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I see Jesus as a union of God and man. He is the fulcrum around which everything turns. It is because he is human that he can speak on our behalf. It is because he is God he can speak on behalf of the Father.

By the same token it's equally preposterous that Jesus had no potential to fail. He was tempted. The temptation was real. It's because he did not succumb to temptation that he was without sin, not because he was incapable of sin.

The phrase "sin nature" confuses me so I'll disregard it for now. Are you asking if Jesus is human, as in 100% fully flesh and blood like the rest of us? To that I say yes, absolutely. If he were not so then he could not unify us with God. That said, he is also 100% God. Hence he can unify God...

God speaks with the voice of a cool, mountain spring. You can hear him when you are quiet. God also speaks with the voice of thunder. You can't ignore him, no matter how hard you try.

John 1 refers to Jesus when it says "Word" (Greek "Logos"). It does not refer to scripture.

The "Word" as mentioned in John 1 is Jesus, not scripture. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (John 1:1 ESV) In the above quote you can substitute "Jesus" for "Word" and the meaning as originally written will not change. John is not referring to...

What does it mean to bear fruit in a Biblical sense?

Faith is like a roller coaster: it has ups and downs.

Can one choose to believe?

When crossing a river, if your boat is struck by an empty boat then you will not take offense nor be angry, but if your boat is struck by a boat with a passenger you will yell and become furious. Either way, empty or not, the effect on you is the same -- your boat is struck. But in one case you...

Since you mention Osho, have you read any Chuang Tzu? I often come back to the story of the empty boat. It helps me keep things in perspective when I get a bit puffed up.

That is excellent. I wish you continued success in that arena. :)

I'm a big fan of Zen. There's a lot we can learn from that, but Zen master or not, everyone believes in something, even if that something is we're just a bunch of atoms spinning around some po-dunk planet in a random and meaningless universe.

Does this mean you want to believe that you have no beliefs?

Render unto Caesar... and we know how bad Caesar could be. Vote your conscience or don't vote. The world is this way, always has been. Some people just want power.

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Keep in mind that God spoke through his prophets and still most people did not believe them. Indeed, God speaks through holy scripture and many still don't believe. This tells me that lack of uniform agreement is not an indicator of falseness. It just means business as usual.

Instead of asking, "what do I believe?", ask, "what do I want to believe?"

Doesn't everyone think in their heart of hearts that their way is correct and everyone else's wrong?

What's the point of poking fun at one denomination or another? All it does is make those who do this sound mean spirited.