(May 15, 2015 at 4:10 pm)robvalue Wrote:Quote:The thing you have to appreciate, from our point of view, is that jesus is a character in a story.
I could similarly ask, "Would Boromir have died to protect Frodo if the ring of power and Sauron weren't actually real?"
You have to already accept the story is actually true before the question even makes sense. There is no good reason to think Jesus, as written, existed. Sure, he was probably based on someone around that time, but most of his life story is very likely fictional. It's like saying Harry Potter is real because he's based on a guy called Harry I know who goes to a school and thought he was a wizard.
The story has not yet ended. There are still followers of Jesus who are willing to accept death for their faith. The ISIS terror group generally grants Christians and others the chance to renounce their faith and become Muslim. So it is convert or die. This story simply will not end!
