I would always ask, which god?
And then continue by asking why you believe the god of chritianity over the god of islam, or the god of judaism.
If you believe they are one god, then how can you know which of the stories is true, or which is the most up to date final word? Givent hat they all have different rule sets and different beliefs, what sets apart one from the other in terms of evidence that we should subscribe to one as opposed to another?
Afterall, each account is not just a second hand account. There were no witnesses who wrote these stories who are alive today. There were no witnesses who saw the acts of say, jesus, or Moses, or Mohammed and wrote these down in their texts right away. What then, would give you faith to support any or all or none of them.
The lack of; evidence, consistency, eye account witnesses, independant historical references from impartial parties, what could breed anyone to have faith in any one of the three, but not the other two?
I don't think that's true. Many people saw the resurrected Jesus, including many of his enemies. Not only that, archaeological discoveries continue to support the Bible's historical accuracy.
So, lets look at the evidence:
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Jesus' tomb found empty
Now many stories have been spread such as "his disciples stole the body". But such stories have been universally discredited by virtually all new testament scholars. For his apostles to steal the body they would have had to overcome the Roman Guards, a feat I would think would be far too great for them to accomplish considering how strong the Roman empire was at the time.
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Women Eyewitnesses
This one I find particularly fascinating. Women in biblical times were treated as second class citizens, yet Jesus Christ chose to reveal himself first to a woman in order to show that God does not show favourtism. That woman was Mary Magdalene. Women would not have been used if this was some made up fairytale.
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The rise of Christianity
The actual explosion of growth of Christianity is staggering. Simply put, the Jews had no reason to believe in a dying saviour let alone a rising one. What is it that made the apostles to come to believe so strongly that God had raised Jesus from the dead? The only explanation is that he did indeed rise from the grave.
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Over 500 people saw the risen Christ
More than 500 eyewitnesses saw the risen Jesus Christ at the same time (1 Corinthians 15:6). He states that many were still alive when he wrote the gospel (around 55 A.D). There were no objections when he wrote the gospel. And to discredit this story atheists say 'well they must have been hallucinating'. But again, such nonsense has been discredited. If it was or two people, maybe, but over 500 people? I think not.
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Conversion of Paul
Before converting to Christianity, Paul was an aggressive persecutor of the early church. When Christ revealed himself on the Damascus Road, Paul became one of Christs most influential followers. He suffered greatly, enduring years of persecution and ridicule. Finally the Roman emperor Nero had Paul beheaded because the apostle refused to deny his faith in Jesus. Tell me, what kind of man would give up a life of ease to suffer such hardships? Man may be foolish, but none as foolish as that. Many more people also gave up their lives for Christ. No delusion is that strong. The fact is Paul encountered the risen Christ and helped the message of God to go out to all the world.
