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Originally posted by stoned_soldier
ok, if jesus was the son of god in the flesh, wouldn't it be so obvious to everyone when they saw him that he was the real deal? not even the jews believed his words. [an off-topic question to anyone who knows. i know at jesus' supposed trial before pilate he said about him being king "it is they who say that i am." did jesus say that he was king or son of god or anything related?]
anyways, back to my thingy. suppose jesus was the son of a god, it would be obvious, no? just his presence would give off some sort of "light" (not literally) about his nature and who he really was. it would be so obvious (lol, i'm running out of words here) that even non-believers would believe him even their free will would choose to believe because of the obviousness.. i mean a god can do that right? why would a god allow himself to be treated so unfairly (and don't say to open the gates of heaven cuz that says nothing to me)?
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It was obvious. This is why He was crucified. The religious leaders of that time didn't like Jesus' message of faith over works. They were content to live by the law (they were extremely self-righteous, and Jesus preached just the opposite, so as you could imagine, they got angry). The common Jews for the most part accepted Jesus' message. They saw the miracles, they heard Him speak, and for the most part, they believed Him.
Even after the crucifixion (done, again, by the religious leaders) the church in Jerusalem was one of the biggest ever.
Since this time, though, there has been an overall rejection of Christ as the Messiah. This is one of the main reasons for the coming Tribulation Period (to judge the Jews for their rejection of the Messiah, and to judge the unbelieving world for their disbelief).