None of those arguments for the existence of God work. I don't think your requirements for Christianity work either.
Is it really essential for Jesus to have lived? I don't think so ...so it doesn't apply to all Christians. Plus that's way too simplistic when there are very many other factors from the Bible to prove Jesus was God. The point of Jesus rising from the dead was not to prove he was God, it was about our connection with God. The idea transcends the realty of the situation. People saw people brought back to life supposedly, but they only saw Jesus die and then appear alive. You could easily discount the facts as magic tricks. The underlying truth of the message extends far wider.
I've never heard it suggested that the Bible has to be consistent. I think you just made a straw man. We know how the Bible came to be. Christians accept certain books are included.
The Bible contains observations about a specific god. People reading the Bible reason it out for themselves. That the Bible talks about God isn't Christianity. What people believe is Christianity. The Bible doesn't prove that God exists, but it gives solid reasoning why belief matters.
Quote:First Argument - Jesus
1. Jesus really existed and he lived, died and rose from the dead.
2. Only god could rise from the dead.
3. Therefore Jesus was god.
Is it really essential for Jesus to have lived? I don't think so ...so it doesn't apply to all Christians. Plus that's way too simplistic when there are very many other factors from the Bible to prove Jesus was God. The point of Jesus rising from the dead was not to prove he was God, it was about our connection with God. The idea transcends the realty of the situation. People saw people brought back to life supposedly, but they only saw Jesus die and then appear alive. You could easily discount the facts as magic tricks. The underlying truth of the message extends far wider.
Quote:Second Argument - The Bible
1. By way of demonstrable proof, the bible is 100% consistent, reliable and relevant and is undeniably the greatest book ever written.
2. Therefore the bible is divinely inspired.
3. The bible says god exists.
4. Therefore god exists.
I've never heard it suggested that the Bible has to be consistent. I think you just made a straw man. We know how the Bible came to be. Christians accept certain books are included.
The Bible contains observations about a specific god. People reading the Bible reason it out for themselves. That the Bible talks about God isn't Christianity. What people believe is Christianity. The Bible doesn't prove that God exists, but it gives solid reasoning why belief matters.
