Jesus is possibly the greatest humanist to every walk this earth. He came not to burden people with rules and laws, but to free us to be truly human. While Humanism rejects anything supernatural, it is impossible to be complete as a human without the supernatural. It is Jesus who looks to all humans, no matter what their condition, class, or culture and affirms them as worthy of salvation. It is only through the cross that one can become fully human, something which would not be possible without Christ.
Jesus thought so highly of humanity that he became a human so that he might redeem us. Jesus chose to be lowered from his status as God so that he could suffer for humanity. If that isn't the ultimate example of love for humanity, I don't know what is. For us to be fully human we need to turn to Jesus. For it is only through him that we can be made complete. Apart from a relationship with God, no human is whole. I am not trying to say that we should treat people who are not in relationship with God as less human than those who are, and treat them worse. No, we ought to be like Jesus, and see the potential for all humans to be complete in him. We should follow in his footsteps and be a part of completing other. We need to bring people to Jesus so that they might become fully human in him.
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