It is not actually ISIS propaganda. It is based on history, the original sacred writings including the Quran and the hadith, the earliest and most reliable Muslim historians themselves (see Is Islam a peace-loving religion?). ISIS is a fundamentalist sect of Islam. When we someone is a...
I certainly do not hate Muslims. In fact, as a Christian I am called to love them and do love Muslims. However, the teachings that they generally follow (primarily the Quran) are a totally different issue.
While the Quran has some good teachings, such as humility (Sura 25:63), patience (Sura...
Why will our lives be better if there was no Religion.
The best answer to this is obvious to me. This farce known as "Religious Forums" would have no reason to exist for all the atheists, agnostics and cultists who rule here. If religion had no benefit otherwise, that would certainly be the...
While there are certainly many, easily a majority I believe of peace-loving Muslims, the Islamic religion does face a crisis. The problem seems to stem from the Quran with its many passages that seem to promote violence. I say this not because I believe the Quran has passages which promote...
My statement only applies to the accepted primary definition. You can make up your own definitions as you go and nobody will understand you. I'll be happy to stick to a common understanding. If you're something else, more power to you. Another religionist, I'm sure!
Dictionary.com: "the doctrine or belief that there is no God." (primary defintion). What's biased or narrow about the main definition in the English language??? Seriously?
This is really easy! Think about it. "Atheism" is a religion and just like any other "ism" has a foundational belief. In this case that "belief" is that there is no God!"
Some scholars think some of Josephus' writings about Jesus are an interpolation, but not all are considered such by any scholars that I know about. While you are right that Jesus never encountered Jesus before his death, burial and resurrection, he did encounter him after his resurrection, while...
I can see that you are so prejudiced against Scripture that you cannot even entertain the idea that it is just as valid as any history. You are certainly entitled to such an opinion. Now that I know where you're coming from (I was of such a mindset myself many years ago) I will spend no more...
Wow! How many times did you read the Bible before you came up with that? Or how told you that???
"Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
To Gods elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, 2 who have been chosen according to the...
A little reality check might be helpful here:
The New Testament Documents vividly pictures the comparison between the New Testament and ancient historical writings: "Perhaps we can appreciate how wealthy the New Testament is in manuscript attestation if we compare the textual material for other...
A little reality check might be helpful here:
The New Testament Documents vividly pictures the comparison between the New Testament and ancient historical writings: "Perhaps we can appreciate how wealthy the New Testament is in manuscript attestation if we compare the textual material for other...
I have an book of biblical archaeology backing up the NT from which would take days for me to post exhaustively. What citations can you provide for your claim?
Happy to enlighten you to the truth of the matter:
Non-biblical Sources for Historicity of Jesus
1C. CORNELIUS TACITUS (born A.D. 52-54)
A Roman historian, in 112 A.D., Governor of Asia, son-in-law of Julius Agricola who was Governor of Britain A.D. 80-84.
Writing of the reign of Nero...
Can you explain to me what you mean, by "it makes it makes no difference to the gospel of Paul"? 1 Corinthians 15 is not dealing with a gospel of Paul, it is the Gospel or Good News of Christ (Rom. 1:16)! How can the meaning of 1 Cor. 15 not be affected by what you are saying and vice-versa? It...
I assume that this means that you believe that the writers who say they were eyewitnesses, e.g. Peter and John lied and did not really ever see him and/or didn't even have the names they claimed. If this is true in spite of the overwhelming volume of written records, why would you believe any...
So just because his body died while on the cross, that doesn't mean the man Jesus died on the cross. Is that what you believe? Since you take the Bible very seriously, what do you think it means in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 where Paul refers to the gospel that saves as Jesus' death, burial and...
No, my statement was "the historical record of manuscript evidence backing up the New Testament makes the very existence of Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great questionable by comparison". This is a true statement. The weight of the historical record, which comes from ancient manuscripts by...