The loophole I allow Christianity to have is that if one believes the rational order and lawful design of the universe points to a higher rational agency, then that higher supernatural agency could enter human history in the form of a human.Since there is zero evidence of "magic" or supernatural events outside the realm of natural probability and, given the circumstances and known facts of the crucifixion, the initial survival of Jesus after the crucifixion is the most rational conclusion. For the place and time, it would be seen as miraculous as the "lone survivor" of plane crashes such as Vishwash Kumar Ramesh of Air India flight 171 out of 260 passengers and people on the ground.
FWIW, Fredo is irrational.
Did Jesus fly to the sky in a UFO?
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We are living in Old Testament times since Israel returned in May 1948
Ichabod Stain
Was it me?
ridiculous horse crap.
the Christian perspective is that the old testament era ended with Christ and the new covenant with all people.
jews lost their monopoly on gods support.
of course, if you're a Jew, you're a Jew and maybe that's your perspective.
these are different religions, after-all.
Are you aware all Old Testament prophecies haven't been fulfilled yet?
Ichabod Stain
Was it me?
the golden rule is the sum of the law and the prophets.
so I don't give a shit about unfulfilled old testament prophecies.
Im a Christian.
Golden rule won't get you Salvation.
Ichabod Stain
Was it me?
Could be but why? Such a power could just as easily influence mortal beings instead of confining itself to such a weak vessel. Why not influence thousands of people at once instead of grandstanding in one mortal body?
My belief is that the Almighty created the Universe and everything in it....and maybe a few more universes. Like breaking the rack on a pool table, much of the Universe moves in accordance with the laws of physics. The caveat is that living creatures, especially intelligent ones, can choose to alter the sequence of natural events.
Example: Beavers build a dam that alters a stream. Obviously humans have a great impact on nature. Remember the test to alter the path of an asteroid?
It's exercising choices that make differences in the Universe and may explain why we are here.
NASA’s DART Mission Changed Orbit of Asteroid Didymos Around Sun - NASA
New research reveals that when NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft intentionally impacted the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in September
www.nasa.gov
Given the timeline involved between the crucifixion/resurrection and the writing of the Gospels, I'd allow a little bit of literary license in the telling of the tales.
S
Salvation only comes through the Blood of the Cross!
Like Vampires drinking blood.
Good luck with that
Your words. "Blood"
Ichabod Stain
Was it me?
you seem to have been hoodwinked by vague and dramatic language.
Like indigenous natives eating the heart of a deer or passing DNA through stem cell injection.
What do you think Jesus went to the cross?
Exactly when you bless your food a drink it literally becomes the body and blood of Christ!