RE: The Historical Reliability of the New Testament
May 24, 2015 at 12:41 pm
(This post was last modified: May 24, 2015 at 12:50 pm by Randy Carson.)
(May 24, 2015 at 12:01 pm)IATIA Wrote:(May 24, 2015 at 11:29 am)Randy Carson Wrote: What if I said that John Lennon was not killed by Mark David Chapman.
Instead, he was whisked away by aliens at the last second and Chapman shot a stand-in.
Lennon is actually working on a new album and playing to an adoring public on another planet. He's also glad to be free from Yoko at last.
It's not very likely, but it IS possible...based on what we know of Yoko.
Alien intervention is an unlikely scenario due to the expanse of the universe and the interstellar distances.
Unlikely but possible.
Now, why would I post something as silly as the alien abduction of John Lennon.
Because this is the idea behind the Muslim belief that Jesus was not crucified. They accept him as their second most important prophet, but they cannot allow him to die on a cross. So, Allah (pbuh) whisked the real Jesus away at the last moment and a substitute was killed instead.
Do you see how all these non-Christian attempts at explaining away the resurrection of Jesus sound so desperate? I could poll the membership of this forum and come up with 10 different ideas about Jesus...folks will believe anything - but the resurrection story itself, of course.
Muslim, Jewish, Atheist - makes no difference to me what someone's beliefs are. If they are NOT Christian, then they are forced to explain away the account of the resurrection of Jesus one way or another.
Only the Apatheist is exempt from this.
(May 24, 2015 at 12:38 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: remember jesus was supposed to come down and do his shit for everyone not matter where but only people in his immediate vicinity heard of him.
Where is that written? Jesus spoke of his mission in this way:
Quote:Matthew 15:21-28
21 Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.” 23 But he did not answer her at all. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, “Send her away, for she keeps shouting after us.” 24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” 26 He answered, “It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.” 27 She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” 28 Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed instantly.
Less time online and more time reading good books is my advice.
