"Thanks for asking. If Jesus was like the rest of us, then if we were following His teaching, we should be healing the sick, feeding thousands with a few fish or loaves of bread, and walking on water..."
Obviously, He was not like the rest of us in all respects.
".... If we are not doing that, then we are not good Christians...": Obviously, we cannot do that which Christ can do.
"...The ones I know still view the healing as coming through the power of Jesus and not directly from God...." God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are one and the same...in view of which your logic is still flawed.
I don't understand your logic in this statement: "...Why is a virgin birth important? It means that Jesus was different than you and me. Because of that difference, what Jesus actually taught – that God is father to us all – is not true...."
Thanks for asking. If Jesus was like the rest of us, then if we were following His teaching, we should be healing the sick, feeding thousands with a few fish or loaves of bread, and walking on water. If we are not doing that, then we are not good Christians.
By comparison, most of the Christians I know are having a pretty ordinary experience.
If Jesus could do miracles because His father was God, then we are off the hook. We can still be good Christians, have ordinary lives and hope for eternal life.
I know of a few Christians who see healing through prayer. I know people who have been healed through prayer. The ones I know still view the healing as coming through the power of Jesus and not directly from God. They usually say something like, in the name of Jesus, rather than living in His nature.
"Thanks for asking. If Jesus was like the rest of us, then if we were following His teaching, we should be healing the sick, feeding thousands with a few fish or loaves of bread, and walking on water..."
Obviously, He was not like the rest of us in all respects.
".... If we are not doing that, then we are not good Christians...": Obviously, we cannot do that which Christ can do.
"...The ones I know still view the healing as coming through the power of Jesus and not directly from God...." God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are one and the same...in view of which your logic is still flawed.
How do you get Jesus = God = Holy Sprit without a virgin birth?
I don't understand your logic in this statement: "...Why is a virgin birth important? It means that Jesus was different than you and me. Because of that difference, what Jesus actually taught – that God is father to us all – is not true...."
Thanks for asking. If Jesus was like the rest of us, then if we were following His teaching, we should be healing the sick, feeding thousands with a few fish or loaves of bread, and walking on water. If we are not doing that, then we are not good Christians.
By comparison, most of the Christians I know are having a pretty ordinary experience.
If Jesus could do miracles because His father was God, then we are off the hook. We can still be good Christians, have ordinary lives and hope for eternal life.
I know of a few Christians who see healing through prayer. I know people who have been healed through prayer. The ones I know still view the healing as coming through the power of Jesus and not directly from God. They usually say something like, in the name of Jesus, rather than living in His nature.
Is that not logical?