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Subject: Re: Jesus Author: Diane [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 11:24:03 03/15/02 Fri In reply to: Theresa 's message, "Jesus" on 10:03:49 03/15/02 Fri >Why is Jesus made so important? Why is he so big. His >is the Son of God but aren't we all His children? >There may be something special about a guy thet >prefoms miracles but he dit it because of God. God >picked this one guy but God should be the big deal. >Why should we have to go through a man to get to God. He was the instrument of reconcilitation between God and man. Without recognition of the part he played and is still playing we would be lost. God is the big deal of course. But Jesus was the 'seed' that started it all. The Word. Without the Word - whether in written form, or coming out of our own mouths - we do not have God. Beyond this I do not know what you mean. Diane [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Jesus Author: QUITTNER [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:57:28 03/15/02 Fri >>>Why is Jesus made so important?<<< According to volume 1 of the 2nd edition (2001) of the "World Christian Envyclopedia. A comprehensive survey of churches and religions in the modern world", page 3, there were at the time of writing 33820 distinct Christian denominations across the world. Obviously they can't all be right, maybe none of them is right. Per page 5 the churches' income was 296 million dollars, and 44 million was lost by ecclesiasical crime (sums embezzled.) [Thou shalt not steal]. ..... I can see that stories were propagated to maximise income, and probably it paid institutions to have as many people sin as much as possible so that these sinners then tried to bribe God to forgive them their sins by giving money and/or free goods and services to religious authorities. ..... As I understand it, Jesus was a Jewish social reformer who tried hard to help those who needed and deserved help. He saved many from the miseries and problems of "the world". That's why Jesus was VERY important to many. >>>... aren't we all [God's} children?<<< God is said to have created everything, and some of the books of the bible have several definitions of who are the children of God. Jesus, for example, is reported to have said that all peacemakers will be called sons of God (Matt.5:9). >>>God should be the big deal.<<< Jesus prayed a lot to God, and obviously regarded God as "the big deal". >>>Why should we have to go through a man to get to God.<<< That's part of the doctrine of many or even most of the denominations of Christianity. Going direct to the manufacturer may be much cheaper than going to the (more convenient?) retailer via all the middlepersons who all need their income too! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]