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1 | Is this phrase in scripture? | 1 Corinthians | Amber_G | 76482 | ||
jlynette... This is a phrase that is often thrown around in Chrisitan cirlces as a way to encourage one who is going through difficult times (death, illness, divorce, etc). But the problem is that this statement is untrue. You don't have to be a Christian long to know that God gives (or, more appropriately, allows) us way more toubles and trials than we can ever handle alone. You see, God does not want us to handle our troubles alone. He wants us to grow ever deeper in our dependence on Him. If we tried to handle our problems on our own with out His help, we would (and often do) find ourselves in a much worse circumstance. Many times, I believe, God allows everything in our lives to be shaken up just so we can run to Him and grow deeper in our relationship and trust of Him. |
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2 | First-century source? | NT general Archive 1 | Amber_G | 48508 | ||
Cheryl! Wow! I am amazed at that website. Tim is correct. It will be tough to argue with people who believe that their research (no matter how shoddy and biased) is ineffeible proof. As I read through it, I did see many, many scripture sitings that were taken WAY out of context. In battling intelectual elite-ism (which I frequently do as I work for a major midwestern university), it is important to remind people that there is evidence that can support or discredit any hypothesis. (Evidence can be given to "prove" that gravity does not extist but that doesn't mean that it is not a fact, a law of nature.) It depends on interpretation and the bias of the researcher. I would strongly encourage you to read the book _The Case for Christ_ by Lee Stroebel. It is the best systematic proof of the historicity of Jesus's life, death, burial, ressurection and ascention and the beginings of the church that I have ever seen. After reading that, you should feel better equipped to refute these arguements. You may also want to pass the book along to your friends, offering them "research from the other side of the issue." If people are genuinely searching for the truth, they will be open to all evidence, pro and con. If they are only trying to reconfirm their belief that Jesus never exitisted or that maybe he did, but was just some guy, they can continue on in their sins and have no feeling of guilt. Irrefuteible evidence of Jesus creates responsibilty. If he really is the Son of God, that changes everything. No more situational ethics-- there really is right and wrong! (This is very scary to those who are still in their sins) The thing you might say is, "how can a religion started by an unknown Jewish carpenter in 1st century Palestine, and spread not at the end of a gun or a sword but by asking its believers to make sacrifices (often of their own lives) and to love others enough to do just that, still be effecting people in this day? Ethics have changed, research has varied, opinions, fads and customs have all fluctuated but through out time, the basic tennents of the Christian Church- the virgin birth, the death, burial and resurection, salvation based on faith- have never changed. It is amazing to me (and proof of the awsome power of God) that despite man's efforts to twist, prevert, expunge and explain away the historic Christian faith, millions still come to a saving knowledge of Christ every year. The evidence is in the changes in the lives of believers! Praise God! I will be praying for you! |
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3 | Christ born out of wedlock? | Matt 1:25 | Amber_G | 47750 | ||
Searcher- No, I realize that Mary was pregnant before she married. If you read Jawz's earlier post, he claimed that from scripture, we do not know for sure that Joseph and Mary were ever really "married" but that they were only bethrothed for the duration of life together, and used this "fact" to support the misguided idea that Mary and Joseph never had sex after Christ was born and that Mary bore no other children. My statement was made to show that God would never contradict Himself by allowing His only Son to be born out of the bonds of legal and spiritual marriage. |
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