What If Jesus Was Never Born?

Thank God He Was

Published on January 29, 2008 By KFC Kickin For Christ In Religion

What if Jesus Christ was never born? What would it be like here and in the rest of the world? Would it make a difference at all? It is a thought provoking question isn't it? What if Jesus had never been born?

If Jesus was never born, what a difference it would make in politics. Our representative form of democracy rests on explicitly Christian principles of church and state. So do our principles of free speech and religious tolerance. In fact, the very founding of this nation was motivated by the goal to establish a Christ-centered community. If Jesus was never born, there wouldn’t be a United States of America, at least as we know it today.

If Jesus was never born, what a difference it would make in education. The world’s oldest universities were all founded on Christian principles, so that students could grow in the knowledge of Jesus Christ. The same is true of nearly every one of the first one hundred colleges and universities in America. Eventually people would have developed institutions of higher education, but there would be no Oxford, no Harvard, no Yale, and no Princeton. Furthermore, Christians have always been pioneers in promoting literacy and universal education. Even America’s public school system is part of the legacy of Puritan education. To this day, linguists are working all over the world, in the name of Jesus, to put native languages in written form and teach people to read the Bible.

If Jesus was never born, what a difference it would make in literature, music, and the arts. There would be no Messiah for Handel to write into his famous oratorio—no Christmas music at all. There would be no Pieta by Michelangelo, and no Last Supper by Leonardo. There would be no cathedrals in Europe, no Hagia Sophia or Notre Dame. There would be no Gospels and no New Testament, and therefore no story of the prodigal son, no parable of the good Samaritan, and no Sermon on the Mount. There would be no Divine Comedy by Dante, and no Paradise Lost by Milton.

If Jesus was never born, what a difference it would make in science and medicine. It was the Christian worldview—with its insistence on the rational order of the universe and man’s dominion over creation—that gave rise to modern science. Followers of Jesus Christ were also pioneers in the art of medicine. The first hospitals were established by Christians who believed they had a God-given responsibility to heal the sick.

If Jesus was never born, what a difference it would make in charity and the protection of life. It was the followers of Christ who first introduced the Roman world to disinterested benevolence, to helping someone who couldn’t help you in return. Pagans were amazed to see that Christians not only took care of their own needy people, but also provided for other people’s poor. It was also the followers of Christ who first abandoned the nearly universal practice of infanticide. The birth of Christ taught them to protect the lives of their own children, and to rescue foundlings and orphans.

Humanly speaking, none of this would have happened if Jesus was never born. What I have said so far is only just the beginning, of course, and it is also true that many wrong things have been done in the name of Christ—that is a topic for another occasion. But simply in terms of secular history, the life of Jesus Christ has had a far greater and more positive influence on the world than anyone else in history.

But to bring what I have said closer to home, if Jesus was never born, what a difference it would make to your own destiny. You would have no atonement for your sin, no resurrection from the dead, no hope of eternal life, and no Savior to call a friend.

What if Jesus was never born? But Jesus was born. As the angel said to the Christmas shepherds: “Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:12). And the rest, as they say, is history.

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lulapilgrim

on Feb 21, 2008

Cedarbird posts:

Why can't we think that we're right; do you have more right to your opinion than we do?

Are we to believe what Christ taught or is each person to believe whatever he likes according to his type of mind? Faith in one's own power of discernment is not faith in Christ. Christ said, "I am the Truth." and Phil 2:5 tells us "Let this mind be in you which also was in Christ Jesus." If all had the mind of Christ, that would be the end of all religious diversity.

We all have differing religious beliefs which we think are "right". Yet, they are different so they can't all be right. I would simply point out that truth is consistent and that Christ did insist on unity that would be an outstanding characteristic of His Church. The unity of Catholicism is certainly as striking as its absence from Protestantism which contradictory doctrines and divisions have been occurring continuously ever since the Reformation. The problem concerns differences in teachings claimed to be revealed by the One and True God. They cannot all be teaching the truth.

The simplest way of approaching the question as to which is the "right" religion of Christ, is the historical way. CHrist founded a Church and said the gates of Hell or forces of evil would never prevail against it, and also that He would be with it all days till the end of the world. His Church therefore, must still be here and it must have been here on earth all days since His time. That rules out all the other Churches, including yours and all the Protestant ones taboot except the Catholic Church for all the other Chruches came into existence long after Christ and have not been here all days since Christ.

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dharmagrl

on Feb 24, 2008

I did and I'm wondering why all the anomisity here?

Here we go again. KFC, you are as predictable as my bowels. When anyone questions you in any way, you come out with this tired old routine: they ask, you say they're persecuting you, harrassing you, or being hostile. You never really answer the question, you simply act as if you're being hassled because of your faith. I've got news for you: you couldn't suffer or be truly persecuted for your faith in the USA even if you tried. This country is founded upon Judeo-Christian principles, we've even got a deity mentioned on our currency. You're a member of the majority, NOT the minority.

If you think that Ock was being mean or hostile towards you in his response then you're in for a terrible shock when he DOES pull out the big guns and rips you to shreds intellectually.

I know I'm late to the debate here, but I usually stay as far away from your blog as I can. Reading your insane, sanctimonious self-serving ramblings just pisses me off.

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KFC Kickin For Christ

on Feb 24, 2008

Is this another hit and run Dharma? So you don't think your above statments are worthy of being called harrasment or a form of persecution?

How do your comments above help further this discussion? Just come by for an attack? I'm sorry you feel so led to attack me instead of debate. If you feel this way, why come around? Do I bother you? When was the last time you saw me harrasing you on your blog?

Why are you so angry all the time?

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OckhamsRazor

on Feb 25, 2008

ha·rass /həˈræs, ˈhærəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[huh-ras, har-uhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used with object)
1. to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
2. to trouble by repeated attacks, incursions, etc., as in war or hostilities; harry; raid.

per·se·cute /ˈpɜrsɪˌkyut/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[pur-si-kyoot] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used with object), -cut·ed, -cut·ing.
1. to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, esp. because of religion, race, or beliefs; harass persistently.
2. to annoy or trouble persistently.

Is this another hit and run Dharma? So you don't think your above statments are worthy of being called harrasment or a form of persecution?

Your own statement that this might be another "drive by" indicates your own incorrectness. Harassment and persecution both require persistence.

Good game.

200

Jythier

on Feb 25, 2008

She persistently drives by. Ooo, slam.

Key word to consider... "another."

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KFC Kickin For Christ

on Feb 25, 2008

Your own statement that this might be another "drive by" indicates your own incorrectness. Harassment and persecution both require persistence

First off it's not a statement, it's a question.

Statement: n. stated, something stated

Question: n

1. Inquiry
2. Thing asked
3. Doubt
4. Problem
5. Point being debated

Good Game!

PS Ock....might want to check subjective and objective while you've got the "big" book open.

202

Jythier

on Feb 25, 2008

The dictionary is the best book ever.

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KFC Kickin For Christ

on Feb 26, 2008

The best ever Jay?

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