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I like the gentle approach which Jonathan Bernis (author of the article I quoted and provided a link to in post #21) takes with unbelieving Jews: “I encourage you to study the prophecies and ponder the mathematical probability of one person fulfilling them. In addition, be intellectually honest...

“How many messianic prophecies did Jesus fulfill? The Bible is full of Messianic prophecies: promises of what a messiah would do. Mathematician Peter Stoner counted the probability of one person fulfilling even a small number of them. And he concluded, the chance of a single man fulfilling...

We’ve seen the story before.

“The UK’s health & social care systems are spiraling towards increasing dysfunction & failure. Within this context, an assisted dying law would have been wide open to abuse. We have avoided a major institutionalized safeguarding risk. For now. But the campaign will continue.”...

“The ethics of euthanasia have been a contentious issue since the beginning of medicine. The Hippocratic Oath takes a strong stand against euthanasia, requiring doctors to pledge ‘never to give a deadly drug to anybody if asked for it, nor … make a suggestion to this effect.’ …” (Ezekiel J...

“If I’m truly secure with what I believe, I shouldn’t have to belittle, mock, or mistreat someone in order to defend it.” - Melissa Dougherty

Well, shoot. That’s unhappy in The happy thread was dead thread. (I’ll check the fine print on the thread invitation for a loophole.)

That’s a dangerous place for you to be. You’re vulnerable to being persuaded that Jesus isn’t the prophesied Messiah. Christians have to be prepared with an answer to that question. Thanks for making that clear to me. Even without knowing any specifics about what they told you, they are...

I’ve mentioned this to you before @ Riven -> Always look for the strongest argument you can find against your position. Here’s another short video on the subject. Once again, I don’t know anything at all about the ministry that produced it. What is the value of this video? It examines...

It’s a rational argument against Jesus being the prophesied Messiah. Did you find it persuasive or unpersuasive? Yes. Is that what you were asking me to address? No, I don’t. I would ask what discrepancies you think there are, or might be, but you’ve already told me that you don’t know...

@Riven did you question whether Dr. Stoner’s math was wrong? I did. I javen’t done the calculation myself. Anyone can claim anything. I wanted to know if anyone else had questioned it and, if they did, what did they do about it. Should we trust Dr. Hartzler? Should we look to see if anyone else...

I don’t know anything about either of the men speaking in this video clip @Riven. I don’t even know their names. Do you? For all I (we?) know, they could be used car salesmen masquerading as scholars. They‘re talking about Dr. Stoner’s argument for Jesus of Nazareth being the prophesied...

This is an argument used by unbelieving Jews in particular and unbelievers in general. You’ve said that you’re a believer. Why did you use their argument in your response to me?

The apostles didn’t. They were persuaded that the prophecies written in the Hebrew Bible about the Messiah were fulfilled by Jesus. None of the apostles trusted their gut or asked their readers to trust theirs. Does that experience prejudice you against Southern Baptist pastors / scholars...

Christians need to know all about the prophecies. Since you don’t know anything about them, why do you believe Jesus is the Messiah? I have. He was very popular in Southern Baptist circles when I was a Southern Baptist. Why do you think I quoted him? I was aware of most, if not all, of that...