Maybe the numbering of our current calender is of some importance. How many nobodies get there birthday enumerated around the world.
Maybe consider what Jesus taught as being so different from the other religious entities you may have studied.
1. Jesus did not kill anybody
2. Jesus taught wisdom about love and kindness that is admireable
3. Jesus did not want us to kill anybody
4. Forgiveness is a wonderful concept and only someone filled with love would want to demonstrate that.
5. This man was humble.
6. The wonderful concepts and ways to live that Jesus displayed are too true to come from someone who would
lie about the rest of what He taught.
If a man taught about standards that we have to struggle to accomplish, even if we know the ideals are true, where did His great wisdom come from.
Jesus did not teach the old testament. Jesus referred to the old only to compare with something which was not needed anymore. The old testament is where most of the killing and unfair things are found that most of us may agree is not a good place to demonstrate love.
I mention these things not to establish historically documented evidence, but instead offer reasons to accept the validity of higher ideals for which we are in search in guidance for our life. Are the values that Jesus taught worth following? We value love, kindness, patience, humility, honesty, virtue, etc. These and other ideals are what Jesus taught. If someone like He could teach these admireable things, I believe that it would not be hard for me to believe the rest of what He taught. It is a matter of trust. What liar would spend so much of His life teaching all of these ideals. If history can't prove who he is, then try out the contents of His wisdom. The more I test these things, the more trust I can put into the unproveable things that He said. That is the faith part(trust part)
Maybe consider what Jesus taught as being so different from the other religious entities you may have studied.
1. Jesus did not kill anybody
2. Jesus taught wisdom about love and kindness that is admireable
3. Jesus did not want us to kill anybody
4. Forgiveness is a wonderful concept and only someone filled with love would want to demonstrate that.
5. This man was humble.
6. The wonderful concepts and ways to live that Jesus displayed are too true to come from someone who would
lie about the rest of what He taught.
If a man taught about standards that we have to struggle to accomplish, even if we know the ideals are true, where did His great wisdom come from.
Jesus did not teach the old testament. Jesus referred to the old only to compare with something which was not needed anymore. The old testament is where most of the killing and unfair things are found that most of us may agree is not a good place to demonstrate love.
I mention these things not to establish historically documented evidence, but instead offer reasons to accept the validity of higher ideals for which we are in search in guidance for our life. Are the values that Jesus taught worth following? We value love, kindness, patience, humility, honesty, virtue, etc. These and other ideals are what Jesus taught. If someone like He could teach these admireable things, I believe that it would not be hard for me to believe the rest of what He taught. It is a matter of trust. What liar would spend so much of His life teaching all of these ideals. If history can't prove who he is, then try out the contents of His wisdom. The more I test these things, the more trust I can put into the unproveable things that He said. That is the faith part(trust part)
