Someone on another thread recommended a book entitled "The Bad Jesus".
For debate, assuming Jesus existed and is accurately portrayed in the New Testament, what is the character of Jesus?
Good?
Bad?
Perfect?
Righteous (good) but flawed and imperfect? i.e., human? (even the best of us are not pefect)
A mix?
Please support your answer, beyond what any NT writer says about him. Do Gospel accounts of Jesus' deeds or own words support what (for example) Paul or the author of Hebrews say about the character of Jesus? {edit to add} or what the Church or other apologiists/theologians/preachers say about Jesus?
Does Jesus himself ever claim to be perfect?
The character of Jesus
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The character of Jesus
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My theological positions:
-God created us in His image, not the other way around.
-The Bible is redeemed by it's good parts.
-Pure monotheism, simple repentance.
-YHVH is LORD
-The real Jesus is not God, the real YHVH is not a monster.
-Eternal life is a gift from the Living God.
-Keep the Commandments, keep your salvation.
-I have accepted YHVH as my Heavenly Father, LORD and Savior.
I am inspired by Jesus to worship none but YHVH, and to serve only Him.
-God created us in His image, not the other way around.
-The Bible is redeemed by it's good parts.
-Pure monotheism, simple repentance.
-YHVH is LORD
-The real Jesus is not God, the real YHVH is not a monster.
-Eternal life is a gift from the Living God.
-Keep the Commandments, keep your salvation.
-I have accepted YHVH as my Heavenly Father, LORD and Savior.
I am inspired by Jesus to worship none but YHVH, and to serve only Him.
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Re: The character of Jesus
Post #21Yes, and disparaging metaphors are often used as epithets. Also, if we called anyone a "viper" or any other kind of reptile here on these boards, that would be considered an insult and a personal attack.JehovahsWitness wrote:Elijah John wrote: [Replying to post 18 by JehovahsWitness]
"Vipers", that is what he called them. Is that or is it not an event recorded by the Gospels that Jesus called the Pharisees "Vipers"? Were they really reptiles in religous robes? Did they really have scales? Were they hatched from eggs in nests? If they were not literally reptiles, then what Jesus said to them IS name calling.
Do you know what a metaphor is?
My theological positions:
-God created us in His image, not the other way around.
-The Bible is redeemed by it's good parts.
-Pure monotheism, simple repentance.
-YHVH is LORD
-The real Jesus is not God, the real YHVH is not a monster.
-Eternal life is a gift from the Living God.
-Keep the Commandments, keep your salvation.
-I have accepted YHVH as my Heavenly Father, LORD and Savior.
I am inspired by Jesus to worship none but YHVH, and to serve only Him.
-God created us in His image, not the other way around.
-The Bible is redeemed by it's good parts.
-Pure monotheism, simple repentance.
-YHVH is LORD
-The real Jesus is not God, the real YHVH is not a monster.
-Eternal life is a gift from the Living God.
-Keep the Commandments, keep your salvation.
-I have accepted YHVH as my Heavenly Father, LORD and Savior.
I am inspired by Jesus to worship none but YHVH, and to serve only Him.
Re: The character of Jesus
Post #22[Replying to post 21 by Elijah John]
If Jesus acted that way on most Christian forums, he'd probably get banned. It just goes to show that modern people, most Christians included, no longer recognize the morality of the Bible and the violent age in which it was written.Yes, and disparaging metaphors are often used as epithets. Also, if we called anyone a "viper" or any other kind of reptile here on these boards, that would be considered an insult and a personal attack.
