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Does suffering and dying for something make it true?
It seems logical to say that no one would be willing to suffer and even die for something they knew wasn't true. According to the New Testament, the disciples were persecuted for proclaiming that Jesus was resurrected. Therefore, isn't it logical to say that the New Testament information has to be true? Answer: The willingness of an individual to suffer and die for a particular cause or belief doesn't prove its truthfulness or validity. For example, the willingness of the leadership of the ea
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What is one reason Jews do not accept the Christian belief that Jesus is the incarnation of God?
Why do Jews not accept the Christian belief that Jesus is the incarnation of God? What is that one reason? Let's find out... Answer: Christians claim that in the birth of Jesus there occurred the miracle of the incarnation of God in the form of a human being. To say that God became truly a human being invites a number of Questions. Let us ask the following about the alleged truly man-truly god Jesus. * What happened to his foreskin after his circumcision (Luke 2:21)? Did it ascend to heaven
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Israel’s Relationship with God
By Rabbi Yisroel Blumenthal It wasn’t always this easy to be a Jew in a Christian country. In the 21st century, the Church’s age-old desire for the soul of the Jew can only find expression in the realm of the discussion. One of the few weapons that remain in the arsenal of the missionary is the scriptural argument. This same weapon is readily turned against the missionary by the Jew who has studied the scriptures. It was not always this way. There were times when the most intense pressures wer
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Question of the Week: How do I Grapple with the Pain in my Heart?
Question of the Week: My brother is losing his fight for life. The chemotherapy treatment has not worked, and I need to say goodbye to him. I cannot accept his death, he is so young and I love him so much. Can you help me to accept this pain in my heart? Answer: I feel for you in this most heart-wrenching time. It is horrible for anyone to witness a loved one go through such agony. I wish you much strength and pray that you do not lose hope. There is no way to avoid the pain that comes with
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Was there a Resurrection of the Dead when Jesus Died?
When Jesus died, was there a resurrection of the dead? Let's find out. Answer: Matthew--and only Matthew--tells us that a profound event occurred after Jesus gave up the ghost and rose to heaven. "Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama zabachthani? That is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man
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