If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
- 1 Corinthians 15:19-22
Jesus Christ is The Word, The Beginning and the End. He is the answer to sin and death that we are presented with in the foundation of God's word in Genesis.
Jesus himself testifies that the flood in Genesis was a real event, a real judgment, as a real as his second coming would be.
"But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. " - Matthew 24:36-39
This is GOD IN THE FLESH giving us a history lesson. And we as believers are going to deny it?
We're going to say he didn't know what he was talking about?
Or that he was lying about history to get a point across?
Or are we to treat Jesus' second coming as a mythological fable, just like we treat Genesis?
Anything but just accepting that Jesus was telling the truth, right?
Because if we believe Jesus' own words about history, then our peers might laugh at us. We might lose social acceptance in the world. Could anything be more horrible than that?
And what does this lack of faith do to the unbeliever?
When a Christian says that entire books in the Bible are just made-up stories of events that didn't really happen.... the world rejoices. See? Christians don't even believe this stuff, why should I take sin seriously? Why do I need a savior? I'm not going to be judged... God's judgment is just a story to make people be good. Even Christians don't believe all that fire and brimstone stuff.
So while you congratulate yourselves on being "reasonable Christians".. I hope you think about the countless numbers of people who just see Christians admitting that their holy scriptures are just a collection of myths and moral teachings, nothing to be considered as an absolute truth.
How many multitudes turn away from Jesus before even hearing? After all, you don't even believe the stuff in that book. I've heard and seen it all my life.
So go ahead and compromise with the theories of man.
As for me, I trust that God did what he said he did. I believe what Jesus said.
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
- 1 Corinthians 15:19-22
Jesus Christ is The Word, The Beginning and the End. He is the answer to sin and death that we are presented with in the foundation of God's word in Genesis.
Jesus himself testifies that the flood in Genesis was a real event, a real judgment, as a real as his second coming would be.
"But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. " - Matthew 24:36-39
This is GOD IN THE FLESH giving us a history lesson. And we as believers are going to deny it?
We're going to say he didn't know what he was talking about?
Or that he was lying about history to get a point across?
Or are we to treat Jesus' second coming as a mythological fable, just like we treat Genesis?
Anything but just accepting that Jesus was telling the truth, right?
Because if we believe Jesus' own words about history, then our peers might laugh at us. We might lose social acceptance in the world. Could anything be more horrible than that?
And what does this lack of faith do to the unbeliever?
When a Christian says that entire books in the Bible are just made-up stories of events that didn't really happen.... the world rejoices. See? Christians don't even believe this stuff, why should I take sin seriously? Why do I need a savior? I'm not going to be judged... God's judgment is just a story to make people be good. Even Christians don't believe all that fire and brimstone stuff.
So while you congratulate yourselves on being "reasonable Christians".. I hope you think about the countless numbers of people who just see Christians admitting that their holy scriptures are just a collection of myths and moral teachings, nothing to be considered as an absolute truth.
How many multitudes turn away from Jesus before even hearing? After all, you don't even believe the stuff in that book. I've heard and seen it all my life.
So go ahead and compromise with the theories of man.
As for me, I trust that God did what he said he did. I believe what Jesus said.