
“The Divinity of Christ”
There is little doubt
that someone named Jesus of Nazareth walked the Earth some 2000 years ago, claimed to be the Son of God and die for our sins. Many of the worlds religions, at least, think of Him as a prophet. Among them are the Bah’ai Faith, Islam and numerous others. They all agree that He was a real person and a splendid teacher but not, necessarily, that He was who He claimed to be.
A few religions profess their particular prophet to be the last in a long line of prophets.
In order for this to be the case, all the others would have to be wrong which seems unlikely, if not totally absurd (According to Le-way). It’s far more probable that God has and will continue to send messengers (on His behalf) to share His way of life and unique perspective with those who will listen. I propose to be one such individual.
Christianity teaches us that the divinity of Christ is without restraint. They claim we must either believe Jesus is the Son of God and that He literally died for our sins (so that all who believe in His name shall not die but have eternal life) or lose out on salvation entirely. To believe He was merely a man or a prophet is not good enough. The only way to God is through Christ. People of all other faiths will face the fires of hell for not accepting Christ as their lord and savior.
According to Le-way, the way to go to Heaven is to surrender The Knowledge of Good and Evil which can be accomplished in as many ways as there are to be sincere. You don’t have to be a Christian, Muslim or a Jew. You merely need to believe that God is perfect and be willing to trade your life for His. Those who fail to do so will end up in Utopia (also called the Land of Oz) where they will experience Perfect On-going Justice, Actual Free-will and a Permanent 2nd Chance (to surrender The Knowledge of Good and Evil and go to Heaven).
Unfortunately, there is no way for any of us to substantiate either of these claims. No one knows for sure if Jesus truly was the Son of God or that Le-way isn’t just make believe. We must choose to either concede we are completely blind to the truth (and go on with our lives) or put our faith in what the truth should be (If there really were a God). According to Le-way, there will be liberty and justice for all whether or not anyone actually believes it‘s teachings are true. As for Christianity, a few souls will be saved but countless more will be cast into the depths of hell based solely on what they do or do not believe. The point is that our beliefs do not determine what is or what isn’t and that’s the way it should be.
The divinity of Christ may be impossible to tell but the mans motives seem clear. He may or may not have been the Son of God but, in either case, He (did indeed) die for our sins. I do not believe that Jesus of Nazareth merely wanted to be famous or make a name for himself. We know this person lived and what He did in principle (was selfless), if nothing else. He had His calling, as I have mine and you have yours. He answered His, I intend to answer mine and yours is up to you. It’s completely possible that Jesus could have been sent in the same manner I have and others before me have. The question is whether or not Jesus had to be the Son of God to accomplish His task or that such a task was necessary to begin with.
If this proves to be the case and Jesus truly is the Son of God (or someone chosen to die for our sins), I believe He would have done so unconditionally. It makes no sense to base a persons salvation on what they do or do not believe. Christianity teaches us just the opposite which is why it’s wrong to be a Christian. How can members of any other religion ever acknowledge that what He did (for us) was good if He excludes them from benefiting from His actions? According to Le-way, no one will ever be refused salvation based on their religious preferences. God is good and the devil is bad. This is all a person must believe.
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