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asaris,
How about simply having faith in the idea of Christ. Many great men walked this earth. Having faith in Christ is choosing to believe that Christ’s teachings are the best way for humanity to become better then what we are.
Christ claims that both he and god will forgive our sins. This is a great lesson for humanity. Christ shows us that we should have the capacity to forgive the moral mistakes of others and that everyone should be given a chance to reform.
I don’t see why one must look at Christ as God. This is especially true if one does not take the Bible literally. If Christ was indeed enlightened then one can only imagine how difficult it would be to communicate such a state with others. Viewpoints, imagery, vocabulary and understanding change over time. The ontological vocabulary and understanding of Christ and his disciples could easily mislead us. Jesus believed that he was one with god and that god was within him. I do not see how that would make him crazy? If he were a mortal man his image of the world would be limited by what knowledge was available to him. In those days religion and science were practically inseparable and evoking god[s] was as normal to them as talking of science is to us in the modern days.
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