Then show us how other religions are like Christianity in the fact that the only way to be pleasing to the deity is by doing nothing yourself but allow that deity to do the work.
Which "God?"
"Proof" of a not so truthful sort "is possible."
I'd probably just veer a bit too far away from conventional Christian narrative at this point.
The system wouldn't break. It's being in the system that's problematic.
Right.
With Great persecution of Christians comes Great erasure of evidence.
It did and it didn't. The main reason our current denominations of Christianity exist is that the Roman Empire sought a new state religion in the midst of civil unrest. Christianity, with a little editorial license, fit the bill (monotheism was made to be politically advantageous). At a certain point, disputing the claims of the Latin Vulgate became tantamount to disputing Roman authority, and you need look no further than the inquisition to understand the Roman response to "heresy."
It was.
So his death and reroll was a substitute for animal slaughter for the mid-Abrahamist crowd. Still not seeing how a guy that got a better deal than the rest of us in death made a sacrifice.
This is hilarious. You are true Christian-mind product... ThxYeah, it doesn't really answer my question, but thanks for trying
For example, I don't see what would be so bad if God appeared on CNN every morning and gave us a sermon and told us what he thought of the state of the world and gave his advice to his children. We'd sit in front of our TVs and listen to his wise words. Then we'd all go to church and worship him and sign hymns.
We'd still need faith that he's actually a good guy and is there to do good for us - because hey, he could be lying. You'd need faith to believe in him and his goodness, even though you're already convinced 100% that he exists - cause hey, he's on CNN every morning.
Isn't there a quote in the Bible that says something like: "K so you guys will not see me again. I am going into hiding, because ________. Worship me and seek me out. Peace". I mean, probably not, but I haven't read the Bible in a long time.
But then Moses couldn't have been given the entirety of the 5 books, since he was already dead before Joshua would have finished them...
Say WHAT?!
I meant influence on world history...Say WHAT?!
Julius Caesar left writings - you know, stuff he wrote himself. Stuff that wasn't written down decades after his death and twisted into philosophical pretzels by followers who had their own political agendas. Julius Caesar's likeness was on the coinage, there were statues, busts, his contemporaries wrote about him while he was still alive, and he had descendants - none of whom history denies existed.
Sheesh.
While conceding that Jesus probably actually existed, this claim is way off.
This is just a statement. Here's another: you are wrong.
Which is a entirely different claim, so not sure how your original statement could have this meaning.
