worship

[novapsyche]

"No man is a hero to anyone that knows him." -- Wallace Stevens

Part of the problem with Christianity (as it is understood today) is that it is infused with hero worship. "Jesus is the Savior, we will give Him these accolades, etc., etc."

If one really knows Christ, there ceases to be any hero worship. Adoration and love, yes. But not admiration from afar, not admiration of works or place in the historical record.

Comments

[vaxjedi]

My favorite quote from my religion classes in college "Paul turned Christianity from a religion by Jesus into a religion about Jesus."

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

I don't think it was all Paul's fault. I think much of the blame should fall to bishops that came after him.

At the same time, one could easily say that Christianity is more a reflection of Paul than of Christ.

[empiress.livejournal.com]

Thank you for that reflection.