Food for thought

[King Phenomenon]

Says right in the scriptures, that 2 billion people believe in, that Jesus died, was buried then was ressurected on the third day.

Think about it.....

 

[SalixIncendium]

Why would I think about it?

 

[mikkel_the_dane]

Says right in the scriptures, that 2 billion people believe in, that Jesus died, was buried then was ressurected on the third day.

Think about it.....

Yeah, I have thought about it and still do it differently. What is next?

 

[The Hammer]

And? What about the other 6 billion people?

25% global population (8 vs 2 billion)

Does not a right belief make.

 

[Nimos]

Says right in the scriptures, that 2 billion people believe in, that Jesus died, was buried then was ressurected on the third day.

Think about it.....

What do you mean "Says right in the scriptures"?

I doubt there were even remotely 2 billion people alive on Earth when Jesus died

 

[ChristineM]

Says right in the scriptures, that 2 billion people believe in, that Jesus died, was buried then was ressurected on the third day.

Think about it.....

Yes, I've though about it and studied the period. There are far more realistic possibilities?

 

[ChristineM]

What do you mean "Says right in the scriptures"?

I doubt there were even remotely 2 billion people alive on Earth when Jesus died

I've seen a figures between 170 and 400 million.

 

[Brickjectivity]

You gotta understand that people do not normally believe and live in isolation. The natural human state is to have a leader that we trust. Individual belief and conviction is a luxury usually reserved for the few. Matters of morality are easily offloaded onto a leader. We are often perfectly happy to say "It was not my decision. I was doing what I was told." That a natural human thing to do. That is how armies are made. That is how slavery functions. It is also how childhood works.

Why are there cliques in every school, every office, on every job? Its the human thing. We share the same beliefs, the same convictions. We believe together.

 

[HeatherAnn]

And? What about the other 6 billion people?

25% global population (8 vs 2 billion)

Does not a right belief make.

True. Even if the majority believed something, herd mentality tends to be illogical &/or immoral. My understanding is the resurrection story was added years later.

It’s understandable for people to want some kind of hope for life after death. And it’s true that most of us don’t know enough to know exactly what’s possible & what isn’t. Yet, I personally need some basis of logic or fact from which to base my faith. There is plenty of logical reason to believe in life after death, without needing Constantine & Eusebius’s deceptive dogmas.

 

[We Never Know]

Says right in the scriptures, that 2 billion people believe in, that Jesus died, was buried then was ressurected on the third day.

Think about it.....

Where in the scriptures does it say two billion people believe that?
I mean we didn't hit one billion until 1804.