Does it change anything?
Well I finally saw "The Da Vinci Code" movie. I read the book when it came out, but never had a chance to see the movie. They did a good job with it. It's a storyline that really makes you think.
Realizing the story is a work of FICTION, it still is thought provoking. For me, as a protestant, does it matter if Jesus was just a man? Does it matter if he was married? Does it shake my faith in everything I've been taught to believe?
Hmm... um... er... ah... hrrm... after giving it an incredibly deep, objective, methodical 30 seconds of thought... no. Doesn't affect me one bit.
It doesn't change the things he taught (he never taught us to be unmarried and celibate, or not to dance or drink alcohol).
It doesn't change the amazing things he did (I can't walk on water, raise the dead, or turn water into wine... and neither can the Pope).
It doesn't change the message of salvation and love he spread (I still have trouble turning the other cheek when useless morons strap bombs around their belts or fly airliners into buildings killing innocent people)
It doesn't change the power of prayer (I've seen too many amazing things to not believe it)
It doesn't make him any less divine, and it doesn't reduce the importance of the sacrifice he made on our behalf.
It doesn't affect me because we, including the the men at the Council of Nicea are only human. We're falible. If those fellows got it wrong which books should have been included in the bible, do we shoot the messenger (Church)? No. We absorb the truth, adjust our understanding of history, and keep marching forward, because in the end the church is only a guide, the church is the house of God, not God Himself; and the church is run by humans, and humans make mistakes.
What it would possibly do is shake the foundations of the richest, most powerful religious organization in the world. The real question is, would the church - the supposed keeper of spiritual enlightenment - be willing to accept a change to themselves if it was proven without a doubt?
Would you?
posted by Suthnuh at 3:04 PM
3 Comments:
It seems that the point is the tear down the church by shaking its' foundation. No one writes this about Islam or Budhism or Judeaism. I don't know. I do know that at some point in the twentieth century the Marxists and Maoists declared it as their goal to destroy the Christian Church. After that it become vogue to attack it in any way you can. I haven't read that book or seen the movie, so I only know what I've heard. There isn't much else I can say. Plus, it's 2 a.m. and I'm sleepy.
2:18 PM
Well, it's always in vogue to attack the biggest kid on the block. Islam is more populous, but doesn't have any central authority (or tithing/income other than donations). The Vatican is one of the richest orgs in the world. I didn't know until I went there in 1997 that Vatican City is actually officially a country!
11:32 PM
It doesn't affect me because we, including the the men at the Council of Nicea are only human. We're falible. If those fellows got it wrong which books should have been included in the bible, do we shoot the messenger (Church)? No. We absorb the truth, adjust our understanding of history, and keep marching forward, because in the end the church is only a guide, the church is the house of God, not God Himself; and the church is run by humans, and humans make mistakes.
Right on! I would like to hear that more often. People who act like the NIV version of the bible was typed out by celestial hands with no human corruption, interference (even well-intentioned) or mistranslation and should be interpreted verbatim and literally simply scare me. Blind faith in some things is nice... but, like my daddy said, "Keep an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out. "
8:13 PM
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