Isn't it incredible that someone born of
a virgin rose from the dead?
Not exact matches
But seriously folks... So what if their owners still believe in creationism, gods and devils, heaven and hell, magical powers, Noah's ark, people
rising from the
dead, angels, talking snakes, and
virgin births.
Let me get this straight: You believe that a couple of thousand years ago an invisible man in the sky impregnated a
virgin girl in the middle east, had a half - god / half - man son who traveled around doing magic tricks, and then
rose from the
dead and is now constantly watching all of us to see if we'll get pie in the sky when we die?
Granted, Mormonism is messed up and crazy but no more so than «mainstream» Christianity with its talking snakes,
virgin births and dudes
rising from the
dead.
unicorns, satyrs, a leviathan that god defeated in battle, giants,
virgin births, flat earths, and people
rising from the
dead.
Regarding Jesus, I believe that Jesus was God in the flesh, that He was born of a
virgin, lived a sinless life, died on the cross, and
rose again
from the
dead.
Though I can not be certain, I assume that demons believe that God exists as the Trinity, and that God is holy, righteous, and good, and that Jesus was God incarnate, born of a
virgin, lived a sinless life, died on the cross, and
rose again
from the
dead.
People
rising from the
dead, a
virgin birth, a global flood, an array of physics defying miracles and so on.
The man was born of a
virgin, preached about being «born again» and had
risen from the
dead after crucifixion, Freke says.
Humans
from Adam + Eve (and incest), really old people, parting oceans, languages
from fallen towers, feeding thousands
from few bread loafs,
virgins giving birth,
rising from the
dead.
No one has ever managed to do that, after hundreds of years of wild claims of talking snakes,
virgin birth, and
rising from the
dead, as well as the brutal tales of vicious, vindictive, bible god.
It's a greater fantasy NOT to believe that there is an all powerful invisible god somewhere in the universe who knows everything, can do anything, hears everyone's thoughts, etc, or that someone died and
rose from the
dead three days later (this same person was born of a
virgin), or that someone spoke to god via a burning bush, or that one old man, who lived to be 900 years old, built a boat that held two of every animal on the earth to survive a worldwide flood?
Likewise, before Jesus, Attis of Phrygia was said to be born of the
virgin Nana on December 25, was crucified to save mankind and
rose from the
dead after three days, as did the Indian god, Krishna.
That Jesus was born of a
virgin, he died,
rose from the
dead on the third day, and is now at the right hand of God.
Those with Ph.D's
from many leading seminaries today come out with the idea that Jesus Christ was not really God's son, was not really born of a
virgin, did not really die on the cross, did not actually
rise from the
dead, and that everyone is going to heaven if they just try to be good enough.
I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the
virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified,
dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he
rose again
from the
dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the
dead.
«So let me get this straight, you have two - way conversations with invisible spirits, you think the earth is 10,000 years old, you believe the world was once covered in water (about 5,000 years ago), you believe your invisible sky father came to earth in human form after a
virgin birth, then
rose as a zombie,
from the
dead, then ascended into an invisible sky city... all because the first people on earth ate and apple before proceeding on with decades of incest... am I getting this?»
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the
Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified,
dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third day he
rose again
from the dead; He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the living and the d
from the
dead; He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
From thence he shall come to judge the living and the d
From thence he shall come to judge the living and the
dead.
-- Isn't the Son of God, — He wasn't born of a
virgin — He wasn't / Isn't perfect — He wasn't God and man in one person — He didn't die a sin atoning death on the cross — He didn't
rise from the
dead and ascend
So
virgin mother, only child,
rising from the
dead, mother
rising to the sky, celebate, etc, etc, etc,... all BS.
Genesis and Exodus, for example, are clearly based on earlier Babylonian myths such as The Epic of Gilgamesh, and the Jesus story itself is straight
from the stories about Apollonius of Tyana, Horus and Dionysus (including the
virgin birth, the three wise men, the star in the East, birth at the Winter solstice, a baptism by another prophet, turning water into wine, crucifixion and
rising from the
dead).
People
rising from the
dead... The maker of our 4.5 b year old world is the Father of a man who died 2000 years ago... Pregnant
virgins... Walking on water... People
rising from the
dead every calendar year... Flying fat men and reindeer who deliver billions of gifts every year via the chimney and on one night... Give me a break!
Genesis and Exodus, for example, are clearly based on earlier Babylonian myths such as The Epic of Gilgamesh, and the Jesus story itself is straight
from the stories about Apollonius of Tyana, Ho.rus and Dionysus (including
virgin birth, the three wise men, the star in the East, birth at the Winter solstice, a baptism by another prophet, turning water into wine, crucifixion and
rising from the
dead).
Apostles Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the
Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he
rose again
from the
dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the
dead.
They are confounded by the claim that God is specifically located in a particular person» with a birthday and a birthplace, a nationality, a genealogy, and a biography, as summarized in the Apostles» Creed, of one «who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the
Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried... [and] on the third day
rose from the
dead.»
I mean Moses parts the red sea, Christ is
risen from the
dead, a
virgin named Mary conceived a baby by the holy ghost and he was the son of God.
Like his
virgin birth, walking on water, getting a party drunk with more wine than they started with,
rising from the
dead, etc. etc..
Seriously people, I encourage you to read about Horace, Mithra, Buddha, and any number of about fifteen other pre-Christian deities who were born of a
virgin, performed miracles, walked on water, had 12 disciples, had a «last supper,» were crucified in some manner,
rose from the
dead, ascended into some heaven, and even many of them were tempted by their «devil» or evil one.
, by a whopping 67 \ % «that Jesus Christ was born of a
Virgin», by 35 \ % «that Jesus Christ died to take away the sins of the world», by 47 \ % «that Jesus Christ physically
rose from the
dead», by 61 \ % «that Jesus Christ is the only way by which we can be saved», by 26 \ % «that the Holy Spirit is a Person Who empowers Christians today», and by 30 \ % «that God the Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit are all equally God».
Genesis and Exodus, for example, are clearly based on earlier Babylonian myths such as The Epic of Gilgamesh, and the Jesus story itself is straight
from the stories about Apollonius of Tyana, Horus and Dionysus (including
virgin birth, the three wise men, the star in the East, birth at the Winter solstice, a baptism by another prophet, turning water into wine, crucifixion and
rising from the
dead).
The very fact that, a) Jesus left NOTHING behind, no writings, no physical evidence, nothing written by any first century historian, and b) there were no less than 12 deities prior to Jesus throughout the world who were born of a
virgin, taught at the temple when young, preached, healed, fed the hungry, were killed and
rose from the
dead.