Doubtful Jesus would be a Christian today
Although I am an ardent atheist who sees no reason to accept salvation in any god, I do have an open mind.
As such, I do make it a habit to listen to as many church sermons as I can.
However, I can safely say that if Jesus was around today, the chances of him being a Christian today are very remote indeed.
For starters, the poor man would most likely not recognize who this object of the Christian’s devotion is. Despite all of Christianity’s preaching, history is yet to conform that there was ever a man called Jesus who could do all the things that the religion has credited to him. From healing the sick to calming storms to even raising the dead, Jesus today would be quite shocked at what Christianity has done to him!
No doubt, being the truthful man that he is, he wouldn’t want to be associated with the superman he has been made out to be!
However, Jesus would also likely shun the faith for the straight-jacket like way it deals with today’s social issues.
It is clear that Jesus wanted a movement that would be a facilitator of social and human development – and not a barrier. For example, look at his response to what the crowd was about to do to that adulteress. In clear violation of the law at that time, Jesus challenged the mob that was determined to do away with the adulteress by pointing out their own faults.
It is not that Jesus was necessarily condoning what the woman did. He was trying to get the mob to understand that she should be dealt with differently – and not stoned to death.
Today, we see our church leaders, and others, using religion as a sort of sledge hammer to resist change, instead of using it as a means to enable social development. The Jesus I know would surely be frightened by today’s Christianity.
I must say, that in at least that respect, I too am like Jesus. That was one of the reasons why I “lost faith”, as they would say. Christianity today has become a straight-jacket that is getting tighter by the year. Its ability to facilitate social development is weakening.
Like me, I seriously doubt Jesus would find Christianity attractive today.
By Michael A. Dingwall
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