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To: MarDav
You’ve repeatedly asked what proof-texts support NT notions of messiah, have been furnished with OT evidences (most of which you’ve ignored or simply indicated your preferred understanding of these - as if these MUST be correct) and now you would say you don’t believe such a person (messiah) did/does/will ever exist! Others have suggested that you have only been playing games here; apparently they are correct. You have shown yourself to be a fraud.

No, I have shown myself to be curious as to why the Jews of Jesus' time acted the way they did. Obvious answer: Jesus was campaigning to be the next King of Israel. He altered his biography to fit their expectations (Bethlehem, David, Solomon.) Some believed him and followed. Others didn't, and killed him. Later, Paul took this story, changed the meaning of it all, and became the head of his own little cult. Said cult has grown into the Christian religion.

814 posted on 04/24/2014 6:37:01 AM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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To: A_perfect_lady

“He altered his biography to fit their expectations (Bethlehem, David, Solomon.)...Later, Paul took this story, changed the meaning of it all...”

This is the word according to...a_perfect_lady.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNO72aCnVr0


815 posted on 04/24/2014 7:04:25 AM PDT by MarDav
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To: A_perfect_lady; MarDav

Would you then, by extension call our U.S. Constitution a cultish document? Our founders credited the Bible in part as being instrumental in the constitution’s creation, which had to be made palatable to the 95 per cent of the Americans at the time who called themselves Christian? The freedoms you enjoy were based on the belief in a man who died and rose again.

Welcome to the cult...there is no escaping it!


818 posted on 04/24/2014 10:41:06 AM PDT by mdmathis6
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