Jesus of Nazareth?

Question

Since the ancient world abounded with tales of resurrected Savior-gods that were supposed to have returned from the dead to "save" humanity, why should the Jesus story be considered true while the others are regarded as false?

Answer 1

“…before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne” Rev 7:9
China
In 1950, when China closed to missionaries, there were about one million Chinese believers. Today there are an estimated 80 million believers and 28,000 new Christians in China every day! There are as many followers of Christ in China as in North America.
Turkey
One-third of the converts to Christianity in Turkey say they came to Christ because He appeared to them in a dream. God is at work even where there are no missionaries!
Korea
Once deemed "impossible to penetrate" by missionaries, Korea has experienced dramatic church growth in the last century. Today Korea is 30% Christian with over 3,000 churches in Seoul alone. Several of these churches have over one million members each.
India
In east India 95% of Nagaland’s three million people confess Jesus as Lord. The Nagaland church recently vowed to send out 10,000 new missionaries to India and beyond. Those once unreached are now becoming senders.
Israel / Jews
More Jews have embraced Jesus / Yeshua as Messiah since 1967 when the Jews took control of Jerusalem than in all the years between 100 AD and 1967. Check out Luke 21:24!
Iran
More Iranians came to Christ between 1980 and 2005 than the previous 1,000 years combined.
Afghanistan
Until very recently becoming a Christian was close to a death sentence. Now missionaries in Kabul report unprecedented openness and many new believers in the last two years.
Southern Sudan
In 1960 only about 5% of southern Sudan was Christian. Today, after decades of terrible warfare and persecution, the figure is close to 70% Christian.
Brazil
From 1992 to 2002 the evangelical population of Brazil doubled. Goals have been set for 250,000 congregations by 2010. Over 100 mission agencies have emerged, sending over 2,000 Brazilian missionaries to 85 countries.
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Southern Africa
20,000 new African believers every day. 3% Christian in 1900, today Africa is more than 50% Christian in some countries. The church in Africa is growing 4x faster than the general population. Sub-Sahara Africa is becoming a sending base for missionaries to Islamic North Africa.
Nepal
In the early 1980s there were only 75 known Nepali believers. Today there are an estimated 500,000 believers. From almost no churches 20 years ago to over 6,000 churches and house fellowships today.
Global
• Every day another 74,000 people across the globe come to faith in Christ.
• An average of 3,500 new churches open every week around the world.
• From 1990-2000 the number of born-again believers in the world doubled!

Answer 2

I think it's best summed up in a quote I read a long time ago, it went something like " of all the armies that were ever raised, of all the kings that ever ruled, of all the fleets to ever sail, of all the congresses that ever sat, none put together had the influence on the world as that man(jesus christ)

Answer 3

Prophesy. There are scores of prophesies in the Old Testament regarding the future coming of the Saviour, and Jesus fulfilled them. If other "returned-from-the-dead" saviour-types had lots of prophesies concerning them that came true, I am unaware of them. I'll paste the most well-known prophesy of the Jewish Messiah at the bottom of this post. (There are also prophesies in the O.T. referring to a victorious Messiah whose coming would usher in an age of peace--which clearly hasn't happened yet!--but we Christians point to the apparent impossibility of a Messiah who would suffer and die for His people and yet be King over this age of peace and say, as He said, that He will come again).

The most commonly pointed-to prophesy (Isaiah 53:3+):

3 He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering.
Like one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

4 Surely he took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows,
yet we considered him stricken by God,
smitten by him, and afflicted.

5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
and by his wounds we are healed.

6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.

7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before her shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.

8 By oppression [a] and judgment he was taken away.
And who can speak of his descendants?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
for the transgression of my people he was stricken. [b]

9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in his mouth.

10 Yet it was the LORD's will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the LORD makes [c] his life a guilt offering,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.

11 After the suffering of his soul,
he will see the light of life [d] and be satisfied [e] ;
by his knowledge [f] my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities.

Answer 4

So, the Roman soldiers who's lives were on the line for "losing" Jesus were going to pretend it didn't happen & offer their lifes based on a lie?
Would YOU lay down your life for a lie?

Answer 5

Because his folowers got lucky and their message spread. Then Emperor Constantine legalised their religion to bolster his rule (one god in heaven would relate to one ruler on earth), and had wis wife and son killed before a last-minute repentance on his deathbed. And it's been downhill since then.

Answer 6

The truth exists on, in and about all levels of realisation. Some are clearer than others. It is the truth in you that reaches. If you “feel” something is missing then for you it is missing. If you know something is missing then keep searching.

Answer 7

Becuse if it wasn't true deceivers like YOU would not be questioning it publicly.
You'd be questioning the OTHER acccounts.

Therefore your constant harrassment about it is proof that it really happened.

Answer 8

Jesus' life was fortold he is real and can speak to us today if you ask him he will live in you.

Answer 9

Jesus is the only one that died for your sins

Answer 10

Because Jesus was and is NOT a "tale"

Cite some proof of any others, please.