RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible?
August 10, 2011 at 3:24 pm
(This post was last modified: August 10, 2011 at 3:28 pm by Jaysyn.)
(August 6, 2011 at 2:27 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Every defeat in battle, every pestilence and natural calamity, was seized upon as evidence of divine censure and retribution. With zeal and anticipation, the Christians predicted further ruin and desolation. Among the feckless peoples of the great cities, the fear of imminent judgement and the threat of eternal torment were spread like a contagion. Only by submission to Christ could the individual hope for salvation. "Babylon" would surely fall and most of humanity would perish.
Fred Phelps anyone?
"How is it that a lame man does not annoy us while a lame mind does? Because a lame man recognizes that we are walking straight, while a lame mind says that it is we who are limping." - Pascal
