Just seems kinda odd that such a popular Dood wouldn't leave any proof behind for future generations

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50213888)

Christ taught love without racial boundaries. If your response to another ethnicity is contempt and racial slurs, perhaps it’s not Asians who are struggling to understand Christianity, perhaps it is you my punctuation moniker based friend.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50214594)

You mean to tell me that NOBODY went to the town scribe or local Roman offiical and said, "Hey, lemme tell you about the shit I saw last week!"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50213991)

If he was so transformational during those 3 years, why didn't anybody else capture any piece of his wisdom in some form or fashion?

Why are we stuck relying on a Jewish Cop turn Religious Zealot (Paul) and the anonymous writings of the Gospels DECADES later?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50214545)

Anybody living in the 2nd century could've written that based on stories from other people.

It doesn't corroborate any supernatural act or resurrection.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50214593)

some thing he just was able to memorize huge portions of scripture which was not uncommon.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50214304)

He's the all-knowing and all-powerful Creator. He obviously knew Humans would engage in Holy Wars for decades over who had the right interpretation.

Why not just have his "Son" leave behind something to clear up any doubt?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50214551)

Doesn't that sound just a weeeee bit convenient?

"If you have too much evidence, then you wouldn't have Faith in everything we told you to read"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50214620)

King Abimelech (Gen 20:3-6)

Pharaoh (Gen 12:11–20)

David (1 Samuel 25:26-34)

Abraham (Gen 22:10-12)

Saul (1 Samuel 19:18-24)

"Free Will" is just a convenient cop-out to explain why God allows Humans to commit such horrible acts against each other.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50214998)

Is your rampant homosexuality affecting your logical reasoning skills?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50215176)

21 Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.”

But the people said nothing.

22 Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only one of the Lord’s prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets. 23 Get two bulls for us. Let Baal’s prophets choose one for themselves, and let them cut it into pieces and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. 24 Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord. The god who answers by fire—he is God.”

Then all the people said, “What you say is good.”

25 Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, since there are so many of you. Call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.” 26 So they took the bull given them and prepared it.

Then they called on the name of Baal from morning till noon. “Baal, answer us!” they shouted. But there was no response; no one answered. And they danced around the altar they had made.

27 At noon Elijah began to taunt them. “Shout louder!” he said. “Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened.” 28 So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed. 29 Midday passed, and they continued their frantic prophesying until the time for the evening sacrifice. But there was no response, no one answered, no one paid attention.

30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come here to me.” They came to him, and he repaired the altar of the Lord, which had been torn down. 31 Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “Your name shall be Israel.” 32 With the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord, and he dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs[a] of seed. 33 He arranged the wood, cut the bull into pieces and laid it on the wood. Then he said to them, “Fill four large jars with water and pour it on the offering and on the wood.”

34 “Do it again,” he said, and they did it again.

“Do it a third time,” he ordered, and they did it the third time. 35 The water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.

36 At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. 37 Answer me, Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again.”

38 Then the fire of the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench.

39 When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, “The Lord—he is God! The Lord—he is God!”

40 Then Elijah commanded them, “Seize the prophets of Baal. Don’t let anyone get away!” They seized them, and Elijah had them brought down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered there.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2018%3A21-40&version=NIV

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50216025)

180 if so, welcome aboard my brother in Christ!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50216078)

So you’ve got a dilemma: either you can claim that God is happy to demonstrate his own existence to skeptics in the form of spectacular displays of divine power, in which case, where are these displays? Or you can claim that he isn’t willing to do so, in which case you have no explanation for why your bible says he did precisely that.

I hope this is now simplified enough for you?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50216131)

First, the premise of "If God real why not provide more evidence HUH?" is so obvious that it's hard to believe a 50 year old man got high and thought it was so profound he'd share it with other grown men.

Second, the specific proof he's looking for is... writing? How would that *reduce* doubt? If we had a letter from Jesus asserting he's the son of God how would that resolve any skeptics doubts?!

Third, the specific thing he think Jesus could have been clesrer on his stance on violence? What?! Pretty sure there's quite a lot on that!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50214326)

First, we all sit down at this long table. It’s kind of like a big family dinner, but with extra magic. I see Peter looking a little nervous, and John smiling like he’s ready for adventure. I tell them, “Come, all of you, be happy and eat.” It’s like when you have your favorite friends over for a really special night- everyone feels warm and happy.

Then, I take the bread and the wine. I say, “This is my body and my blood.” It’s like when you share your favorite snack with your friends, but it’s even more special because it’s about love and friendship. I want you to remember me, and to remember how much I love you.

I also tell them that one of you is going to betray me. I can see Peter’s face change- he’s like, “What? Me? No way!” It’s kind of like when you find out your best friend is going to do something silly, but I know it’s part of the plan. I want you to be brave and not be scared.

After the meal, I wash their feet. It’s like when you clean up after a big game, but I do it for them so they can feel clean and ready for the next adventure. I tell them, “I have told you everything you need to know. You can do it.” It’s like when your mom says, “You can do it, you’ve got this”.

I feel so happy and full of love, and I know that even though I’m going to be away for a while, I’ll always be with you in my heart. This is the most important meal I’ve ever had, and I want you to remember it forever.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50214563)

However, there's no independent or corroborating evidence of him every coming back to life.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50214625)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_source

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50214622)

There's no independent or corroborating evidence of him ever performing a "Divine" act.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50215007)

You can make up whatever you want and just say that it was based on "traditions" that were passed along orally.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50215021)

1 Others have pointed out the low literacy rate. His apostles were presumably illiterate (part of the messaging, really - fishermen etc). Writing things down wouldn't have been particularly helpful in spreading the gospel in an oral culture.

2 Perhaps contemporaneous written records of His works did exist but were lost to the shuffle of time. The significance of those accounts would not have been apparent right away. How many comprehensive records of the goings-on of villages in Judea exist, period? I mean, there are no written records documenting Jesus at all, but that isn't taken as particularly strong proof he didn't exist as a historical figure/leader of a religious sect.

I think much can be explained as, to the Romans of the time--specifically, 20-50 AD or thereabouts--Christianity would have seemed to be one of many eastern cult religions. There would not have been anything particularly special about it to them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50215080)

Do you think every poaster is Spaceporn?

Do you see him when you jackoff, too?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50215193)

Yes

Yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50215501)

2 - So how were so many of Paul's letters preserved contemporaneously, but nobody thought to save the other Disciples writings? According to Paul, he actually went to Jerusalem and met Peter and James and spent weeks chilling with them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50215205)

if it was on any parchment in that type of sand nigga climate it wont survive, its same reason lots of shit didnt survive in bharat

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5916174&forum_id=2#50215464)