As Easter approaches, think of this question: Does it make a difference which Jesus you believe in?
The "Jesus" of the Marharishi of Transcendental Meditation is a Jesus who never suffered -- at odds with the cross.
The "Jesus" of Guru Maharaj Ji supposedly merged with Krishna, Ram and Buddha -- at odds with the uniqueness of Jesus.
The only difference between the Moonie "jesus" and the rest of us, said, Sun Myung Moon, is that Jesus had no original sin nature.
The "Jesus" of Christian Science think of themselves as "Christian," yet they don't believe Jesus is God.
The "Jesus" of the Jehovah's Witnesses is not Almighty and is "a god," but not "THE" God; nor did He bodily resurrect.
The "Jesus" of many gnostics would in no way incarnate a human body -- because that to them would be too "corrupt" of a thing to do.
The "Jesus" of Brigham Young was one redeemer-savior among who knows how many? "He was the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. On every earth. How many earths are there?...Consequently every earth has its redeemer..." Brigham told us (Journal of Discourses, Vol. 14, p. 71, 1870) [Not exactly a "unique" redeemer among a slew full of them!]
The "Jesus" of Mormonism is a pre-existent spirit-creature; a son of a God-man whose next-in-line brother is "Lucifer/Satan" -- a "Jesus" who had to work out his own salvation; and whose blood didn't cover all of our personal sins (thereby rendering him as an incomplete, inadequate "savior").
Can somebody tell us: How can all these "Jesuses" be one-in-the-same?
From the article:
The apostle Paul didn't think it was so great that the early Corinthian church put up "easily enough" with those who preached another Jesus, another Spirit, and another Gospel: 3 "But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. 4 For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the Spirit you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough." (2 Corinthians 11:3-4)
God is capable of anything, perhaps it’s a miracle?
More than one Jesus?
Heresy.
And there were heresies in those days. Just as this is heretical.
There is only one Father, one Son (Jesus), and one Holy Spirit.
Yes, it does make a difference.
Very detailed information.
With all the different Jesus’ running around the landscape you’d need an ID card to figure out each one. There is just the one Yashua.
Now Coptic scrolls tell us Jesus was a shape shifter.
The one who said “I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” is the one I believe in.
Fortunately, Jesus was coherent enough to the Founders and the majority of colonists in the New World to have created The United States, which couldn’t have happened, and as we can readily see, will not continue without him.
And I’m a Noachide.
I always felt the best advice is for us to mind the logs in our own eyes before wailing about the specks in others.
The goal is to bring others lovingly to Christ. Does tearing down other people accomplish this?
Mat
15
He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
16
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
Mat 24:5
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
People can preach different images of Jesus which they concoct because they do not believe in the son of God of the Bible, and they can also preach the real Jesus and still deceive many.
--MormonDupe(Seems right to me!)
I know a few 60's relics who seem inclined that way...
Jesus tells us which Jesus to believe in... in the one who tells you things that come to pass- AND- he will point you to salvation.
Simple.
Geeze Us!