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Old 04-02-2004, 10:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
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What if Jesus died without witnesses? Would we be saved?

What if Jesus had died in a prision without anyone watching, and with none there to mourn or torture him, would we be saved?
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Old 04-02-2004, 11:21 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 04-03-2004, 12:12 AM   #3 (permalink)
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i reccomend you read chuck palahniuk's survivor, if you haven't already
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Old 04-03-2004, 05:16 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I guess we would still be "saved" but wouldn't know it. Or we would all be saved by Allah, instead.

Hmmm....Just a thought, Without Jesus, we could all be following the life of the Buddah, what a peaceful world it would be.
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Old 04-03-2004, 06:22 AM   #5 (permalink)
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i reccomend you read chuck palahniuk's survivor, if you haven't already
the same guy that wrote fight club
its a satirical novel about celebrity and questions such as this
its very darkly humorous, very enjoyable
Ha that's actually where I got this question from. So I thought I'd post it here.
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Old 04-03-2004, 07:51 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Old 04-03-2004, 11:48 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Since any belief system -- whether you accept it as the one and true one, or not -- depends on actual _belief,_ then no, Jesus couldn't have saved anyone if no one knew of his sacrifice. Because they wouldn't believe it, and wouldn't change their behavior accordingly.

Some people believe that Jesus died "for our sins," but you also here in liturgy and scripture that Jesus was "the perfect sacrifice," and that means something else. In old Jewish society, only priests and others who were ritually kept "clean" could make sacrifices to God and thus communicate with him/her/it meaningfully. God was separate from ordinary men. Jesus, in being considered the perfect sacrifice, was the _last_ sacrifice ever to be required; God and man now were together (the Holy Spirit), instead of relying on priests as intermediaries (and believe me, the priests in those days milked that role for all the power and privilege they could.)

I'm warping the argument a little, because I don't remember it perfectly, though that's the gist. But basically, if you didn't know that Jesus was the perfect sacrifice, you wouldn't know that you could be close to God on your own; and you wouldn't be.

This all said as an agnostic, of course, but a good church-attending one.
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Old 04-03-2004, 09:21 PM   #8 (permalink)
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If what is said about his death is true, then it wouldn't matter if we saw it, the existence omnipotence doesn't depend on observation.
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Old 04-04-2004, 02:43 PM   #9 (permalink)
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So Jesus didn't need to be crucified for us to be saved?
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Old 04-04-2004, 03:04 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Old 04-04-2004, 04:34 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I haven't read survivor so I probably don't know all of the background of the question, but here goes.

I don't think it really matters since, afterall Jesus had a lot of followers before he was killed, so even if he died in prision without all the drama of a crucifiction, they probablly would have noticed he was missing. I imagine that simmilar traditions would have developed around him, though obviously you would end up with a different Easter story. The jist would be the same though: he died for our sins, we are forgiven if we accept him as our sacrifice, as this was established before he was arrested at the last supper.

But maybe I misunderstand the question. Is it really "what if Jesus dies before proclaiming his message"?
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Old 04-04-2004, 06:52 PM   #12 (permalink)
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But maybe I misunderstand the question. Is it really "what if Jesus dies before proclaiming his message"?
Basically. Also did Jesus actually say that he died for our sins or did the apostles make that up later?
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Old 04-06-2004, 05:36 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Old 04-06-2004, 05:50 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Anyone who says they have a definative answer to your question, Is lying, or confused. You are asking for opinions, not facts.

If you want an opinion, OK.

Jesus probably died for many reasons, and many people have likely put words into his mouth in an attempt to add weight to their own causes.
The reality is.....Nobody actually knows, for fact, what he said, and there is no possible way to verify anything as the words of Jesus. There is only reasonable speculation, and politically motivated manipulation of text.
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Old 04-06-2004, 10:11 AM   #15 (permalink)
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There is an argument that goes, if Jesus had to die for our sins then we should thank those who killed him. Therefore, hug a Jew today! For, otherwise we would not be saved. It is a small problem I have with the crucifixion story, but one that a creative mind can get around if he or she wants to cling to his or her faith.

When Jesus says "God why have you forsaken me?" it tells me that he doesn't know that he has to die for our sins. Of course, it could also mean that he knows he doesn't have to die for our sins and is kinda mad that God put him in that position.


"old version (I think I was drunk when I wrote this)"
To join this discussion late, for Christianity to make sense, Jesus could not have died for our sins. If this is so, then the Jews HAD to do what they did. We should therefore lionize them for killing the "Son of God." You can't condemn another people for saving all of humanity, can you?

By the way, if Jesus says "God why have you forsaken me?" then he probably didn't have anything to do with the claim that he had to die for our sins. But, then, we have no way to tell because the Bible was written at least decades after the events that are reported.

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Old 04-07-2004, 05:17 AM   #16 (permalink)
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So is the bible ethical in saying that he did?
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Old 04-07-2004, 05:25 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Hmmm.....biblical ethics, are you sure you want to go there.
Ethics are relative to the observer, and are thus almost as difficult to pin down as the bible itself. When you combine the two, it will be quite a journey to come up with anything definative.

Try this for an ethics review of biblical text:

Is the bible ethical in telling you you cannot wear multi-colored clothing?
Is the bible ethical in telling women to be subserviant to men?
Is the bible ethical in condoning discrimination against other religions?

I mean, come on. This would be an endless debate if we took the bible for verbatim word of god.
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Old 04-07-2004, 03:08 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Didn't jesus say, "Forgive them" while on the cross? Isn't this forgiveness along with the concept that he rose from the dead and ascended to heaven the crux of the passion?

Add to this his message that anyone can reach heaven, love thy neighbour, the meek shall inheirit, etc.

He brought an egalitarian approach to the Jewish faith... this, of course angered those in power.
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Old 04-07-2004, 08:06 PM   #19 (permalink)
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i've read and reread your post... i still don't have a clue how you arrived at those conclusions. care to elaborate?
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Old 04-12-2004, 07:50 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Yes, I believe we would be saved, or at least those who chose to accept Christ as their saviour. Of course if you don't accept christ as your saviour then your on your own... does this mean you automatically go to hell? No, just makes it a heck of a lot harder. Think of it as having to do a heart transplant, you can do it yourself or get a surgeon to do it.
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Old 04-12-2004, 09:06 AM   #21 (permalink)
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But what if you just accepted God but not Jesus?
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Old 04-12-2004, 09:28 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Guess you would be tossed back and forth between christian hell, and everyone elses heaven.
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Old 04-12-2004, 01:45 PM   #23 (permalink)
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But what if you just accepted God but not Jesus?
... and the difference being ?????
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Old 04-12-2004, 03:34 PM   #24 (permalink)
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It would seem the difference is dependent on what your fundamental understanding of the term "God" is. In most Christian sects, Jesus is the son of this God entity, but given human form. God however, is considered the creator, and generally an omnipotent creature of all knowing proportions.

The question considers the possibility that many humans consider the God entity as a plausible explanation in one form or another, but a minority of humans are followers of the Christ.
At least this is how I see the question.

So in essence it is asking if those who do not follow the Christian Biblical interpretation of "God" and Jesus, are indeed in for the rough ride you proclaim.
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Old 04-12-2004, 05:39 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Old 04-12-2004, 06:02 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Old 04-16-2004, 01:57 AM   #27 (permalink)
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Well, it would sure throw a wrench in the whole "witness" aspect of the Jehovah's Witnesses...
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Old 04-16-2004, 10:41 AM   #28 (permalink)
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Because they wouldn't believe it, and wouldn't change their behavior accordingly.
Just curious, but what would it matter?

If Jesus died for our sins, then it doesn't matter if we change our behavior because the sins we commit will be forgiven regardless.

Unless, of course, there's fine print somewhere that states otherwise.
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Old 04-24-2004, 10:48 PM   #29 (permalink)
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I am sorry if I am repeating what someone else on the forum said but if Jesus died alone in a prison without going through all the circumstances of the crucifixion would anyone even think of saying he died for our sins to save us from hell, or would we still be reading the old testament believing in a religion before Jesus?
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Old 04-27-2004, 11:04 AM   #30 (permalink)
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... fine print somewhere that states otherwise.
Not really small print but a continuation in the explanation of how it works....
Yes Jesus died for our sins, but you must ask Jesus into your heart and be willing to follow his will in order for him to "redeem" you (forgiveness). If you choose not too, then his sacrifice does not aply to you. Hence you can still go to hell.
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Old 04-27-2004, 11:06 AM   #31 (permalink)
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Then everyone who isn't a Christian is going to hell?
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Old 04-27-2004, 11:08 AM   #32 (permalink)
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Depends on your belief...
You also have to be carefull with labels, you kind of have to look at the origin and what it's based in.
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Old 04-27-2004, 08:49 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Not really small print but a continuation in the explanation of how it works....
Yes Jesus died for our sins, but you must ask Jesus into your heart and be willing to follow his will in order for him to "redeem" you (forgiveness). If you choose not too, then his sacrifice does not aply to you. Hence you can still go to hell.
So if you believe in God but not Jesus, then you could go to hell?
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Old 04-28-2004, 05:52 AM   #34 (permalink)
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All but 43,672 of us are going to Hell. Those who are chosen are the "true" believers, the rest of us are toast.I personally, have a reserved condo on the shore of a really ugly sulfer lake , near the bog of eternal stench. Although I have not had the opportunity to meet the landlord (overlord), indications are the folks next door are pretty cool, and winters are mild.
For the other 6,989,596,252 of you......I can give you my realtors number, if you like.
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So if you believe in God but not Jesus, then you could go to hell?
Sure, if you choose to. I don't recommend it.
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Old 04-28-2004, 07:29 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Sure, if you choose to. I don't recommend it.
That's pretty fucked up
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I think the whole concept of salvation is flawed. A supreme being giving humans "free will" and then tell them what they can't do is rather sadistic, especially when salvation is viewed as binary and the "0" is a rather nasty place. I reject the concept of salvation, so I guess that my answer would be no if Jesus was watched and no if he was watched.
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Old 04-29-2004, 07:07 AM   #38 (permalink)
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What surprises me is the vast amount of people who see NOTHING wrong with that logic, don't even question it once, and don't see how contradicting it is.

So, in order to be saved by the person that died for everyone's sins... I have to believe in him, otherwise I'm SOL? I thought god was all about compassion and love? Surely a being that infinite and cosmic would understand that I'm only human, and in THIS day and age if I happen to think outside of the box and decide that due to all the science, microbiology, evolution, etc floating around that religion is *most likely* not real, I shouldn't be punished for it. That's pure BS. Even in the midst of all this contracition, how could I NOT be expected to come to a conclusion that something is SERIOUSLY flawed in all of this? I'm expected to just ignore it and believe? That's not right.

It's flawed every which way you look at it.

What about being baptised? Doesn't that negate all sin that you were to commit during your lifetime? There's fine print with that too, isn't there?

I'm not 100% against believing in some god-like being, but silly rules and contradictions like this surely don't help things any
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Old 04-29-2004, 01:55 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Re: What if Jesus died without witnesses? Would we be saved?

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What if Jesus had died in a prision without anyone watching, and with none there to mourn or torture him, would we be saved?
Everyone take a good look. This thread is based on the assumption that Jesus exists. If you don't share that belief than fine, but make an aguement based on the "assumption" that there is. If you want to debate God and his existence or to what extent He should accpet you based on "your" terms, then may I suggest you start a thread on that topic. Just a thought.
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Old 04-29-2004, 03:17 PM   #40 (permalink)
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I was on topic!

I'm replying to the topic as if he exists. I'm simply asking how the rules make any sense.

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To elaborate, I'm trying to clarify all the contradictions. I don't exactly know the bible in and out, but there are a few things I'd like cleared up. What better place to ask it than in a thread about Jesus and his sacrifice?

To reiterate, I thought god was compassionate and loving? If so, why is the ONLY exception to being saved to believe?

Also, what is the purpose of being baptised? I thought getting baptise negated any sin one was to commit in his life?

Lastly, what is the definition of "believe"? Do I have to 100% without a doubt believe in Jesus or god to be saved? What if there's a .01% chance in my mind that says "Well, science is quite interesting and.. well, I don't really know if there's a god.." Does that mean I'm a nonbeliever and I'm going to hell? Like right now in my life, I'm pretty young (23) and I have a keen interest in science, but later as I approach the final stages of life, I might decide to take up a religion just for the benefit of the doubt.. the "well, what if there was a god..?" Would that NOT count since my only purpose in believing at that point is to be "saved"?

Are there actual reasons/explanations for any of these and how they kinda.. void each other out, do I have the wrong idea, or are these rules just supposed to be believed without any questions as a "that's just the way they are, I don't know why" type of thing?
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