With
our history of spiritual belief being Christian, it is perhaps not surprising
that we say that we believe the man Jesus Christ was the true Son of God. We
believe this for many reasons, but, perhaps, the greatest one is that, in our
studies, we have found that, unlike the myriad other “messiahs” that have come
and gone, Jesus is the only one that has been fully documented, in the Bible
and elsewhere. Of any other “saviors” that could be mentioned, Jesus is the
only one that can be pointed to as having influenced so many to change their
beliefs and customs, to the point of being willing to die for the sake of those
beliefs.
Now, while it may be
said that many have been willing to die for the sake of Islam or other
religions out there, nowhere is there belief that Muhammad, Buddha, or any
other founder of a religion was the Son of God. They were prophets, nothing
more. They were mortals, visionary and incredible though they may have been,
and all have died, never to return. Only in Jesus can be found a man who was
imbued with the spirit of the Divine to the point where he was able to cheat
death, and come back in the resurrection.
We believe that Jesus
was sent to us to give us the teachings that show us the way that our Creator
wishes us to live, a way of love, peace, and tolerance for those with whom we
share this world. While we do not believe that Jesus and the Creator are one
and the same being, which is the so-called “Great Mystery” that the fundamental
Christian churches hold to, we do believe that Jesus is a great and powerful
being, still alive, that will someday return to this world. Thus
we say, “We believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
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