More Than A Carpenter Flashcards
Christianity
God coming to men and women through Jesus Christ
Three basic questions that haunt every human life:
Who am I?
Why am I here?
Where am I going?
Religion
Humans trying to work their way to God through good works
What is the difference between Jesus and other religious leaders?
Jesus claimed to be God
Jesus was one of what three things?
Lord, liar, or lunatic
The things that Jesus claimed makes it impossible for him to be what?
A good moral man or prophet
The scientific method can only be used to prove what kinds of things?
Repeatable things
What is the goal of New Atheists?
To eradicate any rational grounds for religious belief and to persuade theists to walk away from their faith
There is no solid basis for dating any book of the New Testament after what year?
A.D. 80
All gospels besides the four Gospels were composed between what years?
120 A.D. and 250 A.D.
How many Greek manuscripts have been found?
5600
What is the most significant category of variants?
Spelling differences
What book is better attested by ancient manuscripts than any other piece of ancient literature?
The New Testament
Why can we trust the apostles’ testimonies?
11 of them died martyrs’ deaths
If the resurrection were a lie, what would be true?
The apostles would have known it
The silence of history is…
Deafening when it comes to the testimony against the resurrection
What was a Jew taught from childhood?
When the Messiah came, he would be a victorious, reigning political leader
How is the conversion of Saul evidence of the resurrection?
He needed significant evidence to convert
What is the big question of Christianity?
Did the resurrection actually happen?
What did Greenleaf conclude?
The resurrection of Christ is one of the best-supported events in history according to the laws of legal evidence administered in courts of justice
What are the chances that any man might have lived down to the present time and fulfilled all eight prophecies?
1 in 10^17
What is McDowell’s response to “How can a loving God allow anyone to go to hell?”?
How can a holy, just, and righteous God allow a sinful person into his presence?
What were McDowell’s two reasons for his reluctance?
Pleasure and pride
Why was pleasure one of his reasons?
He thought that becoming a Christian meant giving up the good life and giving up control
Why was pride one of his reasons?
The thought of becoming a Christian shattered his ego
