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I'm wondering if there are any atheist/agnostics who still admire Jesus Christ but don't necessary have to belong to Christian faith ?
I know some that hate religion but love Jesus
I have gone back and forth between calling myself Agnostic and callin myself Christian. Even when I have considered myself agonost, I believed in Christ as our savior. I considered myself agnostic because I was not completely convinced that every word in The Bible was the "word of God".
I am still a little unsure of that. I prefer to think of it as "inspired by God".
I stil have many questions about The Bible and what seem to be contradictions, but I do now, consider myself more Christian than agnostic.
Although what other people think according to their own understanding of the definitions of Christian or agnostic, would probably vary.
Yasoo: Do you not understand what atheism is? It is lack of belief in a god. That includes Jesus.
Yaoos typed atheist/agnositc. Can't agnostics believe in Jesus, even if they can't claim to "know". Just wondering about your understanding of the meaning of agnostic. It seems not everyone agrees on exactly what being agnostic means.
Yaoos typed atheist/agnositc. Can't agnostics believe in Jesus, even if they can't claim to "know". Just wondering about your understanding of the meaning of agnostic. It seems not everyone agrees on exactly what being agnostic means.
You are absolutely correct that there are Agnostic Theists, however the question was clearly aimed at those who do not believe. The previous poster can be forgiven for interpreting the phrase atheist/agnostic in the spirit it was intended in the original question.
I believed in Christ as our savior. I considered myself agnostic because I was not completely convinced that every word in The Bible was the "word of God".
Looking, your viewpoint makes sense to me. You believe that Jesus is your savior, but you think the people who wrote about him embellished the story and didn't get all their facts straight. In this forum, you are hoping to get some insight so everything will make more sense to you.
I remember a lady at work who had a coffee mug with this message on it: "A woman's guide to success. Look like a lady, act like a man, work like a dog." I thought that was great, especially the "act like a man" part.
So what would a man do in your situation if he were "looking 4 answers"? He would do what Buddah did - sit under a tree until the TRUTH came to him. That approach seemed to work for Thoreau while he lived at Walden Pond.
I have no doubt that a man named Jesus existed back then, the operative word being "man". Perhaps a simple, peace loving carpenter who had a gift for gab and a really outgoing personality.
As for all of his alleged exploits and miracles, can you say "urban legend"?
I have no doubt that a man named Jesus existed back then, the operative word being "man". Perhaps a simple, peace loving carpenter who had a gift for gab and a really outgoing personality.
As for all of his alleged exploits and miracles, can you say "urban legend"?
Yeah, this is roughly what i believe also.
A charasmatic reformist rabbi with ideas that upset the establishment and got executed for it.
Perhaps he was indeed enlightened and espoused admirable views, but we will never know what exactly he believed because virtually everything the bible claims he did and said were contrived long after his death.
Its questionable he ever even claimed to be the "son of god" himself, as those are words put into his mouth by clerics years after his death seeking to make him into the son of god for their own agenda.
I dont see how ANY adult, believer or non-believer can honestly buy that he was born of a virgin or rose from the dead. This is clear revisionist mystical nonsense.
You are absolutely correct that there are Agnostic Theists, however the question was clearly aimed at those who do not believe. The previous poster can be forgiven for interpreting the phrase atheist/agnostic in the spirit it was intended in the original question.
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I don't understand how you came to the conclusion that the OP was directing his/her question at non-believers only.
I guess the best way to know for sure would be to ask the original poster. Where did Yasso go anyway?
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