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Originally Posted by Xaccers
Not saying it's right or wrong, just what they believe.
Kinda feels plausible to me.
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As does evolution?
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Originally Posted by Xaccers
You'll be able to answer this Russ, or Towney, when in Jesus' life does he first mention he is the son of god?
Was claiming to be a prophet or messiah enough to be killed? Did they add that charge to get the deed done?
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Not sure when He first said it (don't have my bible with me at the mo) but under Jewish law it was illegal to make such claims. The only people who could 'decide' if someone was the Son of God were the high priests and elders. When Jesus came He pointed out flaws in the way they were living their lives so they felt threatened by Him, particulary as so many people were believing and following Him. Each time they tried to catch Him out, He give them an answer they couldn't respond to.
The council felt this would lead to arnachy (plus they had a sneaky feeling that He would not be argued with simply because He had a valid response to everything they threw at Him) and simply did not believe His claims of divinity and proclaimed Him a 'blasphemer'. Feeling threatened, they declared a death penalty, even though it was against the law of the land at the time.