We remember great people for the things they did and said, but I don't think this is the main reason we remember Jesus. We also still talk about some folk because of their tragic deaths, such as Socrates and John Lennon.
Sometimes people say that if Kurt Cobain had not ended his life so tragically, we would not still be singing Smells Like Teen Spirit. Not sure about that one, but I am sure that however much the deaths of these people were, they only sought to highlight their achievements.
But Jesus' death is the whole point of his life, as the four gospel writers saw. In John's account of the life and death of Jesus, 13 out of 26 pages are about his death. Jesus spends considerable time preparing his disciples for this event, and John devotes several pages to Jesus' arrest, trial, crucifixion and death.
It is not that what Jesus said and did was unimportant, but that so often his words and actions were pointing to his death. But was it really as important as the bible makes out? If it really was a world-shaking event, how should this influence the way we respond to it?
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i didn't find this useful im doing an religeous education essay and its on remembering jesus not remembering great people
But was it really as important as the bible makes out?>>>
Yes.
If it really was a world-shaking event, how should this influence the way we respond to it? >>>
It should shake us to our foundations.
When our Catherine was a very little girl of barely 4 years old, I was reading to her from The Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes. She paid special attention to the stories about Holy Week.
As it began to dawn on her that they were going to kill Jesus, she started crying and said, "no! They can't kill Jesus!"
I tried to explain why He was giving His life.
It should shake us, knowing that this good and perfect Man was killed. We should ask God to open our eyes to the reason behind it - our salvation.
Now, it's your turn, David.
Thank you for your lovely thoughts. You are a good teacher.
PS
I forgot to tell you that Curt Cobain was from my hometown, Aberdeen, WA. Most think he was from Seattle, but he graduated from the same high school I did - long before some students burned it down!
Grunge is an apt description of Aberdeen, but I love my hometown.
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