*give up your livelihood, family and possessions to walk hundreds of miles following a Man and learning His teachings;
*be willing to teach others what you have learned;
*be willing to be constantly insulted; have rocks thrown at you until you are thought to be dead; be beaten with rods; you will be frequently imprisoned; and whipped so badly the flesh is torn from your bones;
*at the end of your employment contract, you must be willing to die for your Teacher. You will either be crucified, beheaded or banished to a desolate island (only 1 position available for this last contract).
NOTICE: Only those who DO NOT believe this Teacher is the Savior promised by God may apply. You must be willing to endure unbelievable mental / physical hardship and an ignominous death for a purely senseless cause.
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Atheists -- whether you realize it or not, this is what you think of the Apostles. Discuss ...
2006-07-11 00:34:15 · 6 answers · asked by Suzanne: YPA 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
For those who are a bit drowsy this morning, the implied question is: why would these men endure such hardships if they didn't truly believe in what they were doing?
2006-07-11 00:50:13 · update #1
Isn't that wonderful that God got 12 men to be that devoted to Him?
We can't get that many men devoted to a cause in our church.
2006-07-11 00:40:43 · answer #1 · answered by Red-dog-luke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of question is this? There is no answer to it. It's more of a statement. I bet you'll get reported oncounts of miscategorization and "not question or answer" categories.
2006-07-11 07:39:53 · answer #2 · answered by =_= 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was fantastic...that's what they had to agree to the apostles.
For something they knew that was FAKE!
Be Willing to die for a FRAUD!
12 Men took the postions!!!!
Great Question!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-07-11 07:56:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't deny that they belived in jesus's phylosophy. all i say is that
1. jesus was just a philosopher and his words were used afterwords to help people control others.
2. they were wrong.
2006-07-11 07:41:51 · answer #4 · answered by vampire_kitti 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay. Sounds good to me.
2006-07-11 07:39:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could you please cite an independent source for this information
2006-07-11 07:38:49 · answer #6 · answered by Nemesis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋