(December 29, 2008 at 10:13 am)CoxRox Wrote: Yes, it is a matter of interpretation. Let's assume the whole 'Jesus Story' was made up. The people who were relaying (making up) these 'events' would surely not portray their 'god' as a liar? I have no problem with interpreting the transfiguration as a display of the coming Kingdom and its glory. Jesus had not yet died etc and another telling thing about the transfiguration 'story' is that Moses and Elijah 'appeared' with Jesus, which to mean is foretelling the resurrection, but I may be wrong. The whole thing may be rubbish but when I read the New Testament and particularly Jesus' words, there is nothing to indicate to me that he was a liar.CR, my point is simply this, how do you people who want to believe come to accept or reject such claims as I might make?
Bozo, I would be very intrigued if you claimed that JC had 'found you'. I would ask you all about it and I would understand that if this was real to you, then you would be bound to be affected by it and therefore act upon it. I have not had any kind of 'experience' so I am skeptical that these happen, but I certainly wouldn't reject out of hand what you were saying.
Dotard, 'the Kingdom of God' is a weighty topic of itself and a careful analysis of the NT shows that many things had to occur BEFORE the Kingdom of God becomes a reality ie a physical government with Jesus as the ruler. Lots of things had to happen via the Romans, the times of the Gentiles had to run their course, and the good news has to be preached in ALL THE NATIONS, which of course hadn't happened in the 1st Century. But you are entitled to your interpretation, as I am mine. I see no liar.
A man is born to a virgin mother, lives, dies, comes alive again and then disappears into the clouds to become his Dad. How likely is that?
