On Christology

For anyone who does not know, Christology is one's belief on how holy Jesus Christ is.  Many Christians think that Jesus is as holy as God while some others don't.  It's a whole spectrum thing.

The problem I've always had with traditional Christian teachings is when they say that Jesus is God's son and because of this he is holy while simultaneously preaching that we are all God's children and are created in his image.  If we should worship Jesus because he is God's son shouldn't we worship each other as well.  I don't think that God came down and actually impregnated Mary so what really makes Jesus holier than any of us?

As anyone who has read my prior posts already knows, I believe in a system of reincarnation in which souls struggle through many lives in order to achieve a oneness with the world or a complete knowledge.  I also believe that as souls age and continue to learn their hosts can begin feeling their presence on a subconscious level.  After souls reach this enlightened stage they no longer have a need to return to this world but occasionally one might have a desire to return or feel that the world needs them at a certain time. That is what I believe happened with many of the prophets in the Bible.  Each one had an abnormal connection to God, some could hear him calling their name by night, some encountered an incarnation and some had dreams.  Still others lived the majority of their lives devoted to teaching the ways of God through many different methods.  Jesus is different from these prophets however in that he does not get messages from God but instead already knows what he needs to say.  He seems to be one step closer to full enlightenment than the other prophets were.  For this reason I believe that Jesus was a soul that had already reached enlightenment before he came down again.

Now just because a soul has experienced more lives or is more educated/wise does not make that soul any holier than any other soul.  I think every soul is holy in its own right.  I think that Jesus was a soul that had an incredibly abnormal connection to God and the world beyond our own and understood things most people can't even imagine.  This doesn't make him holier than any of us because we are all God's children.  This doesn't belittle any of his teachings however.  His teachings are still holy and should still be heeded.  So I guess my Christology is that I believe Jesus is holy but I also believe that we all are as well.