I asked ChatGPT 3.5 to write a short paper for me about what it means if the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are three parts of God like the mind, the body and the spirit or like the body, the spirit and the soul, of a person:
My purpose is not to create contention between my Christian brothers regarding certain doctrinal issues. Paul teaches that we should build up one another.
I read 3rd Angel's post of Nov 19, 2022 and I am hoping he will follow what I am about to say regarding that subject. But first I feel it is...
It might be helpful for me to explain my own reasons for thinking that the gospels mostly contain lessons that were taught by a real person who taught in and between Galilee and Judea near the end of the Second Temple period. It's partly from many years of study and practice trying to learn to...
i would argue that in fact most historians have no problem with the historicity of Christ. I think that we are more than adequately able to attest to the fact that Christ 100% really existed at exactly the time the bible says He did and that he was crucified on the cross.
The point of...
"Critical scholars have developed a number of criteria to evaluate the probability, or historical authenticity, of an attested event or saying represented in the gospels. These criteria are the criterion of dissimilarity; the criterion of embarrassment; the criterion of multiple attestation; the...
His closest disciples, according to the synoptic gospels, were totally discombobulated by his arrest and execution. It seems that isn’t what they were expecting. It seems also that at some point, they or someone else decided to put a different spin on it, and by the time it was all written down...
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As To Our Understanding: Back Then On Nisan 15 Friday Passover/UB Holy Day Passover Meal (Sedar) Eaten In The Previous Evening (Thursday) Jesus In the Grave 1st. Night And 2nd. Day Guards Stationed At Tomb...
Given that Paul was inspired by Jesus, Jesus is responsible for Paul's effort in starting the Christian movement. In any case, someone who has over one billion followers today, can hardly be called a failure.
Jesus failed his second coming prophecy too. The NT prophets were saying then that, "he is coming back REALLY soon, guys!" 2,000 years time is an extremely long time to still be waiting for the green light. It's a failed prophecy.
Jesus didn't try to convert Jews. He was trying to prepare them for the coming Kingdom. Yes, he failed as a Jewish Messiah to fulfill the prophecies. No peace on earth...
Paul didn't go by himself. He believed he was sent by Jesus...
Yes, Christians believe that all this was prophesied and...
We could say Jesus failed in some things .. succeeded in others .. but yes .. in many of the main areas he failed ... and in fact his very last words are an expression of Failure "My God .. My God .. why have you forsaken me" Even his God has failed him.
His mission .. to have...
Apostles. Jesus' disciples have been countless.
And Jesus knew it would happen. He called it. As for the betrayel. That one had to happen. Hows this a failure?
And? Public executions used to be a form of entertainment. That treatment was very normal.
Not all of them, and initially it was...
Gaslighting. As if people are told to be poor teachers and preachers and to fail. Its like saying "Tell my why I should become a Christian," because you've mixed things up so bad that the only possible thing is to explain Christianity from scratch. Its against the rules for people to do so...
God's plan for each Messenger are for a Day of God, which spans approximately 1000 years. The person and life of the Messenger lay the foundatiin of our required virtues and morals, the Message lays the foundations for the future generations to build the Faiths potential.
Thus we can only...
I think it is important to note why Jesus came into this world. It was not to garner followers during his lifetime. The mission that God gave Jesus to was to reveal God to humanity. That mission was accomplished when the New Testament was written and canonized.
Another job Jesus had to do...