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To: Future Snake Eater

As a Jew, I don’t believe Jesus was more than a human being. That is part of being Jewish. I also don’t believe he wanted to impose his beliefs on everyone else but I am not a Christian scholar.


60 posted on 12/06/2012 10:31:40 AM PST by sakic
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To: sakic
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." -- John 14:6

I don't know if "impose" is the right word, but it definitely sounds like "it's my way or the highway" to me.

61 posted on 12/06/2012 10:48:08 AM PST by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: sakic

Jesus was talking about lessons from the House of Hillel. He was teaching people to interpret the law of Moses, with the Spirit of the law. The opposing house taught people to see the world by letter of the law.

Jesus was not out to start a new religion but to fulfill the law and fulfill prophecy, and to turn people to seeing God by the authentic lessons of the Spirit.

Christianity is unorthodox Judaism. The old Testament is bigger than the New Testament. There is no way to understand Jesus without really reading the Old Testament lessons.

And to prove He was right, that He was the son of God, for all skeptics, He rose from the dead and converted people from their various views and a worldwide movement of His teachings has been going on since.

He say that He, (Jesus) was the only way (redeemer) to the Father ,God.

Yes, he wanted to impose His beliefs and he wanted His followers to impose His beliefs.


63 posted on 12/06/2012 11:01:27 AM PST by Truth2012
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