Would Jesus have known who he was as a baby?

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I was pondering this following a sermon at Midnight Mass.
Was he a totally human baby or do you think he was more than that? Was he sentient?
I was thinking of the visit of the shepherd and Magi, and the flight from Herod and if he was aware.
When do you think he became aware of his true self?
I was hoping there might be someone knowledgeable or with some insights from clerical training or something.

For clarity (incase this comes up in Active) I am posting this on Christian Mumsnetters, which is primarily intended for the use of Christians. Yes I am aware it the internet and anyone can post etc etc but I am not interested in atheists posting about sky fairies or flying spaghetti monsters so won’t be responding to those posts. Feel free to start your own discussion on Philosophy/Religion.

I stand by my comment.
Also, it's possible that the 'jesus' we hear so much about wasn't even one person.

I hope you don't mind if I join to 'lurk' on this thread - this is a really interesting question.

🙄 Not on this board it isn’t.

All religions teach a false jesus concept though. It's ridiculous for anyone to assume their particular interpretation is the correct and only valid one.

Indeed.
Speaking of love but only when it's the correct kind of love. Many christians reject that nowadays, thankfully.

Absolutely not joking. Your date would be wrong anyway as Jesus existed with the Father before Creation so it's impossible to pin any date on that.

There's no 0 year because of the Calendar system that was developed at that time, when there wasn't a concept of zero. The years go directly from 1 B.C. to 1 A.D.

It is, everywhere.

@ueberlin2030 your mocking laughter is noted 🙄

I am a Catholic and it is an interesting question, maybe he learned quickly — might seem precocious.

The account shows that He submitted to Joseph and Mary following His 3 day absence in the Temple.

I think “defiance” is an inappropriate description of His behaviour.

Your assumption is also noted.
I laugh when something is laughable.
By all means have a faith, but do not assume the right to call it absolute. Faith can never be absolute.

The disparaging and inaccurate comment about our holy scriptures was not respectful.

You have no idea how accurate your stories are though.

🙄🙄 This board is for Christian Mumsnetters. Nuff said. Islam teaches a false Jesus. Fact. If you wish to debate this, please see the guidance at the top of this board and take it elsewhere.

@ueberlin2030 you seem intent on creating a theological debate.

I invite you to start a thread on the Philosophy/ Religion board in keeping with @MNHQ guidance

“This board exists primarily for the use of Christian Mumsnetters. Others are welcome to post but please be respectful. For theological debates, please visit our Philosophy/religion forum.”

🙄🙄 This board is for Christian Mumsnetters. Nuff said. Islam teaches a false Jesus. Fact. If you find this laughable, which clearly you do, please see the guidance at the top of this board, be respectful of this board for Christian Mumsnetters and take your desires elsewhere.

I don't think it's unbiblical. I do often think Jesus was bipolar. Many of the best people are!
It would explain his strength, empathy and quick thinking. I doubt he had ASD.
I hope you don't think these things are negatives. That is pretty bad in this day and age. And not what Jesus would have thought. He was open minded and warm hearted.

If you wish to engage in a theological debate, please follow @MNHQ guidance and post your comments on the Philosophy/Religion board.

“This board exists primarily for the use of Christian Mumsnetters. Others are welcome to post but please be respectful. For theological debates, please visit our Philosophy/religion forum.”

Again, there is no proof that the christian concept of god or jesus is any more accurate than the muslim one. I thought most christians knew and accepted that - faith isn't based on proof.

🙄🙄 I am sure it gives you a sense of self-worth to speak such unBiblical nonsense about our Lord and Saviour Christ Jesus. Try saying the same on the Muslim Mumsnetters forum, not that I would encourage you to take such disrespectful comments to there.

To the other Christians on here please do not suggest in any way that other posts that relate to Islam are treated better and that there is a safe space in Muslim MNetters. They also deal with a lot of hatred and it isn’t all taken down immediately or sometimes not removed at all.

The traditional Catholic understanding is that Jesus had both human and divine knowledge, this is necessary if we're not going to fall into any heresies about what it means to be fully human and fully divine. His human knowledge includes what all humans know instinctively, what he could learn through experience and teaching, and prophetic knowledge. In these, he wasn't born with an adult understanding of his own person and mission. His divine knowledge is that of God himself and has all the attributes of divine knowledge (omniscience, for a start), but isn't always able to fit into limited human terms, which is why he can say that he didn't know the day or the hour, because he knows them only as God. We believe that he must know who he is from eternity, but that in his human nature he was capable of gradually learning more about this.

Again 🙄🙄 This board is for Christian Mumsnetters. Nuff said. Islam teaches a false Jesus. Fact. If you wish to debate this, please see the guidance at the top of this board and take it elsewhere