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Originally Posted by aron
Jesus got crowds of followers initially because of his works and the transformative power of his teachings. His words brought light to what had been dark, and obscure, and uncertain. Suddenly, a great light shined. Suddenly, there was a bona fide Great Person, of whom it was said "his sandals I'm not worthy to untie". And the resurrection sealed all this special-ness, and made it permanent, unchangeable forever, "in this age and in the ages to come" (Eph 1:20,21; 2:7).
I note this because the guru-builders will use Jesus as a stepping-stone to their own claim to charisma.
My point is that Jesus stands alone.
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As further confirmation of
aron's points here, remember what happened on the mountain, with Jesus, Moses, and Elijah? (Matthew 17)