Jesus Seminar Undermines Foundations of Christianity

It is ludicrous for the Jesus Seminar to state that their “findings” do not act to tear down any people’s faith. They claim that Jesus didn’t speak the words attributed to him, he didn’t perform any miracles and that he didn’t physically resurrect after his death. Since most of the New Testament theology is dependent on at least one of those three things, that leaves us following some wimpy do-gooder who got in trouble with the law and was crucified. Not much point to that.

Contrast that with what the Bible has to say: It says that Jesus is the son of God and that he taught with boldness and authority. He performed many miracles as evidence of that authority. When it was time, he voluntarily submitted to be crucified so that he could become the blood payment for the sins of all humanity. Then God physically raised him from the dead to show that this was no mere man who had just died, but the son of God. Now there is a man of power. That man is worthy to be followed into eternity.

The seminar can remain in their delusions. I will follow the historic, biblical Jesus.

RAMON E. MORALES

San Gabriel