perfectblue said:
umm, can it not be argued that essentially god did technically die? you see, if it is argued that jesus is indeed the son of god, and is a piece of the holy trinity that the god-entity is composed of, then god did die when jesus died, since it can be argued that jesus and god are the same being, and jesus is a piece of said being made mortal.
I'll tell you what.
You show me where in the Bible that Jesus states he is God, or that the Trinity is a reality, as opposed to after-thought justification doctrine by church fathers, and I will conceed the point.
I have looked long and hard and asked quite a few people to show me where I may be mistaken, but it seems to me that nowhere in the New Testament does Jesus claim that he is God.
The way or path to God? Yes.
Son of God? Sure?
In fact, he explicitly states on many occasions that he is the son of God, and seems to go out of his way to make it clear that all other people are also the children of God.
There are a few quotes that could possibly be used to come to that conclusion if that's the conclusion you wanted to come to, of course, but most of the Bible can be interpreted to say just about anything you want it to say, anyway.
So, show me where Jesus says, "I am God" and I will conceed the point.
Actually, I would be quite happy to conceed the point, because I honestly have been looking for someone to explain this to my satisfaction for a long time now.
perfectblue said:
i think that i just like to pick fights with you, one_raven.
Hopefully.
Keep at it.
I like challenging discussions.
They make it worth my while, and there seems to be a dearth of discussions around here lately that I find interesting and challenging.
You just may change that.