abcnews.go.com— Former pastor spends a year trying to answer the question, what would Jesus do? Ed Dobson read the bible, ate, talked, prayed and even voted as he thought Jesus would.
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Jesus wouldn't vote because God choses all leaders. God gets the people he wants by influencing the world in ways you couldn't fathom. Jesus doesn't need to cast a ballot personally to get Obama elected.The question is why God chose Obama. Not if he did.Also remember that God chose Judas.Obviously God wanted Obama to be president or he wouldn't be. Maybe one day we'll figure out why.
More info for the interested.Mark was not a disciple and not an eyewitness to any of the events. It is generally believed that Mark was an interpreter of the disciple Peter. The earliest date for this document is widely believed to be around ca. 70.Luke plagiarised heavily from Mark (and The "Q" document). There is no evidence of usage of Luke before ca. 150 but the consensus appears to place authorship around ca. 90-100. Luke was not a disciple and not an eyewitness.The gospel of Matthew was originally thought to be authored by the disciple Matthew. However, this view has been overwhelmingly overturned since the 18th century. The atuhor was probably a gentile living in a town with a church founded by the disciple. The author, like Luke, also plagiarises heavily from Mark. Date is between ca. 70 and 100.John is undoubtably the last gospel to be written (between ca. 90-150). The author was not John the disiciple and thus not an eyewitness i.e. not one of the gospels was written by an eyewitness and all were written, at the very least, 40 years after the events supposedly took place.
Coming back to this late.But still...your comparison sucks.It doesn't matter whether or not Jim Jones was God. OR whether or not Jesus was God.It matters that there had to be something or someone who was very influential around that time who had to spark the desire of these Christians to die for their 'Faith'. As to whether or not he was God...that's a matter of faith...and, I believe, a matter of what will make you happy.If it makes you happy to believe that Jim Jones is God...and doesn't hurt anyone else to believe that Jim Jones is God...then believe it!But at least pick a God with a cool name.
kalvinbJan 5, 2009
Jesus wouldn't vote because God choses all leaders. God gets the people he wants by influencing the world in ways you couldn't fathom. Jesus doesn't need to cast a ballot personally to get Obama elected.The question is why God chose Obama. Not if he did.Also remember that God chose Judas.Obviously God wanted Obama to be president or he wouldn't be. Maybe one day we'll figure out why.
Closed AccountJan 6, 2009
More info for the interested.Mark was not a disciple and not an eyewitness to any of the events. It is generally believed that Mark was an interpreter of the disciple Peter. The earliest date for this document is widely believed to be around ca. 70.Luke plagiarised heavily from Mark (and The "Q" document). There is no evidence of usage of Luke before ca. 150 but the consensus appears to place authorship around ca. 90-100. Luke was not a disciple and not an eyewitness.The gospel of Matthew was originally thought to be authored by the disciple Matthew. However, this view has been overwhelmingly overturned since the 18th century. The atuhor was probably a gentile living in a town with a church founded by the disciple. The author, like Luke, also plagiarises heavily from Mark. Date is between ca. 70 and 100.John is undoubtably the last gospel to be written (between ca. 90-150). The author was not John the disiciple and thus not an eyewitness i.e. not one of the gospels was written by an eyewitness and all were written, at the very least, 40 years after the events supposedly took place.
hraesJan 7, 2009
Dunno, boot20. Digging you to even things out a bit.
Closed AccountJan 8, 2009
You have absolutely no idea about the war in Iraq do you?
macewanJan 9, 2009
He would have seen that Christianity as dogma was created by Paul and ignored it as a whole.
mak9315Jan 16, 2009
Coming back to this late.But still...your comparison sucks.It doesn't matter whether or not Jim Jones was God. OR whether or not Jesus was God.It matters that there had to be something or someone who was very influential around that time who had to spark the desire of these Christians to die for their 'Faith'. As to whether or not he was God...that's a matter of faith...and, I believe, a matter of what will make you happy.If it makes you happy to believe that Jim Jones is God...and doesn't hurt anyone else to believe that Jim Jones is God...then believe it!But at least pick a God with a cool name.