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“The Messiah Part 2”
Categories: JUDAISM, NEW TESTAMENT, OLD TESTAMENT, RELIGIONS(This post is a follow-up to “The Messiah”)
From what I have read, he did not meet the criteria in the Old Testament (as you guys call it). I have talked to deeply religious christians about this, and they can quote me Scripture all day long; however, since the Bible and Jesus are the most important things in their lives, you would think they would have done research on the historical origins of the Bible and the historic evidence of Jesus during the years of 1-60 AD, but I found in every single case without exception the same attitude of "I know nothing, and I do not want to know". One nurse I work with told me, "I do not need evidence; I just believe." Why do you think they call it blind faith?!If you really think the New Testament is truly the word of God and not manmade, that means it all would make perfect sense, and there would not be any inconsistencies, and the more you learn, the more you will find out nothing is more obvious.
Plus, if we are right, then you guys are worshiping falsely and, therefore, are doomed under your own belief system. The whole thing, in my opinion, comes down to our God-given gift of reason and common sense.
How would you respond if Muslims and Mormons told you they are the only way to God, and if you do not buy into it, you are doomed?
Can we not just respect each other? If you know something I don’t and have historic proof and real evidence and not just blind faith, I would love to see it!Sincerely,
Of A Friendly Faith
Dear Of A Friendly Faith,
It is an absolute travesty that no one has ever given you a better reason for believing in Jesus than blind faith. We here at AYP believe that Jesus is the Christ because of the evidence – not in spite of it! To save space, we are going to point you toward a couple of previous posts to read. For information on the authenticity of the Bible and its divine origins, we recommend reading our posts “Who Wrote The Bible?” and perusing our evidences section of the AskYourPreacher archives. God meant it when He told us to “come and reason together” with Him (Isa 1:18). The more you dig into it, the more staggering the evidence is that the Bible was written by God.
The same goes for Jesus. When the apostles first began preaching Jesus as the Christ, they did it to Jews who knew their Bibles. The biggest stumbling block for every Jew was that Jesus died on a cross – something none of them believed would ever happen to the Messiah (Gal 5:11). However, the apostles proved that the Bible did teach that the Messiah would have to suffer (Acts 26:22-23). The apostles quoted verses like Ps 16:10 (used by Peter in Acts 2:25-31) and Isa 53:5-11 (used by Philip in Acts 8:32-35). The Old Testament taught that the Messiah would suffer and die on a cross, and Jesus did that very thing. We highly recommend reading The Case For Christ by Lee Strobel for further details on the evidence that Jesus fulfills the Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah. Hopefully this gives you some evidence to whet your appetite; please feel free to continue to correspond with us as further questions arise.
