When a person has an idea, no one knows what that idea is unless it is communicated physically to others in some way. Typically, people communicate using words which are units of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representations, that function as a principal carrier of meaning. Ideas can also be communicated using images such as hieroglyphics, children’s picture books, silent films, etc. What most people don’t think about or understand is that even though ideas are not physical, they are the driving force behind everyone’s actions and accomplishments. Ideals, a type of ideas, are immutable, perfect, and omnipotent. And, as such, are the genesis of physical creation. But what does any of this have to do with Jesus? Let me explain.
Many Christian preachers teach their followers that Jesus (an earthling) is God’s only Son. But the Bible itself, in Job 1:6 KJV, contradicts that belief by stating – ‘Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.’ Hmmm. I remember watching a movie starring Liam Neeson, entitled ‘The Clash of the Titans’. It is loosely based on Greek myths. Simply put, the main God, Zeus, and other lessor gods were in heaven discussing how humans had become unacceptably insolent and what they ought to do about it. During the discussion, a black, thick mist appears swirling about in the presence of the council. Then, as the mist dissipates, the god of the underworld, Hades, appears in its place. He confronted his brother, Zeus, and told him that man’s infidelity to the gods must not go unpunished. Zeus agrees and tells Hades to punish them; they need to be taught a lesson.
At that time, Perseus, a demi-god, lived on earth. And as it turned out he was the son of Zeus/God who had impregnated an earthling woman, the wife of a king. The king discovered what Zeus had done and sealed the queen and her newborn child in a box which was cast it into the sea. The box broke and as fate would have it, the queen died. Perseus, however, survived. A fisherman rescued the abandoned baby and he and his wife raised him as their own. So, when Hades came to heap hell on humanity, Perseus - the Chosen, led an army of humans against him. They defeated Hades/the Devil and in doing so Perseus saved humanity. At the end of the movie, Zeus tells Perseus, “you may not want to be a god Perseus but after feats like yours, men will worship you.” Like they worship Jesus, another demi-god. There are many stories in the Bible that originate in ancient myths. But preachers and teachers don’t recognize or won’t acknowledge that fact.