But... If it is really the Truth from an All-Knowing God, should it be this easy to pick it apart and finds faults? And because there are apparent faults, how do the believers explain them?
Then about "fear"... That's a big thing with the born-again Christians. They'll say, "Have you ever lied?" "Yes." "Then you've broken one of God's Commandments." They go on and show how everybody has sinned, in thought and deed. And then they say, "What is the penalty for sin?" "Death and being sent to hell." "Yes" says the Christian, "But the good news is Jesus has paid the penalty for you."
Unless you're the type of Christian that believes all of that, you, and many of us don't believe it, and even though it is pretty much what the New Testament is saying, we find "fault" with it. We just don't believe it is true. Then, we read the NT and Bible and do what? We pick it apart and find faults and reasons not to believe it everywhere. Typically, we say, "Aha, God created the Earth and Universe in 6 days and it was only a few thousand years ago? No way. How can you believe that is literally true?" But the born-again Christian has committed themselves to a very literal interpretation of the Bible. So, they find ways to try and prove how that is possible. "Look if the world was really billions of years old the oceans would be filled in with silt." And it goes on and on.
If people take their religious beliefs too literally, some of us are going to find faults with their beliefs. Here's one of the main "faults" I have with the Baha'i beliefs... They believe the resurrection was symbolic. I think that the gospel writers wrote about it as if it really happened, and that, somehow, it was some type of physical resurrection, because one writer said that Jesus had flesh and bone and was touched to prove he was real and not a ghost. To me, could be true, or... it could have been made up. Who knows? But I don't believe the Baha'i explanation that the writers intended it to be taken symbolically, as a parable. Here's is
Abdul Baha'...
Therefore, we say that the meaning of Christ’s resurrection is as follows: the disciples were troubled and agitated after the martyrdom of Christ. The Reality of Christ, which signifies His teachings, His bounties, His perfections and His spiritual power, was hidden and concealed for two or three days after His martyrdom, and was not resplendent and manifest. No, rather it was lost, for the believers were few in number and were troubled and agitated. The Cause of Christ was like a lifeless body; and when after three days the disciples became assured and steadfast, and began to serve the Cause of Christ, and resolved to spread the divine teachings, putting His counsels into practice, and arising to serve Him, the Reality of Christ became resplendent and His bounty appeared; His religion found life; His teachings and His admonitions became evident and visible. In other words, the Cause of Christ was like a lifeless body until the life and the bounty of the Holy Spirit surrounded it.
Such is the meaning of the resurrection of Christ, and this was a true resurrection.
