Faith in Jesus can be a good thing, as long as you don’t assume that every word attributed to him was meant to be understood in a strict Literal Sense
Faith in Jesus can be a good thing, as long as you don’t assume that every word attributed to him was meant to be understood in a strict Literal Sense
Faith in Jesus can definitely lead a man toward repentance, thereby bringing salvation upon him. But as for the claim made by the gospel concerning Jesus being “the way, the truth and, the life... ”, we humbly advice caution.
Why? Well, in the first place, because Bible states Moses went up to the Heavenly Father [atop Mount Sinai], and spoke to him face to face without having any need of Jesus assistance («YHVH said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and stay there”… YHVH would speak with Moses face to face, just as a man speaks with his friend, then Moses would return to the camp»- Exodus 24: 12, & 33: 11).
Secondly, Jesus himself never wrote anything (so later gospel writers could simply have felt tempted to quote him uttering words he never really said). Lastly, even if Jesus did say those words, maybe he didn’t mean them to be taken in a strict literal sense.
For example, only six verses after claiming to be “the way, the truth, and the Life”, Jesus proceeds to claim that, he who believes in Him, would do greater miracles than he (“Truly I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do. And he will do even greater works than these, because I am going to the Father”- John 14: 12).
Should the former verse be understood in a strict literal sense? If so, then ask yourself: Do all of your Christian friends turn water into wine? Can they all heal the sick? Can they all bring back to life a 4 days old [rotten] cadaver? Can they all multiple the bread? Can they all walk upon water? Do they all come back to life 3 days after their physical death? Have they all be taken to heaven in the presence of 500 witnesses?
Which one is greater? Jesus?, or Moses?
Curiously, the Hebrew name “Yeshua” (Jesus) is just a slightly different version of the Hebrew name “Yehoshua” (Joshua). But, why would the Holy One [blessed be He] allow this to be so? In order to hint at the idea that, just as Yehoshua was inferior to Moses [the latter being a symbol of God's Law, to which we must all be permanently subjected], so too was Yeshua inferior to Moses [and therefore subject to him].
And from whence do we get that Yehoshua (Joshua) was inferior to Moses? We get in from the verse that goes on to say: “And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but HIS SERVANT JOSHUA, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle" - Exodus 33: 11, KJV.
And also says, “And Joshua the son of Nun, THE SERVANT OF MOSES, one of his young men, answered and said, MY LORD MOSES, forbid them”- Numbers 11: 28, KJV. In fact, not only was Jesus [peace and blessings be upon him] inferior to Moses, but he was even inferior to Elijah [as the latter seem to have gone up to heaven without ever tasting death]. And from whence do we know that the gospel hints at this very same idea?
We get it from the verse where both Moses & Elijah appear to Yeshua, in order to instruct him concerning the upcoming events of his life. As is written: “Suddenly, two men were talking with him—MOSES AND ELIJAH. They appeared in glory AND WERE SPEAKING OF HIS DEPARTURE, WHICH HE WAS ABOUT TO ACCOMPLISH IN JERUSALEM”- Luke 9: 30, Christian Standard Bible. Who is supposed to provide instruction and guidance? The disciple to his Master? Or is it rather the Master to his disciple?
Was Jesus [peace and blessings be upon him] sinless?
Was Jesus the perfect and sinless man who would be worthy of dying for the sins of mankind? Well, Jesus was indeed a great paradigm for the life of faith, mercy, and obedience to our Heavenly Father (a life also known as “the path of all Good Samaritans”), and as we've just said Jesus moral teachings can definitely be a great role model to follow into our journey toward everlasting life; But, when it comes to salvation, Jesus could literally save nobody.
Why? Simply because he was a man, and Scripture states that all men are sinful (“For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not”- Ecclesiastes 7: 20, KJV).
Thus, Jesus himself needed a Saviour; As is written: “Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears UNTO HIM THAT WAS ABLE TO SAVE HIM FROM DEATH, was heard because of his reverent fear”- Hebrews 5: 7, Jubilee Bible 2000.
And the former is further attested by the verse that goes on to teach that Adonay (The Lord YHVH, blessed be He) is the only true Savior [as He is the only one that will never need to be saved by anybody else]. As it is said: “I, I am Adonai— and there is no Savior beside Me”- Isaiah 43: 1, Tree Of Life Version.
But there's another reason why Jesus couldn't be the perfect (and sinless) man who would be worthy of dying for the sins of mankind. What reason is that? The fact that, just as it happens with all human beings, Jesus had some deception of his own.
And from whence do we know this? We know it from the Hebrew Scripture, when it goes on to state that, the days of our life, are seventy years (“The days of our age are seventy years... ”- Psalm 90: 10); in addition Scripture states that a deceitful man will not live out to reach even half of his days (“Bloody and deceitful men shalt not live out half of their days…”»- Psalm 55: 23).
Thus, since half of 70 comes out to be 35, any grown-up man who dies before the age of 35 must be considered to have been under the curse foretold by the former Psalm. And it goes without saying that, since Jesus died at age 33, he too must have had a serious problem with the sin of deception.
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