Personally I see the Religious view of Jesus and the Father together making a view of God that fits the four aspects of God in the Correllian view, even if he is not our God. For Example, even though we don't exactly believe in a concept of the Devil. We can see his "defeating" him as a view of the Hero God. We can see him dying for his bride, be it Israel or the Church, as an aspect of the Sacrificial lover God. Ruler of Nations as King, and the Miracle worker as Sorcerer.
thank you I understand that some pagans have had negative experiences with the christian church. However it doesn't do us any good to return their hate or dislike of us by hating them
Rev. Don, I am one who has come from an extremely christian background, to the point that it has taken me quite a few years to understand what a great philosopher Jesus was. From the time I was 15 to approximately 45 years of age, I had the born-again christian philososphy shoved down my throat. That's why it took me so long to come to my own conclusions about spirituality. Thank the Goddess my children weren't too traumatized by their upbringing! Lol!
I personally believe that the story of jesus of nazareth is the story of a great man maybe he was named jesus maybe he was not, but no matter the name he was a great man all the same, he healed, he taught, he was what I would consider a model citizen even though he got in trouble with local government and was killed, but his deeds were remembered and the story of his deeds were handed down (maybe exaggerated a bit) but came down to the story that we all see in the bible
It's been said that the writers of the Bible wrote about Jesus decades (or even centuries) after Jesus' passing. And it was stories handed down a few times, then picked out by government to form a Bible. It's also said that many things were misquoted, added, omitted or mistranslated. So apparently the Bible is not an accurate account by any means. And that seems to be the only thing that we have that accounts for Jesus' work. If there were other writings, we aren't being made aware of them.
I attended christian church as a child and teen against my will. I recall a story where Jesus was instructing his disciples how to spread the gospel. I wish I could find the scripture. He told them (paraphrasing) "go into a town and spread my word, if they do not accept you, shake the the town's dust off your garments and tell them their trees will not bear fruits." Doesn't that sound a bit like black magic?
@carm3d , 1. The lesson worked 3 ways. a. For the people and for the disciple. b. to bear fruits of a tree is to accept self deity thou kabbalah, or other such Chakra paths. C. To learn that they them self were sons of GODS.
@carm3d , It deepens on what bible you used. OR HOW YOU THE SELF INTERPRETED THE BIBLE! It has nothing to do with the passage. NIV, KJV. EX EX there so many other Translations. And his Mother Language was Aramaic , and he die in my Tradition of Manichean, as late as 35 AD and Born as Early as 6 BCE. SO I think you I think you Translated jest fine.
Personally I see the Religious view of Jesus and the Father together making a view of God that fits the four aspects of God in the Correllian view, even if he is not our God. For Example, even though we don't exactly believe in a concept of the Devil. We can see his "defeating" him as a view of the Hero God. We can see him dying for his bride, be it Israel or the Church, as an aspect of the Sacrificial lover God. Ruler of Nations as King, and the Miracle worker as Sorcerer.
runebluefeather 1 month ago
thank you I understand that some pagans have had negative experiences with the christian church. However it doesn't do us any good to return their hate or dislike of us by hating them
sweetstrongwoman 1 month ago 2
WHHWJBT -What Hogwarts House Would Jesus Belong To
Afterfauve007 1 month ago 4
@Afterfauve007 I've also pegged Jesus to be a Hufflepuff kind of guy... :P
Universopiate 1 month ago
@Afterfauve007 The some one Harry Potter was in.
eyms2 1 week ago
Never been a christian
But yes the story of Jesus.. sounds like a good teacher. Kinda like an great wise person from the east. A god on earth..nah
masticina 1 month ago
Rev. Don, I am one who has come from an extremely christian background, to the point that it has taken me quite a few years to understand what a great philosopher Jesus was. From the time I was 15 to approximately 45 years of age, I had the born-again christian philososphy shoved down my throat. That's why it took me so long to come to my own conclusions about spirituality. Thank the Goddess my children weren't too traumatized by their upbringing! Lol!
Peace and Blessings!
Beth :-)
herbalcat 1 month ago
Rev Don, thanks for addressing this topic. Very informative info and kind words as always!
palachi 1 month ago
I personally believe that the story of jesus of nazareth is the story of a great man maybe he was named jesus maybe he was not, but no matter the name he was a great man all the same, he healed, he taught, he was what I would consider a model citizen even though he got in trouble with local government and was killed, but his deeds were remembered and the story of his deeds were handed down (maybe exaggerated a bit) but came down to the story that we all see in the bible
DrakonumBlade 1 month ago
Or some other writings are discounted or damaged to the point it's not possible to get it translated. Like the Dead Sea Scrolls.
SevenM00ns 1 month ago
It's been said that the writers of the Bible wrote about Jesus decades (or even centuries) after Jesus' passing. And it was stories handed down a few times, then picked out by government to form a Bible. It's also said that many things were misquoted, added, omitted or mistranslated. So apparently the Bible is not an accurate account by any means. And that seems to be the only thing that we have that accounts for Jesus' work. If there were other writings, we aren't being made aware of them.
SevenM00ns 1 month ago
I often wonder why Christians want to know what Pagans think of Jesus or the idea of Jesus?
To many of us he nor the Bible is relivant. Not that we don't have respect Just saying.
RivaWitch 1 month ago
I attended christian church as a child and teen against my will. I recall a story where Jesus was instructing his disciples how to spread the gospel. I wish I could find the scripture. He told them (paraphrasing) "go into a town and spread my word, if they do not accept you, shake the the town's dust off your garments and tell them their trees will not bear fruits." Doesn't that sound a bit like black magic?
carm3d 1 month ago
@carm3d Oh hey I found it.. Mark 6:8-11. I didn't remember it exactly, but it still reeks of black magic curses.
carm3d 1 month ago
@carm3d Same stuff in Luke 9:1-5, Luke 10:8-12 and Acts 13:51.. Isn't the internet great?
carm3d 1 month ago
@carm3d , 1. The lesson worked 3 ways. a. For the people and for the disciple. b. to bear fruits of a tree is to accept self deity thou kabbalah, or other such Chakra paths. C. To learn that they them self were sons of GODS.
eyms2 1 week ago
@eyms2 Turns out bearing of fruits were not in those passages.. I remembered them incorrectly.
carm3d 1 week ago
@carm3d , It deepens on what bible you used. OR HOW YOU THE SELF INTERPRETED THE BIBLE! It has nothing to do with the passage. NIV, KJV. EX EX there so many other Translations. And his Mother Language was Aramaic , and he die in my Tradition of Manichean, as late as 35 AD and Born as Early as 6 BCE. SO I think you I think you Translated jest fine.
eyms2 1 week ago
@eyms2 We don't want to get into how I self-interpret the bible. ;)
carm3d 1 week ago
Rev Don. When starting an Alter what God and Goddess statues are good to start off with????? please answer my question. blessed be.
DragoKwan 1 month ago
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Rev Don. When starting an Alter what God and Goddess statues are good to start off with????? please answer my question. blessed be.
DragoKwan 1 month ago