"Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken"
Matthew 24:29
There is the question of the truth value of statements Ghandi made in comparison to those made by Jesus. If Ghandi was wrong about something, it doesn't mean a whole fig of a difference toward the question of whether he was who we thought he was. Now if stars can't really fall from heaven and there is no narrow gate, it makes a big difference to our claims of who Jesus was. We don't have to hold the testimony of historians about Ghandi to the same standard as statements reputed to be made by Jesus because the consequences of being wrong are vastly different. If a man named Ghandi did not exist, no big deal. If a messiah named Jesus did not exist, or do the things he is said to have done, then being wrong is of great importance.
Matthew 24:29
There is the question of the truth value of statements Ghandi made in comparison to those made by Jesus. If Ghandi was wrong about something, it doesn't mean a whole fig of a difference toward the question of whether he was who we thought he was. Now if stars can't really fall from heaven and there is no narrow gate, it makes a big difference to our claims of who Jesus was. We don't have to hold the testimony of historians about Ghandi to the same standard as statements reputed to be made by Jesus because the consequences of being wrong are vastly different. If a man named Ghandi did not exist, no big deal. If a messiah named Jesus did not exist, or do the things he is said to have done, then being wrong is of great importance.