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Theological debates on fine points of doctrine seem pointless to me when the church as a whole has forgotten how to “love one another.”

The majority of young believes I meet these days don’t even realize how radical Christ’s definition of love was.
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Jonathan 2y ago

Jesus was anti-theological debate. He was a decentralist that hated centralized ideologies like religions and governments.

He spent most of his time telling individuals they didn’t need those organizations, that they were fine on their own as they were.

You can believe whatever you want about him, few people have empowered individuals against the corruption of centralized organizations and have been radically anti-religious and anti-establishment as Jesus of Nazareth.

Love (sacrifice) can only exist on the individual level, organizations are incapable of morality.

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nobody 2y ago

It would’ve been slightly ironic to argue theology with Jesus. 🤣

I don’t know how far I’d carry the idea of Jesus as a decentralist - but I wouldn’t base my opinion solely on the words we know he spoke. I accept the entirely of the scriptural canon accepted by the church.

But that all veers towards debates that I think are better had once we learn to love properly. I whole heartedly agree that it is an individual thing. Organizations are just collections of people. Morality has to come from those people - the organization offers nothing that is not in the people cooperating inside of it.

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Jonathan 2y ago

Lol that’s exactly what they argued with him, all day every day.

We come from very different sources but can end at the same conclusion. I’m not religious and think the Bible is a history book written by humans, but nothing special.

However I’m a student of history and if what was written about him is true then he was certainly one of the most rebellious individuals I’ve ever read.

Love or sacrifice is antithetical to human biology, we are built with a self preservation mechanism and most people act on that self-centered impulse and not towards others benefit.

Asking someone to love is like asking a fish to fly, which is quite revolutionary.