1-- Jesus was almost certainly not a Jewish guy. If he had been a Jewish guy, Herod would have tried and sentenced him. We have a very clear method of testing those who claim to know G-d's will. Every single person who fails the test is executed immediately. Passing the test is impossible unless you really do know the will of G-d. For this reason, Jews simply don't go around claiming to be prophets since we know that we can't pass the test and immediate execution is the penalty for failing it in a Jewish land with a Jewish king.
2-- A deity can't cleanse you of your transgressions. You can only atone for them by acknowledging them, doing what you can to repair the harm done with them, apologizing to those whom you hurt and asking for their forgiveness, and resolving to not do the transgressions anymore. G-d Himself can't cleanse you of any transgressions that you haven't actively accepted responsibility for and tried to make right.
3-- Belief in a deity isn't a choice. One either believes or they don't. They can't make themselves believe. They can't make themselves disbelieve. Belief waxes and wanes. Trying to get people to say that they believe is silly.
2-- A deity can't cleanse you of your transgressions. You can only atone for them by acknowledging them, doing what you can to repair the harm done with them, apologizing to those whom you hurt and asking for their forgiveness, and resolving to not do the transgressions anymore. G-d Himself can't cleanse you of any transgressions that you haven't actively accepted responsibility for and tried to make right.
3-- Belief in a deity isn't a choice. One either believes or they don't. They can't make themselves believe. They can't make themselves disbelieve. Belief waxes and wanes. Trying to get people to say that they believe is silly.
We do not inherit the world from our parents. We borrow it from our children.
