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For atheists: see the caterpillars to butterflies experiment about memory retention. In the middle of the transformation, there is no life but only molecules prior to it becoming a butterfly. So where is the memory being kept?
There's another very fundamental difference between the Creator God and the other gods that exist. The Creator God made the lessor gods. Humans view those who can do things they can't as gods. These gods were created by the God of Creation, my God. I won't worship an imitation of the real God when He is available. These other gods (Fallen Messengers, Fallen Angels) left their natural estate with God and followed Satan (Lucifer) and got ejected from Heaven for their sins.
_"The Creator God made the lessor gods."_ *Evidence?* Do you have *one piece of good evidence* that's actually true? Or is this just what you were taught to believe as a child?
@@Bill_Garthright The book of Exodus. Exodus 20:3-5. John 1-3. and more. Even in today's world the phrase "He's a god." or "She's a goddess" is used to refer to people who are adored. Going back in Greek mythology the Oracles of Delphine were said to have been the wives of Noah's 3 sons. The "gods" were the sons and grandchildren of Noah according to some researchers. According to the timeline, Noah lived long enough to see the Tower of Babble through its destruction and the confusion of tongues.
@@nschlaak _"The book of Exodus."_ What about it? I asked you for evidence. You replied with the name of a story we already _know_ didn't actually happen. But stories aren't always true _anyway._ That's why I asked you for evidence.
Other gods exist so that we might worship and serve them. Jesus earned our worship and praise by becoming a servant, even unto death, so that He might save those who cannot save themselves.
@@anilkanda611 _"One God only!"_ *Evidence?* I keep hearing claims - diverse, contradictory claims from different theists (almost always depending on which religion they were taught to believe as a child) - but never even *one* piece of good evidence backing them up.
I want to ask. My questions... 1. The reality that we can see right now is that in this universe there are trillions of trillions of planets and galaxies. If there are countless trillions of trillions of planets... maybe not only planet Earth has living creatures inhabiting it...? For example, if there are a trillion other planets that have living creatures like Earth and its inhabitants are various types of non-human creatures, would Jesus also be God on those one trillion inhabited planets...? 2. The real facts that we can know right now... the earth is approximately 10 million km, the sun is 1.3 million times as big as the earth, and there is a star called U Scuty that is tens of billions of times as big as the sun . If the celestial bodies were super massive in size like that, the number in the trillions would be uncountable. How big do you think God the Creator is, bro...? Maybe God is only as big as the man Jesus...? 3. According to scientists, the universe is more than 13 billion years old, whereas according to historians, Adam and Eve only existed about 7 thousand years ago. Based on this science... maybe the universe has been empty without any living creatures inhabiting it for more than 13 billion years...? So what was Jesus doing for 13 billion years before there were humans, Adam and Eve...? Please answer me!!!!?!!!
God did not make other gods people make gods of trees, cars, houses, their kids, images etc. and worship them. God the creator of Heaven and earth said thou shall not have any other gods before me so there is no way that God made others gods when He tells us do not worship anything besides Him
A favorite atheist question, what about people who have never heard of the gospel: these will die in their sin, just as billions have heard but still don't believe.
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There are many reasons. They are mentioned in The Bible. One of them is to prove "self-sacrifice" for the good of God works, even in the material realm and even when there was no guilt or rational reason to be subjected to it.
For the sins of man, even the smallest sin, seperated man from God, because all have sin, and the wages of sin is death. The Word of God had come down to earth as Jesus, lived a sinless life and used His life as a representative for all mankind, and as the leader, all the responsibilities, all the sins of the world were put on Him, and God poured all His wrath toward sins, all of His hatred to the one thing that seperated Him and His beloved creation, on Jesus, so that we, His beloved creation, who have received His Word, won't have to suffered His wrath anymore. And Jesus, while carrying all the sins, He remained sinless, He kept God's commandment, which is to love God with all His heart, with all His strength and with all His mind, also love His neighbor as Himself, so after the body of Jesus died for sins of the world, God then see a sinless life, so He resurrected Jesus, and after that, who wants to reconnect themselves to God can come under Jesus, for God had provided a way for us through Jesus Christ.
let him explain why christianity is the only faith that teaches the opposite of its prophet/jesus Jesus ' greatest command worship OUR lord the one god only ' fell on face in prayer/prostrated fasted. abstained from pork started Sabbath sundown Friday. muslims all day Friday. christians on sun day the day Rome worshipped the sun god. oy vey. muslim 2002
Yeah this guy is still full of crap... God doesnt save everyone.... He has never chosen to do that, Romans 9 clearly ststes this. I find it ridiculous when people say that everyobe has the option to get saved or not according to there own will. Its absurd.
He doesn’t believe that either. People have to choose. Second, the idea that God destined some people to be saved and some people to be lost is wicked. Read scripture better and get away from your Calvinistic Hindu beliefs.
@@anilkanda611 first off your wrong so very wrong. Even though I put it in my text you didn't read Roman's 9. Especially the part where it said God loved Jacob and hated Esau. You know while they were unborn and still in the womb. It goes on to say God chose to love one and hate the other just for the purpose of election. That's his free choice not Jacob or Esau's. It specifically stated there is no unrighteousness with God for doing that, and that the creator has the power to make one in honor and one for dishonor. Then it goes on to point out Pharoah and how God hardened heart. So he would send the plagues and have his name declared throughout the universe. Jesus in Mathew spoke to people in parables. The apostles asked why and Jesus said he had to or God would have to have saved a lot of people that were not supposed to be saved. With over 20 different verses in the Bible talking about predestination and how it says you can only come to the father by Jesus and you where called by the father. Jesus always said he is here to do his father's will. God put a stumbling stone a rock of offense at the gates of zion. The big one when those guys cried oh lord we can't out demons in your name preformed miricales and prophesied in your name. God's reply get away from me I NEVER KNEW YOU. YOU ARE THE ONE LYING HERE. YOUR THE ONE THAT NEEDS TO STUDY SCRIPTURE AS YOU HAVE NO CLUE WHO GOD IS. THATS GODS CHOICE NOT YOURS SO GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
@@vikingskuld Friend, when you fail and you will, God's grace will be there for you. Don't ever think to yourself God has not willed you to be saved. Go to Him. It is your choice to choose salvation or not. "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9
Christ has given in unmistakable terms that everyone is going to heaven or hell according to their good deeds and bad deed or whether they helped others or hurt others. We can help others when we follow his teachings of unconditional love for everyone.in our Vedas the characters of Prajapathy are clearly shown by Christ . Read carefully these characters,you will end up with Christ.
\ We will be judged by our faulty works if we dont have a Savior-Its your works or Christ works.*Don't forget to like and subscribe for more content! Thanks friend.
We are not saved based upon our good works, they are like filthy rags in the sight of God. We are saved based upon the finished work on the cross of Jesus Christ. We are saved by grace not by works. The good works we do, we do out of love for God and in obedience to God's Word
_"What do you think is the fundamental difference of the god that's found in scripture than the portrayal of other gods"_ As far as I can tell, there is none. I mean, _every_ god, _every_ magical being, that people believe in or have believed in is different from the others. But there's no _fundamental_ difference that I can see. They all seem pretty much the same. _"It was witnessed by people and written down in the same generation"_ I can't tell if this guy is deliberately lying or just... shading the truth in order to give the wrong impression here. As far as I know, we have no eyewitness testimony. It's all just stories written by people who don't even _claim_ to have witnessed anything themselves. _"How can we reconcile this with the idea that there's an intelligent designer"_ Well, it seems to take a whole lot of wishful-thinking. _"The reasoning should be, 'OK, there's a bad god'"_ Nope. The reasoning should be 'Why should we believe in a god _at all?_ Do you have *one piece of good evidence* your god is real, rather than just imaginary? If not, then why would you believe that? Just because _that's_ the god you were taught to believe as a child, and you really, really want it to be real?' _"If your pain and suffering means there is no god, then the good and pleasures must mean there is a god"_ Heh, heh. *What???* How did you come up with _that_ bizarre idea? Pain and suffering doesn't mean there's no god. After all, there could be a god who doesn't give a _crap_ about human beings. But similarly, good stuff doesn't _require_ a god. You are just making a whole lot of unnecessary assumptions, apparently because you really, really want to defend your religious beliefs (but you have no good evidence they're actually true?). _"The smallest amount of evidence for any entity knocks off all the evidences for the absence of that entity"_ Heh, heh. You _wish!_ In reality, I don't _need_ evidence for the absence of an entity. If you have no good evidence that the entity actually exists, that's all I need. I don't need evidence that magic leprechauns, fairies, Bigfoot, demons, Spiderman, gods, or gremlins _don't_ exist. As long as you have no good evidence they _do_ exist, I have no good reason for _believing_ that they do. Of course, I can't rule them out. But I don't have to take them seriously as long as you have no good evidence that they're real. _"this light that proceeds from God"_ *Evidence?* _"He is the light of the world"_ *Evidence?* _"It is the truth"_ *Evidence?* _"There are hundreds of prophecies that have been fulfilled"_ *Evidence?* How about *one* specific example? Can you pick out *one* fulfilled prophecy and *make your case?* Why is *one* too much to ask? Here, I'll help you out with these criteria for a fulfilled prophecy. A prophecy must be: 1. Made clearly and demonstrably prior to the events predicted. 2. Intended to be a prediction. 3. A non-mundane claim. 4. Answerable only by a single, clear, verifiable occurrence. 5. Not open to interpretation. 6. Not something people actively attempted to fulfill. _"It is a straightforward positive claim"_ It _is_ a claim - an extremely vague claim. But can you demonstrate that your claim is actually true with even *one* specific example? Then why should I pay any attention to your claims? Claims are easy. _Every_ religion makes claims, just because of how easy it is to make claims. Heck, even my three-year-old neighbor can make claims. It's not hard. But your claims aren't going to be convincing unless you can back them up with good evidence. Because *evidence* is how we distinguish reality from delusion and wishful-thinking.
Bill garthright My goodness you wrote a lot of nonsense. We have no proof that Jesus existed, no proof the bible is true, that is correct, no one today was alive in those times. But when you say no evidence no eye witnesses to the events in the bible, you are sadly mistaken. Historically, Geographically and Archeology all prove the truth of the bible. Secular and non secular scholars have written about many of the events in the bible. The new Testament have eyewitness accounts of Jesus recorded when they were with Him. You obviously have never read the bible, never accepted Christ as your saviour, have never received the Holy Spirit as your comments show The bible has stood the test of time, thousands or possibly millions have tried to disprove it, and a lot like you through ignorance. As scripture says broad is the road to destruction, and plenty like you are on it. Plenty of wonderful scriptures show the love of God for all humanity, His plan of salvation for the whole world. Leave you with this simple message Faith alone in Christ alone Pray you find the narrow gate to salvation
@@anilkanda611 That's it? You're not going to reply to a single thing I said? I guess I must have been right about everything, huh? :) Or else you're only concerned with preaching to the choir, I suppose.
Here is one prophecy example for you to consider: read Isaiah 53; written about 700 years before John 19 - which describes Jesus’s death exactly as foretold! Jesus allowed himself to be sacrificed for you so that you and I may have eternal life if only you believe and confess that he is Lord! John 5:24 Open you eyes and your heart 🔥
@@AndrewStrack-l7x _"Here is one prophecy example for you to consider: read Isaiah 53; written about 700 years before John 19 - which describes Jesus’s death exactly as foretold!"_ OK, thanks! Something specific that I can actually judge for myself? That's what I wanted. So,... how does it hold up? 1) Was it made before the events predicted? Yes. Most, at least, seems to have been written during the Babylonian captivity (a real crisis in Israel, note). 2) Was it intended to be a prediction? Well, there's no mention of Jesus or even of a messiah in Isaiah 53. The Jews certainly don't interpret the passage that way (remember, it's _their_ 'holy text'), and neither do most scholars, as far as I can tell. They seem to think that the passage refers to Israel itself. It's just a poetic way of describing the struggles of Israel during the Babylonian captivity. Indeed, I don't know why you think it has anything to do with Jesus, I really don't. If you read the rest of Isaiah, it seems to be talking about who will rescue Israel from the Babylonian captivity - *not* Jesus. (I've heard it refers to Cyrus the Great, since that's who _did_ end their exile.) For example, Isaiah 41:25 - "I have stirred up one from the north, and he comes-one from the rising sun who calls on my name. He treads on rulers as if they were mortar, as if he were a potter treading the clay." There's no way you can interpret that as meaning Jesus, can you? Of course, I'm not qualified to interpret ancient books, and I won't pretend otherwise. I don't _need_ to do that, though. I just need to judge your specific claim here. And - sorry - it certainly doesn't seem like your claim holds up. 3) Is it a non-mundane claim? It doesn't seem to be a claim _at all_ - or, at least, not the claim you want it to be. 4) Answerable only by a single, clear, verifiable occurrence? It definitely fails under _this_ criteria, doesn't it? It's not clear _at all_ what it means. But it certainly doesn't seem to point to Jesus, let alone _clearly._ 5) It fails this, too, because it depends _entirely_ on some very imaginative interpretation. (Not just you, of course. I know you've heard this from other Christians who've imagined it this way, likely because that's what they really, really _want_ to be true.) 6) You might think it passes the sixth criteria of a successful prophecy, at least. How could this be "something people actively attempted to fulfill"? But whoever wrote the Gospel of John well knew what it said in Isaiah , right? (And we have no reason to think that he'd ever _met_ Jesus.) However, you specify John 5:24, and that has absolutely nothing to do with Isaiah, as far as I can tell. So,... I don't see how this applies, one way or another. In conclusion, we have an excerpt from an old Jewish text which seems to have nothing to do with Jesus - a text which doesn't seem to be a prophecy _at all,_ let alone something that was fulfilled. (Was it a prophecy about Cyrus the Great? Maybe? But that's where the dating would matter. And that's inconclusive, at best.) Is _that_ really the best you have? I appreciate the reply. I _absolutely_ appreciate that you were willing to be specific. Christians are _never_ willing to be specific. It's always just vague claims. So I definitely appreciate that you were different! Thank you. You actually gave me something I could judge for myself. And I enjoy looking into these claims. But it just doesn't seem to hold up. Sorry. And it's not even _close,_ either. I really don't understand how you can imagine that this was a fulfilled prophecy.
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For atheists: see the caterpillars to butterflies experiment about memory retention. In the middle of the transformation, there is no life but only molecules prior to it becoming a butterfly. So where is the memory being kept?
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There's another very fundamental difference between the Creator God and the other gods that exist. The Creator God made the lessor gods. Humans view those who can do things they can't as gods. These gods were created by the God of Creation, my God. I won't worship an imitation of the real God when He is available. These other gods (Fallen Messengers, Fallen Angels) left their natural estate with God and followed Satan (Lucifer) and got ejected from Heaven for their sins.
Yes. Fallen angels are worshipped but they are not God. There is only one. *don't forget to like and subscribe for more. Thanks friend.
_"The Creator God made the lessor gods."_
*Evidence?* Do you have *one piece of good evidence* that's actually true? Or is this just what you were taught to believe as a child?
@@Bill_Garthright The book of Exodus.
Exodus 20:3-5. John 1-3. and more. Even in today's world the phrase "He's a god." or "She's a goddess" is used to refer to people who are adored. Going back in Greek mythology the Oracles of Delphine were said to have been the wives of Noah's 3 sons. The "gods" were the sons and grandchildren of Noah according to some researchers. According to the timeline, Noah lived long enough to see the Tower of Babble through its destruction and the confusion of tongues.
@@nschlaak exactly.
@@nschlaak
_"The book of Exodus."_
What about it? I asked you for evidence. You replied with the name of a story we already _know_ didn't actually happen. But stories aren't always true _anyway._ That's why I asked you for evidence.
Other gods exist so that we might worship and serve them. Jesus earned our worship and praise by becoming a servant, even unto death, so that He might save those who cannot save themselves.
there is only one God.
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_"Other gods exist so that we might worship and serve them."_
*Evidence?*
@@yaphehx
_"there is only one God."_
*Evidence?*
@@anilkanda611
_"One God only!"_
*Evidence?*
I keep hearing claims - diverse, contradictory claims from different theists (almost always depending on which religion they were taught to believe as a child) - but never even *one* piece of good evidence backing them up.
who has gone in search of God through his legitimate trials through research to understand the purpose or meaning of each individual element.
Could you restate what you are meaning.
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I want to ask. My questions... 1. The reality that we can see right now is that in this universe there are trillions of trillions of planets and galaxies. If there are countless trillions of trillions of planets... maybe not only planet Earth has living creatures inhabiting it...? For example, if there are a trillion other planets that have living creatures like Earth and its inhabitants are various types of non-human creatures, would Jesus also be God on those one trillion inhabited planets...? 2. The real facts that we can know right now... the earth is approximately 10 million km, the sun is 1.3 million times as big as the earth, and there is a star called U Scuty that is tens of billions of times as big as the sun . If the celestial bodies were super massive in size like that, the number in the trillions would be uncountable. How big do you think God the Creator is, bro...? Maybe God is only as big as the man Jesus...? 3. According to scientists, the universe is more than 13 billion years old, whereas according to historians, Adam and Eve only existed about 7 thousand years ago. Based on this science... maybe the universe has been empty without any living creatures inhabiting it for more than 13 billion years...? So what was Jesus doing for 13 billion years before there were humans, Adam and Eve...? Please answer me!!!!?!!!
God did not make other gods people make gods of trees, cars, houses, their kids, images etc. and
worship them. God the creator of Heaven and earth said thou shall not have any other gods before me so there is no way that God made others gods when He tells us do not worship anything besides Him
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A favorite atheist question, what about people who have never heard of the gospel: these will die in their sin, just as billions have heard but still don't believe.
you honestly believe people who never heard the scriptures, born in a place where there were no missionaries or religious freedoms, never had a missionary reach them are automatically lost?
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@@anilkanda611 - Yes. God knows every sheep that are His: and He will come looking for these even in the depth of the Amazon jungle.
Then why did Jesus have to die on the cross
There are many reasons. They are mentioned in The Bible. One of them is to prove "self-sacrifice" for the good of God works, even in the material realm and even when there was no guilt or rational reason to be subjected to it.
For the sins of man, even the smallest sin, seperated man from God, because all have sin, and the wages of sin is death. The Word of God had come down to earth as Jesus, lived a sinless life and used His life as a representative for all mankind, and as the leader, all the responsibilities, all the sins of the world were put on Him, and God poured all His wrath toward sins, all of His hatred to the one thing that seperated Him and His beloved creation, on Jesus, so that we, His beloved creation, who have received His Word, won't have to suffered His wrath anymore. And Jesus, while carrying all the sins, He remained sinless, He kept God's commandment, which is to love God with all His heart, with all His strength and with all His mind, also love His neighbor as Himself, so after the body of Jesus died for sins of the world, God then see a sinless life, so He resurrected Jesus, and after that, who wants to reconnect themselves to God can come under Jesus, for God had provided a way for us through Jesus Christ.
Read Romans 1:19-20. God has given evidence of His existence to EVERYONE. NO EXCUSES 🤨
let him explain why christianity is the only faith that teaches the opposite of its prophet/jesus Jesus ' greatest command worship OUR lord the one god only ' fell on face in prayer/prostrated fasted. abstained from pork started Sabbath sundown Friday. muslims all day Friday. christians on sun day the day Rome worshipped the sun god. oy vey. muslim 2002
Actually Seventh Day Adventists believe all those things. They adhere to the Bible.*dont forget to like and subscribe for more! Thanks friend.
Yeah this guy is still full of crap... God doesnt save everyone.... He has never chosen to do that, Romans 9 clearly ststes this. I find it ridiculous when people say that everyobe has the option to get saved or not according to there own will. Its absurd.
He doesn’t believe that either. People have to choose.
Second, the idea that God destined some people to be saved and some people to be lost is wicked. Read scripture better and get away from your Calvinistic Hindu beliefs.
@@anilkanda611 first off your wrong so very wrong. Even though I put it in my text you didn't read Roman's 9. Especially the part where it said God loved Jacob and hated Esau. You know while they were unborn and still in the womb. It goes on to say God chose to love one and hate the other just for the purpose of election. That's his free choice not Jacob or Esau's. It specifically stated there is no unrighteousness with God for doing that, and that the creator has the power to make one in honor and one for dishonor. Then it goes on to point out Pharoah and how God hardened heart. So he would send the plagues and have his name declared throughout the universe. Jesus in Mathew spoke to people in parables. The apostles asked why and Jesus said he had to or God would have to have saved a lot of people that were not supposed to be saved. With over 20 different verses in the Bible talking about predestination and how it says you can only come to the father by Jesus and you where called by the father. Jesus always said he is here to do his father's will. God put a stumbling stone a rock of offense at the gates of zion. The big one when those guys cried oh lord we can't out demons in your name preformed miricales and prophesied in your name. God's reply get away from me I NEVER KNEW YOU. YOU ARE THE ONE LYING HERE. YOUR THE ONE THAT NEEDS TO STUDY SCRIPTURE AS YOU HAVE NO CLUE WHO GOD IS. THATS GODS CHOICE NOT YOURS SO GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
@@vikingskuld Friend, when you fail and you will, God's grace will be there for you. Don't ever think to yourself God has not willed you to be saved. Go to Him. It is your choice to choose salvation or not.
"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9
Ask a different theist, get a different answer. Why should I take _any_ of this seriously?
@@Bill_Garthright Don't give up. There are answers and good ones that make sense with the heart and mind.
Christ has given in unmistakable terms that everyone is going to heaven or hell according to their good deeds and bad deed or whether they helped others or hurt others. We can help others when we follow his teachings of unconditional love for everyone.in our Vedas the characters of Prajapathy are clearly shown by Christ . Read carefully these characters,you will end up with Christ.
\ We will be judged by our faulty works if we dont have a Savior-Its your works or Christ works.*Don't forget to like and subscribe for more content! Thanks friend.
We are not saved based upon our good works, they are like filthy rags in the sight of God. We are saved based upon the finished work on the cross of Jesus Christ. We are saved by grace not by works. The good works we do, we do out of love for God and in obedience to God's Word
_"What do you think is the fundamental difference of the god that's found in scripture than the portrayal of other gods"_
As far as I can tell, there is none. I mean, _every_ god, _every_ magical being, that people believe in or have believed in is different from the others. But there's no _fundamental_ difference that I can see. They all seem pretty much the same.
_"It was witnessed by people and written down in the same generation"_
I can't tell if this guy is deliberately lying or just... shading the truth in order to give the wrong impression here. As far as I know, we have no eyewitness testimony. It's all just stories written by people who don't even _claim_ to have witnessed anything themselves.
_"How can we reconcile this with the idea that there's an intelligent designer"_
Well, it seems to take a whole lot of wishful-thinking.
_"The reasoning should be, 'OK, there's a bad god'"_
Nope. The reasoning should be 'Why should we believe in a god _at all?_ Do you have *one piece of good evidence* your god is real, rather than just imaginary? If not, then why would you believe that? Just because _that's_ the god you were taught to believe as a child, and you really, really want it to be real?'
_"If your pain and suffering means there is no god, then the good and pleasures must mean there is a god"_
Heh, heh. *What???* How did you come up with _that_ bizarre idea?
Pain and suffering doesn't mean there's no god. After all, there could be a god who doesn't give a _crap_ about human beings. But similarly, good stuff doesn't _require_ a god. You are just making a whole lot of unnecessary assumptions, apparently because you really, really want to defend your religious beliefs (but you have no good evidence they're actually true?).
_"The smallest amount of evidence for any entity knocks off all the evidences for the absence of that entity"_
Heh, heh. You _wish!_ In reality, I don't _need_ evidence for the absence of an entity. If you have no good evidence that the entity actually exists, that's all I need.
I don't need evidence that magic leprechauns, fairies, Bigfoot, demons, Spiderman, gods, or gremlins _don't_ exist. As long as you have no good evidence they _do_ exist, I have no good reason for _believing_ that they do. Of course, I can't rule them out. But I don't have to take them seriously as long as you have no good evidence that they're real.
_"this light that proceeds from God"_
*Evidence?*
_"He is the light of the world"_
*Evidence?*
_"It is the truth"_
*Evidence?*
_"There are hundreds of prophecies that have been fulfilled"_
*Evidence?*
How about *one* specific example? Can you pick out *one* fulfilled prophecy and *make your case?* Why is *one* too much to ask?
Here, I'll help you out with these criteria for a fulfilled prophecy. A prophecy must be:
1. Made clearly and demonstrably prior to the events predicted.
2. Intended to be a prediction.
3. A non-mundane claim.
4. Answerable only by a single, clear, verifiable occurrence.
5. Not open to interpretation.
6. Not something people actively attempted to fulfill.
_"It is a straightforward positive claim"_
It _is_ a claim - an extremely vague claim. But can you demonstrate that your claim is actually true with even *one* specific example? Then why should I pay any attention to your claims?
Claims are easy. _Every_ religion makes claims, just because of how easy it is to make claims. Heck, even my three-year-old neighbor can make claims. It's not hard. But your claims aren't going to be convincing unless you can back them up with good evidence. Because *evidence* is how we distinguish reality from delusion and wishful-thinking.
Bill garthright
My goodness you wrote a lot of nonsense.
We have no proof that Jesus existed, no proof the bible is true, that is correct, no one today was alive in those times.
But when you say no evidence no eye witnesses to the events in the bible, you are sadly mistaken.
Historically, Geographically and Archeology all prove the truth of the bible.
Secular and non secular scholars have written about many of the events in the bible.
The new Testament have eyewitness accounts of Jesus recorded when they were with Him.
You obviously have never read the bible, never accepted Christ as your saviour, have never received the Holy Spirit as your comments show
The bible has stood the test of time, thousands or possibly millions have tried to disprove it, and a lot like you through ignorance.
As scripture says broad is the road to destruction, and plenty like you are on it.
Plenty of wonderful scriptures show the love of God for all humanity, His plan of salvation for the whole world.
Leave you with this simple message
Faith alone in Christ alone
Pray you find the narrow gate to salvation
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That's it? You're not going to reply to a single thing I said? I guess I must have been right about everything, huh? :) Or else you're only concerned with preaching to the choir, I suppose.
Here is one prophecy example for you to consider: read Isaiah 53; written about 700 years before John 19 - which describes Jesus’s death exactly as foretold! Jesus allowed himself to be sacrificed for you so that you and I may have eternal life if only you believe and confess that he is Lord! John 5:24 Open you eyes and your heart 🔥
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_"Here is one prophecy example for you to consider: read Isaiah 53; written about 700 years before John 19 - which describes Jesus’s death exactly as foretold!"_
OK, thanks! Something specific that I can actually judge for myself? That's what I wanted. So,... how does it hold up?
1) Was it made before the events predicted? Yes. Most, at least, seems to have been written during the Babylonian captivity (a real crisis in Israel, note).
2) Was it intended to be a prediction? Well, there's no mention of Jesus or even of a messiah in Isaiah 53. The Jews certainly don't interpret the passage that way (remember, it's _their_ 'holy text'), and neither do most scholars, as far as I can tell. They seem to think that the passage refers to Israel itself. It's just a poetic way of describing the struggles of Israel during the Babylonian captivity. Indeed, I don't know why you think it has anything to do with Jesus, I really don't.
If you read the rest of Isaiah, it seems to be talking about who will rescue Israel from the Babylonian captivity - *not* Jesus. (I've heard it refers to Cyrus the Great, since that's who _did_ end their exile.) For example, Isaiah 41:25 - "I have stirred up one from the north, and he comes-one from the rising sun who calls on my name. He treads on rulers as if they were mortar, as if he were a potter treading the clay." There's no way you can interpret that as meaning Jesus, can you?
Of course, I'm not qualified to interpret ancient books, and I won't pretend otherwise. I don't _need_ to do that, though. I just need to judge your specific claim here. And - sorry - it certainly doesn't seem like your claim holds up.
3) Is it a non-mundane claim? It doesn't seem to be a claim _at all_ - or, at least, not the claim you want it to be.
4) Answerable only by a single, clear, verifiable occurrence? It definitely fails under _this_ criteria, doesn't it? It's not clear _at all_ what it means. But it certainly doesn't seem to point to Jesus, let alone _clearly._
5) It fails this, too, because it depends _entirely_ on some very imaginative interpretation. (Not just you, of course. I know you've heard this from other Christians who've imagined it this way, likely because that's what they really, really _want_ to be true.)
6) You might think it passes the sixth criteria of a successful prophecy, at least. How could this be "something people actively attempted to fulfill"? But whoever wrote the Gospel of John well knew what it said in Isaiah , right? (And we have no reason to think that he'd ever _met_ Jesus.)
However, you specify John 5:24, and that has absolutely nothing to do with Isaiah, as far as I can tell. So,... I don't see how this applies, one way or another.
In conclusion, we have an excerpt from an old Jewish text which seems to have nothing to do with Jesus - a text which doesn't seem to be a prophecy _at all,_ let alone something that was fulfilled. (Was it a prophecy about Cyrus the Great? Maybe? But that's where the dating would matter. And that's inconclusive, at best.)
Is _that_ really the best you have? I appreciate the reply. I _absolutely_ appreciate that you were willing to be specific. Christians are _never_ willing to be specific. It's always just vague claims. So I definitely appreciate that you were different! Thank you. You actually gave me something I could judge for myself. And I enjoy looking into these claims.
But it just doesn't seem to hold up. Sorry. And it's not even _close,_ either. I really don't understand how you can imagine that this was a fulfilled prophecy.