Learning of Jesus, a Critical Moment

I said earlier in this blog that the critical moment of Christianity was the moment that God came down as man. However, for Kierkegaard, there is another critical moment. Christianity says that you have eternal life if, and only if, you accept the coming of Christ. The moment that this happens is another critical moment. In fact, Kierkegaard believes that when you come to accept Jesus as God, you come in contact with Jesus in time. This seems to be another paradox, as Kierkegaard seems to highly disregard mystics, but there is something mystical about thinking you can come in contact with a person who is no longer alive.

Edit: In class we actually discussed this very idea, that you could meet Jesus in time despite not living in the same period as him. My professor then pointed out that in a way, we never meet people the same time that we meet their physical selves. After all, I’ve never met someone and instantly felt like I really knew him, rather I slowly forged relationships over time with that person.