what if Christ was learned to be a [definite] agent of an alien civilization?

[Perfection]

I would imagine many of us would attend the premiere of the broadway hit musical:

Jesus Christ, Supernova

 

[Abaddon]

What about Jesus and the anal-probes?

 

[Perfection]

"The Probing of the Christ"

 

[Leonel]

If Jesus was a definate agent of an alien civilization? I guess I would have a lot to think about if that was the case.

 

[Sidhe]

By alien, I don't mean Jesus came from another planet. It's more like, He came from another dimension, which could be called Heaven. Jesus said He wasn't from Earth:

John 8:23 NIV
But he continued, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world."

Later, Jesus told His followers that those who are born again, are no longer of the Earth, but of Heaven.

John 15:19
"If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you."

This is why Paul later wrote that Christians are "aliens and strangers upon the Earth.


Jesus mentioned this concept a few more times:

John 17:14
"I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world."

John 17:16
"They are not of the world, even as I am not of it."

John 18:36
Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place."

Paul sums it up, by telling us where our true allegiance lies:

Philippians 3:20
But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ...

I can't wait to get my passport stamped!

btw I said this two posts before, pay attention

I don't think Jesus is an alien but he's definately extra terrestrial

 

[SoCalian]

and I'm saying he is; look, you belifes are fine and dandy, but for the purpose of the thread no one (certinally not me) gives a hoot about them- you have your belifes, and no ones going to change them, ect, ect, ect... and to make that whole line of talking short- I dont care what you belive- go on your uber-jesus rants in some other thread, or at the very least, have the decency to at least try to answer my question.

You mean like I have

 

[Azash]

I bloody well wouldn't care.

 

[sourboy]

Xen, I tend to feel that your theory for the purpose of this thread is more reasonable than modern religious explanations. My reaction is that the world still isn't ready for such a revelation. It may be another 50-100 years before that could happen, though many of us 'western' societies probably would be fine if it happened now.

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

Xen, I tend to feel that your theory for the purpose of this thread is more reasonable than modern religious explanations. My reaction is that the world still isn't ready for such a revelation. It may be another 50-100 years before that could happen, though many of us 'western' societies probably would be fine if it happened now.

Are you saying that you think it is true? I don't think the world can ever be said to be 'ready' - if it's true, we'd have to deal with it; if it's not, it's irrelevant. And I don't know if we can say one is more reasonable than the other. It is, after all, difficult to try to apply reason to God, given how little we have to work with, but we have no evidence for extraterrestrial life either.

At any rate, what matters (generally, and I like to think, to me as well) is not what is more 'reasonable', or what we are prepared for, but what is true.

 

[Xen]

but we have no evidence for extraterrestrial life either.

 

[The Last Conformist]

what if Christ was learned to be a [definite] agent of an alien civilization?

We'd find out what planet sent him, invade it, and turn it into a theme park.

 

[Tank_Guy#3]

Well, then this question would forumlate in my mind: "if all men were created in god's image, why aren't we short, grey, have big oval eyes, and big heads?"

 

[Xen]

Well, then this question would forumlate in my mind: "if all men were created in god's image, why aren't we short, grey, have big oval eyes, and big heads?"

well, in this case, because that part, like most of it, was a big fat lie.

 

[Matto the Hun]

Well, then this question would forumlate in my mind: "if all men were created in god's image, why aren't we short, grey, have big oval eyes, and big heads?"

OOOO! OOOOO! I KNOW THAT ONE!

Remember that X-Files episode where so-and-so is abducted by the aliens, only it turns out it was the smoking man and some government doctors.... anyway, so-and-so is all doped up but sees what from his/her perspective is an alien leaning over and examining him/her but it is really the government doctor's nose which looks similar to alien heads when you look up at it from the right angle.

Long story short, God is a nose.

 

[Perfection]

Long story short, God is a nose.

*Awaits the coming of the Great White Handkerchief*

 

[Quasar1011]

Originally Posted by Quasar1011
big arse long post that Xen dosent feel like quoting in its entierty.

and I'm saying he is; look, you belifes are fine and dandy, but for the purpose of the thread no one (certinally not me) gives a hoot about them- you have your belifes, and no ones going to change them, ect, ect, ect... and to make that whole line of talking short- I dont care what you belive- go on your uber-jesus rants in some other thread, or at the very least, have the decency to at least try to answer my question.

Hey, what are you doing? I didn't post that! Somebody else posted that, not me. I don't even say "arse"!

Oops!

 

[SoCalian]

*Awaits the coming of the Great White Handkerchief*

beat me to it perfection

 

[Margim]

Well, if Jesus was learned to be an agent of an alien civilization, I'd assume (by way of his ethical teaching) he'd be one of the good guys. I'd zip on over to SGC, suggest they allie with this Tok'ra, and continue the battle against the remaining system lords.

 

[Atlas14]

Id offer to buy him a beer

 

[SoCalian]

Well, if Jesus was learned to be an agent of an alien civilization, I'd assume (by way of his ethical teaching) he'd be one of the good guys. I'd zip on over to SGC, suggest they allie with this Tok'ra, and continue the battle against the remaining system lords.

sounds good.