Autumn II
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Fact that Jesus said he was Jesus and many didn't believe despite his miraculous healings and he himself stating he was Jesus, the promised Messiah.
That is a matter of FAITH, not FACT. Faith is perfectly valid, as such. But "fact," it is not. There is no possible way to know, for certain, what Jesus did or did not say. The accounts of Jesus in the Bible were written long after his time.
Likewise, Michael Jackson never claimed to be Jesus but he did state he tries to be very Christ like which is in line with his religious upbringing and his spiritual beliefs in the Bible.
Yes. He did say that. I'm hoping this thread doesn't go south, like so many others, in a debate as to Michael's spiritual beliefs. He was very, VERY careful to keep those private, although there is no doubt that he was a "deist," i.e. believed in God. But let's please try to avoid assertions of what he did and did not believe, or the thread will implode, as so many others of this nature have done.
To suggest that Michael is Jesus would be missing the point entirely. I find it offensive and Im sure Michael would find this offensive too. Michael knew he was a Healer but Jesus? No.
None of us here have seen this movie, and have no way of knowing if it is or is not "offensive." It may be that the film is an allegory, that points out examples of Michael's having lived a "Christ-like" life. Given that he said, many times, that he "tried to imitate Christ," I can't imagine that he would find a comparison offensive. Not only did he try to imitate Christ, but there was overt Christ-imagery in some of his videos, most notably "Will You Be There," and "Earthsong." I doubt the film is trying to say he was the literal Jesus, i.e. Second Coming. Because. .he's not HERE anymore, obviously. And sadly.
The reason these types of threads usually go south is people asserting to be factual, what is actually a matter of FAITH. Everyone's faith should be respected. But FACT is not the same thing as what one believes in a spiritual sense. What is written in the Bible, is. . what is written in the Bible. That it is IN the Bible doesn't make it something that can be proven, or disproven. Because it can't, or at least, no one has succeeded at that, yet.
I do find the movie intriguing, but we really don't know what's IN it, do we?