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Do all Christians believe that Jesus is divine?
Category: Relationships and Society > Religion Asked by: molehill-ga List Price: $5.00 |
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30 Apr 2006 13:25 PDT
Expires: 30 May 2006 13:25 PDT Question ID: 724186 |
Do all Christians believe that Jesus is the son of God? Do any branches of Christianity simply follow Jesus' teachings, without believing him to be divine? |
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Re: Do all Christians believe that Jesus is divine?
From: pinkfreud-ga on 30 Apr 2006 13:27 PDT |
Some Unitarians follow Jesus's teachings, but do not believe that Jesus is divine. |
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Re: Do all Christians believe that Jesus is divine?
From: pinkfreud-ga on 30 Apr 2006 13:29 PDT |
Here's a statement about Jesus from the Unitarian Universalist Association: http://www.uua.org/aboutuu/uufaq.html#jesus |
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Re: Do all Christians believe that Jesus is divine?
From: kottekoe-ga on 30 Apr 2006 14:52 PDT |
Your answer depends on your definition of Christian. I am not aware of any substantial organized branches of Christianity that do not assert the divinity of Jesus, but surely there are some people who would self-identify as Christian without believing he was divine. There are certainly many religious people who believe in the greatness of Jesus and follow his teachings without believing him to be divine, for example Muslims and some Unitarian Universalists. Neither religion claims to be Christian, although the roots of Unitarian Universalism are in Christianity. |
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Re: Do all Christians believe that Jesus is divine?
From: alanna-ga on 30 Apr 2006 17:05 PDT |
It seems that the United Church of Christ is even unclear as to whether they themselves should regard Christ as divine. See: www.ucc.org/synod/resolutions/gs25-17.pdf or (if you don't have a pdf reader) http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:vIosf4MUaE8J:www.ucc.org/synod/resolutions/gs25-17.pdf+non+divinity+of+Jesus+Christianity&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=8&client=firefox-a |
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Re: Do all Christians believe that Jesus is divine?
From: techtor-ga on 30 Apr 2006 22:55 PDT |
It is a given that when a believer is Christian, that person must accept Christ as a divine being. However, if you are talking about the more radical or different movements that place themselves under the umbrella of Christianity in general, it is acknowledged that they exist. However, these are not accepted into the mainstream types of Christianity (like Catholicism and Evangelical Christianity), and more often than not would be considered cults. |
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Re: Do all Christians believe that Jesus is divine?
From: pugwashjw65-ga on 01 May 2006 03:45 PDT |
Jesus Christ is divine in that he is the son of Almighty God, whose personal name is Jehovah [ Exodus 3; 13-15 & 6;3] . Jesus was his Father's very first creation, before the universe, stars, planets, angels, the earth, animals or man. Proverbs 8; 22-31 [22 ?Jehovah himself produced me as the beginning of his way, the earliest of his achievements of long ago. 23 From time indefinite I was installed, from the start, from times earlier than the earth. 24 When there were no watery deeps I was brought forth as with labor pains, when there were no springs heavily charged with water. 25 Before the mountains themselves had been settled down, ahead of the hills, I was brought forth as with labor pains, 26 when as yet he had not made the earth and the open spaces and the first part of the dust masses of the productive land. 27 When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he decreed a circle upon the face of the watery deep, 28 when he made firm the cloud masses above, when he caused the fountains of the watery deep to be strong, 29 when he set for the sea his decree that the waters themselves should not pass beyond his order, when he decreed the foundations of the earth, 30 then I came to be beside him as a master worker, and I came to be the one he was specially fond of day by day, I being glad before him all the time, 31 being glad at the productive land of his earth, and the things I was fond of were with the sons of men". After his sacrifice for us, Jesus is again back in heaven, alongside his Father. Being divine is NOT being Almighty God himself. It is having a continuing spiritual existence. |
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Re: Do all Christians believe that Jesus is divine?
From: myoarin-ga on 01 May 2006 05:57 PDT |
Alanna found an interesting site. It appears that the motion presented to the synod wants to clarify for all times and all members of the United Church of Christ that Jesus is God. I wonder how the voting went. "United" churches - they exist in Germany, separate of the UCC - have a problem with stating their beliefs. Interesting: http://www.stillspeaking.com/about/index.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Church_of_Christ |
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Re: Do all Christians believe that Jesus is divine?
From: pugwashjw65-ga on 08 May 2006 01:32 PDT |
How can that 'august' body say, let alone believe, that Jesus is God himself. According to Ecclesiastes 9, Jesus is a creation of God [ his father]. Almighty God, the Alpha and Omega, has ALWAYS been in existence. To the most simple man in the street, a son can never be his own father. Why should a loving God complicate so simple a concept. The Bible after all is his word to us on how to live in peace and behave. Many scriptures in just one Bible book, John, point to a clear separation between God and his son. John 1;1`8..Jesus was sent to explain his Father. John 4;34...Jesus was 'sent' to 'finish' HIS [God's] work. John 5;19,30... Jesus cannot do a single thing OF HIS OWN INITIATIVE. Then WHO's [?] initiative. It seems that the Synod does not know its Bible. |
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Re: Do all Christians believe that Jesus is divine?
From: myoarin-ga on 08 May 2006 02:26 PDT |
Interestingly, none of the definitions found with a Google search define:christian says anything beyond that a Christian follows the teachings of Christ. |
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Re: Do all Christians believe that Jesus is divine?
From: romeohifi-ga on 17 Aug 2006 22:26 PDT |
Jesus Christ (pbuh) is not son of God or God according to Bible. For example, in the Bible it is said the when Jesus (pbuh)ascended to heaven He sat on the right side of God. Now if he was God then why would he sit on his own right hand side? And where was the Holy Ghost? Perhaps on the left handside. Then who was on the center? Also in the Bible has been mentioned that when Jesus (peace be upon him) was dead for 2 days and three nights or three nights and 2 days whichever is that also mean that Holy Ghost was dead and May God forgive me for writting this God was dead as well. So you see the Trinity doesn't make sense. I know many Christians have their doubt about the Trinity but they are afraid to question it. It is also so sad to see the some Christians make fun of the some misguided Muslims moms and dads who send their child to kill themselves and also kill others, now what kind of example the Christians have a God who killed his son for the others. Isn't it the same? What kind of God what would make? Mercyful? I doubt it. What the Muslims believe God is God, Holy Ghost an Angle and Jesus Christ (pbuh) is a prophet. A mighty prophet but still a prophet just like Adam,David,Joseph,Moses and Mohammad (peace be upon them all). |
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