Are your family atheists? Or are you from a family who are mostly of another faith? I can see your family being pissed if they're of another religion tbh, since every religion loves to act like it's the right one and all others are false.
If your family are atheists, it might be more to do with how you might be acting (not to assume anything). Most atheists see religion as a personal lifestyle choice, and while they'll support your right to BE religious, they don't really want it shoved down their throats. If you're trying to drag them to church, or you're saying stupid shit about creationism or other scientifically incorrect things, they're naturally going to give you the side-eye (I would too).
Thanks _Mehhh_ for a helpful answer. I wouldn't say that my close family are atheists - they would probably all say there is a God of some sort - but they either don't want a relationship with the living God for themselves, or they are embarrassed that someone from their family is openly Christian. Some of them would see Christians as deluded and weak minded, and the church simply as an organisation that wants your money.
I don't think I shoved it down anyone's throat, but my enthusiasm for Jesus was clear because of how great it was to be getting to know him, and I wanted to share it with them.
Personally, I had been surprised by how strong the evidence for the life, death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth was and how clearly the facts pointed to him being the Son of God, and I was perplexed why they couldn't see it too.
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 evidence of the empty tomb. Would say more but it will probably get moderated.
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 mission 700 years before he was even born? There are 60+ prophecies in the old testament about the Messiah which provide blueprint only Jesus could fulfil.
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 The short answer is that the bible is main source of evidence, and as it's a historical document should be examined the same as any ancient document. Good places to find out more can be found by researching the historicity of the new testament.
Jesus's resurrection is the key event in the New Testament, and it is very well supported as a historical fact. This is a good article if you're interested. http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/historical-evidence-for-the-resurrection
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 can answer briefly, but can point you to other reliable sources if you want to follow this up.
Most of what is written about Jesus is found in the various books of the New Testament in the Bible. So a key questions is, did these books - and especially the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - record events which really happened, and if so, did they get passed down to us intact? The fact that there are four accounts, both from eye-witnesses and those who spoke directly to eye-witnesses, which all present a similar picture of this person is good evidence to support the fact that they happened. A good article to follow this up would be http://www.bethinking.org/is-the-bible-reliable/the-historicity-of-the-new-testament
If we are satisfied with the first step, then the words of Jesus are important. CS Lewis famously argued that Jesus was either mad, bad, or God, based on what he said. Read Mark's Gospel for yourself - I recommend a more readable version like the New International Version unless you're really into thee's thou's. Also CS Lewis's book Mere Christianity where that argument appears.
Central to the events in the Gospels is Jesus's death, resurrection and ascension. If these events did not happen, Christianity is a lie. See http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/historical-evidence-for-the-resurrection for lots more on this.
And lastly, we have to look at the world and the impact of those events. If they did not happen, can we come up with a more convincing explanation for why the world turned out like it did? What was the impetus behind the rapid expansion of the early church? Could this have happened if Jesus was not who he said he was, the Son of God, the promised Messiah of the Old Testament (I didn't mention the 60+ direct references to Jesus written centuries before he was born and recorded in the Old Testament, and the staggering poetry of Isaiah 53 which I will post in a minute).
If you're family sees Christians such as us of weak minded or if they don't believe in God then they're damn wrong about that becuz God our father creator of Heaven&Earth is out there. He is or "It" is the one to judge us all when the time comes but if they're not aethists and they do believe in God then Idk what to say really about that or how it's going to go. Maybe you could look that up in the Internet.
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There's different questions I have here.
Are your family atheists? Or are you from a family who are mostly of another faith? I can see your family being pissed if they're of another religion tbh, since every religion loves to act like it's the right one and all others are false.
If your family are atheists, it might be more to do with how you might be acting (not to assume anything). Most atheists see religion as a personal lifestyle choice, and while they'll support your right to BE religious, they don't really want it shoved down their throats. If you're trying to drag them to church, or you're saying stupid shit about creationism or other scientifically incorrect things, they're naturally going to give you the side-eye (I would too).
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Thanks _Mehhh_ for a helpful answer. I wouldn't say that my close family are atheists - they would probably all say there is a God of some sort - but they either don't want a relationship with the living God for themselves, or they are embarrassed that someone from their family is openly Christian. Some of them would see Christians as deluded and weak minded, and the church simply as an organisation that wants your money.
I don't think I shoved it down anyone's throat, but my enthusiasm for Jesus was clear because of how great it was to be getting to know him, and I wanted to share it with them.
Personally, I had been surprised by how strong the evidence for the life, death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth was and how clearly the facts pointed to him being the Son of God, and I was perplexed why they couldn't see it too.
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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 evidence of the empty tomb. Would say more but it will probably get moderated.
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.
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 mission 700 years before he was even born? There are 60+ prophecies in the old testament about the Messiah which provide blueprint only Jesus could fulfil.
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 document. Good places to find out more can be found by researching the historicity of the new testament.
Jesus's resurrection is the key event in the New Testament, and it is very well supported as a historical fact. This is a good article if you're interested. http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/historical-evidence-for-the-resurrection
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 can answer briefly, but can point you to other reliable sources if you want to follow this up.
Most of what is written about Jesus is found in the various books of the New Testament in the Bible. So a key questions is, did these books - and especially the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - record events which really happened, and if so, did they get passed down to us intact? The fact that there are four accounts, both from eye-witnesses and those who spoke directly to eye-witnesses, which all present a similar picture of this person is good evidence to support the fact that they happened. A good article to follow this up would be http://www.bethinking.org/is-the-bible-reliable/the-historicity-of-the-new-testament
If we are satisfied with the first step, then the words of Jesus are important. CS Lewis famously argued that Jesus was either mad, bad, or God, based on what he said. Read Mark's Gospel for yourself - I recommend a more readable version like the New International Version unless you're really into thee's thou's. Also CS Lewis's book Mere Christianity where that argument appears.
Central to the events in the Gospels is Jesus's death, resurrection and ascension. If these events did not happen, Christianity is a lie. See http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/historical-evidence-for-the-resurrection for lots more on this.
And lastly, we have to look at the world and the impact of those events. If they did not happen, can we come up with a more convincing explanation for why the world turned out like it did? What was the impetus behind the rapid expansion of the early church? Could this have happened if Jesus was not who he said he was, the Son of God, the promised Messiah of the Old Testament (I didn't mention the 60+ direct references to Jesus written centuries before he was born and recorded in the Old Testament, and the staggering poetry of Isaiah 53 which I will post in a minute).
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Jesus will come again to save us from the Anti-Christ in which I do believe in becuz I'm a Christian just like you. :)
Apologies for not replying, I was sleeping. I'll try to answer that later today in my lunch break.
If you're family sees Christians such as us of weak minded or if they don't believe in God then they're damn wrong about that becuz God our father creator of Heaven&Earth is out there. He is or "It" is the one to judge us all when the time comes but if they're not aethists and they do believe in God then Idk what to say really about that or how it's going to go. Maybe you could look that up in the Internet.
Well, answer the question.
"What evidence is that?"