Why Jesus over Lord Krishna?

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What gives Jesus the edge of authority over someone like Krishna if you were to compare the both of them. At face value, they look pretty evenly matched.

Jesus was God in the flesh and said “I am the way”
Krishna was God posing as a human who also said he was the beginning, middle, end, the way.

So they are both claiming to be God, not just a prophet or messenger.

Jesus performed many miracles
Krishna performed many miracles

Thy both performed many miracles.

I’m trying to find the edge that Jesus has over Krishna. What would that edge be?

Many will say the resurrection, but the other Gods fulfilled promises to “prove” they are God as well in different ways. What makes the resurrection so special compared to those?
 
Jesus sent the Paraclete-Advocate-Consoler.

This was brought about in my life largely through non-Catholics.
 
Jesus is truth. Krishna is from Hindu mythology.

“I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, no one shall come to the Father except through Me.”
 
Jesus is the one true God. Krishna is a false, pagan god that doesn’t exist. It is not appropriate to capitalize “god” when speaking of false gods such as Krishna.
 
Ben_Sinner said:
What gives Jesus the edge of authority over someone like Krishna if you were to compare the both of them. At face value, they look pretty evenly matched.

Jesus was God in the flesh and said “I am the way”
Krishna was God posing as a human who also said he was the beginning, middle, end, the way.

So they are both claiming to be God, not just a prophet or messenger.

Jesus performed many miracles
Krishna performed many miracles

Thy both performed many miracles.

I’m trying to find the edge that Jesus has over Krishna. What would that edge be?

Many will say the resurrection, but the other Gods fulfilled promises to “prove” they are God as well in different ways. What makes the resurrection so special compared to those?
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There is heavy evidence to show that Jesus actually existed in space and time. This is not true for Krishna.
 
Tim_D said:
Indeed.

I really have to wonder when a person who lists himself as “Catholic” asks such a question.
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Tim, you are a brute. Such common sense on a fantasy post such as this one. LOL
 
DaddyGirl said:
“Heavy evidence” he existed…in space and time?

I’m hoping you can elaborate on this?
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Not sure what you’re looking for.

Jesus was a historical person, as attested by many, including those who were not believers.
 
Tim_D said:
I really have to wonder when a person who lists himself as “Catholic” asks such a question.
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Ben Sinner:
I’m trying to find the edge that Jesus has over Krishna. What would that edge be?
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I know, Tim! I mean, what in the world was he thinking?!?!?

After all, this is a discussion forum – what business does he have asking a discussion question from the perspective of faith seeking reason??? :rolleyes:
 
Krishna was God posing as man. Krisha was not willing to become part what he had created.

Jesus was God who had become man. Jesus was God who was willing to become what he created.

Therefor Jesus loved his creation > Krishna.
 
Tim_D said:
Indeed.

I really have to wonder when a person who lists himself as “Catholic” asks such a question.
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Maybe because I’m not willing to just say “Oh, it’s not the religion I know and grew up with, so it’s not true”
 
Gorgias said:
After all, this is a discussion forum – what business does he have asking a discussion question from the perspective of faith seeking reason??? :rolleyes:
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A Catholic discussion forum has to ask why Jesus should be lorded over Krishna and you wonder why I should take umbrage at the thought?

Perhaps the word “Catholic” should be removed from this site. I do not believe that you will find in the collected works and writings of the Catholic Church a discourse on why we worship Jesus Christ instead of Krishna, Zeus or Buddha. I wonder at your reaction to my objection to such a proposal.

Some things begin at the beginning, such as:

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

Notice a complete absence of any mention of Krishna.
 
Because a human being coming out of death is the one event that changes everything.

Our LORD, for the first time, was a “God stronger than death.”

ICXC NIKA
 
Ben_Sinner said:
Maybe because I’m not willing to just say “Oh, it’s not the religion I know and grew up with, so it’s not true”
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Perhaps you should say “the Catholic Church, as instituted by Jesus Christ Himself and built upon Peter, the rock, teaches through her authority that the source and summit of True religious worship is fulfilled in the perfection of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross and its memorial in the Mass as the means of being part of the body of Christ.”

Is that not enough or should we compare what Krishna has done for us? Or should we simply accept religious indifference and proclaim all religions equal in merit that eventually lead to same place anyway?
 
Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. No mention of krishna.

Jesus died for the sins of the world.
 
Ben_Sinner said:
Maybe because I’m not willing to just say “Oh, it’s not the religion I know and grew up with, so it’s not true”
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You grew up in the one true Faith; all other religions are false, so you should be saying that it is not true since it is not Catholic.
 
I’m going treat this like a philosophical question. Hopefully it will be a sufficient answer.

I’m not Hindu, and I’ve always been more interested in Shinto and Greek paganism as far as non-Christian religion and mythology are concerned. That being said, I’m aware that Krishna did not sacrifice his life for humanity. That, to me, is by far the most compelling evidence against.

Jesus’s Passion and sacrifice for us is not just referenced a few times in the Bible or in a few ancient texts, for that matter. Many many Saints, Blesseds, Servants of God, and just laypeople who had experiences with Jesus attest to His ongoing unconditional love for us, to the extent that multiple sources - Gabrielle Bossis, He and I is the only one I can think of right now, but there are several that I’ve read - state that Jesus loves all of us, both individually and as a whole, that He would gladly suffer His Passion again even if just to save a single soul. There is no other religion that so emphasizes a sense of unconditional love, especially not such a great love from the Creator of the universe itself. Also pertinent is our belief in the Eucharist, wherein the Creator of all things humbles Himself to be spiritually and physically present in the host, literally providing us nourishment through Himself.

Polytheistic pagan religions often have a pantheon, with these pantheons generally having a god that serves as leader, the highest deity in their religion, which is generally their interpretation of the creator. Zeus (or Chronos), Amaterasu, Vishnu, Odin, and so on. From such religions’ perspectives, the Judeo-Christian God is the Creator deity and thus the most powerful in our “pantheon,” though obviously monotheistic religions don’t have pantheons. With that thought in mind, present on every altar during mass, even right now, and in the tabernacle of every Catholic church in the world is the Creator of all things. Not just represented by a statue like Zeus, but actually present, in every Catholic church. This is one of the reasons why Eucharistic adoration is so very important and special, and why abuses of the Eucharist are so appalling and painful for Catholics. Priests, monks, nuns, laypeople throughout history have actually risked their lives to preserve the Eucharist in tabernacles of churches that came under attack or natural disaster or persecution even today.

I have also never encountered another religion, even Judaism or Islam, who put such a great deal of emphasis on God’s intimately personal relationship with me. It is not just a scenario in which God loves humans as a whole, or His Saints, or just his Priests, but rather one where God specifically loves me, in spite of all my flaws and failings. I could expand on this idea, but I’ll leave the response here for now.
 
Ben_Sinner said:
What gives Jesus the edge of authority over someone like Krishna if you were to compare the both of them. At face value, they look pretty evenly matched.

Jesus was God in the flesh and said “I am the way”
Krishna was God posing as a human who also said he was the beginning, middle, end, the way.

So they are both claiming to be God, not just a prophet or messenger.

Jesus performed many miracles
Krishna performed many miracles

Thy both performed many miracles.

I’m trying to find the edge that Jesus has over Krishna. What would that edge be?

Many will say the resurrection, but the other Gods fulfilled promises to “prove” they are God as well in different ways. What makes the resurrection so special compared to those?
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Krishna existence is questionable unlike Jesus who we historically know existed. Doing miracles doesn’t mean you’re from God. Satan can do “miracles” too. Some “miracles” can be explained naturally as well. And people can deceive. So, even the fact that Jesus did miracles does not full on prove anything. But his resurrection, which was witnessed by about 500 people and was able to convert a Jewish terrorist into a extremely devout Christian is the ultimate proof. The resurrection is absolutely unlike anything that ever happened in the world. No one had ever seen anything like it until Christianity. Our faith lies on the resurrection. Without it, there would be no point in believing. You would then be right. Because without the resurrection Jesus would just be another one among the multiple people who claimed to be something divine throughout history.
 
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