The stories of the Crucified One under the Roman Empire and many
other crucified ones are also political biographies of the Minjung which expose the unjust despotic, imperial regimes led by the principalities and powers.
Not exact matches
You might want to start there, since no
other god was brutually beaten and
crucified on your behalf, so that you may have eternal life.
Acording to Tacitus, Nero ordered Christians to be thrown to dogs, while
others were
crucified or burned to serve as lights.
One
other thing, being
crucified isn't that bad?
It is simple when you die... you go to this
other side and this
other side has rules BAD you do to a place called HELL, Good you go to where HE went after he was
crucified and then resurrected.
We even have photos of Bigfoot — but not one scrap of evidence proves a man named Jesus born of Mary, impregnated by God through some mysterious angel (boy, that Joseph must have been one hell of a credulous mark), who worked as a carpenter and rabble - rouser, who traveled the countryside with a bunch of
other rabble - rousers and who got in trouble, was
crucified, and then arose physically before being carted off to heaven in a celestial Red Ryder wagon EVER EXISTED AT ALL.
This reminds me of the crucifixion scene in Monty Python's «Life of Brian» in which there are a Jewish couple being
crucified, complaining that «this is supposed to be a Jewish section» when there are
others nearby who are apparently not Jewish.
William — Christ lived during the bronze age and that is when he was
crucified, but he was prophesied of by Isiah and
other prophets of the Old Testament thousands of years before his birth.
Still
others will speak about Syria's many martyred laity and clergy, including two Orthodox bishops — Boulos Yazigi and Mar Gregorios Youhanna Ibrahim — who disappeared in April 2013, and a twelve - year - old evangelical boy and his father who were
crucified for their Christian conversion last summer.
Heregoes; Did not Christ Jesus be
crucified between 2
others and one asked to be remembered and He (Christ Jesus) said something to the effect, «Today you will be with me in Paradise» Redemption my dear XoXox; Has been a no brainer for those who truly believe they will have «Life and have it (Key words coming up) MORE ABUNDANTLY!
Should we be trying to find signs of demonic possession in
others, or should we instead focus on Christ and Him
crucified?
many of the similarities between Jesus and the myths are mostly written (added) AFTER Jesus... such as Attis being «
crucified» there is much evidence to show that ATtis died originally from a spear on a hunting trp... and the crucifixion was added to the story after Christ... as we seen in writings of Greek historians etc. see this page to get more info http://www.tektonics.org/copycat/attis.php this is one of many studies out there to show the supposed similarities between Jesus and myths that debunk current opinions of those who say Christianity is a copycat of
other myths
What is he allowed himself to be
crucified (by not commanding or otherwise organizing a political kingdom or
other form of resistance) because he knew from stories and
other traditions (or even the Jewish tradition) that a prophet / king is only understood for so long and gradually the religion that spawns from that individual corrupts into something that the prophet never would have wanted.
Love
crucifies self (if need be) to become or do what is best for
others in any context.
As I have come to see the world through the light of Jesus Christ, the
crucified God, this crucivision lens has helped me understand life, Scripture, and theology more clearly, and it has helped me grow in love for
others more deeply.
That God appeared there, in Palestine, two thousand years ago and was born to these specific parents, Mary and Joseph, and was placed in that trough and no
other, and was
crucified under Pontius Pilate and left one grave exquisitely empty — this is the «scandal of particularity» so often named as Christianity's most challenging feature and its most world - affirming.
There were two
others with him, criminals who were being led away to execution; and when they reached the place called The Skull, they
crucified him there, and the criminals with him, one on his right, and the
other on his left....
No matter how his faith has originated psychologically, or how the interconnection of all its elements may be interpreted theologically, the Catholic believes the Church (not: in the Church), because he believes in God and his grace, in the
crucified and risen Christ as his only Saviour, and not the
other way round, even though as a Catholic he always believes in the «community of the faithful».
He ordered Christians to be thrown to dogs, while
others were
crucified and burned.
has about it something of a demand for a pedigree, which might at least lend some credibility to the claims Christ makes for himself; for want of which, Pilate can do little
other than pronounce his truth: «I have power to
crucify thee» (which, to be fair, would under most circumstances be an incontrovertible argument).
In the meantime, I offer you (and all
other worshippers of the natural creation that evidences a Creator whom you have, for all intents and purposes,
crucified) the opportunity in print to, as Jesus said, «repent or perish», and to change the direction of your «faith» from trusting in God - hating man (ultimately yourself) and trust in Jesus not religion.
Other translations read more like «while they are
crucifying the son of man again to themselves»
If Jesus was not allegedly
crucified then there could be no story of death and rebirth, a theme which seems to have been copied from several
other ancient religions that preceded Christianity.
The resurrection of Christ is a way of affirming that God has received into his own life all that the historical event, designated when we say «Jesus Christ», has included: — his human existence as teacher and prophet, as
crucified man upon his cross, in continuing relationship of
others with him after that death, and also what has happened as a consequence of his presence and activity in the world.
If the fashion in which the basic New Testament proclamation has been interpreted in the preceding chapter has validity, then talk of the resurrection of Christ is a way of affirming that God has received into his own life all that the historical event, designated when we say «Jesus Christ», has included: his human existence as teacher and prophet, as
crucified man upon his cross, in continuing relationship of
others with him after that death, and along with this what has happened in consequence of his presence and activity in the world.
The Crime myth of being
crucified beside
other things became a religion formula to cool the mass of angry prophet followers and to drive the masses to convert into it.
Until the Church knows itself anew in the
crucified and resurrected Jesus, it will have nothing to sustain it through this or any
other debate.
Some who recognize that the
Crucified One towers over all
other figures in world history deplore it.
I'm certain the crucifixion itself proves nothing — hundreds of people were
crucified, after all, and none of their deaths proved anything
other than that people can come up with some really cruel ways to kill each
other.
There are places where he resorts to the imagery of myth and speaks of Christ as if he were living an unseen life with God in a heavenly realm above, from which he would descend to appear on the earth at the imminent end - time.38 At
other times Paul could speak of the church as the body of Christ, of which the Christian believers formed «the limbs and organs».39 He exhorted the Galatians to «put on Christ as a garment», 40 he said to the Romans, «Let Christ Jesus himself be the armor that you wear», 41 and he told the Galatians how he was in travail until they «took the shape of Christ».42 In various ways Paul spoke of the risen Christ as an indwelling presence in the believer, the most moving passage being his own testimony, I have been
crucified with Christ; the life I now live is not my life, but the life which Christ lives in me; and my present bodily life is lived by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself up for me.»
She, more than any
other, can teach us to reverence and love her
crucified Son made present at every Mass..
But equally central to the structure of the funeral rites are
other bodies» specifically, the body of Jesus
crucified and risen and the members of the community as the body of Christ.
Some of them you will kill and
crucify;
others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.
That is, historical events such as Jesus praying to the Father or the Father abandoning the
crucified Jesus to death constitute the very relations of the first two persons of the Trinity; they do not merely mirror in time some
other relations taking place in a separated eternity.
The fact that Jesus can be made an object of historical critical research is given with the incarnation and can not be denied by faith, if the latter is to remain true to itself [The
Crucified Messiah and
Other Essays, 1974].
I don't want to rewrite this article in english, but basically, I came to the following conclusions 1 - that Scriptures ought to be used in close interaction with daily reality (not out the blue, in abstraction, or in academic ivory tower) 2 - it ought to be interpreted by what we could call «
crucified» christians 3 - and that «
crucified» christian should interpret in the context of a «
crucified» community / church (because being in a close knit church is a very good way to actually be «
crucified» and sanctified, and because I need insight from
others in my interpretations.
When the two despondent disciples on the road to Emmaus expressed to the stranger their bewilderment that such a powerful prophet as Jesus should have been condemned to death and be
crucified, we are told that the risen Christ «began with Moses and all the prophets, and explained to them the passages which referred to himself in every part of the scriptures».6 The story implies that the Scriptures, when properly interpreted, made it clear that the Messiah was «bound to suffer thus before entering upon his glory» 7 When finally they recognized the identity of this stranger as they shared the evening meal before he vanished from their sight, they said to each
other, «Did we not feel our hearts on fire as he talked with us on the road and explained the scriptures to us?»
On further research, that particular linkage may not be accurate, since
other sources say Christ may have been
crucified on passover on Wednesday and was indeed in the earth for three days, so drawing that comparison may not be a good one.
Christianity presents us with a God who commands us to love our enemies, to forgive
others as God forgives us, a God who died even for those who
crucified him.
On the
other hand, «if we see this Jesus» born for us and
crucified for us, «then we have a much more precise idea of God, who God is, and what God does.»
But I am glad to note your agreement with me on the
other points, and I do not deny that the resurrection kerygma is firmly rooted to the earthly figure of the
crucified Jesus.
I think the burden of proof rests on those followers of the
crucified Lamb to show that citizens of heaven can truly pledge allegiance to anyone
other than Christ — and that's something Christians need to think about deeply.
To speak of a «hierarchy of truths» simply means that some of the truths the Catholic Church teaches are closer to the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ
crucified and risen than are
other truths the Church teaches.
In
other words, Jesus had to have said and done something to get people angry enough at Him to
crucify Him.
All these Messianic insurrections the Romans suppressed and
crucified their instigators or executed them in
other ways whenever they could get their hands on them.
Jesus, if he existed, was probably just a cool dude with some peaceful concept, much like Gandhi, Martin Luther King and a host of very real flesh and bone individuals who happened to be
crucified in their own way for thinking by themselves and caring for
other.
All we need to know about God, ourselves,
other people, and the world is found in the
crucified Christ.
What about all the tens of thousands of
others who the Romans
crucified?
Though Jesus was not a prophet, he «was a prophet among
other things, and he was
crucified for that reason (CC 202).
Did I speak of that
other Israeli, his brother, who may have resembled him — the
Crucified, whose Cross has conquered the world?