Anthony, When I was taught that Jesus was the son of God, I did a little logical thinking: WHAT IF the bible didn't mean that Jesus HIMSELF was literal 'Son of God? What if he meant something to the effect of: "I am the son of God, you are the son of god, we are all god's children?" To me, this makes much more sense.
Sounds pretty inclusive, and not dualistic to me. Although, religions of the book have to be interpreted by each reader. It really depends on if one decides to interpret the "words of Jesus" literally, or not. It's up to the reader. ~Audrey --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote: > > Bill, > Â > Gospel of Thomas is considered heretical in Christianity, so Whether or not > you try to prove there are zen elements (it looks that way) does not > represent the religion that often quotes Jesus as saying he is the son of > God, who must be obeyed without question. That is not zen. > Â > Regards, > Anthony > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
