Posted on 04/21/2014 9:55:29 AM PDT by opentalk
With a margin of error +/- 3%, Rasmussen found Americans belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ remains strong.
86% of American adults believe that Jesus Christ walked the Earth 2,000 years ago, while just seven percent (7%) dont share this belief.
Furthermore, 77% of those polled believe Jesus rose from the dead. This is only a percentage point lower (within the margin of error) than in 2011 and 2010, when 78% espoused the same belief.
Rasmussen claims a 95% level of confidence in their report.
(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...
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Rasmussen also reported that 100% of those polled thinks Democrats are brain dead.
He sent His only begotten son to die on the cross for the sins of all of us
...if I were to quibble with any part of Christian ecclesiology,(note that I use the subjunctive) it would be with the concept of sacrifice serving as the remediator of sin...inasmuch as sin is inevitable in the human species, and such remediation would have to be occurring on a non stop basis in order to effect the desired change...
...so were humans more sinful before Christ than after, or not...and if not, why not...because if not, then mankind’s essence hasn’t changed through his contact with Christ (and I think we’d be hard pressed to argue that mankind is less sinful today than in antiquity)...
...but, in the end, like everything else, it could all turn on semantics...just what is entailed in the term ‘sin’...
As a British newspaper columnist (now deceased) commented, "if that's the case, the Thirty Years War wasn't necessary."
There are numerous extraBiblical references to Jesus that complement Scripture, including some from “hostile witnesses” like the Jewish Talmud.
If you take a step back and look at all the evidence it is compelling.
Contrary to what many say, faith is not some sort of fanciful belief but a response to a reasonable claim.
If you have any questions on your journey please feel free to contact me by way of FReepmail.
Blessings
Sin only makes sense in the context of a belief in (more than just a knowledge of) the God of Creation and a relationship with His only begotten Son. Where do you stand in that regard?
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