2007-02-22 08:50:30 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I was waiting for that.
They didn't die to prove a point. The died while remaining loyal to Jesus. There is a difference; you must ask to whom the point was proven. Refusing to renounce Jesus under threat of death is not the same as saying, "I am going to prove a point," it is more like a conviction that cannot be shaken.
2007-02-22 08:57:13 · answer #1 · answered by 1,1,2,3,3,4, 5,5,6,6,6, 8,8,8,10 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it's not silly it's for the greater good of all people. Martin Luther King Jr. died to prove that he would die before cooperating with injustice and racist oppression. What point were the disciples making? I think Jesus was proving that he practiced what he preached about loving your enemy, and turning the other cheek. he would have been a hypocrite to fight back.
2007-02-22 16:56:06 · answer #2 · answered by david rebel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is silly to die to prove a point unless you actually believe it. These disciples of Christ actually saw him resurrected so they couldn't in good conscience refute this fact.
2007-02-22 16:55:51 · answer #3 · answered by David 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To Dianne M: He wasn't assuming it's silly to be willing to die to prove a point. He was proposing it as a premise and asking you to follow it through to it's logical conclusion.
2007-02-22 17:22:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Apostles, and other disciples didn't die to prove a point. They died because they would not deny their Lord. Frankly, if we are eternal, and we are, why would you want to stay here if you knew you were going to heaven?
2007-02-22 17:08:41 · answer #5 · answered by Cheryl Durham, Ph.D. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Silly is not the word, what do you call terrorists suicide bombers, are they silly or just plain ignorant as were the disciples of the myth of Jesus.
2007-02-22 16:55:56 · answer #6 · answered by furrryyy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They didn't die to prove a point. Nobody volunteered to die. They were put to death for preaching about Jesus.
2007-02-22 17:13:38 · answer #7 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if they really were hoping they would die, but I know they weren't going to deny their Lord, no matter what the cost. And, if I read my Bible correctly, they are 12 of the 24 elders sitting on thrones in heaven. God did reward them, as He will anyone that dedicates their life to Him.
2007-02-22 16:56:17 · answer #8 · answered by bbjones9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the disciples did not die to prove a point, they died because of their devotion to Christ- that is completely different.
2007-02-22 17:07:23 · answer #9 · answered by AdoreHim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a difference between proving a point, and refusing to desert the truth.
2007-02-22 16:54:26 · answer #10 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋