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Why can Jesus not simply be a guru or yogi, as Eastern religions define these words?
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Jesus is more than a great teacher/mentor. For Jesus personified the attributes of God (forgave sins, control, natures, control demons etc…) And He transcends (beyond) time.
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He could not have been a guru because He is monotheistic. He is all knowing and infinite. We are separated from God by sin from the fall, but he is a personal God who offers reconciliation and redemption through the cross.
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A guru or yogi cannot remove our sin. Only Jesus, the Son of God can do that. He is the only mediator between God and man.
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Jesus could not simply be a teacher, even though he taught us a lot. You can’t be a teacher in that time and place and state some of the things he stated, like that he was God. They would have killed him long before they were able to if he was just a teacher. So knowing that, why would any sane man claim he is something he is not that he knows will get him killed? No one but the Son of God.
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He was a Monotheist. He believed God was distinct from the world. He believed we are separated from God by our sins, not by ignorance of who we are.
