Monday, July 17, 2017

THE BIBLE: TRUTH OR MYTH?

   According to Quora, there are 37 million churches in the world today, and, according to World Christian Encyclopedia, there are 33 thousand Christian denominations worldwide.
   If the story of Jesus of Nazareth is a myth, this must be the greatest conspiracy ever invented and there will never be one greater! 
   For it would be total insanity for people to name buildings for a person who never existed over a period of two thousand years.
   Even for people who have never read the Bible, as well as for those who do not believe the Bible, they have heard about the Bible's stories, such as from the Old Testament:
   Adam & Eve; the Garden of Eden; Noah's Flood; Sodom & Gomorrah; the Tower of Babel; Abraham, the first Hebrew; Moses and the Ten Commandments; the Ark of the Covenant; David & Goliath; Samson & Delilah; Ahab & Jezebel; King David; King Solomon; Babylon & King Nebuchadnezzar; and Daniel in the lion's den.
   In the New Testament, the stories continue:
   the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus; wise men from the east; King Herod; John the Baptist; Judas Iscariot; Pontius Pilate; Mary & Joseph; Mary Magdalene; Lazarus; Nicodemus; the empty tomb.
   Perhaps it is safe to say that Hollywood and television have produced more movies from Bible stories than from any other single source under the sun; and these scripts have been provided for them free of charge.
   Additionally, more people and institutions have become millionaires and billionaires by using the name of Jesus than from using any other name under heaven.
   If the Bible is a myth and a conspiracy to persuade people to believe in the lie of Christ, then perhaps the greatest myth within a myth is to convince members of churches to believe that the Bible is a myth.
   In my mind, it is difficult for me to understand how members of churches can say they believe in the birth, death, and resurrection of Christ, and, while they say they believe in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, they will also say they believe the Bible is a myth even though the story of Christ is from the same book.
   Nevertheless, the greatest event as told in the Bible is yet to come, which will be the return of Christ the Lord. 
     

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