Stuff that just doesn't make sense
Jul. 9th, 2003 11:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mahoganyOn Sunday, I finally had a chance to speak with a close friend of mine for the first time in a couple of months. The conversation came around to the subject of religion, and she said to me that she doesn't necessarily believe in God, or that Jesus is the Son of God, but she believes that if everyone followed Jesus' example, the world would be a better place.
That statement just doesn't make any sense to me. I don't think that there's room for a middle ground. There's the position that Jesus as presented in the bible, is correct, so He is the Son of God, and therefore everything that He taught is true and correct etc. etc. The only other position, is to reject His claim as the Son of God. If we reject this claim, what then does that make Him? A lunatic? Was He a liar? A fraud? None of these makes for an exemplary role model. Besides, what does it really mean to follow Jesus' example? It's a phrase that I've heard more than a few times, but always in a very casual, context. It seems to me that there's nothing casual about trying to be more like Him. It means more than just being an all round nice guy, and leading a simple life. Jesus was a teacher, and the subject of all of his teachings was very specific - spreading the Good News.
Calling Jesus a great moral teacher while simultaneously rejecting the content of His teachings is flippant, dismissive, and illogical.
That statement just doesn't make any sense to me. I don't think that there's room for a middle ground. There's the position that Jesus as presented in the bible, is correct, so He is the Son of God, and therefore everything that He taught is true and correct etc. etc. The only other position, is to reject His claim as the Son of God. If we reject this claim, what then does that make Him? A lunatic? Was He a liar? A fraud? None of these makes for an exemplary role model. Besides, what does it really mean to follow Jesus' example? It's a phrase that I've heard more than a few times, but always in a very casual, context. It seems to me that there's nothing casual about trying to be more like Him. It means more than just being an all round nice guy, and leading a simple life. Jesus was a teacher, and the subject of all of his teachings was very specific - spreading the Good News.
Calling Jesus a great moral teacher while simultaneously rejecting the content of His teachings is flippant, dismissive, and illogical.
