RE: What are the Characteristics of a NT Christian?
April 12, 2017 at 12:05 pm
(This post was last modified: April 12, 2017 at 12:09 pm by Kernel Sohcahtoa.)
SteveII Wrote:What current level of understanding do you think we have that would have made the people interpret things differently?
Cripples do not walk on command, leprosy is not cured on command, 5000 people do not get fed from a basket, people never have walked on water, and dead people certainly never came back to life.
Thanks for your question, SteveII. Specifically, I’m referring to humanity’s latest, most up to date knowledge and understanding about the various sciences (physics, medicine, biology, chemistry etc.), social/behavioral sciences (psychology, anthropology, sociology, etc.), mathematics, philosophy, literature/story-telling, etc. If humanity possessed this knowledge during the time of Christ, especially the people who accepted the truthfulness of the occurrences quoted above in your post via the accounts of others, then would they have been more skeptical?
Also, is it possible that people accepted the truthfulness of these claims because they needed something new and hopeful to believe in at that time?
SteveII Wrote:I don't think Christian understanding has changed in 2000 years. Do you have something specifically that might have changed (some important feature)?
I am simply curious about your thoughts on this matter and was asking a question.
