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Why is hell even necessary?

DontTreadOnMike

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I didn't say Christianity was the only religion that offers life after death I said that it is the only answer to the problem of death. I mean how many other religions offer a resurrection of the physical body? None. How many religious leaders have been resurrected. None but Christ.

Aaand we're back to the credibility of the biblical account, which haas already been admitted that it must be taken on faith as a miracle because it doesn't have any credible evidence behind it.
 
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Aaand we're back to the credibility of the biblical account, which haas already been admitted that it must be taken on faith as a miracle because it doesn't have any credible evidence behind it.


here ya go

William Lane Craig and Bart Ehrman Debate "Is There Historical Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus?"

‪Did Jesus Rise From The Dead -Bart Ehrman Vs William Lane Craig‬‏ - YouTube

Four historical "facts" 1. Jesus burial 2. the discovery of his empty tomb 3. his post-mortem appearances 4. the origin of his disciples belief in his resurrection
 
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Four historical "facts" 1. Jesus burial 2. the discovery of his empty tomb 3. his post-mortem appearances 4. the origin of his disciples belief in his resurrection



1. Sure. If Jesus existed then he surely died and was buried.

2. The Gospels themselves can't even agree on the details of this event. And even so, there's no contemporary extra-biblical evidence for this.

3. There's no contemporary extra Biblical evidence for this. Further more, Doubting Thomas refused to believe without actual concrete evidence and he was saved. Why not me? Why did God allow Thomas to see evidence but I'm condemned for asking the same question?

4. I hear this all the time. It's often stated succinctly as, "Why would the disciples have died for a lie?" People die for false causes all the time. The fact that people are fanatical enough to go willingly to their death does not mean that what they believe is true. Or are you willing to convert to Islam the next time a plane is flown into a building?
 
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1. Sure. If Jesus existed then he surely died and was buried.

2. The Gospels themselves can't even agree on the details of this event. And even so, there's no contemporary extra-biblical evidence for this.

3. There's no contemporary extra Biblical evidence for this. Further more, Doubting Thomas refused to believe without actual concrete evidence and he was saved. Why not me? Why did God allow Thomas to see evidence but I'm condemned for asking the same question?

4. I hear this all the time. It's often stated succinctly as, "Why would the disciples have died for a lie?" People die for false causes all the time. The fact that people are fanatical enough to go willingly to their death does not mean that what they believe is true. Or are you willing to convert to Islam the next time a plane is flown into a building?

would you die for a lie? Not saying that people don't die for false causes that they think is the truth, but dying for a lie and knowing it's a lie. That proves that they thought the resurrection was true.
 
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would you die for a lie? Not saying that people don't die for false causes that they think is the truth, but dying for a lie and knowing it's a lie. That proves that they thought the resurrection was true.

Do you have extra-biblical accounts of how they died?
 
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would you die for a lie? Not saying that people don't die for false causes that they think is the truth, but dying for a lie and knowing it's a lie. That proves that they thought the resurrection was true.

What a disregard of almost all his questions. Disgraceful.
 
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And what contemporary sources does it cite? When it talks of the deaths of the disciples, does it just cite the Bible?

I don't know what sources but from what I remember it cites stories from a lot of sources.
 
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Some historians attribute the different accounts of the Gospels as evidence of it's authenticity. If you were creating a legend you would try to be a little more consistent, no? But the authors are just writing what they personally witnessed.

I don't know why God doesn't show himself to you but with that attitude I personally wouldn't do it.

The difference between the Twelve and Al Qaeda is the Twelve were eyewitnesses of Jesus' death and resurrection. Furthermore, there are many other eyewitnesses besides them, including enemies of Jesus. So it's a lot harder to argue that they're just another group who died for a lie. Look up William Lane Craig's talks, he'll give you much richer info than I can. Tim Keller is also a good source.
 
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I didn't say Christianity was the only religion that offers life after death I said that it is the only answer to the problem of death. I mean how many other religions offer a resurrection of the physical body? None. How many religious leaders have been resurrected. None but Christ.
Christianity does not offer a resurrection of the natural body. It offers a resurrection of a spiritual body. 1 Cor 15.
 
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Christianity does not offer a resurrection of the natural body. It offers a resurrection of a spiritual body. 1 Cor 15.

first resurrection is the resurrection of the just and the second resurrection is the resurrection of the unjust...

revelation 20:4-6 is the first resurrection and verse 12, 13 is the second resurrection.
 
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first resurrection is the resurrection of the just and the second resurrection is the resurrection of the unjust...

revelation 20:4-6 is the first resurrection and verse 12, 13 is the second resurrection.

That does not address what Paul taught =we will have spiritual bodies, not natural ones. Also I don't think you have it correct. The first resurrection is when we are born again after we have killed our soul with our own sin. The second resurrection is after we have died physically but we continue to exist spiritually. The unjust are not raised to life, but to death.
 
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I don't know why God doesn't show himself to you but with that attitude I personally wouldn't do it.

Ah so he cares more about spiting me than saving me. He sounds rather petty, imperfect, and unworthy of worship.
 
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That does not address what Paul taught =we will have spiritual bodies, not natural ones. Also I don't think you have it correct. The first resurrection is when we are born again after we have killed our soul with our own sin. The second resurrection is after we have died physically but we continue to exist spiritually. The unjust are not raised to life, but to death.

I'll let you Christians get your story straight before I jump back in here.
 
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Ah so he cares more about spiting me than saving me. He sounds rather petty, imperfect, and unworthy of worship.

I'm sorry, but you've got the wrong guy. Petty, imperfect, unworthy of worship---that would be me.:blush:

Here's food for thought: try reversing the roles of your statement. "I care more about spiting God than being saved by him."
 
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I'm sorry, but you've got the wrong guy. Petty, imperfect, unworthy of worship---that would be me.:blush:

Here's food for thought: try reversing the roles of your statement. "I care more about spiting God than being saved by him."

Well as we've been talking about for the past 20-30ish pages, I think we have yet to establish that a god exists or that a hell exists to be saved from. And if it did exist, then we would have to deal with the problem of God being incredibly evil and spiteful to send people there; especially for the "sin" of asking for proof. The same proof that Doubting Thomas asked for and received.
 
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That does not address what Paul taught =we will have spiritual bodies, not natural ones. Also I don't think you have it correct. The first resurrection is when we are born again after we have killed our soul with our own sin. The second resurrection is after we have died physically but we continue to exist spiritually. The unjust are not raised to life, but to death.

it sounds wierd I know but the second resurrection is for the unjust to rise them for their judgement, so it is accurate. the second resurrection is connected to the second death. It corresponds with Jesus’ teaching of the “resurrection of damnation” (John 5:29).

here is a link where it explains it in detail
http://www.gotquestions.org/resurrection-first-second.html
 
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it sounds wierd I know but the second resurrection is for the unjust to rise them for their judgement, so it is accurate. the second resurrection is connected to the second death. It corresponds with Jesus’ teaching of the “resurrection of damnation” (John 5:29).

here is a link where it explains it in detail
What is the first resurrection? What is the second resurrection?
I don't think so. Of course everyone falls short of the glory of God so everyone is unjust so the second resurrection is about everyone as is covered in the Matt 25:31 and following passage. It makes no sense to me that God would raise someone from the dead to kill them. I don't think that will occur.
 
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