didn't he get beat up and nailed to a cross? would i be christ like if i beat up people and put them on crosses? i did it to my mom, and she said she didn't think it was very nice.

Jonas,

You ask about Christ-like qualities that may embrace with the impending observance, Christmas. Personally, I struggle to get past the commercialism in our culture at this time of year. However, I do remember a time when a priest asked me what Christ, in his teachings, set as an for me. I think of the term Mark Twain. Although, Mark Twain is known as a pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, it is also a measurement of depth for navigating potentially dangerous waters. So it is. When I am conscious of my interactions with my fellow man (human), I try to think of how I can measure my response. We are all tested. How do we react? The answer lies within the question.

Tom