sheesh.

Kind of sounds like some soured Christians due to bad experiences in the faith that fall away from the Lord. Then the usual assumption and soon following error that Satan tempts people with is “there is no truth and all is bad.”

You have not given any convincing reasons that you love your wife, either.

How do I know that George Washington lived? What convincing proofs do I have that he was our first president. I can be just as foolishly skeptical about his existence as you are being about the Messiah.

False prophets will always be around. In fact, Jesus talked about this with His over zealous followers who wondered about stamping out the false teachers. Jesus emphatically said, “No.” Jesus said, Let them grow together, for if the bad weeds are pulled up, the good may be affected as well. He wanted to let God sort all of that out at the Judgment.

God’s unconditional love is still reaching out to you (and me), and for that I am thankful. May God richly bless you (and me) with His continued favor.

I would like to hear you explain why you think this is so. You haven’t given any convincing reasons yet. 

“The strength of the eye witnesses to be willing to die for this truth of Jesus’ resurrection is phenomenal.”

What evidence do you have that any eyewitnesses of Jesus’s resurrection existed, much less that you know how they died? Even if we assume that church tradition is reliable in this case (a very large assumption) that doesn’t prove anything. Many religious people have died for false beliefs, including the Jonestown cult, the Heaven’s Gate cult and Joseph Smith.

The strength of the eye witnesses to be willing to die for this truth of Jesus’ resurrection is phenomenal.

This martyrdom faith is not to be confused with other world views where the idea seems to be “Kill the infidel.”

Rather, Jesus tells us to lay down our lives for those who oppose Him. A marked difference, wouldn’t you say?

The skeptic cannot even trust his own experiences, much less the experiences of others. What a dismal life.

Lots of old copies that match can be trusted in a court of law. In a legal historical way, yes, they can be trusted. It is faith God requires, but not blind faith.

Jesus said, “My sheep hear My voice.” He also said, “I have come that they may have life and have it more abundantly.”

This life is offered even to us!

Because God cares, I do, too.