Until
the day Jesus arrived in the scene, the Jews were still hung up about
sin and sacrificial system. The Pharisees especially looked down on
others as sinners. Although I have come to see Jesus as a mythological
character, I do see his purpose in helping people to see themselves not
as sinners but beloved children of God. He told them the kingdom of God
is within them. If they were sinners, then this statement makes no
sense. The fact that the kingdom of God is in us means we are all
beloved and innocent children of God. While Jesus have used the term
sinner in his parables, I believe he was only using their lingo to speak
their language. But essentially Jesus wanted everyone to know that we
and the Father are one, and we are already blameless and without spot,
wrinkle or any such thing.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Is "original sin" a christian theology?
Actually, I think the sin theology was derived from the Jews, and the early
Christians probably borrowed (and adapted or modified) the idea of original sin from Judaism. I
have come to see the bible as a collection of myths borrowed from
various ancient cultures, and somewhere along the way thousands of years
ago, the sin concept was probably borrowed by the Jews from some of the
ancient traditions that revolve around sin, atonement and sacrifices.
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