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“The people stood watching and the rulers even sneered at Him. They said, ‘He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One. The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered Him wine vinegar and said, ‘If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself. There …
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If someone asked me a year ago how I would be spending my free time today, I would have likely answered that I would be reading, riding a bike, studying, or writing academic papers. What I wouldn’t have answered is that I would be writing Christian rebuttals to atheists whom I have encountered on Twitter. …
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The following blog is organized in a rebuttal to challenge format in which challenges are posed by atheists and rebuttals follow by Christians. Atheist challenge: We think the New Testament was authored 100+ years after Jesus died, so its authors were not eyewitnesses. Christian rebuttal: Though scholars disagree on the precise dates in which the …
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It was a dark day when Jesus was crucified. One can only imagine the immense pain and despair that Jesus’ family, friends, and apostles felt as they watched the torture and apparent death of our Savior. The intention of this blog is to develop a better understanding of some of the occurrences that happened on …
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