northernboy Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Howabout BJ then ... Before Jesus, be quiet all those of you with dirty minds! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agbus Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Easy. Jesus of Nazareth did not have a surname. No-one did in those days. 'Christos' is the Greek for 'messiah'. So to append 'christ' to the name of Jesus indicates acceptance of his messianic status- which he never claimed: that role was thrust upon him three or four centuries after his death by the four gospel writers. 'BC' is thus tendentious as is 'AD' [= anno domini = from the year of the L-d']. BCE/CE do not have these associated problems. The woman saith unto him, I know that Messiah cometh, he that is called Christ, when he is come, he will declare unto us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. (John 4:25) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickiethecat Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 they should rename snickers back to marathon and starburst back to opal fruits Marathons never tasted as good after they changed the name to Snickers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Marathons never tasted as good after they changed the name to Snickers. Neither did Jif after they changed the name to Cif. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I agree, so that rules-out the 'Gospels'. Yes I realised my mistake and corrected it, at the exact same time you posted this according to the time stamps. Still, the bible (new testament) was written a long time after he died, it's hardly an eyewitness testimony is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agbus Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Marathons never tasted as good after they changed the name to Snickers. Neither did Jif after they changed the name to Cif. Does this forum allow trolling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickiethecat Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Does this forum allow trolling? Not normally, but if you want to have a go then by all means go ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Personally I'm not bothered either way, regardless of whether Jesus Christ existed or not, or was the son of god, the year of his "birth" is pretty much a universally accepted date, which acts as the measuring point we all know today. That's all it is to me, a date-stamp and I have no issue with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Does anyone know the reason why God supposedly created his son at that date, so long after he created the earth? Why not sooner? Or just not at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Does this forum allow trolling? HAH, that's rich Grahame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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