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Originally Posted by aka123
God and Jesus (messiah) are from the Old Testament, so they are kind a characters from that story, like Donald Duck stars Donald Duck.
If Old Testament wouldn't be valid, why Bible would have it? At least we have it in the Bible.
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Well, I think any reasonable person recognizes that the Bible is fiction and Jesus was not God. But sometimes, people try to say the OT isn't valid because Jesus came to replace it. However:
"For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven." -Matthew 5:18-19
"It is easier for Heaven and Earth to pass away than for the smallest part of the letter of the law to become invalid." -Luke 16:17
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest part or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place." -Matthew 5:17
"All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness" -2 Timothy 3:16
With this in mind, endorsing the fucked up bullshit in the Old Testament is reason enough to say that Jesus was clearly not a supreme being, but rather an ordinary mortal. I doubt that he ever said he was God, or even alluded to it. The scriptures were written well after his death, by no one who even knew him personally.