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So this idea of being judged by God right after death isn't true?

Why can't the dead accept Jesus?

Well, you can always start your own religion. Show a little initiative.

Yes, I suppose it would.

To the same God Jesus prayed to. It's the only one I think may exist.

To God.

Something that's easier said than done. We are human, after all.

Apologies, Matthias. If I had seen the thread earlier, I would have asked. :) As for myself, I rarely pray. But when I do, it's usually for help.

Or he actually was God. I suppose it depends on who you ask.

A human can't do what he did. They certainly were. I guess I was a bit of an anomaly to them. A curious one to some, and an annoying one to others. Lol.

I do. But in this case, I don't think it would be possible to use logic and reason to make sense of the supernatural. Perhaps other people don't have to. I haven't met many Christians that want to look at the biblical claims about Jesus with a certain level of scrutiny. Rather, they approach it...

I don't know if I will ever be able to use logic and reason to determine if it's true. If I were to rely solely on my feelings, how I feel when I read or hear the words, I know it's true. But I'm afraid to fully commit to feelings because feelings can change. Granted, they haven't changed in 20...

I was educated in the public school system. My real first exposure to Christianity was when I was already in high school. This education is far removed from what the bible teaches. The scientific method is built on the study of evidence. I can't just shut that part of my brain off like a light...

I appreciate your efforts, Matthias. In a way, I feel like I'm letting you down. I am searching for the truth. I just don't know how to find it.

I'm curious. What answer is that?

Perhaps not. But commoners back then lived much shorter lives than they do today. What does that mean in the first century? He was akin to a shaman? Why not bypass this obstacle entirely and appear to the Chinese instead? A people that, even at the time, were capable of reading, writing, and...

The gospel of John is generally believed to have been written 30 or more years after the death of Christ. It's unlikely that John was still alive when his gospel was written. Not all of the apostles. Literacy in the ancient world was uncommon for peasants. Paul was obviously literate, and I...

How so? We have no reference on how to even measure the authenticity of a supernatural event. Modern day detectives are in the buisness of proving someone was murdered and died of a natural cause, such as a bullet or knife wound. 59 atheists out of all the atheists in the world. Yeah, I...

It isn't because I want to do nothing. It's because I can't solve a 2,000 year old cold case involving a supernatural event.