Rasmussen Reports: 77% Believe Jesus Rose From the Dead

the Blaze ^ | April 7, 2014 | Erica Ritz

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[stanne]

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[Buckeye McFrog]

86% of American adults believe that Jesus Christ walked the Earth 2,000 years ago, while just seven percent (7%) don’t share this belief.

There exists, aside from Scripture, a copy of a letter that was sent from the authorities in Rome to Pontius Pilate, congratulating him for his deft handling of this incident involving that Jesus Christ character. So the 7% had better get a clue.

[ExCTCitizen]

Rasmussen also reported that 100% of those polled thinks Democrats are brain dead.

[IrishBrigade]

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’...

[Verginius Rufus]

Every so often a crackpot claims that Jesus Christ never existed.

As a British newspaper columnist (now deceased) commented, "if that's the case, the Thirty Years War wasn't necessary."

[Gamecock]

I think the historical documents validate Jesus and what he did. Read Luke carefully. It was written as a defense of the faith. Place yourself in the time that is was written and look for the names of witnesses. They are there for a reason, so that you could have gone out and done the research yourself.

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

[jda]

just what is entailed in the term ‘sin’...

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?