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  1. Brian2

    There are no eyewitness accounts of Jesus in the New Testament

    Acts has "we" passages, showing that the writer was with Paul. To no avail it seems. These passages are just dismissed by people who are critical. They say that this is a common literary tool used to trick people into thinking that a person was actually there. IOW nothing wins against true...
  2. Brian2

    There are no eyewitness accounts of Jesus in the New Testament

    Billions of people are Christians. Maybe you have it wrong. There are people who claim that Jesus did not exist and others who claim that the gospels were made up. There are modern historians who reject the supernatural claims in historical records and from that standpoint of scholarly...
  3. Brian2

    There are no eyewitness accounts of Jesus in the New Testament

    It does not matter if I cannot prove my "belief" in the supernatural. I am not making a scientific hypothesis that needs proving. All I can do is lay out the evidence as I see it and point out the errors in the attacks that people bring against that evidence. One error is that many people, and...
  4. Brian2

    Many many Chariot wheels found at bottom of Red sea.

    I have done it. Which passage are you talking about? It is easy to show that this passage is talking about the generation that saw all the things that Jesus had just mentioned. Matt 24:32 “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you...
  5. Brian2

    What the New Testament says about God is true

    Maybe there is a difference if the Bible God is capable of suffering and other emotions.
  6. Brian2

    Many many Chariot wheels found at bottom of Red sea.

    It is easy enough to show that Jesus did not mean that He would return in the lifetime of the people He was talking to,,,,,,,,,,, or at least that it does not have to mean that.
  7. Brian2

    What the New Testament says about God is true

    Impassible, with an "i" means: 1 a : incapable of suffering or of experiencing pain b : inaccessible to injury 2 : incapable of feeling : impassive
  8. Brian2

    Many many Chariot wheels found at bottom of Red sea.

    That sounds like a misinterpretation of what Jesus said. Have you ever thought how odd it is for gospels that are claimed to have been written after the generation of Jesus day has died, to be saying that Jesus will return before they all die. Maybe the gospels were written by people who wanted...
  9. Brian2

    There are no eyewitness accounts of Jesus in the New Testament

    I have a faith and for that I do not need to verify my beliefs before believing them. I have enough evidence for my faith. The body of information I have is what indicates to me that my faith is correct. Humans can and do but science is or should be more neutral about that and so should not...
  10. Brian2

    What the New Testament says about God is true

    If you are only looking at beliefs about the attributes of God and how believers should conduct themselves towards God, there may not be much. Is it Baha'i that says that God is impassible?
  11. Brian2

    Members leaving -- and religious debate.

    That might depend on the person reading it and how they define faith and belief.
  12. Brian2

    What the New Testament says about God is true

    Yes there are points of agreement and points of disagreement.
  13. Brian2

    Many many Chariot wheels found at bottom of Red sea.

    I personally do not use that find of chariot wheels in the red sea as proof of anything, and I don't find it in archaeological sites I may visit for evidence of the Exodus. I do not know the ins and outs of the find and why it was rejected as legitimate. However it could be evidence that the...
  14. Brian2

    Members leaving -- and religious debate.

    A religious forum is a forum for various faiths. Many atheists don't even like the idea of "faith" and claim that their beliefs are really "lack of beliefs" and that there is no faith involved in their worldview. This seems to be a lack of insight on the part of the atheist. So an atheist is...
  15. Brian2

    There are no eyewitness accounts of Jesus in the New Testament

    John 2:18 So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” 19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20 The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple,[c] and will you raise it up in three days?” 21 But...
  16. Brian2

    There are no eyewitness accounts of Jesus in the New Testament

    It cannot be shown that the supernatural exists or that it does not exist. The logical conclusion might be that we do not know, but imo there is evidence for the supernatural even if science has not confirmed my suspicions, so I believe and you either stick to your "neutral" position or say that...
  17. Brian2

    There are no eyewitness accounts of Jesus in the New Testament

    I suppose it depends which definition of evidence you are using. It cannot be proven that the supernatural is real, science is not up to the task, but supernatural claims do eliminate the conclusion that the supernatural is non existent however imo, but atheists don't like that reasoning...
  18. Brian2

    There are no eyewitness accounts of Jesus in the New Testament

    Of course if 1Timothy is not Pauline then who knows when that quote was written. I don't live my life on the opinions of some scholars however, but there is wriggle room for anyone who still does not like Luke to have been seen as scripture at the time of Paul.
  19. Brian2

    There are no eyewitness accounts of Jesus in the New Testament

    It is clear that the early church took the 4 gospels as reliable and authentic according to what they had been taught through preaching etc. Yes it is not proof but there is enough evidence for me, even if not for you. Thanks but the quote is from what is in the gospel of Luke.
  20. Brian2

    There are no eyewitness accounts of Jesus in the New Testament

    Have you tested that hypothesis or not? Science does not say that the supernatural is not real. That is a leap of faith that atheists make................... despite evidence to the contrary. It is an example of scientism, which is a faith. It is not my problem. I have faith that the...
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