(November 6, 2013 at 12:56 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: 1. Luke wrote The Gospel According to Luke
2. Luke wrote The Acts of the Apostles
If so, I'd like to ask a few other questions. Would you agree that ...? :
1. The event where the resurrected Jesus, after appearing to his followers, rose up into the sky is a rather important and memorable detail in the story
2. If Luke wrote both books, than both books should agree on that point
Now, when did Jesus rise up into the sky after his resurrection?
Gospel of Luke: On the day of his resurrection
Quote:Luke 24:50-51
And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
Quote:Acts of the Apostles: 40 days after the resurrection
Acts 1:3-9 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
...And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
I could go into more contradictions between the Gospel of Luke and Acts but that should suffice for now. I look forward to reading the mental contortions you engage into square this circle.
Picking out one verse in the story want get it, Jesus went to the home of Cleopus and another follower in Emmaus, they arrived after dark and after Jesus disappeared from their midst, they went back to Jerusalem to tell the apostles. This would be day two, your same day theory does not hold up. As far as the rest of the text goes no specific time line is given, but as usual I'm sure you will assume a time line to fit your own ideas no matter how wrong they are.
GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.