Comment on Is there any real physical proof that Jesus christ ever existed?

• Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They were all executed horribly

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  • Baahb@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My parents weren’t executed horribly, what are you talking about about? I’m still talking about contemporary Christian belief. Thesis: You can consider yourself Christian without belief in Jesus as a historical figure. Many Christians are happy to understand Jesus as metaphors and an ideal. Like if you took the actually good Superman stories and removed all the context, you could idealize the individual to the point of worship without believing he’s real.

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    • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The whole point of Christianity isn’t just to “do good”. The foundation is that we aren’t good enough by nature and are flawed by our own fault, but by trusting in and following God, we can be forgiven. Because Jesus literally existed and was executed for our sins.

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      • Baahb@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        That feels a lot like your personal interpretation. You do not get to decide how people who call themselves Christian define themselves.

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