earl40
Puritan Board Professor
#1 As one that is convinced by The Holy Spirit that the bible is The Word of God I can and do believe in the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus from the dead.
#2 I also believe that the Apostles died for what they did not believe to be a lie. In other words, sane men do not die for a lie. Now here is the question. in your opinion which is a greater evidence? The testimony that Jesus rose from the dead as the bible says or that our belief that the Apostles were sane (as conveyed by scripture) and did not die (as conveyed by historical tradition) for a lie?
The reason I ask is becaue I base this second premise (the death of the apostles via martyrdom by tradition and extra biblical resources).
Now in writing this I would like to point out that there is a difference in saying sane men will die for what they believe in but sane men will not die for a lie.
#2 I also believe that the Apostles died for what they did not believe to be a lie. In other words, sane men do not die for a lie. Now here is the question. in your opinion which is a greater evidence? The testimony that Jesus rose from the dead as the bible says or that our belief that the Apostles were sane (as conveyed by scripture) and did not die (as conveyed by historical tradition) for a lie?
The reason I ask is becaue I base this second premise (the death of the apostles via martyrdom by tradition and extra biblical resources).
Now in writing this I would like to point out that there is a difference in saying sane men will die for what they believe in but sane men will not die for a lie.