GDR writes:
That is hardly the reason He was here. Primarily He came to establish His Kingdom that is supposed to be characterized by humble sacrificial love. He went to the cross because that is what generally happened to people that upset the authorities at that time. Christ's message that the temple could be replaced by human hearts and that those hearts were to love their enemies put Him in opposition to the powerful people in that society. (Sorta like walking up and down Wall Street with a sign saying that capitalism is dead.)
Most Christians would disagree with that. They'd say the reason Jesus was here was to take upon him all the sins that we committed and are going to commit. You're saying the crucifixion was merely an accident. You've taken one of the core believes of Christianity (that Jesus died for our sins and thus, through him, we are guaranteed a place in heaven), and tossed it aside as an irrelevant consequence.
Not saying I don't like your version better. but the overwhelming majority of Christians would disagree.
Jesus was saying that the enemy wasn't the Romans, but that the enemy was evil itself and the only way to defeat evil is with it's opposite, which is love. He confronted the evil that was brought on Him and God resurrected Him in an act of love.
As I said, it was people that killed Jesus but it was God that showed that the evil inflicted on Jesus by people was not the final chapter in the story.
Ok, cool. So basically, your god just let Tangle go a little too far in his disbelief. He shouldn't believe most of the bible, or even what most Christians claim about Jesus and his purpose, however, he should still belief in a god. Now, why did your god allow Tangle to become so disillusioned with Christianity that he now rejects god outright? Could he not have bee more clear in his message?
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