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Exactly. Joseph, aside from being Mary's husband, had absolutely no part in Jesus' conception whatsoever. He wasn't Jesus' father. So how is Jesus a descendant of David?The Line of Jesus through Joseph
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, [...] and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
Jesus wasn't stoned."On the eve of the passover they hanged Yeshu. And an announcer went out in front of him for 40 days, saying: "He is going to be stoned, because he practiced sorcery and enticed and lead Israel astray. Anyone who knows anything in his favor, let him come and plead on his behalf."
From this we know Jesus existed
All I have heard is how creation is a joke but have seen no references to your view point of why? Saying this over and over doesn't make it more true; in fact, its all sounding very childish. I showed you just a portion of my evidence. I will be waiting for the other view point.
So if you had a step-father, would you trace your lineage through him? No! You'd trace it through your biological father and/or your mother. In the case you didn't know who your father was (or that your father doesn't have a lineage because he's God), you'd use your mother's ancestors only - not your step-parent.Oh, that Joseph -trying to be clever CoderHead. So, because Jesus wasn't conceived by Joseph and Mary in the physical sense so he doesn't have a lineage? God doesn't bow to natural laws but you can't say his lineage doesn't exist because he was conceived by virgin birth. Good try.
Hi, I'm new, and I just wanted to expound on creationism. Also, when I use the word creationism, I also mean intelligent design.
First of all, Christians can believe in God and evolution, and be 100% content in their compatibility. If anyone states that evolution disproves god, or that you can't be a christian and believe in evolution, just know...they are full of it...
Creationism is full of logical holes and assumptions based on ideological grounds...in fact, I believe it puts God in a box, a box which he does not belong. It limits God to an interpretation not based in reality. Why is it not based in reality? Because the scientific data does not support it. Science itself allows the experiment to dictate the results. But creationists turn this on its head. They know the answer. They are simply trying to make the experiment fit into their preconceived view of reality. That is not science. And if you believe in God, you should also believe that science is the pursuit of knowing the mind of God.
Creationism relies on a false dichotemy. The creationists I have seen (i.e. Ken Ham, etc) main goal is not to prove creationism. Their main goal is disprove evolution, and the logic is, "If we disprove evolution, then creationism must be right." Unfortunately for them, disproving evolution does not prove creationism, especially given the fact that the proposition, "God created the universe", is a completely unprovable proposition within the realm of science. So to say creationism is science is a blatant oxymoron because "God" cannot be empirically studied. Intelligent design included.
Evolution says nothing about god or the existence god. If anything, if you are a Christian, you should be amazed at the fact of evolution, biological and cosmic. That God, in his logic, created a universe which evolves according to physical laws, and this evolution, after 13.7 billion years, resulted in you. It took 13.7 billion years of evolution for you to exist, and the fact that you even exist, that all the events during this insurmountable amount of time, resulted in your birth, is simply amazing. Evolution is a miracle and to deny it, in my opinion, is to deny reality. It is a fact, and if God created this universe, and us, it was done by evolution.
The Bible is full of wisdom, history, and theology. But it is NOT a scientific document. Let me repeat that. THE BIBLE IS NOT A SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENT. There is a real problem with creationist "science" because it is based on a non-scientific document and assumed to be the answer to all scientific questions of our origins.
One of creationists main focuses are human evolution. They just cannot believe that we evolved from ape-like ancestors, or single-celled organisms. A good one I've heard while in church was, "They want us to believe we evolved from pond scum! Pond scum." Well, perhaps not "pond scum", but we are essentially made out of dirt. Even the bible says (Gen 2:7), "the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being." 13.7 billion years condensed into one sentence! Amazing! All living things are made of the same carbon based chemical concoction. Yes, we are made of the same stuff as trees, fish, and yes, apes. That is not to say we are a tree or fish or an ape (though we are in the same super-family).
So to conclude. Evolution is a fact. If you are a Christian and questioning whether you can believe in God and evolution, you can! Wonder in amazement that an almost infinite number of events over a incomprehensible amount of time (13.7 billion years), led to your birth, your life, both of which, should have statistically never happened! Reflect on that.
I will give you outside sources about Christ. That isn't difficult either. I will mention a portion out of many historians:
Jewish Talmud
Tannaitic Period: from 70 AD to 200AD- Sanhedrin 43a:
"On the eve of the passover they hanged Yeshu. And an announcer went out in front of him for 40 days, saying: "He is going to be stoned, because he practiced sorcery and enticed and lead Israel astray. Anyone who knows anything in his favor, let him come and plead on his behalf." (These jews who wrote this despised him)
From this we know Jesus existed, was crucified (hanged on a tree) on the eve of the passover, he performed miracles (jews called this sorcery), he lead many people away from legalistic jewish teaching, the jewish leaders were plotting to kill Jesus.
Historian Tacitus; He wrote a 12 volume set called the Annuals which spans the historical period from the reign of Tiberius (from a point predating the ministry of Jesus) to the reigns of Claudius and the beginning of Nero's (the last years of Paul's ministry). He wrote in 115AD - Christus (founder of christianity) was put to death by Pontius Pilate, procurator of Judea. Tacitus was antichristian.
Historian Phlegon; Origen,184-254AD; Jesus appears to have been crucified, and the great earthquakes that took place.
Documents that prove bible is true not in bible:
Gilgamesh Epic, The Sumerian King List, Mari Tablets, Babylonian Chronicles
-Historical Accuracy
The Bible is loaded with historical statements concerning events hundreds of years ago, yet has not been proven incorrect on any.
(Bible compared to other ancient documents):
New Testament - starts at 25 years - between original and first surviving copies
Homer - starts at 500 years
Demosthenes - at 1400 years
Plato - at 1200 years
Caesar - at 1000 years
Number of Manuscript Copies
New Testament - 5,686
Homer - 643
Demosthenes - 200
Plato - 7
Caesar - 10
CoderHead-
In Matthew it mentions Jesus lineage under legal terms through King David to Joseph; This is on the male side and the male gets the inheritance; this is how the culture was back then.
I have problems with this one. Jesus wasn't a descendant of King David - that lineage was traced through Joseph, who had absolutely no part in Jesus' birth whatsoever. How do you figure this is accurate?
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