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Are there credible witnesses to the resurrection?

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There are still witnesses today who testify to the TRUTH by and through and because of HIS LIFE-GIVING SPIRIT which is even now poured out upon those who believe
Because it's THAT WITNESS (in us) who testifies

And THAT WITNESS is GOD's HOLY SPIRIT
 
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There are still witnesses today who testify to the TRUTH by and through and because of HIS LIFE-GIVING SPIRIT which is even now poured out upon those who believe
Because it's THAT WITNESS (in us) who testifies

And THAT WITNESS is GOD's HOLY SPIRIT
Ah, you have a wonderful feeling, therefore your religion must be true.

But others have found a wonderful feeling in other religions. Are all religions therefore true?
 
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So what we have is the written account of HIS FIRST eye witnesses: HIS Apostles
We do? What apostles wrote written accounts of their eyewitness testimony?
 
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Ah, you have a wonderful feeling, therefore your religion must be true.

But others have found a wonderful feeling in other religions. Are all religions therefore true?
I have no feeling. I did at one time and at the beginning of my conversion

But it appears to me that this also is not dependable
 
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But it appears to me that this also is not dependable
I agree. The good feeling that many Christians get when they believe in a resurrection is not a dependable witness to the resurrection.

Do you have any reliable witnesses to the resurrection?
 
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I agree. The good feeling that many Christians get when they believe in a resurrection is not a dependable witness to the resurrection.

Do you have any reliable witnesses to the resurrection?
Yes. THE WITNESS
 
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If you think otherwise, who do you think was a credible witness to it?
The Holy Ghost. He was there. He WITNESSED that event. He knows all the truth and He can testify the truth to anybody PERSONALLY and NOT through the book. You don't need Mathew, or Mark or any other mortal man.
The Holy Ghost is very unique Witness of any true event. He has very CONVINCING power. It is so convincing that you can NOT deny that what He PERSONALLY testifies to you is the truth. Just ask Him.
 
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The Holy Ghost is very unique Witness of any true event. He has very CONVINCING power. It is so convincing that you can NOT deny that what He PERSONALLY testifies to you is the truth. Just ask Him.
Ok.

Hey Holy Spirit, were you a witness to the resurrection of Jesus?
 
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The Holy Ghost. He was there. He WITNESSED that event. He knows all the truth and He can testify the truth to anybody PERSONALLY and NOT through the book. You don't need Mathew, or Mark or any other mortal man.
The Holy Ghost is very unique Witness of any true event. He has very CONVINCING power. It is so convincing that you can NOT deny that what He PERSONALLY testifies to you is the truth. Just ask Him.
I was looking for a witness that has communicated effectively. Do you have a reliable means of knowing what the Holy Ghost is saying to you?
 
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Oh, good, we have a reliable witness to the resurrection--"the witness".

What witness?
You don't know? That witness who testifies with our spirit to the Truth. But THAT WITNESS is only in those who have believed GOD's TESTIMONY which HEhas given us of HIS SON
 
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I was looking for a witness that has communicated effectively. Do you have a reliable means of knowing what the Holy Ghost is saying to you?
You can't hear effectively sir. Until GOD opens to you The Truth of HIS WORD you won't be able to hear or understand what is heard and understood only by HIS SPIRIT

1 Corinthians 1-3
Or you can refer to those on the road to Emmaeus
Or you can contemplate John 3:8 or 1 John 2:27
 
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Ok.

Hey Holy Spirit, were you a witness to the resurrection of Jesus?
Do you realize how silly your comment is. It is very telling by it that you do not understand. Do not laugh about it but be sorrowful that you do not understand
 
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The Holy Ghost. He was there. He WITNESSED that event. He knows all the truth and He can testify the truth to anybody PERSONALLY and NOT through the book. You don't need Mathew, or Mark or any other mortal man.
The Holy Ghost is very unique Witness of any true event. He has very CONVINCING power. It is so convincing that you can NOT deny that what He PERSONALLY testifies to you is the truth. Just ask Him.
Where was the HOLY SPIRIT when HE witnessed and testified to THE TRUTH of CHRIST's crucifixion, resurrection and ascension?,
 
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I was looking for a witness that has communicated effectively. Do you have a reliable means of knowing what the Holy Ghost is saying to you?
No, but He is so convincing that it is impossible for me to doubt Him. It calls faith in God.
 
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