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Where did Jesus get His morality from?
October 22, 2010 at 7:52 am
Where did Jesus get His morality and ethics from? Even athesits can not mock Jesus's morality, there is even a group of atheists called, 'Atheists for Jesus.' So the question begs, where did His thinking come from?
Its ok to have doubt, just dont let that doubt become the answers.
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RE: Where did Jesus get His morality from?
October 22, 2010 at 7:54 am
It came from his parents, his family, his friends, his peers and his social environment.
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RE: Where did Jesus get His morality from?
October 22, 2010 at 7:56 am
Quote:It came from his parents, his family, his friends, his peers and his social environment.
Are you sure about that?
The Bible states He came from a place with a bad reputation, Nazareth.
Why arent others as moral as He?
Its ok to have doubt, just dont let that doubt become the answers.
You dont hate God, you hate the church game.
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RE: Where did Jesus get His morality from?
October 22, 2010 at 7:58 am
Maybe his parents and his family did a very good job in bringing him up. Maybe many of the people around him were not as bad as you think they were. Maybe the Bible is wrong in it's assessment.
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RE: Where did Jesus get His morality from?
October 22, 2010 at 8:00 am
Quote:Maybe his parents and his family did a very good job in bringing him up. Maybe many of the people around him were not as bad as you think they were. Maybe the Bible is wrong in it's assessment.
Perhaps. But I dont like to speculate, the context of Jesus's time was very different. For example they hated tax collectors and prostitues, samaratians and gentiles. So where did this morality come from?
Its ok to have doubt, just dont let that doubt become the answers.
You dont hate God, you hate the church game.
"God is not what you imagine or what you think you understand. If you understand you have failed." Saint Augustine
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RE: Where did Jesus get His morality from?
October 22, 2010 at 8:03 am
Again, if his parents had taught him not to judge others but to have compassion and he has been a naturally gentle and non-judgemental person, as many people are, then that sort of answers that question.
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RE: Where did Jesus get His morality from?
October 22, 2010 at 8:04 am
jesus is a fictional character, you might as well speculate about where batman actually stores all those gadgets on his utility belt.
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RE: Where did Jesus get His morality from?
October 22, 2010 at 8:06 am
Quote:Again, if his parents had taught him not to judge others but to have compassion and he has been a naturally gentle and non-judgemental person, as many people are, then that sort of answers that question.
Your missing the context, people were not like that!
Quote:jesus is a fictional character, you might as well speculate about where batman actually stores all those gadgets on his utility belt.
No serious scholar questions the existence of Jesus, like no serious scholar thinks Socrates is fictional. So lets stay with the facts.
Its ok to have doubt, just dont let that doubt become the answers.
You dont hate God, you hate the church game.
"God is not what you imagine or what you think you understand. If you understand you have failed." Saint Augustine
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RE: Where did Jesus get His morality from?
October 22, 2010 at 8:09 am
(October 22, 2010 at 8:06 am)solja247 Wrote: Quote:Again, if his parents had taught him not to judge others but to have compassion and he has been a naturally gentle and non-judgemental person, as many people are, then that sort of answers that question.
Your missing the context, people were not like that!
You weren't there. You don't know what his early life was like. How do you know that he didn't have very wise parents, aunts, uncles etc. etc. that made a great impact on him all throughout his childhood and teenage years?
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RE: Where did Jesus get His morality from?
October 22, 2010 at 8:09 am
(October 22, 2010 at 8:06 am)solja247 Wrote: Zen Badger Wrote:jesus is a fictional character, you might as well speculate about where batman actually stores all those gadgets on his utility belt.
No serious scholar questions the existence of Jesus, like no serious scholar thinks Socrates is fictional. So lets stay with the facts.
Really? prove otherwise then.
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