Bible Question:
I was on a forum talking about God when he asked me some questions I couls not answer... I will post the convo below: Him: The New Testament was added to the Old Testament, what does that say about it's authors? Me: It says that God sent someone to saves us...Jesus! AMEN! Him: Yes, which contradicts what the Old Testament says about it ,NOTHING! There is a passage about a savior, but that prophesy supposedly came true in the Old Testament, and has nothing to do with Jesus. Your savior is a fabrication, and the people who wrote about him can't even get their facts straight among them. Paul knew nothing of a man named Jesus, only a spirit. The rest of the gospels can't agree on his birth parents, either human or divine. The day, he died, who was at his grave, how long he was dead, etc. are all different. Not to mention his death causing the dead to rise, a fact that is for some reason left out of local history of the time period. If someone could help me answer this ASAP I would Greatly appreciate it! Thank you!!!-MLove |
Bible Answer: Greetings, I enjoy topics like these. Cause it shows the stupidity of skeptics. First off, There is more than one single passage in the Old Testament about the Massiah. One of my personal Favorites is in Micah. I love the book of Micah, because it lays out like a time line. Chapter one predicts the fall of Israel and Judah. Chapter two predicts the period of exhile in babylon. Chapter three speaks of a period of darkness from God. A time when he won't speak to the prophets. This fits perfectly with the 400 years between the testiments. Chapters 4 predicts the coming of peace in the land, which can be the Pax Romana, or peace of the Roman Empire. Chapter 5 talks about the Messiah himself. I could go on and lay out the rest of the book of Micah, but this is enough to prove my first point. Micah was living during the same time as the Prophets Isaiah and Hosea. They were the earliest of the Prophets. Micah predicts the events of the fall of Judah and Israel. He predicts the 400 years between the testiments. He predicts the peace under the roman empire. He predicts the coming Christ. He lays it out perfectly in a concise time line. Second, he claims that Jesus is a fabrication. If so, then he is one hell of a fabrication. There are roman manuscripts confirming the existance of Jesus, where he was born, that he died of crucifixion, and that there was no body after the Crucifixion. You also have confirmed accounts of the first church members willing to die over this so called fabrication. NO man is willing to die over a lie, let alone the untold number of martyrs during the first century. There are reputable modern day historians who will hail the Gospel writers as being Historically accurate. Dr. Luke specifically has been hailed the most accurate historian of the 1st century. It has been said that there is more historical and archeological support for the life and existance of Jesus Christ, than there is combined evidence to prove that Socrates, Plato, and Alexander the Great even lived. Jesus was a real person. Anyone who denies that is a moron. Third, he says that Paul never knew Jesus. Paul was a pharisee. And given the time that Paul had his encounter, he would have known who Jesus was and what Jesus taught just as well as the Diciples. Paul talks and names Jesus time and time again through out his epistles. He knew Jesus. Fourth, He claims that the Bible has inconsistancies about the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. Not true. You have the same story told by 4 different people. One is speaking to Jews, one is speaking to Gentiles, one is speaking about a hero, and another is speaking about his best friend. All four are speaking about the same man. To expect the gospel writers to all say the exact same thing about an event, and include the same exact information is rediculous. The facts are all present and consistant. One will add a tidbit that the other 3 don't. Big deal!! Again, he's being a moron. He talks about some things being left out of local history. Well DUH!!! Matthew 28:11-15 tells you that the High Priests told the soldiers to lie. They covered it up. This guy reminds me of the type who knows his version of the truth, and doesn't want to be confused with facts. The facts are there staring him in the face. Jesusman |