Dope Tech Episode 2

<<@Therunningfix says : Paul worked for the Roman Empire…Jesus worked for his father and you>> <<@ZEE-h-EX says : So Paul was unpacking the gospels, but were they written yet. Most historians believe Paul was before the gospels.>> <<@MariusVanWoerden says : Do Paul and Jesus disagree? There is nothing that Paul teaches about Jesus that you cannot find in the teaching of Jesus himself. Despite the falls claims that they contradict each other, claiming that not the whole Bible is the inspired word of God. Also Luke must disagree with Jesus, Acts 9:15 Then the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my Name before the Gentiles, and Kings, and the children of Israel. 2 Peter 3: 15 And suppose that the long suffering of our Lord is salvation, even as our beloved brother Paul according to the wisdom given unto him wrote to you. 16 As one that in all his Epistles speak of these things: among the which, some things are hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable, wrest, as they do also other Scriptures UNTO THEIR OWN DESTRUCTION. But the reality is, you have to take all of Scripture, or reject all,>> <<@the.mr.nobody says : No. Dump Paul. Embrace Yeshua. Your faith will simplify and strengthen>> <<@RestlessAmbitions says : the answer is no, anyone named paul is surely going to burn in hell if such preposterous things do indeed exist>> <<@RestlessAmbitions says : never trust anyone named after an abrahamic lineage never trust anyone espousing abrahamic religion it is a human trafficking cult>> <<@Divineeeexo says : Paul’s letters are true! I was suicidal because of endless rules I was following that God never asked me to do! One day I woke up and clearly heard “Galatians 5:10” ever since then I have been strengthened by God to not follow endless rules.❤>> <<@Darcinator-music says : So is it true that women should not teach? Are Paul's letters appropriate only to some cultures and some times?>> <<@TexasBlues-123 says : 🔥 Paul exposes himself for what he is; a false apostle. Paul's writings are riddled with contractions e.g. _“not a single human being will be made righteous in God’s sight through observance of the Law”_ (Romans 3:20) vs _“For not the hearers of the Law are righteous before God but those who practice the Law will be pronounced righteous”_ (Romans 2:13)>> <<@Fivebookteaching says : Gospel of Thomas says,theirs 5 trees in Paradise who ever knows them will not taste death,these 5 trees are Persons ,it's Methaphors 1. Palm tree - Father 2. Apple tree or Grapes - Mother 3. Pomegranate tree - Bride 4. Olive tree - Jesus 5. Fig tree - self House Haggia 2:19 Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you. Joel 1:12 12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men. Nenimah 8:15 Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths (houses), as it is written. The bible is Methaphors Mary Magdalena taught Gnostic teachings in France if this is true why ain't we?,5 trees in Paradise in Gospel Thomas sayings,their in the bible>> <<@Fivebookteaching says : Grapes Means Teachings This is about grapes,it is metaphors for teachings and at the end you'll see the two trees in the bible are teacher's, one being God and the other Satan that is know also as Azazel,who corrupted the teachings,these are called sour grapes,the Bible uses stories in stories to teach. Hosea 10:13 - KJV - ye have eaten the fruit of lies Isaiah 5:1- 4 KJV - Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? Gospel of Holy Twelve - pg 91 - bread and wine is teachings - Again the kingdom of heaven is like unto a woman who taketh of the incorruptible leaven and hideth it in three measures of meal, till the whole is leavened, and being baked by fire, becomes one loaf, Or, again, to one who who taketh a measure of pure wine, and poureth it into two or four measure of pure wine, till the whole being mingled becometh the fruit of the vine. Hosea 9:7-9 -1879;Greek Septuagint - The days of vengeance are come, and Israel shall be afflicted as the prophet that is mad, as a man deranged: by reason of the mulittude of thine inquities thy madness has abounded. Jeremiah 32:15 -1879 Greek Septuagint - different in KJV - Thus said the Lord God of Israel : Take the cup of this unmixed wine from mine hands and thou shalt cause all the nations to drink, to whom I send thee Songs of Songs 2:13 - KJV - 13 The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. Isaiah 62:8-9 - 1879 Greek Septuagint - I will no more give thy corn and thy provisions to thine enemies; nor shall strangers any more drink thy wine, for which thou hast laboured. But they that have gathered them shall eat them, and they shall praise the Lord; and they that have gathered the grapes shall drink thereof in my holy courts. Matthew 7:16 - KJV - Do men gather grapes of thorns, ot figs of thistles? Isaiah 65:8 -1879 Greek Septuagint - Thus saith the Lord, As s grape stone shall be found in the cluster, and they shall say, Destroy it not; dor a blessing is in it: so will I do for the sake of him that serves me, for his sake I will not destroy them all. Apocalypse of Abraham 23 Now I ook again in the vision and see who it is that seduced Eve and what the fruit of the Tree was, and you will know what is to be, and how it will be for your progeny among the people at the end of the days of the age. And all that you cannot understand I will make known to you for you are well-pleasing in my sight, and I will tell you of those things which are kept in my heart.Then I looked into the vision, and my eyes looked at the side of the Garden of Eden, and I saw there a man of imposing height and he was great (powerful) in stature, incomparable in appearance.He was embracing (entwined with) a woman who looked like his size and stature.They were standing under a tree of the Garden of Eden, and the fruit of this tree was like a bunch of grapes on a vine. Standing behind the tree was one who had the appearance of a serpent (dragon) but it had the hands and feet of a man and it had wings on its shoulders. There were six pairs of wings, so that there were six wings on the right shoulder and six on the left shoulder. As I continued looking, I saw the man and the woman eating the fruit from the tree. And the serpent (dragon) was holding the grapes of the tree and feeding them to the two I saw embracing each other. And I said, "Who are these two that embrace, and who is this between them, and what is the fruit which they are eating, Oh, Mighty, Eternal One?" And He said, "This is the world of men (this is humanity). This (one) is Adam (man), and that one, who is their desire upon the earth, is Eve. But he who is between them is the ungodliness of their behavior that is sending them on the way to perdition. It is Azazel." And I said, "Eternal Mighty One! Why have you given the likes of him (Azazel) the power to destroy mankind (children or generations of men) and their works upon the earth?" And He said to me, " I gave him power over them who want do evil and those whom I have already hated and they will even come to love him."13. And I said. "Eternal, Mighty One! Why did you want to bring into existence an evil that men would desire in their heart since you are angered at what was chosen by those who do useless (vain/unprofitable) things in your light (counsel! presence)?" Chapter 24 He said to me, "I am angered by mankind on your account, and on account of those who will be of your family to come, because as you can see in the vision, the burden of destiny is placed upon them, and I will tell you what will be, and how much will take place in the last days. Now look at everything in the vision." I looked and saw the created beings that had come into existence before me. And I saw Adam and Eve and the cunning adversary who was with them; the crafty Cain, who had been influenced (led) by the adversary to break the law; Aramaic Targum - Ruth 4:22 Now Oved begot Jesse, who was called Nahash, because no corruption and perversion, for which he might be delivered into the hands of the angel of death, who would take his life from him, were found in him. He lived a long time, until the serpent's counsel to Eve, Adam's wife, to partake of the fruit of the tree, the eating of which resulted in wisdom to distinguish between good and evil, was recalled before God. Because of that counsel, all inhabitants of the earth are mortal, and as a result of that blunder, the righteous Jesse died. He is Jesse, who was the father of David, the king of Israel. EXEGETICAL LITERATURE - 4Q180 .181 - And concerning Azaz’el [who misled them into fallacy,] 9 [to love] sin and to make them inherit evil for all the ag[es, for destruction] 10 [for the fervour] of the judgments and the judgment of the council of [...] You can see the serpent was Azazel who gave them sour grapes or corruptted scriptures. My tik tok is fivebookteachings>> <<@HippyGoLuckyHomestead says : Antichrist>> <<@forthebestresultsonalldevices says : This is so funny at this point, every christian video in youtube with ads is promoting islam...>> <<@Itspaulse says : The epistles and their different forms of exegesis, are what’s responsible for 99% of the denominational division within the church I think that could be solved in a simplistic manner. I think the Jesus gave us two laws: love, God and love people. Anything that doesn’t violate these laws, is considered in the “Grey“, and our personal, subjective, and according to God‘s active speaking in your life. I think if we looked at the Pauline epistles as a wonderful guide, but not meant as a direct applicable morality for our time in modern day America , we would be 100% better off. The problem is thousands of denominations have created a new “law”, based on advice from Paul And this new law has done what the law has always done and it causes division, and causes people to rebel. We need a unity around the simplicity of Christ again>> <<@Ahgsb456 says : He’s not a bible scholar….>> <<@georgekim797 says : Everything Paul did or said just feels too convenient. He alone got that vision. He alone interpreted it and said a prosopone of god's talking through him. Instead of questioning his authority, they based a whole religion based on his teachings even though a part of it actually contradicts Jesus' himself.>> <<@LiteralHitter says : Your ''Armor of G-D'' is full of holes. That's why it's called ''Holy''.>> <<@Pappy..832 says : Smooth talkers usually don't have Jesus as their foundation but run to their favorite interpolation, but but but i got my Galatians memorized 😳>> <<@jayjay-bz3rr says : I think Paul missed it in 2nd Thessalonians 2. He should have been more clear and specific about the “falling away” from the faith? Or a physical rapture as Dr Paul Felter refers to. Paul wasn’t specific or clear. Paul was also unclear about who are what the restrainer is in verse 7. Very disappointing that we have to guess the answer. With respect, the Apostle Paul failed to make this passage clear and specific for us today.>> <<@TonyMartin3287 says : I feel like Paul's credibility is attacked so much more today than other times. Maybe it's just me reading more of the debating that goes on since we have the internet and access to the bottomless pit of stupidity that lives in there lol. I've never really even thought that people questioned Paul's writing, so it's still a weird thing to hear at 35 years old 😆. People will always do their best to dismantle any authenticity of scripture, I guess, especially these days. Wicked world, my brothers and sisters, very Wicked.>> <<@davidmathews9633 says : Gospels are the words and teachings of Jesus. Letters are Paul's gospel and teachings. Who will you obey!? Jesus or Paul? Think hard about this. Jesus or Paul? Jesus or Paul?>> <<@daysofnoah says : Can you trust God? Of course you can... You can also trust Paul. You cannot trust anyone who questions the word of God. Never forget that and ALWAYS trust the word of God.>> <<@shabamuhidin634 says : first of all we are not allowed to read other people's letter...it is not a good behaviour to open someone's letter>> <<@法号晨烸 says : Don't believers know that the Road to Damascus was mostly DESERT? Matthew 24:26 KJB Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the DESERT; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. 🤔 The prophet Muhammad also got duped by Satan - met Gabriel in the cave( resemblance of secret chamber). Have believers diligently seek out the Truth? Don't believers understand that Truth = Christ = Words John 4:23 KJB But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. Jeremiah 8:8 KJB How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.>> <<@inthedark334 says : You know Paul is preaching an entirely new gospel. The gospel of the Kingdom which is ministered in Matthew Mark Luke and John is not the gospel of the grace of God the gospel of the grace of God is the gospel Paul preached. Again these preachers who claim to be Bible students are really incompetent at being Bible students if they can't understand time passed but now an ages to come if you can't properly rightly divide the word of Truth you have no business talking about it>> <<@inthedark334 says : Well first of all Matthew Mark Luke and John are Old Testament according to Hebrews 9 because Christ was still alive during the time of Matthew Mark Luke and john. The New Testament didn't start until mid-ax. With the Apostle Paul the New Covenant on the other hand doesn't start until after the tribulation read Jeremiah 31:31. And according to 1st Timothy Paul was Major pattern. And he was given a new Gospel According to Ephesians 3. And Galatians 2. So Paul's Epistles are actually some of the most important Epistles in the entire book. Especially for the dispensational grace you live in today>> <<@savedbymylovegodthelordjes8394 says : praise the only true living LORD and GOD bless you all glory be to the HOLY TRINITY forever and ever amen 💖✝✝✝>> <<@berliannahaz423 says : As long as Paul's teachings doesn't contradict the Word of God then no Problem. I lives among Muslims who slander Paul as the one who leads Christians astray and corrupted the teachings of Christ. But that's only because they choose to believe somebody who lives centuries later who have not knowledge of the word of God.>> <<@KeepingWatch95 says : _If Paul was “forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia” and Paul went to Asia and preached anyway... ? Why wouldn't the church of Ephesus reject Paul as a false apostle,_ _(Apostle means: messenger, he that is sent.)_ G652 ἀπόστολος apostolos ap-os'-tol-os From G649; a delegate; specifically an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ (“apostle”), (with miraculous powers): - apostle, messenger, he that is sent. _(Paul was not sent but forbidden by the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia Minor; per Acts 16:6)_ Acts 16:6 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, _Acts 18:19 Paul continued to Ephesus (Ephesus was the Roman capital of Asia Minor)._ _All Revelation's seven churches are in Asia Minor. But Ephesus is the only one Paul writes to._ Ephesians 1:1 *Paul, an apostle* of Jesus Christ by the will of God, *to the saints which are at Ephesus,* and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: _For Paul to claim he was an apostle in Asia, is to claim he was sent to Asia, which would make Paul a liar. Per Acts 16:6_ Revelation 2:1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; Revelation 2:2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and *thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:* (Apostle = messenger, he that is sent) _Acts 16:6 Paul was “forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia” So... Why wouldn't the church of Ephesus find Paul a false apostle?_>> <<@ryeclansen7371 says : If the chronology of Paul as presented in Acts, being present at the stoning of Stephen shortly after Jesus’ death, and before that being a Pharisee, and being converted on the road to Damascus a few years later, then writing his letters in the 50’s, is true, then Paul must have been a contemporary of Jesus. Paul claims to have been a Pharisee of the Pharisees, a leader of Jews. Studied at the feet of Gamaliel (Acts 22:3). He had been given authority to persecute the Christians. He could not have come out of nowhere (Tarsus) and then suddenly risen to the top. If Paul was who he said he was (and what Luke makes him out to be) he must have been around Jerusalem at the time of Jesus, no matter how you figure it. As a young, ardent Pharisee he must have run into Jesus, maybe even had an argument, witnessed Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, been there at the cleansing of the temple, the trial, the crucifixion -been aware of the empty tomb, etc. He must have met people like Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea, etc. Strange that he never refers to any of these encounters. Paul could have said something like this, “Yeah, I was around Jerusalem when Jesus was crucified.” And, “I remember the fuss when the Roman guards reported about the angel coming down and rolling away the stone.” It seems like Paul knows absolutely nothing biographical of Jesus. Doesn’t mention ever having met him. Also, his account of post resurrection witnesses differs from the gospels. And contrary to what you say he never refers to Jesus’ teachings, eg. Parable of Sheep and goats at the last judgement, or story of the rich man and Lazarus, or sermon on the mount, or the many parables. And Jesus' teaching on what to do to be saved. Strange! If you insist on that time-line for the epistles, Paul must have been around at the time of Jesus, but he knows nothing about him, other than what was revealed to him in his hallucination.>> <<@amishgirl1000 says : 1 Corinthians 1:1 says it all Paul called by the will of God to be an Apostle of Jesus Christ. If God calls Paul to be an Apostle, then his letters are guided by God making them true. John 17:17>> <<@ambermichealshotkinkyjo15 says : At what point Paul stopped being able to create miracles and heal that means no one now can create miracles and heal Jesus died no more miracles by man no more>> <<@jeansroses7249 says : I was astounded when I discovered that there are many that claim that Paul was preaching a different gospel than Jesus was, and that you must follow one or the other. I thought "hey, it was Jesus Himself that converted Paul, and then worked very closely with him=comforting him in jail, and helping him with his heavy burden of the church". The church elders themselves confirmed, in acts 15, that God had "...sent paul to the gentiles (and peter to the jews....)". anyway, I always feel paul's love for the church in his letters, and I can't wait to hug him in heaven.>> <<@billlawrence1899 says : There's only one teensy weensy little problem with all this. There is absolutely no actual evidence what-so-ever that the person called "Jesus" ever existed. He's a fictional character, put together from myths about numerous previous imaginary "saviors". There is not one single eye witness to any of the Jesus stories, and not one single mention of him in the literature from the time he is said to have lived. Bummer.>> <<@zeddicuszorrander3599 says : How much of the Epistles can Christians trust? How much of the letters were the Apostle's own thoughts, and how much were information they received by God?>> <<@andrewstidham7950 says : Paul was struck down by Jesus and was blind for three days... and went on to spread Jesus everywhere he went>> <<@nothingbutthetruth613 says : "We believe Paul is telling the truth" "We believe...We believe..." The bottom line is you have no idea if one word Paul is writing is true. This is completely blind faith in one man. Is there any possibility at all in your mind that Paul was lying and the whole thing is a mad man starting a cult like hundreds of others have done and convincing everyone that he had a revelation and a message for everyone? Isn't that possible? Not only possible but way more likely. Do you really think God would expect you to alter your life and change the mainstream up until this point on the word of one lone man?>> <<@Jim-yk1ug says : Just had a college essay on this>> <<@stephenkaake7016 says : jesus should have blinded the people putting him to death>> <<@oneofthesaints says : I love Paul's letters. A wise man>> <<@drumrnva says : Just testing- if you can see this, please say so.>> <<@Matthew_Holton says : It depends what you mean by trust. There are only 6 or 7 letters that are considered by the vast majority of scholars to be most likely by Paul. Even these show signs of alteration and interpolation. We only have copies that are many times removed (copied many times by hand). The fabrication of christian 'scripture' was rife in the 2nd century and onwards. We cannot really know what the original writings of Paul actually were. The same is true of the gospels. Christian writers in the 2nd and 3rd centuries quote Mark but the quotes match nothing in the version we recognise today and we know the ending of Mark was added later as well as other interpolations. So much fabrication and interpolation is detectable by scholars in the NT because of the clumsiness of the forgery. How much fabrication has still gone undetected because some of the forgers were actually skilled!>> <<@FirstLast-v738i says : You can trust everything in the Bible. I know I do. I know that Jesus is not a liar, that the Holy Ghost is not a liar and the Holy Ghost spoke to Paul and inspired all of his writings. And blaspheming the Holy Ghost in the only unforgivable sin. I choose the Truth that is Yahushua. You can choose whatever you want.>> <<@LaynesMomma says : You're over thinking it. The best answer is that Peter flat out affirms Paul and His "given" (by God) wisdom in his writings ... 2 Peter 3:15–16 15 And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, 16 as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.>> <<@paulrock4816 says : Paul's gospel was not of man but of Revelation of Jesus Christ (Gal. 1:11) which Paul took to the Apostle in (Acts 15) (Gal. 2:2) says he took that gospel with him. He was the Apostle to the gentiles, He was to us gentiles what Peter was to Jews. Paul is the one that explained the office in the church, He explained the sacraments. His church was the 1st to be called Christian.>> <<@Derek_Baumgartner says : Thanks for these!>> <<@drumrnva says : Watch the videos made by the Heaven's Gate members. Very strong evidence that they were true believers, and it's only 25 years ago..... yet, you don't believe it. Ask yourself why.>> <<@jeffphelps1355 says : Before Paul was converted he was like a modern day skeptic, he persecuted the Church. What happened to him that made him change his ways? He turned away from his hatred and bigotry to become the greatest missionary. Must of been something extraordinary. even supernatural. That's the only logical conclusion>> <<@dabbler1166 says : QUESTIONS!! LOTS of them. ("incoming!" Long. 9 sections/topics) I really appreciated this video about Paul. Wish we had more early info about what went on from since Jesus's death til say around 140 AD, especially Theology-wise. Now for the Questions: QUESTIONS: 1. Were the books of the NEW Testament already established before the Council of Nicea? If you think so, then why were any other Councils held? Such as the Council of Carthage and the Council of Constantinople. Wish we had more info from since the death of Jesus to 180 AD, especially theology-wise. 2. WHO wrote "the DIDACHE" ? When? Where? 3. Why don't we know who wrote Genesis? The Hindu VEDAS are said to possibly be the oldest religion/scriptures on earth. Why don't we know who wrote them, either? Think of it. The 2 oldest religions and no one knows. Do they? 4. Abraham left the town of UR. He went "to a land that I shall show you" apparently according to God. But-- what was wrong with UR in the first place and what do know about UR? 5. Many people have left strict churches. Jesus said: "for my Yoke is easy and my burden is light". HOW? and what does that mean? The members who quit often felt it was very hard, not easy. But to encourage anyone to go to a hyper-grace church so they can feel less guilt seems like a very BAD answer. Can you clarify any of this? 6. Near-Death experiences. Be suspect of these. The stories, and what people say happened to them, appears to get more varied and wilder by he decade. But there's more. For all the hundreds of testimonies we have, it's odd that when one goes through the "dark "tunnel" and then meets up with a "being of Light" that we have NO ONE who bothered to ASK: 1. Who are YOU? Are you Jesus? (no one asks. The "light" could lie, but still)... 2. Is Jesus "above" you? Who do YOU serve? Do YOU love Jesus? (No one asks). What is your Name? (no one asks). 3. Where are we, in this otherwise dark "tunnel"? Why can't I see any of my Relatives here? 4. If I decide to stay here and not "go back", what happens then? Where will I go from being with you now in this otherwise dark place? If people are judged by the same True God with consistent standards, why do the testimonies keep getting more varied? 5. Why won't Christians more directly engage and confront and disprove the skeptics who write books against the Christian Faith? The Bible wants you to "be ready always" to give an answer for your Faith. It also mentions "able to convince the gain-sayer". But Christian apologists AVOID, instead of disprove. This is embarrassing for them and they may say to me: How do you know they haven't? Have you read every apologetics book? No, I haven't. BUT--- tell me then, --WHERE ARE the books that counter-argue, REFUTE or DISPROVE: 1. Bertrand Russel's "Why I Am Not a Christian" ? or-- 2. Dan Barker's book "Losing Faith in Faith"? (i think this book has now been re-named "Godless")..?? 3. Robert M. Price's book: "the Case AGAINST the Case for Christ" . Tell me. Name the books. Instead, what happens is, that is all avoided. The Christians are silent. Then, we are introduced to a "new" apologist. He/she doesn't doesn't show how the skeptic was wrong, either. It's as if they're hoping nobody will notice. Want more proof? Keep reading-- Years ago, JOSH McDowell wrote: "Evidence That Demands a Verdict". Then, Jeffrey Jay Lowder writes against it, and tries to pick it apart. But McDowell didn't (as far as I know) write any book to disprove Lowder. Why Not?? The Audience and public will likely think that Lowder "won" due to avoidance and silence! And more people leave the Church. (Later, it is said McDowell UPDATED his book and dealt with some of this. But it took a long time and I feel "the damage had already been done".) AND THEN....some years later....Lee Strobel arrives on the scene. His books are popular. But Robert M. Price writes: "the Case AGAINST the Case for Christ". Does Strobel write any book showing how Price is wrong? Again, No. And again more folks leave the Church. The whole cycle has now repeated itself. So THEN what happens? Along comes some "new" Apologist J W Wallace, writing a new book saying how Christianity is all true, all over again. But does HE disprove Robert M. Price, either? No. Its more avoidance and - again - the whole cycle keeps repeating itself. We still need answers, to those skeptics. If it can be honestly done. Can it be done? Why isn't it? 6. Churches Today -- think of this. There must be at least 75, or more, topics or things that a preacher could preach about, from the Bible! But-- what on earth would churches today possibly do if the book of Romans wasn't in the Bible or Ephesians chapter 2 and harping about: "for by Grace are ye saved".... that may be true, but its nearly all I hear anymore. Does your Church have ANYTHING else to preach on besides yet-another-endless-sermon on: "love" "grace" or "GOD has a plan for your Life!" Over and over and over and over and over. Its bad enough that churches are losing people because members have unanswered questions. Now, when they keep hearing the same 2 or 3 messages, they also leave cuz they're bored silly. 7. Where was ADAM buried? and Eve? 8. AFTER the Tower of Babel, people scattered. But earlier, as it was still being built, were there already people in Egypt at that time? If yes, where did they come from? 9. "If all of your questions were answered, would you become a Christian and follow Jesus?" Quite a few people today may say: No. Why ? There could be several reasons: They may not believe in an endless Hell. Christian: "but don't you want to go to Heaven?" Skeptic: "and do what? Sing praises to "the Boss" all day? or be in charge of some new planet with my own batch of new sinners to oversee? How boring." Christian: "You sound kinda rebellious" Skeptic: "Not really. I don't want any religion to motivate me by fear, i.e. avoiding Hell, and yet, there is nothing "positive" enough about Christianity that I would bother to want it. Heaven sounds boring. Can you tell me why getting-closer-to-God is a kewl thing? Again, who will counter-argue the skeptics? Someone will say that you cant write a book for EVERY SINGLE skeptic....but Christians COULD take, say, the THREE Top-selling Skeptic books in the last 5 years, and refute them. But they wont even do that. Have they? Name the books. Why cant they do that much? The public needs answers.>> <<@RealVerses says : Paul destroyed the teachings of Jesus.>>