My debate in Christian Forums in full swing

[greneknight]

You misunderstand me, Rayaan. Jesus was a human being. So he can't be a pure metaphor. Let's say I speak of George Washington as the paragon of honesty. When I say this boy is a George Washington, I'm using that President's name as a metaphor. But George Washington is not a pure metaphor because there was a chap by that name.

Maybe I did misunderstand you, but it doesn't seem like it.

I'll put it in simple and clear words once again. Correct me if I said anything wrong.

Right now, in your comments above, you said that:
1. Jesus is a human being.
2. From 1, he cannot be a pure metaphor.

In other posts, you asserted that:
1. Jesus is God.
2. God is a pure metaphor.

So, that means that you believe that Jesus is both a human being and God, right?

If you say yes, then that means that God cannot be a pure metaphor because he was also a human being (i.e. Jesus). And human beings cannot be pure metaphor.

Rayaan, I know what the problem is. The word "God" is confusing because it means so much to people of faith like yourself. Let's try it differently. We'll substitute T (metaphor for truth) for God.

1. Jesus is human.
2. A human is not a pure metaphor.

1. Jesus is (in Western culture) referred to as T (the metaphor for truth).
2. T is a pure metaphor.

In my understanding, that which is a pure metaphor can't be a person because pure metaphors don't exist. So T can't be a human. Do you think Truth can be a human? Of course not. Truth doesn't exist as an entity. We agree here, right?

But a human can be T. We can call George Washington TRUTH. "Look, Dad! TRUTH has just entered the shop". Let's say there is a culture where Washington is known as TRUTH, that would be perfectly comprehensible.

Same thing with Christianity. The culture has it that Jesus is God. But God is a pure metaphor and it doesn't exist as an entity.

If you think of God as TRUTH, it will be easily understood.

I hope I'm being clear here.