"How To Teach An Atheist About Jesus Christ?"
Those free from faith already know about your Christ, and correctly understand that 'Jesus' didn't exist as perceived by Christians.
This is also another example of Christian arrogance and hubris, the disrespect most Christians exhibit toward other faiths and those free from faith, and is an example of the worst manifestations of Christianity.
Dear CCJones:
My explanation of the meaning of Christ Jesus as Restorative Justice is
"uncondtional"
it does not depend on having faith, either relying on or rejecting whether or not God and Jesus in the Bible are real figures.
What I focus on is the process of spiritual healing and salvation from suffering
which the Bible REPRESENTS using God and Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and teachings about rebuking
and restoring relations between neighbors in good conscience or Christ. For sake of Justice which Jesus means.
Anyone can have beliefs about Justice regardless if we personify these in Jesus or not.
C_Clayton I question if you take a Retributive Justice approach,
and that is why you keep negating and rejecting others.
I notice that people who push retribution, judgment and punishment
tend to project blame outward on others, and this causes others to do the same!
Do you notice this trend also?
That attitude and approach is what determines if people are
* clashing in the spirit of Retributive Justice, which is negative and called Antichrist
because it is fear based, on unforgiveness, division between people and negative projection of blame
* correcting errors and restoring truth in the spirit of Restorative Justice
which is compatible with Christianity and heals instead of reinfects wounds and spreads ill will
Honestly CCJones do you believe you are uplifting people
to try to be better, to focus on truth and correct what is wrong?
How does attacking people's views as negative help, especially
if you criticize when Christians take this negative approach and expect others to change?
Do you see the difference in Spirit?
it is not a matter of just being Christian vs. nonchristian:
it is if you are trying to reach out to your neighbor out of respect for conscience, compassion and charitable concern.
or if you are promoting ill will, rejection and division, blame and negative perceptions back and forth.
The label or affiliation is not as important as the Spirit in which we either address and respect each other as equals.
or if we get divided and conquered with bad blood between us that doesn't help solve any of the problems we're against.
That compassion or conscience to work with other people to change
is the real difference that can heal relations and transform lives from negative to positive.
What people do you see are changing things for the better:
Do doctors heal patients by insulting them and punishing them if they don't change:
Do teachers help students to learn by being ugly and accusing them in front of others?
CCJ if you don't like Christians passing and pushing blame on others,
why would you do the same. Who or how is that helping solve this problem?
