no desire to be worshipped as a deity and that Jefferson would not do so.

From a strict constructionist point of view, I guess I can see where he is coming from. It is written in Mark 10:18, "And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God." Also, when satan was tempting him in the wilderness, he said in Matthew 4:10, "Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." And in John 4:24, he said, "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." Therefore, it is obvious in those respects that Jesus placed a distinction between himself and God."