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>>16785929
>"And yet this was not the case. The image of sacrifice embodied by Christ is the formal institutionalization of pride: the martyr sacrifices in the image of Christ, e.g. with the promise of redemption. How easy it is to deny a kingdom with the knowledge of another waiting to be gained; the judgment of God ensures that sacrifice is met with reward. And so pride is refolded, grounded, made central. Sacrifice this life and win eternal life—and so many Pascalian wagers and forms of logic surface in the wake. But what if this wasn’t the case—what if one knew only sacrifice? Here pride recedes behind the possibility of redemption; here man only knows how to give and does not seek to receive. Who among you would sacrifice yourself in this manner? Who among you loves this world so entirely that, in redeeming it, they would not fear the coming flames? Who among you would want to know self-cruelty like this? Who among you would willfully go to hell in order to save another—to trade your spot not with the hope of reclaiming it? What constitution was born to shoulder the impossible—to suffer so that others may live?"

I'm Greek and was baptised into the Orthodox Church as a baby (against my father's wishes). I was raised completely areligiously, and in fact my dad hates Christianity and has criticised it my whole life.
I'm now 20 and have read more theology and Christian philosophy, and am starting to take an interest in Christianity and considering actually "becoming" a Christian. This is especially true regarding the morality and ethics involved in living as a Christian.
However, the issue that I can't seem to overcome is Jesus Christ himself. I can't bring myself to believe in a literal physical resurrection, and performed literal miracles. This is so important because without these literal events, the whole idea that he is actually the son of God becomes based entirely on hearsay, and the circular argument of "because the bible says so", or "because Christianity says so".
I find it easier to believe in God, and the other mystical aspects such as the real transubstantiational presence in the Eucharist, because you can't actually "prove" whether or not those things are true with human faculties.
Thoughts? Has anyone else had similar experiences?

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>>14959040
>platonism
>stoicism
heh

>>13007299
Based, God keep you my friend.

>>12452855
I am not one of those you were responding to, but I have read this. It is an excellent article. Thank you!

>>10338589
>The Word
And that Word's name? Jesus Christ