Atheist Taunts Christians With ‘Easter Challenge’

The Christian Diarist ^ | March 31, 2013 | JP

[MHGinTN]

Locate and read the passages from the four gospels where the ‘trial’ before Caiphas is described. Each account includes pieces of information not found in the others, but together the accounts make very clear what was happening (like the slap to Jesus’s face and the orders to identify who slapped him).

[svcw]

I agree.
There have many former atheists who have written they set out to disprove everything God only to become Born Again.

Halleluiah!!!
By His stripes we are healed
Sin has lost it’s power
Death has lost it’s sting
From the grave You have risen victoriously!

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Ours was too. It was a beautifully sung Latin Chant Mass and it was standing-room-only. Glorious.

[polishprince]

In case anyone is interested Barker did a debate with James White and lost horribly. Below is. Link to a synopsis of the debate.

http://mennoknight.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/initial-thoughts-on-the-dan-barker-vs-james-white-debate/

[CatherineofAragon]

Agree completely.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

I am not really a Seinfeld fan. I have been telling my sister this since the early 1990s when I became saved.

[ilovesarah2012]

The other night Bill O’Reilly said something about the Bible being allegorical but he didn’t mention any specifics. I have been taught the Bible is literal except where explicitly otherwise, such as the parables of Jesus. Can you give me an example or two? Thanks.

[oldbrowser]

I agree entirely with what you are saying. The minor differences in wording or interpretation may be due to translations or the memories of the people who past on the description of the events. I am just saying that atheists seize onto this minor differences and try claim that therefore the entire bible is fraudulent.

[Venturer]

It isn’t hard to understand. He prayed for something and didn’t get it and now his wittle feewings are hurt.

[HerrBlucher]

I understand that. Your experience with your sister simply reminded me of the funny Seinfeld clip. Sorry if there was an implication that the Seinfeld clip influenced you.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

No worries.

All I can do is pray for her and set a good example.

[tiki]

Sin, unresolved, unconfessed, ongoing sin.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I don't really understand this challenge. Does he just want the scriptures quoted? Because I have 5 Bible Quizzers between the ages of 9 and 14 who can do that.

[Jim_bo in Calif]

(I am new here, please bare with me!)

I guess the difference is :
Do you know God or
Do you have a relationship with God!

I have a relationship with the Lord, a daily communication through prayer, I couldn't do life otherwise!

Jim_bo in Calif

[gitmo]

In 1990, Dan Barker, by then a devout atheist, published an essay, which he titled “An Easter Challenge For Christians.”

DEVOUT:

1 : devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises

2 : expressing devotion or piety

b : warmly sincere de·vout·ly adverb de·vout·ness noun

[HerrBlucher]

What does that have to do with post 50?

[gitmo]

I just do not understand how someone goes from being a pastor to being an avowed atheist. It makes no sense to me.

There are generally two paths: either the man was never a Christian and thought being a pastor would be a job he would be good at, or he fell from the faith when he encountered trials, tribulations, losses and disappointments. It's the parable of the sower of the seeds.

[gitmo]

I have an idea, why doesn’t he just read the story for himself, its all there. Is he afraid to pick up a Bible, one has to conclude that.

You're assuming he's looking for answers. But he's looking to debate and shame Christians.

[svcw]

Unless, he is different than atheists I know, he is looking for answers.
He desperately wants to know if he matters, but is terrified to find out, so they cover this search/pain/whatever you want to call it with a shell saying “that there is no God”, all the time searching for the answer “there is”.