RE: Nature's Laws
May 15, 2015 at 5:20 pm
(This post was last modified: May 15, 2015 at 5:24 pm by Simon Moon.)
(May 15, 2015 at 5:04 pm)Freedom4me Wrote: Due to the large number of posts here, I will be constrained by my limited amount of time to answer most questions only very briefly. In Isa. 53, no one seems to doubt (as far as I can tell) that this passage is describing the trial, suffering, and death of Jesus. For me, this is sufficient.
Actually, there is a lot of dispute on this.
Jews, you know, the people who's book this supposed prophecy is in, seem to dispute it. Or they would have become Christians, right?
But one of main problems with Isa. 53 has, is that it seems to be talking about Israel itself (metaphorically as a single person) as the object of Isa 53.
Many of the passages in Isa. leading up to 53 make it clear that it s Israel being discussed.
Isaiah 41:8-9, Isaiah 44:1, Isaiah 44:21, Isaiah 45:4, Isaiah 49:3, all make it clear that Israel is the suffering servant. Then we're supposed to believe, that Isa. 53 is not also talking about Israel?
Sorry, but it doesn't fit the narrative or the subject of the previous Servant Songs.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
