Jesus Part II

...my opinion stands....Jesus was an enlightened man who should be admired for his teachings. The idea that he died for our sins so we will have eternal life is not enough of a statement for me to believe that statement as is. With that said, I would like to suggest "he died for our sins" is a metaphor. A metaphor that symbolizes he came here to teach us all how to approach ourselves, others and God to deliver us from the negativity we ourselves create like fear, hate and judgement. During my research, I have also found the story of Jesus' life  is not only original to the bible, but also to the Hindu religion with the birth and life of Krishna, in the Buddhist religion with the story of Buddha, the story of Odysseus, the story of Romulus,the story of Dionysus, the story of Horus and a few more. This is not to try to take away anything from Christians, but to simply become a well rounded informed being. As I have mentioned many times before, I am not one to put a limit on what God is and I feel if we all limit our thoughts and do not expand our knowledge, we will do ourselves an injustice and reject all that God wants for us to learn. Although I do not have anymore questions about Jesus, I will continue on my journey to learn more about his teachings, as I have continued to learn about Gandhi's teachings and Buddha's teaching. I have found they are all very very similar. In fact, Gandhi himself believed the similar suggestion I have made about Jesus: "What, then, does Jesus mean to me? To me, he was one of the greatest teachers humanity has ever had. To his believers, he was God’s only begotten Son.* Could the fact that I do or do not accept this belief make Jesus have any more or less influence in my life? Is all the grandeur of his teaching and of his doctrine to be forbidden to me? I cannot believe so....http://www.sacred-living.org/gandhi-what-jesus-means-to-me" my feelings exactly as Gandhi best put it.

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