Quote (addone @ Jul 23 2023 09:59am)
So according to you a topographical metaphor is considered evidence... This is next level of simping.
I already explained the numerous evidence we have of Einstein and Lincoln which is vast consisting of thousands of sources. All we have of jesus is a mention from 1 book some 2000 years ago. And then copies and copies of the same thing. Even if a guy called jesus/yeshua did exist you certainly have even less evidence for the magic claims he performed.
Maybe realise you were brainwashed and need help. Maybe a first step is to examining your beliefs.
I for one won't be guillable to believe that man was created by a magic wizard out of dust and woman out of a rib in a magic garden, a talking snake and magic apples or whatever the fuck it tries to sell. The garden of Eden story is no different from any other creation myths, legends and folk tales that just about every culture on the planet had. Everyone has these made up bullshit stories yours just happened to come from a small part of the middle east.
All we have is a single book you say? You don't see creation, archeology, the year it is, people's lives changing when they become a Christian and most importantly, the resurrection as evidence?
You are not going to receive the kind of evidence you are looking for because it's not required. What you have is Moses and the Prophets. They will tell you and they will warn you. If you will not listen to the Prophets then nothing else is going to change your mind.
The problem isn't that you don't think God exists, you already know he does. The problem lies with your sin. You hate God and you do not want Jesus to be the King over your life.
You think everything is just fine the way it is. You are too scared to admit that you are a sinner and that you need a savior. You are fearful of what might happen if you admit that you are not in control and that your sin is bounding you in chains. I'll say it simply, you are not a good person, you are a bad person. You are rebelling against God, that is even worse than any form of murder.
This is why I keep coming back to you must first realize you are a sinner before we can move forward with anything else. You are not ready to debate the other topics of the Bible because you already do not think it's relevant to you. What does the Bible have to do with you? Guess what, I made a topic about this as well:
https://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=66986752&f=125Luke 12 16-19 NIV
16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a
certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to
himself, ‘What shall
Ido?
Ihave no place to store
mycrops.’
18 “Then he said, ‘This is what
I’lldo.
Iwill tear down
mybarns and build bigger ones, and there
Iwill store
mysurplus grain. 19 And
I’llsay to
myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’
Do you see the key words that highlight the attitude of the man? He was selfish and kept all his possessions to himself. He lived the life of possessions, he was rich in this life but not rich towards God. He forgot God Almighty.
Now God does step into that life. Let's see what happens.
Luke 12:20 NIV
20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
What happens? Death happens. The man was not prepared for death. What about you? What about when that moment comes and it is just you and God? This life is a very fragile life. It is like putting all of your eggs (Insurance policies) in one, fragile basket.
We insured everything except for our soul. We forgot to insure our soul. However, Jesus didn't forget about our souls, he came down to "buyback", "cover", "insure" our souls back to God.