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Originally posted by randyvs
reply to post by dontreally
That gives me chills to read that the tomb got to you. Awesome.
Originally posted by dontreally
Just suffice to say, Yeshua ben Gamliel(as he is called in Talmud) was a heretic because he attempted to synthesize Greco-Roman views (the gist of which was egyptian in origin) with Judaism.
Originally posted by dontreally
He rejected the oral Torah(the 613 rabbinic laws) and said the only thing that was relevant were the 10 commandments which again were subject to interpretation.
Originally posted by dontreally
Because of this, he was excommunicated by the priestly class demonized by history, the Pharissees.
YHWH. I am that I am, a statement of the omnipotence of the creator. An intelligence beyond a name.
A fraud or someone that never existed? Which one
Originally posted by Fractured.Facade
Funny how so many seem to know what Jesus was, while completely failing to see him for what he is and will be for all eternity.
Originally posted by NewAgeMan
....he neither ran, nor fought back......(in the traditional sense)
Originally posted by dontreally
I stopped reading here as its clear you dont know what your talking about. אהיה. Its this word which is translated in English bibles as "i will be". "I am that i am" is Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh, not יהוה - YHWH. The tetragrammaton doesnt have a precise translation but its constituent letters form the words היה, הוה,יהו was, is and will be, and so this name in itself connotes 'being'.
Originally posted by Pervius
Even Jesus Christ said you have a right to protect your life. Otherwise he would have never told anyone to buy a sword.
Originally posted by IAMIAM
Originally posted by dontreally
Just suffice to say, Yeshua ben Gamliel(as he is called in Talmud) was a heretic because he attempted to synthesize Greco-Roman views (the gist of which was egyptian in origin) with Judaism.
Correct me if I am wrong my friend, but wasn't Moses himself a student of the Egyptian Mysteries?
Before Moses bringing the Ten Commandments down from Mount Sinai, the Jews were essentially a slave class of Egypt without a dogma of their own. It was this trek down Mount Sinai which brought the Jews their first set of laws by which to build a society and a name (more a title really) for their idea of deity, YHWH. I am that I am, a statement of the omnipotence of the creator. An intelligence beyond a name.
Furthermore, did not Moses make off with the Arc of the Covenant from the Great Pyramids and wasn't the first tabernacle erected in similar fashion as the pyramids to house the arc?
One would think that if anything, Moses himself modeled Judaism off of the Egyptian mysteries, Jesus being but a later student.
As for the Greco-Roman influence, I don't think this has anything to do with Jesus but is the direct result of Emperor Constantine attempting to create a Universal faith that was based on Judaism, the cult of Mithra, Christs teachings, and a healthy dose of Roman paganism (Namely the cult of Apollo), all with Constantine as the crown of this new Church. This point, I can certainly yield.
Now if you pull Christs teachings out of the bible and leave Constantines perversions behind, what in those teachings is heretical?
Originally posted by dontreally
He rejected the oral Torah(the 613 rabbinic laws) and said the only thing that was relevant were the 10 commandments which again were subject to interpretation.
I can see how this could be an issue. Moses founded the faith of Judaism and is handed the laws from God in stone that would rule the people of Israel. Later down the road, those laws aren't good enough any more so an oral tradition of more laws begins and is passed down mouth to ear. Through later generations and various interpretations, the oral law no longer coincides with the original law written in stone. Yeah, I can see why he would rebel against this. Particularly when the original Ten Commandments were enough to keep a society peaceful and prosperous while maintaining favor with the creator.
Originally posted by dontreally
Because of this, he was excommunicated by the priestly class demonized by history, the Pharissees.
This was another thorn in the side with Christs teachings. He taught people that they were the link to God, that there was no need for a Priestly class. No worries here my friend. Look what Constantine did, he put the Priest class right back in.
Christ certainly did rebel against the Jewish establishment, but his followers were Jews who had enough of what the establishment was doing to their society. Times then weren't so very different than times now. Just as Jesus threw the money lenders out of the Temple of God, we are once again on the precipice of throwing them out of the Temple of God again. This time, it will be the true temple of God, our hearts, and they won't be welcome back.
Moses gave Ten Commandments
The Oral Torah gave 613 laws that are open to interpretation (Much like our own laws)
Jesus gave two Commandments - Love God, Love your Neighbor.
Seems pretty obvious to me my friend. I'll be judged by Jesus' Commandments, You be judged by which ever you choose.
With Love,
Your Brother
edit on 23-12-2010 by IAMIAM because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by traditionaldrummer
For what purpose did Jesus die? To fulfill a sacrifice? A human sacrifice?
Originally posted by traditionaldrummer
As a christian you must believe that a human sacrifice is an acceptable form of atonement and salvation. Though I'll bet each one winces when imagining the Aztecs performing their human sacrifices. There must be further dissonance with squaring up how a god said to be merciful and loving was also stricken with blood lust and enjoyed the odor of sacrifices.
Originally posted by traditionaldrummer
For those who believe Jesus IS the Lord, one must wonder why this god sacrificed himself to himself. And, was it a sacrifice at all if he survived death and still reigns in heaven? And if Jesus WAS Lord, who did he pray to at Gethsemane?
Originally posted by traditionaldrummer
The whole thing is a bit convoluted to me and I don't personally believe in human sacrifice, nor would I worship a bloodthirsty god. Had I been present at Jesus' execution I would have felt compelled to stop it and would have if I could. The death of Jesus was senseless, not purposeful.