Holey Christians
Part 2: The Illogical Christ.
At its foundation Christianity is illogical. To understand one must take a step back and ask the basic questions. Questions like; what is a god?
So what is a god? The best answer I have is that a god is a perfect being. What does that really mean? It means that god is the best thing, there is nothing better then god, it also means that god is nothing less then perfect. What are the ramifications of that statement? It means that god is unchanging, for to change is to imply that there is lack of perfection on one side of the change (before or after change.)
Now with that in mind let’s look at the fundamentals of Christianity. Christianity is a faith that follows the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus the Christ. To many the most important part of Christ’s life was in fact his death. In that camp of thought the moment Christ died on the cross was the moment that God forgave mans sins and admitted human souls into Heaven. If so, the moment Christ died God changed, and that just can’t be, it is a logical inconsistency.
Also another little problem, conventionally it is taught that Jesus was born Christ. To be Christ is to be Godly. Thus if Jesus was indeed born Christ then Jesus the boy human would have been God, to be that is to know what God knows. That would mean that Jesus the boy would have remembered the creation (however it happened) the eons before his birth, and if God is all knowing then Jesus would have known the future as well. Jesus as God would also mean that he would known Heaven and hell and experienced both.
At the surface that seems ok but a part of Christianity is that supposedly Jesus lived as a mortal and suffered as a mortal, but if Jesus was God and the above holds then that’s one lousy sacrifice. It would be akin to pricking your finger with a needle and calling that a sacrifice. Also Scripture says so,
The real logical inconsistency comes to the surface with the events surrounding the eve of the crucifixion. Scripture says,
The sweating of blood can also be seen in a different light: If Jesus was God then Jesus would not fear for fear is anti-desire and only mortals have desire.
At its foundation Christianity is illogical. To understand one must take a step back and ask the basic questions. Questions like; what is a god?
So what is a god? The best answer I have is that a god is a perfect being. What does that really mean? It means that god is the best thing, there is nothing better then god, it also means that god is nothing less then perfect. What are the ramifications of that statement? It means that god is unchanging, for to change is to imply that there is lack of perfection on one side of the change (before or after change.)
Now with that in mind let’s look at the fundamentals of Christianity. Christianity is a faith that follows the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus the Christ. To many the most important part of Christ’s life was in fact his death. In that camp of thought the moment Christ died on the cross was the moment that God forgave mans sins and admitted human souls into Heaven. If so, the moment Christ died God changed, and that just can’t be, it is a logical inconsistency.
Also another little problem, conventionally it is taught that Jesus was born Christ. To be Christ is to be Godly. Thus if Jesus was indeed born Christ then Jesus the boy human would have been God, to be that is to know what God knows. That would mean that Jesus the boy would have remembered the creation (however it happened) the eons before his birth, and if God is all knowing then Jesus would have known the future as well. Jesus as God would also mean that he would known Heaven and hell and experienced both.
At the surface that seems ok but a part of Christianity is that supposedly Jesus lived as a mortal and suffered as a mortal, but if Jesus was God and the above holds then that’s one lousy sacrifice. It would be akin to pricking your finger with a needle and calling that a sacrifice. Also Scripture says so,
“Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen
to him…” John 18:4, NIV
The real logical inconsistency comes to the surface with the events surrounding the eve of the crucifixion. Scripture says,
“And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.” Luke 22:44 NIV.If Jesus was God then he would know his fate, he would know that he would die, and rise again, and sit at the right hand of God, and to know that would purge any fear. But apparently this is not so, that is if scripture is correct.
The sweating of blood can also be seen in a different light: If Jesus was God then Jesus would not fear for fear is anti-desire and only mortals have desire.