Are you saying that people who do not take graduate level apologetics courses are unable to consider and ponder the great questions?
I don't think she was insinuating that...:grouphug:
Not to worry. I did take it personally because I am not a school oriented person, (I almost flunked high school and never went to college), but it did not hurt my feelings. I am on the other side of the question now, and in hindsight, think that it's like asking if the sky is blue. That it is being asked makes it relevant, and in more thinking, even John the Baptist asked the question of Jesus. But that question implied so much more to me that it seemed too simplistic. It's a good place to start, though.
My own questioning of who Jesus is, is related to and not separated from the Bible. I was considering Heather's question in relation to my first doubts of the Bible 16 years ago when I discovered that some ancient writings mirrored those of Moses and I wondered who influenced who. I delved into finding out, praying all along the way, dating doubt, but staying awfully close to faith at the same time, because if one bit of the Bible isn't true, none of it is. I put God to the test. If the Bible stands true, then there must be a savior, if not Jesus, it's someone else. Some other person must be God's son. It's all related and I don't think the question can be asked without assuming that there is a son of God because the Bible assumes it.
Is Heather asking if there is such thing as a son of God or does she mean that there is a son and is or is not Jesus the man?
ETA ~ I referred back to Heather's original Question and realize I latched onto only one part of it. Does that change things?