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sanatanadharma

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12. Jesus is God, the Father is God, where is the problem?
Sat Oct 28, 2023, 12:21 PM
Oct 2023

I am not Christian, but if Jesus said something, likely poorly remembered and long misunderstood, about the way to God going through God, it seems to me to be a tautology and not a heaven-hell qualification.

Better that religionists should ponder the illogical idea of the Limitlessly-Conscious-Being-All-in-All-God being smaller than, contained in, separate from, and in one case, locked out of heaven-hell.

Heaven can not be one 'Limitless-Consciousness' hanging out with countless little separate consciousnesses; like infinity hanging out with a lot of non-infinity things that don't fit in.

Some religious philosophies say one has to die to achieve happiness.
Better are teachings and paths that point out that happiness here -and-now is the goal of life, and is what drives all of our activities. We act to achieve a modicum of temporary happiness.

For some it is to be found in their blazing moment with a gun, rather than God.

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Most religions believe that theirs is the only true faith, Ocelot II Oct 2023 #1
Presbyterian elder and Stephen Minister here. phylny Oct 2023 #2
I'm agnostic (maybe) LakeVermilion Oct 2023 #3
Maybe I'm unclear on Christian Nationalism. WDLAL Oct 2023 #14
Some of us snowybirdie Oct 2023 #4
I asked about accepting Christ, not people. WDLAL Oct 2023 #15
If any religion had a monopoly on the truth, cloudbase Oct 2023 #5
There's no evidence "Jesus" ever existed. Lunabell Oct 2023 #6
Yes, there is. ancianita Nov 2023 #18
These were all written after his alleged death. Lunabell Nov 2023 #19
I linked my sources. Link yours. Claims without evidence are not credible. ancianita Nov 2023 #20
Wikipedia? lol Lunabell Nov 2023 #21
Easily google it YOUR lol self. You're the one making the claim. So far you're zero to my two. ancianita Nov 2023 #22
You don't really care. Lunabell Nov 2023 #23
Jesus was referring to himself as the Son of God. patphil Oct 2023 #7
The angel part is interesting - I thought angels were separate beings. phylny Oct 2023 #16
No, they aren't separate. patphil Oct 2023 #17
I'm a Secular Humanist. multigraincracker Oct 2023 #8
Michelangelo tells a different story. WhiteTara Oct 2023 #9
I've always believed in the verse slightlv Oct 2023 #10
Asking is always ok if your intent is sincere LatteLady Oct 2023 #11
Jesus is God, the Father is God, where is the problem? sanatanadharma Oct 2023 #12
What my Church teaches and what I believe are not the same. TomSlick Oct 2023 #13
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