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On your asking for the Bible as a legitimate source... Historians rate the legitimacy of ancient sources based on how many “original” copies exist. All we know about the Ancient Greek philosophers and mathematicians is from less than 10 documents. There’s a few instances where we only have a single historical reference, yet we just accept that these people and their work exists/existed.
We have over 1,000 original copies of the Bible.
And they all remain over 90% the same.
who tries to find the true meaning of life on a meme discord
Yes
We been doing that since it started my man 😉😁
@Deleted User I am starting to believe in God. I was a stout atheist.
Christ is the only way. It is the only religion and doctrine that preaches that a God loves us. Imagine that, pathetic, weak beings being treasured by a God above all else.
Every other religion preaches a message of obedience. Of war. Or is polytheistic and derives from paganism.
Logos
There is historical evidence that Christ existed. They have even found his tomb, and it was empty.
Jesus was a righteous jew though
Another piece of evidence is that the gospel teaches that Abraham, and his descendants rose from their graves and many people saw them.
They then transcended to Heaven.
The cave of patriarchs is also empty.
And the talmudic Jews lost 75% of their people to conversion after Christ
Until the day of Christ, the Jews were God's chosen people. Chosen to make a covenant with God, to obey the 617 Mosaic laws in exchange for Israel and special protections. A covenant they broke a million times.
And with the fulfillment of the law in Christ, all Christians became God's chosen people. Not the Jews.
And their book, the Torah, even tells all the times they screwed up.
The Jews lost their special status
What happens to all the non jews?
Will they go to hell?
In the OT? No
They were only obligated to the seven laws of Noah
As long as they follow those they are righteous gentiles
Say I was in 2000BC China
But they don't get special stuff
What were rhe 7 laws?
Do not worship idols. Do not curse God. Establish courts for justice. Do not murder. Do not commit sexual immorality. Do not steal. Do not eat animals that are still alive.
They could eat the unclean animals, yeah?
That was forbidden I believe.
Say I kill a pig, and I cook some bacon.
That's okay
But don't cut off a live pig's leg and eat it
What was their sacrifice for sins?
Lambs and stuff
Doves maybe...
The ancient Chinese for example, they basically had the same religion as Abraham
Judaism before Judaism
Or are they covered by Christ?
Would they be set free in Hades/Bossom of Abraham?