I have been asked many times by my atheist friends why I believe in Jesus, or God in general. The question is usually unintentionally pretty aggressive. It often goes something like this, "john, you seem like a fairly intelligent guy, and you aren't brain washed, how can you believe in God?"
Well, this might take some time. So sit back and relax, I will tackle this issue over a few weeks most likely. In doing so I will borrow or steal from NT Wright, Alvin Plantinga, CS Lewis, and probably a few others that I just can't remember. I most likely won't deal with questions in the comment section, unless they are about clarifying what I already said. If I don't answer you, it is because I am scared of your question and buried my head in the sand...
or I will be addressing it in later posts.
I will do this in this order:
The subjective reasons that I personally have come to this belief
The less subjective reasons why I think that a belief in God is reasonable
The less subjective reasons why I believe that Jesus, and Christianity is the most correct path of many
The less subjective reasons why I do not believe in a godless abiogenesis
And how I deal with some tough questions about the nature of evil, difficult bible passages, and biblical interpretation
I will most likely begin the first part tomorrow morning
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I look forward to the series
Christian stories about Jesus are clearly based on earlier pagan myths.
The following article is worth reading http://www.bibleinterp.com/commentary/gandy_011701.shtml
It seems just as silly to believe that Jesus was a real figure as it is to believe the gospels are history.
It's all myth, John. Most people know this intuitively, just a few sorry figures like yourself are rusted on supporters of tradition.
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