(March 18, 2015 at 4:54 pm)Lek Wrote: Sorry to insert myself into the conversation. But in answer to the original question for the thread - who Jesus is isn't determined by who we think he is. The bible, which is the only written revelation of who he is, says he is the messiah, the Son of God. I'll take the writers at their word, because I trust them. If you think he is someone or something else, that's your prerogative. If you think he is Satan or a demon or someone else, tell me why you believe the bible is wrong and you are right.
Lek, come on. You're more intelligent than this. To say that Jesus is god because the bible says so is to commit circular reasoning. Surely you see the flaw in that way of thinking.
The point of this thread wasn't to indicate that Jesus was actually demon-possessed or anything like that, it was to emphasize that you can't know that and -- like you -- must resort to taking the authors' word for it. I believe you've discussed the topic of why the bible is unreliable in another thread.
Try to look at it this way: if you have to take the word of some anonymous writers about something that was not documented in any other source, how valid is your belief? Just why would you even consider taking it as true if you hadn't been taught to believe it at an early age?
