Thanks for your recent comments doug.  I have no problem hearing your voice and the genuine sincerity contained therein.  Ultimately theology becomes a personal thing.  If our theologies are relatively accurate and each of us relatively well centred,  we should be able to dialogue fruitfully - as we do.  It is this exchange that sets the stage for new thoughts and additional things to come forward in spirit.  I am not interested in adopting your theology any more than you are mine.  It is our exchanges that help me build a deeper more robust view of myself, the world I live in and of course our common point of reference - God the Father of Souls.

When I have a moment I would like to respond more fully to your points - under separate cover.

Cheers

Good to have you back Doug... Have a Blessed New Year.

Glad you found time to watch the video. As my previous comment mentions the world, especially India, is full of stories. Interestingly some of these stories, such as virgin birth, are not unique to Christians. The great thing, however, is that we get to choose, or not choose, which stories we subscribe to.

There is no need to justify in your comments why you subscribe to the Jesus as Man/God story. I tend to accept all stories as just that and take from them what I can. Is this not what we all do? For me, Jesus was a revolutionary in several different ways. His teachings have pricked the consciousness of believers and non-believers alike. A story I am very fond of is when Jesus entered the Temple and drove out all the people buying and selling animals for sacrifice. In it story Jesus didn't even take time to perform a miracle to right the wrong but rather he overturned the tables. If I didn't know better, I would say the behavior of the buyers and sellers angered Jesus - except that to be angry would be to sin - would it not?

Is it wrong to offer anything but yourself to God? Should anything, by any other name but god, be placed between ones-self and God? Do we need to go through anything to connect with God? Some would claim that various rituals and practices (chanting, fasting, breath control, burning incense, lighting candles, sitting in various postures) are methods, practices or techniques that bring us closer to God. Could jogging bring one closer to God? More so than getting angry - I suppose.

There are unproved stories, legends and myths out there that can prove almost any point of view. I tend to leave them on the periphery, even when they say what I'd like them to say. E. Stanley Jones was a Christian Missionary so was not a neutral observer. India is filled with strange stories.
Try Googling "krishna jesus".

Some stories are based in truth, others are not. Did you ever hear the one about the Aryan invaders of India? Have you ever seen facts that support such propaganda? Nevertheless, I'm always interested in hearing more from you. Maybe you will find your book one day. Might the book you are referring to be - Christ of the India Road (1939) - more or perhaps another called Along the India Road (1925)? I believe the latter can be downloaded from Scribe.com for a small fee.

Hi Doug, Thanks for your comment. It amazes me how we can all sit in our own spiritual corners and look across at others in the room and claim they are all wrong and that "my" religion is the only true religion and that if I can persuade you to join "my" religion that this is good and somehow will increase my chances at entering the gates of heaven. David's blurb, criticized "Christian Sects" when, in fact, he is clearly a member of one. . . . Towards the end of the drama, the branches of the tree split into even smaller branches, trigs, sects and 'isms. We must understand the times we live in.
Cheers.

Have a blessed birthday and a excellent year!