Re: Christianity and YouTube
Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 9:31 pm
Evidence Jesus Christ Rose from the Dead | William Lane Craig: https://youtu.be/Od8U-Z_NVFA?si=HqPJTEe_m9T2QZPc
William Lane Craig seems to argue as I do above. Suggesting that the resurrection of Christ from the grave is by far the most crucial factor in establishing the Christian faith. After all, he points out, all the way up to the resurrection, this could, historically, well be just the story of someone who claimed to be the Messiah, who riled the authorities and who was executed. Think David Koresh?
But to have irrefutable, rock-solid historical evidence that Jesus Christ was in fact resurrected from the grave?
That would certainly impress me.
Craig starts here...
"...even the most skeptical New Testament critics admit that the earliest disciples at least believed that God raised Jesus of Nazareth from the dead...in fact they pinned everything on it. Without belief in Jesus' resurrection, Christianity could never have come into being. The crucifixion would have remained the final tragedy in the hapless life of the Prophet from Nazareth."
Now, I'm no Biblical scholar. So, what is being noted here? Did or did not the early disciples interact with Jesus after the resurrection and know that He had risen from the grave...or did they just believe that He must have in order for Christianity to derive that mysterious element "X"?
Then he goes into the role that Pagans might have played here given their own "spiritual" assessments pertaining to resurrection..
Nope, scratch that. Nothing about resurrection among the Pagans. Same thing with the Jews? Actually, the Jews did believe in the resurrection of the dead, but apparently "...the Jewish conception of resurrection differed from Jesus' resurrection in two fundamental respects. In Jewish thought the resurrection always occurred after the end of the world...it was for purposes of Judgment and then going to Heaven or Hell....Secondly, it always concerned all of the people...never an isolated individual."
Again, back to how Craig is making a point that, if true, allows us to make that important distinction between Jews and Christians. If Jesus Christ was the real deal back then then Christianity is indeed the path one must choose to the God of Moses and Abraham.
But where is Craig's evidence so far? Hard evidence that unequivocally establishes the fact of Christ's resurrection?
Because if the hard evidence is actually there, then all those here who refuse to accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior will be damned.
All the more reason to watch those YouTube videos yourself, find the evidence that convinces you the Christian God does in fact reside in Heaven, then pass that on to the rest of us so that that your own insights save still more souls.
William Lane Craig seems to argue as I do above. Suggesting that the resurrection of Christ from the grave is by far the most crucial factor in establishing the Christian faith. After all, he points out, all the way up to the resurrection, this could, historically, well be just the story of someone who claimed to be the Messiah, who riled the authorities and who was executed. Think David Koresh?
But to have irrefutable, rock-solid historical evidence that Jesus Christ was in fact resurrected from the grave?
That would certainly impress me.
Craig starts here...
"...even the most skeptical New Testament critics admit that the earliest disciples at least believed that God raised Jesus of Nazareth from the dead...in fact they pinned everything on it. Without belief in Jesus' resurrection, Christianity could never have come into being. The crucifixion would have remained the final tragedy in the hapless life of the Prophet from Nazareth."
Now, I'm no Biblical scholar. So, what is being noted here? Did or did not the early disciples interact with Jesus after the resurrection and know that He had risen from the grave...or did they just believe that He must have in order for Christianity to derive that mysterious element "X"?
Then he goes into the role that Pagans might have played here given their own "spiritual" assessments pertaining to resurrection..
Nope, scratch that. Nothing about resurrection among the Pagans. Same thing with the Jews? Actually, the Jews did believe in the resurrection of the dead, but apparently "...the Jewish conception of resurrection differed from Jesus' resurrection in two fundamental respects. In Jewish thought the resurrection always occurred after the end of the world...it was for purposes of Judgment and then going to Heaven or Hell....Secondly, it always concerned all of the people...never an isolated individual."
Again, back to how Craig is making a point that, if true, allows us to make that important distinction between Jews and Christians. If Jesus Christ was the real deal back then then Christianity is indeed the path one must choose to the God of Moses and Abraham.
But where is Craig's evidence so far? Hard evidence that unequivocally establishes the fact of Christ's resurrection?
Because if the hard evidence is actually there, then all those here who refuse to accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior will be damned.
All the more reason to watch those YouTube videos yourself, find the evidence that convinces you the Christian God does in fact reside in Heaven, then pass that on to the rest of us so that that your own insights save still more souls.
