There's a difference between an adopted son, and an incarnate one. Furthermore there is a difference between created and uncreated.
Jesus claimed far more than being a son of God as we are all children of God. This is fleshed out (pun intended!) in the Gospel of John, and hinted at in the other Gospels, as well. If He had simply been a son as we all are, and only claimed that much, the Pharisees (and Sadducees) would not have attempted to kill him for blasphemy numerous times.
God appears before all beings, across all times, as all manifestations. Gurus, Buddhas, Jesus, any other form of great teacher or great teaching. Through all forms of literature, all mediums of expression. In all phenomena, appearance, forms etc as what you think of as Christ. Yes, even in you and me.
If that were not the case, God indeed would be lacking the power, wisdom, compassion etc to do so.
God is not lacking.
If your faith is not yet strong enough to accept this possibility, indeed, take refuge in whatever form has been manifested that grants you a feeling of connection with god.
what about the countless beings that lived before, during and after that have never heard the words of Jesus, let alone read a bible because they are physically unable,
and what of all the countless beings across the infinite cosmos?
Did Jesus appear to them, did scribes somehow divinely transcribe his teachings?
If you truly, truly want to know the answer, read the lotus sutra, chapter 16
There's a difference between an adopted son, and an incarnate one. Furthermore there is a difference between created and uncreated.
Jesus claimed far more than being a son of God as we are all children of God. This is fleshed out (pun intended!) in the Gospel of John, and hinted at in the other Gospels, as well. If He had simply been a son as we all are, and only claimed that much, the Pharisees (and Sadducees) would not have attempted to kill him for blasphemy numerous times.
God appears before all beings, across all times, as all manifestations. Gurus, Buddhas, Jesus, any other form of great teacher or great teaching. Through all forms of literature, all mediums of expression. In all phenomena, appearance, forms etc as what you think of as Christ. Yes, even in you and me.
If that were not the case, God indeed would be lacking the power, wisdom, compassion etc to do so.
God is not lacking.
If your faith is not yet strong enough to accept this possibility, indeed, take refuge in whatever form has been manifested that grants you a feeling of connection with god.
riddle me this, batman
if Jesus was the one and only son of god,
what about the countless beings that lived before, during and after that have never heard the words of Jesus, let alone read a bible because they are physically unable, and what of all the countless beings across the infinite cosmos? Did Jesus appear to them, did scribes somehow divinely transcribe his teachings?
If you truly, truly want to know the answer, read the lotus sutra, chapter 16
https://www.bdk.or.jp/document/dgtl-dl/dBET_T0262_LotusSutra_2007.pdf