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The Savior was indeed a great teacher
Posted On: 08/14/2008 08:56:52

From my twelve year old daughter....


Recently on YouTube a person name Rrmlsou stated this:
   With or without him we still stuck in darkness. Jesus and God became nothing more but an excuse to justify the bloodshed that took place during the Middle Age. For someone who wanted to teach love and forgiveness and peace for mankind, I call it quite a failure wouldn't you? 

   People come to argue that if we're still failing today then Jesus wasn't a great teacher. But let's look at what a teacher means. Somebody who teaches, right? Are they not the same people who who try to point us in the right direction, whether or not we're to fail? Don't they give us guidance and show a path that is "optional" to us the students? Well, Jesus gave us the path and the guidance, so it's up to us and our free agency to decide if we want to take that path.

   Whether or not you believe in God, we need Jesus the Christ to escape the darkness after we die. Jesus taught love, kindness, and forgiveness, but, unfortunately, most people rejected him because they like the darkness better.

   But I have to sadly agree that some people today use the word god and Jesus Christ as an excuse for bloodshed from what they did instead of admitting the effects of their causes. But they'll learn after they die once they stand for the Godhead on Judgment Day.

   Some Jesus's purposes for coming to earth was gain a human body, take upon himself our sins (atonement), and to be a teacher among his brethren. He fulfilled these couple of purposes. He gained a human body, he took upon himself our sins of the past, present, and future, and he was a great teacher amongst his brethren.

   But with light comes darkness. A lot of people rejected him and decided they liked the darkness better. In the darkness you don't feel remorse for your actions, you don't have to ask forgiveness for what you did, and you don't have to repent for it. You can't force someone to do everything right for that wouldn't count as our free agency, thus making us a part of the Deceiver's plan.

   For Example: A teacher can teach a student about a certain math equation, and hope they try to use it for future tests. Of course some students will be lazy and not even try to learn the equation and perform the hard work, so they don't listen and procrastinate which results in bad test scores. This is the result of the easy way out.

   Now pretend we're the students and Jesus is the teacher. Some of us will be willing to perform the hard work that is needed to succeed in the long run, but others will be lazy and want to easy way out. They'll see the darkness is like a shortcut to the "Top of the Food Chain", while the hard workers realize that material possessions isn't the most important thing in life.

   So ultimately it's up to us to make the decision on whether or not we want to perform the hard work need to succeed or not. Thus is why Jesus isn't remembered as a failure, but a great teacher. He provided the path while we chose if we wanted to walk down it. I personally think he was a wonderful teacher who we need to strive to be like, because to be like him is like being perfect and everyone wants to be perfect. We need to apply love and compassion to our everyday lives to receive the blessings of Heavenly Father. We need to also share the miracles of love, kindness, and forgiveness to others so we can also be like unto him that is our eldest brother. 



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From: Hemidakota
08/18/2008 06:52:27


connerific wrote:

Wow, you ARE a wise 12 year old! I enjoyed your post.



There is a false idea floating around in today's world that one person can educate another. This is absolutely not true. A teacher is there as a guide and a cheerleader. Some who will cheer you on in your learning and guide you on where to go next. The student has to do most of the work, as you pointed out so well. We always have the choice.



Excellent blog!


I have to agree...I am a student at her hand,


HD



From: connerific
08/15/2008 09:18:45

Wow, you ARE a wise 12 year old!  I enjoyed your post.


There is a false idea floating around in today's world that one person can educate another.  This is absolutely not true.  A teacher is there as a guide and a cheerleader.  Some who will cheer you on in your learning and guide you on where to go next.  The student has to do most of the work, as you pointed out so well.  We always have the choice.


Excellent blog!



From: Bethie
08/14/2008 11:54:53

Wow!  What a wise 12 year old.  I'd have to say her Dad is a great teacher as well.


You must be very proud of her.


God Bless



From: kathysmike
08/14/2008 10:08:37

Hemi, This again affirms, the strong testomony you have of our Savior, and the way you have guided your young daughter into the path of truth. thanks for your wonderful example.


Mike




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