if Jesus did not exist
2007-09-10 05:29:07 · 17 answers · asked by Gezza D 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They knew and loved the Lord. They knew God.
2007-09-10 05:32:46 · answer #1 · answered by JayDee 2 · 4⤊ 3⤋
In those days for non roman citizens humiliation, torture, persecution and eventually death were the normal life style. The apostles weren't that much different except their humiliation, torture, persecution and evetually death were better documented. Your average Thracian, Celt, Frank or Gaul had it just as bad.
2007-09-10 05:38:17 · answer #2 · answered by hairypotto 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Do you have evidence that they did? Can you verify that they were the only group in history to suffer for their ideals? Did they really have a choice, in that once they were arrested, did they have the option to recant?
While an inspirational thought, it is lacking as evidence. Sorry to be so blunt here but many religions and ideologies can make similar claims. For example many of the cultures in South America participated in sacrificial combat i.e. they volunteered to fight to the death as a sacrifice, throw themselves off of cliffs or many other ways of dieing.
2007-09-10 05:36:56 · answer #3 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your question has two parts. The first deals with whether or not it is a lie. To answer that question, you must ask whether man would lie, more specifically whether the religious would lie, and then ask whether a religious person would lie to you?
Having has this happen to me, and witnessed it happen to many others, I think the answer to that question is yes to all three.
Then ask yourself, does a religion become more trustworthry because a religious person is willing to die for it? In case you didn't notice, this is the eve of 9-11, when religious people sacrificed their lives in the name of their religion to bring down the WTC. In all honesty, your question couldn't have been more poorly timed. Go watch TV reruns of the planes crashing into the WTC and tell me if islam is any more valid just becuase muslims died for their faith.
That people lie and die for their faith is nothing but an indication of insanity.
2007-09-10 05:40:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Paul did it to make sure the message of Jesus to the Gentiles was misguided enough to guarantee the preservation of the covenant with the Jews who did not accept Jesus.
Rabbi Saul sacrificed his life to save the status of Judaism.
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2007-09-10 05:36:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Clearly, Jesus did exist in human form during their time.
Before He existed with the Father, the one true God. Since, He continues to exist. He is in my daily life.
Why would they? Because they saw the truth and knew that the physical sufferings and abuse would be just a moment in time compared to the eternal soul.
2007-09-10 05:50:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
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2016-11-14 20:47:37 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus did exist, and the their is a verse that goes something like this. if you die for me that is life but if yea do not that is death.
2007-09-10 05:38:25 · answer #8 · answered by i'm awesome 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Exactly! And they were blessed to be able to walk with HIM, talk, learn and see His miracles first hand. Much easier, then, evidently, to believe then now, for some. Our world is filled with too many 'doubting Thomases'.
2007-09-10 05:44:47 · answer #9 · answered by dawnUSA 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Plenty of people have suffered such indignities for upsetting the current balance of things, regardless of whether there was any truth to their claims....
2007-09-10 05:32:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
You made a beautiful point. Because He does exist, and is alive forever more.
2007-09-10 05:40:56 · answer #11 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋