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Originally Posted by Og  I also tend to think that that was the entire point of Jesus' teachings. The divine mystery is not something "out there" that is responsible for the state of the world. The divine mystery is something "in here"... This is what it means to be the son of god and to be identical with god: "I and the Father are One." John 10:30
I think jesus was an ancient humanist. |
And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth." -
Matt 28:18
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me shall not hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst." -
John 6:32
For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. "No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. -
John 10:17-18
"And now, glorify Thou Me together with Thyself, Father, with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was" -
John 17:5
"for Thou didst love Me before the foundation of the world" -
John 17.24
Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am." -
John 8:58
And the seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name." And He said to them, "I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning. -
Luke 10:17-18
Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!" -
John 20:28
And many, many more that show that Jesus was far, far from being just a humanist.