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What is the problem in Christianity?
Many
religion scholars have come forward and publicly admitted that they do
question the integrity of the New Testament. Please consider the
following:
NEWSWEEK April 8, 1996: posted an article about
Rethinking the Resurrection that quoted “If Christ is not
raised, Saint Paul wrote, then our preaching is in vain and so is your
faith”
TIME April 8, 1996: posted an article on The
search for Jesus: “The iconoclastic and provocative Jesus Seminar
argues that not much of the New Testament can be trusted. But
if so, what do Christian's believe?
TIME December 6, 1999
article, Jesus 2000: stated “The chance that they contain
reliable history information about Jesus is slender, through they hint
tantalizingly that Jesus may have been more liberal in his views of
women's sexuality than later church fathers allowed”
Had
those scholars put New Testament too far from understanding?
Probably not; Pss.116.6: [6] The LORD preserveth the simple: I was
brought low, and he helped me. Prov.12.1 [1] Whoso loveth instruction
loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Who does know the truth? How the mystery of God could be
magnified?
It is important to read and consider these
scriptures (Isaiah 51.1-13), from the Old Testament. Please note
that Isaiah 51.5 indicated that, “My righteousness is near; my salvation
is gone forth, and my arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait
upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.”
The True Messiah would
provide fair judgment for what the New Testament indicated and what many
scholars pointed out.
John 16:7-8 indicated that JESUS stated
“Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go
away: for if I go not away, he Comforter will not come unto you; but if I
depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the
world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.”
Is the
comforter the True Messiah? If the answer is “yes”, then the True Messiah
must answer all the mysterious things.
John 16.16.13
“Howbeit when he the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into
all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall
hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”
Most ministers need the Old Testament for their preaching, because the
main important verses and about the Messiah are found in The Old
Testament.
Christian's willingly accept JESUS is the son of God and
willingly accept his resurrection based on faith and beliefs.
In
The New Testament Gospel of PAUL indicates as:
I
Corinthians 4.1-5: “Let a man so account of us, as of the
ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is
required in stewards that a man be found faithful. But with me it is very
small thing that I should be judged of you or of man’s judgment: yea, I
judge not mine own self. For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby
justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord (God). Therefore judge
nothing before the time the Lord come, who both will bring to light the
hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the
hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.”
I
Corinthians 15.12-17: “Now if Christ be preached that he rose
from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the
dead? But if there be no resurrection of the dead. Then is Christ not
risen: And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your
faith is also vain.Yea, and we are found false withness of God: because we
have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if
so be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ
raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in
your sins.”
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