Chapter 179: The Savior of Western Legends

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Savior is the Christian name for Jesus. Christianity www.biquge.info believes that Jesus is the Son of God who was born as a man to save the world. Later, the heroes of the era who saved the people of Li from fire and water are often called saviors.

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Savior is the Christian name for Jesus. Christianity holds that Jesus is the Son of God who was born as a man to save the world. Later, the heroes of the era who saved the people of Li from fire and water are often called saviors.

1. Background of occurrence

In the first century BC, the people of the Palestinian region lived a miserable life under the dark rule of the Roman Empire. They staged many riots and uprisings, but they were brutally suppressed. They feel pessimistic, disappointed, depressed, and have no future. At this time, they hoped that a savior would come to the world and save them from the sea of suffering. It turns out that the people of the Palestinian areas have their own religion, Judaism. They have their own God, Jehovah. They believe that the world we live in was created by God in seven days: the first day created heaven and earth, separating day and night; The next day created air and water; On the third day, trees, fruits, and other plants are created; On the fourth day, the sun, moon, and stars were created; On the fifth day, all kinds of animals were created that flew in the sky, swam in the water, and walked on the earth; On the sixth day, God created man in His own image; On the seventh day God rested. God sees that there is too much suffering for mankind in His creation, and is ready to send His Son, the Salvation Son, the Lord Jesus, to earth to deliver mankind from the sea of suffering and guide them to a paradise of happiness and happiness. Christianity was formed after absorbing some of the teachings of Judaism.

2. The myth of Jesus

Jesus is the founder of Christianity and the savior that Christians believe in. About his birth. There is such a legend:

Mary, the mother of Jesus, was engaged to a young man named Joseph when she was young, but before she could get married, she became pregnant. This caused Joseph great distress. He wanted to break the engagement. One night he saw in a dream a god floating down from heaven and said to him; "Joseph, rest assured that you will marry Maria, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit. She was pregnant with the Son of God, named Jesus. He will free humanity from the pain of sin and allow Him to save the world. ”

After Joseph woke up. At the behest of the gods, he married Maria.

One day in the first year of C.E., Joseph and Maria went to the city of Jerusalem. It was dark and cold. They couldn't find a suitable place to stay, so they had to borrow a stable. Maria gave birth to a boy in a manger in the stables that night. Joseph named him Jesus. On the day Jesus was born, a bright star fell in the sky to Jerusalem, after which several wise men from the East saw it. He cried out with joy: "Christ the Messiah has been born into the world." ”

Legend has it that Jesus was twelve years old. He went with his mother to the temple. When he entered the temple, he refused to leave, and even forgot to go home. When his mother came looking for him, he asked, "Why are you looking for me?" Don't you know that I should be in my father's house?" The young Jesus had realized that he was the Son of God and had a great mission on earth. When Jesus grew up, he traveled all over the Middle East, and was baptized by the Jordan River by a priest named John. To be baptized is to receive God's Holy Spirit.

When Jesus was thirty years old, he began to teach. Speak of the kingdom of heaven. It is said that he is an omnipotent. The omnipotent man, a huge circle of light appeared on his head, so that the people could see him clearly in the darkness. Jesus continued to do good deeds for the people, healed the people for free, and slowly more and more people worshiped and believed in Him. He took twelve disciples from among the believers, and he often taught them the kingdom of heaven, saying:

"Blessed are the poor spiritually, for their spirit belongs to the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the grieved, for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the cowards, for they will be given the land.

Blessed are those who desire righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.

Blessed are the pure-hearted, for they will see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, for they belong to the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you who have been reviled and persecuted and slandered for my sake, and you will have great happiness and joy in Heaven. ……”

Jesus also told his disciples to "love your enemies" and "treat those who hate you, do them well!" Curse you, bless him!" Someone hits you on the right cheek, and you give him the left cheek to hit. ”

Jesus also said, "Endure all the sufferings of the world and strive to enter heaven after death." And those dignitaries, nobles, and rich people are not allowed to enter heaven, and it is more difficult for them to enter heaven than a camel to thread a needle" and so on.

One day Jesus and his disciples came to a city where the people were sick and starving. After Jesus had treated them, he asked his disciples to give them something to eat. But the disciples had only "five loaves of bread and two fish" in their hands, and "five thousand" were to eat. And he broke the bread and the fish and divided them among the people, and he kept breaking them, until the five thousand people were satisfied, and the rest of the loaves and fish were filled in twelve large baskets.

Once, Jesus crossed the sea with his disciples. Suddenly there was a storm and he was about to sink, when Jesus got up, shouted to the wind, turned to the sea, and said, "Be calm, be quiet!" The sea was calm and everyone was safe.

In his mission, Jesus always exhorted people to believe in God. Once, a blind man was asking for food on the side of the road. Jesus asked him, "What do you want me to help you?" The blind man said, "Lord, I want to see things!" Then Jesus touched his eyes and said; "Well, your faith has saved you. You can see things. The blind man's eyes lit up. He was grateful, and from then on followed Jesus to proclaim Jesus' merits.

However, Jesus' good deeds of relief were hated by the officials and priests, who colluded to buy off Jesus' disciple Judas Iscariot for thirty pieces of silver. When Jesus was arrested, his disciple Peter drew his sword and cut off the ear of a thug, and Jesus rebuked: "Put your sword into its sheath, for whoever wields it will die by it!" The disciple had no choice but to lay down his sword, and Jesus was finally captured.

After his arrest, Jesus was convicted of "plotting against Rome" and "claiming to be the king of Judea." After being beaten and insulted, he was put to death, crucified, and slowly suffered to a death. When he died, the mountains shook and the rocks cracked, and the people were amazed and exclaimed, "Truly this is the Son of God." ”

It is said that Jesus rose again on the third day after his death, and he appeared to his disciples. On the fortieth day, Jesus ascended to heaven. The day of Jesus' resurrection was the first Sunday after the spring equinox, which was later designated "Easter" by Christianity. Christianity also designated Jesus' birthday (December 25) as "Christmas." "Easter" and "Christmas" are both important holidays in Western countries.

After the death of Jesus, his followers went one after another, weathered the weather, and spread Christianity with a spirit that was not afraid of death, making the influence of Christianity more and more great. In the fourth century C.E., the Roman rulers made Christianity the state religion when they believed that it was advantageous for them to love their enemies and oppose the fight against evil. Since then, Christianity has spread all over the world at a faster rate and has become one of the three major religions in the world. Although Jesus is a legendary figure, the year of his birth is used as the first year to calculate the historical era, called the Christian era, or "AD", which is the common AD chronology in all countries of the world. (To be continued......)

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