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To: WorkingClassFilth
Finding the bones of the apostles might make this guy’s day, but the apostles themselves would shake their heads since their every goal was to put the focus on Christ and the power of the Gospel. As far as having the bones of Christ, I know this to be false - for a fact. He rose, ascended into heaven and sent his Holy Spirit who is living in the humble confines of millions of hearts.

Full agreement - discovering the apostles remains serves no purpose - there is no doubt that they existed and did what the Bible says they did. I love the paradox of Christ - the universe and time reside within Him, yet He resides in our hearts.

4 posted on 03/04/2012 5:31:34 AM PST by trebb ("If a man will not work, he should not eat" From 2 Thes 3)
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To: trebb
The "fish" is, of course, definitive. This is Jerusalem. That's an ossuary. There's a "fish" carved on one of them ~ so there were, in fact, doctrinally identifiable Christians in Jerusalem before the destruction of the Temple by Rome.

This wasn't just a bunch of Jews who were set aside on account of wealth, relationship, or education.

They were first called Christians in Antioch, but the "they" in "they" existed long before that time!

7 posted on 03/04/2012 6:02:06 AM PST by muawiyah
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