What is Christ?

teroblacknight said:

sin is a hard concept to grasp when it comes to weed. In my opinion, the government has kept weed illegal unfairly. However, I can imagine most Christians you will talk to would believe, under the pretext of the duty to local authority, that smoking weed is a sin. This then becomes a tough moral issue because the illegality of weed seems to be an unjust law. So as Christians should we break that law, or should we just blindly obey it? It's a toughie. Personally, I feel the need to educate, and correct Christians who have biased or unclear knowledge on the subject based on propaganda or other mediums. It's interesting to wonder how Christians would feel about weed if it were legalized...would it be ok then? And is that what holds most Christians back? Disregarding local law, I think a few arguments can be made for and against marijuana from a Christian standpoint.

Against marijuana of course is the idea of "asocialism," meaning the slacker effect. If you're stoned, chances are you're contented through it and don't need to look elsewhere for fulfillment. The danger in this is that Jesus is supposed to be our fulfillment...so when weed becomes the focus of one's life, and one is content just toking all day, then it can be a dark thing for a lot of people. However, in opposition to this would be an argument similar to that of beer. It is a substance that makes a person happy, mellows them out, and relaxes them. In this argument, if cannabis is used and not abused, it is alright for a Christian to partake in it.

A third, and separate issue is the idea of medical marijuana. First off, the DEA and the FDA are not God. They do not have divine authority to tell me what is and isn't medicine or moral. In several states, we can even bypass the argument against local government because MM is legal. In my personal opinion, medical marijuana should be treated as any other medicine when it comes to interpreting it from a Christian viewpoint. It's helpful, but like any other medicine, it can be over abused as well. Naturally there are some maladies that require a lot of it, I don't think that's a bad thing, it's just the way it is. On a side note, MM is cheaper and more effective than FDA approved marinol, a drug that uses synthesized THC to relieve pain (at over 700 bucks a bottle)...and if you can grow it yourself, a good indica might give you better results regardless. It seems more immoral to me to develop a drug to make money rather than approve the same naturally growing substance for the simple reason it can't be patented. God made cannabis for a reason.

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misshestermoffitt said:

They always leave out Adams first woman Lillith too. I guess the very first man got a divorce, so this married forever no matter what idea has been shot to shit.

I love to tease Christians, pointing out the holes in their bible that are big enough for a pregnant whore to ride a donkey through.

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DontBogart said:

Christ is a name we use for the universal mind... which we are all a part of. The man Jesus was someone who became completely identified with this mind (basically, he realized what his and our true identity is). True forgivness is the path to this understanding.. this union with everyone and everything. " True" forgivness! Not what just about everyone thinks forgivness is.

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DontBogart said:

Christ is a name we use for the universal mind... which we are all a part of. The man Jesus was someone who became completely identified with this mind (basically, he realized what his and our true identity is). True forgivness is the path to this understanding.. this union with everyone and everything. " True" forgivness! Not what just about everyone thinks forgivness is.

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misshestermoffitt said:

Weed isn't a sin. The bible says we shall eat of the plants of the earth. If this imaginary god didn't want people smoking pot, I guess the dumbass should have planned ahead and not invented pot. Doh..........

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teroblacknight said:

I'm a theology maj and a Christian, so let's see if I can give you some insight...

Christ comes from the greek word kristos, it's a title, and as you guys have pointed out, it means something along the lines of savior...the term itself is basically interchangeable with the hebrew word Mashiach, which means messiah, and as ya'll have pointed out earlier, "anointed one"

As to the meaning of "anointed one," Judaism has a completely different meaning than Christianity. Since Judaism is the context in which the whole Jesus thing went down, it's helpful to think about it from a Judaic viewpoint. They thought their messiah would be some sort of mighty military king; someone who would reclaim the throne of King David and secure Israel's kingdom forever. The basic difference between what Christians then believe is that God did send a messiah to Israel (and the rest of the world, but Israel first), but didn't do it in the way the Jews all expected it would. Jesus came as a non-violent messiah, one who was outright denied by many Jews, and for the purpose of securing a new covenant with humanity. This was really nuts because the Christ was exactly the opposite of what the Jews thought he would be...instead of leading them to military victory, he was killed in a graphic, public, shameful way.

In doing so, Christ did not secure Israel as a nation. In fact, it got wiped completely off the map in 70 AD through Roman destruction. He did however (and here's where the religious aspects of Christ come into play) die in order to create a new covenant between man and God; that is, as I'm sure you've all heard a million times before, the forgiveness of sins. Essentially the death of death in the death of Christ.

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egluv4u said:

GOD BLESS YOU TERO =)

MY HEART IS LIFTED TO KNOW THAT IM NOT THE ONLY ONE ENJOYING this "GARDEN OF EDEN" (metephor for our new COVENANT between man and GOD)... I believe that through Christ we have been wiped clean of our MANY MANY MANY sins... and he still loves us regardless... All we had to do was accept this free gift that was given to us... yes... i mean CHRIST!

God is love Peace and love to you all

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We Love 1 said:

Awsome! God bless You guys!

Its nice to see some Christians posting around here! This site seems to be inundated with athiests at times.

Anyways, I believe in what You guys are saying. Saves Me the typing. I believe Jesus Christ is Our Lord and Savior!

Peace be with You!

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JoeBananas said:

I would like to hear from the christians on riu.

What is Christ?

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teroblacknight said:

Well the term Christ is messianic, so you could call it a consciousness but only if you take it outside the terms for which it was first intended.

Personally speaking, I don't believe in a mass of human consciousness (outside of wikipedia). I think the Christ to which you refer would be something more along the lines of a hindu understanding of the brahman. Check it out.

Honestly, with regard to Jesus, I'm not big on apologetics; I think God is big enough to speak for himself. However, it's worth looking into if ya'll are interested in gaining some basic understanding or background on what these religions actually believe, like the term Christ for instance.

And a lot of people hate the word Jesus, and coming from a Christin perspective, I can totally understand that. The church has done some horrible things in his name for hundreds of years. But Christ himself had a message of love...He wasn't about rules and regulations, in fact he hated when his counterparts (the Pharisees) were legalists. Jesus had two basic commandments; love God, and love people. That's what I love about Jesus as opposed to the idea of a consciousness. In a consciousness we just explore ourselves to reach some kind of enlightenment. With Jesus we actually go out and love people. I'm a big fan of love.

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wackymack said:

christ is chris with a t

to everyone, egluv4u and welove 1 is the same person,2 acounts,split personality disorder or really bored and full of shit. "they" make the similar and extremly identical post. "Theyre" fakes.

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We Love 1 said:

Sorry wackymack, but your wrong!

This is the only account I'm using. Looks like your paranoid or something? Blind assumptions are not good ways to prove points.

But I will say this, I believe Egluv4u and
Teroblacknight are GREAT people with a good hearts and souls. God will bless them for it.

"PPS. God is love Peace and love to you all "

~PEACE~

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