2. In Matthew 10, the context is clearer. He's preparing his disciples for mission and quotes from Micah 7. Here it's clearer that the opposition comes from our families, but if we follow him we mu...

Two points: 1. Jesus sometimes uses shock tactics to teach. He's not instructing us to hate our families but to get our priorities right.. He must come first.

Good spot! See also Matthew 8:18-22, and Matthew 10:34-36. These are all passages about the cost of following Jesus.

Yep, it's gone again. I'll try a brief summary next.

Last try! The evidence of the historicity of the New Testament. The evidence of the transmission of the original NT documents to our modern day bible. And given these were both reliable, the eviden...

I have replied to this question but seems to have been moderated. I'll try again. Maybe the moderators don't like the answers.

Great question! Adam: not sure. He started the whole mess by rebelling against God. Was he subsequently saved? Don't know. Abraham: he trusted God and it was credited to him as righteousness (Gen ...

Good spot! See also Matthew 8:18-22, and Matthew 10:34-36. These are all passages about the cost of following Jesus, which is what prompted my question in the first place. Two points: 1. Jesus some...

No. Have you? Well, a I've bitten the head of a jelly baby, but I don't suppose that counts.

I have tried to answer you twice and both times I think it got moderated, either too long or maybe because I included a web link.

Yes, that is quite true, but it's also a conundrum. God predestined some to be saved, and some not. But if God sends people to hell, how can he be good, right? Underlying this question is the assu...

Hi and thanks for the interesting comment. I agree with the first sentence. But if I thought Jesus were dead or floating in the air, I wouldn't believe in him either! The cornerstone of the Chris...

The other thing which I cannot explain if Jesus was not the Son of God is Isaiah chapter 53. Look it up on biblegateway.com How did Isaiah predict so precisely the manner of Jesus's death and miss...

I did a long response which must have been moderated. The short answer is that the bible is main source of evidence, and as it's a historical document should be examined the same as any ancient do...

Thanks for asking this question! As Christianity is a religion based on events which took place in history, it's really important to know what the facts are and to question their reliability. I ca...

I appreciate you commenting, but wonder what you base your assessment on?

I follow the logic, that would be true if the Bible actually said that and the context backed up the instruction. Can you tell me where and I'll take a look?

Hi @Couman. Where does the Bible say that?

Apologies for not replying, I was sleeping. I'll try to answer that later today in my lunch break.

Thanks for the comment. I think what you are saying is very insightful, and gets to the heart of why Christianity is so polarising. With Jesus, there is no middle way. Either you trust him with y...