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i would caution conflating what has come to be known as "Christian" and the theology of Jesus....i have found them to be very different.
my personal theology is "grace based" and it too, it a modern construct that i hope is loyal to what jesus taught, but is potentially flawed....
my point is that the idea of God as needing the sacrifice of a perfect one in our stead, or being the judge on high are not necessarily what the scriptures really teach-i think that its important to separate out the atonement theology and recognize it....and decide to accept it or not...it is not a precondition of a Christian journey.
i have found it far less important to adhere to any of the creeds-statements made by failiable people trying to understand Christ-than it has been to be in community with those trying to live out the commands of Jesus: to love God and nieghbor, who bear the divine image.
I can't tell you if Jesus was bodily ressurected for instance...i don't know. His disciples had doubts, and they saw him. But i can still beleive in the victory that Christ proclaims-that love will have the last word in this world.
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