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Bretton Garcia

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10. Metaphorical Jesus to be sure. Or "spiritual" Jesus.

Mon Jun 17, 2019, 07:52 AM

Jun 2019

More exactly, we might call him "spiritual metaphor Jesus."

The idea was that once we have followed the allegedly wonderful spirit of Jesus, we have entered into the promised new, second kingdom. Metaphorically. In which Jesus appears again, a second time, in us.

But again the problem was that all these spiritual jerks kept doing bad things all too often. Even James, in James 2.14-26, noted that spiritual people give us nice words, sentiments, spirits. But not the literal food we need to physically live. In this way they often, say, leave the poor to starve to death.

So even the "second" metaphorical or "spiritual" Jesus is not so good.

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The second coming has been postponed [View all] Soph0571 Jun 2019 OP

Good idea. 3Hotdogs Jun 2019 #1

There is no reason to come back as the human species is democratisphere Jun 2019 #2

The Bible had promised a second coming "soon" ... Bretton Garcia Jun 2019 #3

Maybe it happened way back then, and nobody MineralMan Jun 2019 #4

Well... Bretton Garcia Jun 2019 #5

The inclusion of Revelation in the canon MineralMan Jun 2019 #6

It's a "Train-Wreck"... uriel1972 Jun 2019 #7

You are exactly right, unfortunately Bretton Garcia Jun 2019 #8

Hey now, it was metaphorical Jesus who said that. trotsky Jun 2019 #9

Metaphorical Jesus to be sure. Or "spiritual" Jesus. Bretton Garcia Jun 2019 #10

Here's more on DU; "Preterism" Bretton Garcia Jun 2019 #11

Why does he need to come back? Act_of_Reparation Jun 2019 #12