Jesus vs. jesus

The conversation came up while driving my friend Joel to the Gerald R. Ford airport for his weeks vacation in Florida. I mentioned I had been busy lately doing some extra work for a cause i thought worthy of my time. The work is a task I have taken on indefinitely as head in charge of all CD and DVD orders that run through my friends organization called MWM "Mike Williams Ministries".

My friend Michael, I believe, has a unique ability to help many Christians voice what they don't know how to express or explain. The result of his teachings in the lives of open minded, fanatical Christians, is quite impressive. People who were extremely confused with the "Shut up!, just submit" and " If it doesn't line up with our understanding of the new testament, it's the devil!" programs, are surprisingly led to a more solid understanding of who they believe to be the messiah. I might also mention they tend to be deflated of quite a bit of self righteousness.

Any how beyond the Mike Williams plug, the conversation continued with what I believe to be the biggest boxing match in the minds of Christians. Jesus vs. jesus! Yes that's right folks, Jesus vs. jesus. One might think that makes no sense, but actually it would probably be quite the royal rumble. For now we will stick with the big boys; the fundamental core Christian concepts vs. not so fundamental.

In one corner we have an all God, all Man, all loving, all merciful, all redeeming, all saving, all forgiving, all seeing, all knowing, everlasting, eternal, omniscient, co creator of all, the one and only Jesus the Christ the Son of God who has came to save the world, by dying on the cross, bearing the judgement of the world to reconcile the whole world, Jew and gentile unto the Father God!!!! While in the other corner we have the same exact guy!!!
Well not exactly the same guy... Let me explain.

One of these guys is all of those things listed in his credentials, all by himself with no help, no belief and no service by anyone! No help from the crowd thank you very much. He is God all by himself, man can do nothing to change what he has accomplished i.e. the cross period!
While the other is most of the credentials listed, but many of his credentials are reliant on the crowd. As in he needs the crowds support to perform up to par. Without they're help he is helplessly weak.
Now this should actually be following the big Adam vs. Jesus controversy. But first we have to figure out which Jesus we are going to throw into the ring with Adam.

If your a Christian, which one do you put your money on? The Jesus who is savior without your help or belief, or the one who needs your help and belief to save you?