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Pastor: We should all Strive to be more like Jesus (Original Post) Soph0571 Jun 2019 OP
Jesus is a fictional construct, just like... NeoGreen Jun 2019 #1
Rather than evidence of divinity it looks much more like a hoax for idiots Major Nikon Jun 2019 #2
IKR... NeoGreen Jun 2019 #3
Metaphorical Jesus does help some sleep better at night Major Nikon Jun 2019 #4
Which leads to the ultimate question... NeoGreen Jun 2019 #5
1) Literal Historical Miracle Jesus is a bad, "false Christ" Bretton Garcia Jul 2019 #6

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)
1. Jesus is a fictional construct, just like...
Sun Jun 30, 2019, 10:43 AM
Jun 2019

...Lincoln in that vampire movie. Walking on water...pffft...weak...at least Thor has a means to fly.

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)
3. IKR...
Sun Jun 30, 2019, 06:14 PM
Jun 2019

...except, I might suggest it is better described as an infectious agent seeking those with compromised immune systems. Oh, and I should add, 'metaphorically'.

Major Nikon

(36,899 posts)
4. Metaphorical Jesus does help some sleep better at night
Sun Jun 30, 2019, 06:25 PM
Jun 2019

When you can’t quite manage to delude yourself enough to buy into all the bible’s silliness, it’s Metaphorical Jesus to the rescue. Then all you have to do is delude yourself into thinking the anonymous biblical authors didn’t mean what they obviously meant.

Bretton Garcia

(970 posts)
6. 1) Literal Historical Miracle Jesus is a bad, "false Christ"
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 02:02 AM
Jul 2019

2) And his sly, word-"twist"ing successor - Spiritual Metaphor Jesus - is just as bad, in his own way. As even the Bible itself belatedly suspects at times (James 2.14-26, etc.).

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