Jesus

We now come to the end--at least thus far--of dealing with the various fallacies promulgated by Oleg Dei of the Science Club of Long Island:

The “Science Club of Long Island” on Jesus the fraud

Atheists claim to reject God's existence, or benevolence, due to the problem of evil but then, after they reject God, evil continues unabated and now we do not even have God to blame anymore.

Here is my latest article dealing with this and issues pertaining to Jesus:

The “Science Club of Long Island” on “Christ the Fraud” and the problem of evil

Indeed, The “Science Club of Long Island” on Jesus’ broken promise to return

However, "He does not note that, for example, just like any word, term or phrase “Kingdom of God” has many meanings within the New Testament," for starters.

Many atheists, so called skeptics and religious tolerance minded in general claim that the Golden Rule has been known and taught by many regardless of chronology, geography or theology.
In a way, this is a non-issue however, in another way it is a fallacious claim.

See my new article for details: How many Golden Rules are there?

This is an interesting apologetic issue.

Just posted on the question:
Was Jesus baptized to have his sins forgiven?

"From watching the universalist theology TV show Lost, you would think so. You would also think so it you make a worst mistake of getting your theology from an atheist"—which is indeed, where this particular issue arose.

Indeed, some argue that Jesus was violent and that His personal examples of violent actions are what has inspired 2,000 of Christian violence.

This is a multi part essay which is posted to Examiner:
Was Jesus violent?

The following video serves as a good verification of an essay that I wrote as part of a series comparing Jesus and Muhammad.

The relevant essay is: Muhammad's Sins?

The rest of the series, which begins here, is:

Imagine being to the left of Bart Ehrman and you can imagine what it must be like to be The Infidel Guy.

The issue at issue in the video below is Jesus existence. That is correct, not His deity, not His miracles, not anything but whether Jesus even existed.

This essay will focus on one biblical instance of an appearance of God in human form millennia before the time of Jesus and the polemical issues which orbit around it.

Part 1: Considering the Text
Part 2: Considering the Polemic
Part 3: Considering the Polemic (continued)
Part 4: Anthropomorphic Idolatry
Part 5: Face to Face with God

Considering the Text:
Let us consult the Jewish Publication Society 1917 translation of Genesis 18:1-2, 8, 13-14, 17-18, 20-22, 26-27, 33, 19:1 [with added emphasis]:

As I mentioned in my debate with an atheist; truth is not an imperative in an atheistic universe since in such a case survival is all that matters and you can survive by ascertaining empirical truths or by being utterly deluded—it matters not.
On the other hand, in YHVH's universe truth is not only an imperative and ascertainable but truth is a person: the Messiah Jesus.

“What is truth?”

Michael Licona has published a new book on Jesus’ the resurrection of Jesus titled, “The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach.”

Here are the editorial reviews from Amazon.com

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Marty said...

Thanks for the reply Mariano. I'm not satisfied however with what you say about the Matthew verses. Hear are the preceding verses:

4This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
5"Say to the Daughter of Zion,
'See, your king comes to you,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.' "[a]

Some time ago I got into a discussion as to how many of what Jesus rode into Jerusalem which proceeded forth from the essay Baha'i Faith : Physical Resurrection, part 1 of 2

I thought that it may be instructive to reproduce that discussion here. I have removed the pleasantries so as to only reproduce the relevant portions. Otherwise, the comments are quoted as is with sic and all.

Marty said...

Christopher Hitchens came very close to elucidating why Jesus chose to be our vicarious atonement;

Why does the British national health service never run out of blood, though you're not allowed to charge for it, you have to give it free, and it never runs out of blood?
Because people like to give blood. They want to feel useful. I like to do it, I like it very much and I'm not a masochist and I don't particularly like being stuck, but someone gains a pint and I don't lose one because I replenish it quite quickly.

Unitl circa 56 years ago the answer was "Yes."

Today the answer is "No."

And this is all the more reason for not adhering to the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society aka Jehovah's Witnesses.

Here is some evidence from the book "Make Sure of All Things" along with two references for further info on this particular issue: JWfacts and CRI

Oh, I know, here I go, stepping on sacred toes, on the sacred ground of Christmastime family traditions such as gathering around the warm glow of television and watching those beloved yuletide movies.

This is the video of a lecture, "The Exclusivity of Christ," by Bruce Ware that was presented at Calvary of Santa Fe, NM.

As with all attempts to discredit Christianity: every few years the same ol′ objections are voiced in different forms and are discredited only to be voiced again voiced in different forms and discredited only to be voiced again voiced in different forms and discredited only to be voiced again voiced in different forms and discredited—you get the picture.

This essay present a mere sampling of the many false Jesus Christs of various religious groups. When Jesus is not specifically mentioned I have quoted from their general concept of God.

In this regard, it may be interesting to note what the Barna Group has written:

Americans Wrestle with an Imaginary Jesus

Since this is a Fast Fact, I will focus on one single prophecy and one for which there is no need to delve into minutia such as translating a lunar calendar into a solar, etc.

Whilst Jesus was still essentially a nobody, who was surely all but unknown outside of a very narrow geographical range, the following event took place (see Mark 14:3-10):

…being in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head.