What makes you believe that Jesus had actually lived on Earth?
Scholars, both religious and nonreligious, outside the former USSR reject mythicism. John Dominic Crossan, who co-founded the skeptical Jesus Seminar, denies that Jesus rose from the dead but not that he was an historical person. He writes, “That [Jesus] was crucified is as sure as anything historical can ever be” (Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, 145).Bart D. Ehrman is an agnostic who is forthright in his rejection of mythicism. Ehrman teaches at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is widely regarded as an expert on the New Testament documents. He writes, “The view that Jesus existed is held by virtually every expert on the planet” (Did Jesus Exist?, 4). https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/did-jesus-exist
How do you know that what the Bible is saying is true? CCC 105 – For Holy Mother Church, relying on the faith of the apostolic age, accepts as sacred and canonical the books of the Old and the New Testaments, whole and entire, with all their parts, on the grounds that, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, they have God as their author and have been handed on as such to the Church herself. Catechism of the Catholic Church
How are you sure that there is one God? The first Christians, like the Jews before them, were fiercely monotheistic, willing to die horrible martyrs’ deaths in the Coliseum—being slain by gladiators, devoured by wild animals, crucified, or tied to a stake and turned into human torches—rather than concede the existence of any other gods. This adamant insistence on monotheism is taken directly from the teaching of the Bible. Thus, in John 17:3 Jesus addresses his Father, saying, “And this is eternal life, that they know you—the only true God.” https://www.catholic.com/tract/the-one-true-god
If God is real, why is there so much suffering in the world? Furthermore, most theists do not believe that God created us merely for happiness in this life but also, and most importantly, for eternal happiness with him in the next. So his omnibenevolence should be judged neither by our limited human standards of goodness nor by what happens in this world alone. Putting these things together, we can recognize that an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent creator might have good reasons for tolerating abuses of human free will that lead to evil and suffering. We may not know what all his reasons are, but we sense the value of freedom, including the value of being able to choose good freely rather than by compulsion. Much more details in https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/the-problem-of-evil
What proof do you have to support that God is real? In addition to Thomas Aquinas 5 Cosmological Proofs, read the "Proof of the Existence of God" (see link) https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/a-proof-of-the-existence-of-god
Is it possible that there are other immovable Gods? https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/a-proof-of-the-existence-of-god
Are you Christian or Catholic? Catholicism is one of many different Christian religions (denominations) i.e. all Catholics are Christians. https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/christian-yesbut-why-catholic
Why should I go to a Catholic church instead of a protestant church? Refer to this article for ten of the unique characteristics of the Catholic Church that set it apart from other Christian denominations. ...Protestant churches are unquestionably accomplishing much good in the world, and countless individual Protestants are surely pleasing to the Lord and can look forward to a place in his Kingdom. Nevertheless, it is in and through the Catholic Church that the fullness of God’s revelation is to be discovered and experienced. https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/christian-yesbut-why-catholic
Did God create natural disasters? Why would God create those to watch His children suffer? Furthermore, most theists do not believe that God created us merely for happiness in this life but also, and most importantly, for eternal happiness with him in the next. So his omnibenevolence should be judged neither by our limited human standards of goodness nor by what happens in this world alone. Putting these things together, we can recognize that an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent creator might have good reasons for tolerating abuses of human free will that lead to evil and suffering. We may not know what all his reasons are, but we sense the value of freedom, including the value of being able to choose good freely rather than by compulsion. Much more details in https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/the-problem-of-evil
Why do you believe in Jesus? "We believe that there is one ONE Mediator of Redemption, our SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST.
- There is no salvation through anyone else, nor is there any other name under heaven given to the human race by which we are to be saved (Acts 4:12)
- For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16).
- Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. he who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live’ (John 11:25)."
Why do we go to church? Mass offers a unique opportunity to encounter God that is not available anywhere else. the Mass is Christ’s sacrifice made present again. It’s not recalled, as if it had been absent or was merely a past event. It’s re-presented. And so when we go to Mass, we are connected to the life-giving power of these saving events that have the power to make all things new. And we are offering to the Father the only sacrifice that could possibly please him: the perfect offering of his perfect Son. But it is our offering as well, since the Son has generously made us members of his body. https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/why-go-to-mass
Why do you always do the father, son, holy spirit thing before you pray? Christians don't do it... The sign means a lot of things. Here are six meanings. The sign of the cross is: a confession of faith; a renewal of baptism; a mark of discipleship; an acceptance of suffering; a defense against the devil; and a victory over self-indulgence. Read more about it in the document attached. https://www.ewtn.com/library/Liturgy/ZSIGNCRO.HTM
Scholars, both religious and nonreligious, outside the former USSR reject mythicism. John Dominic Crossan, who co-founded the skeptical Jesus Seminar, denies that Jesus rose from the dead but not that he was an historical person. He writes, “That [Jesus] was crucified is as sure as anything historical can ever be” (Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, 145).Bart D. Ehrman is an agnostic who is forthright in his rejection of mythicism. Ehrman teaches at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is widely regarded as an expert on the New Testament documents. He writes, “The view that Jesus existed is held by virtually every expert on the planet” (Did Jesus Exist?, 4). https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/did-jesus-exist
How do you know that what the Bible is saying is true? CCC 105 – For Holy Mother Church, relying on the faith of the apostolic age, accepts as sacred and canonical the books of the Old and the New Testaments, whole and entire, with all their parts, on the grounds that, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, they have God as their author and have been handed on as such to the Church herself. Catechism of the Catholic Church
How are you sure that there is one God? The first Christians, like the Jews before them, were fiercely monotheistic, willing to die horrible martyrs’ deaths in the Coliseum—being slain by gladiators, devoured by wild animals, crucified, or tied to a stake and turned into human torches—rather than concede the existence of any other gods. This adamant insistence on monotheism is taken directly from the teaching of the Bible. Thus, in John 17:3 Jesus addresses his Father, saying, “And this is eternal life, that they know you—the only true God.” https://www.catholic.com/tract/the-one-true-god
If God is real, why is there so much suffering in the world? Furthermore, most theists do not believe that God created us merely for happiness in this life but also, and most importantly, for eternal happiness with him in the next. So his omnibenevolence should be judged neither by our limited human standards of goodness nor by what happens in this world alone. Putting these things together, we can recognize that an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent creator might have good reasons for tolerating abuses of human free will that lead to evil and suffering. We may not know what all his reasons are, but we sense the value of freedom, including the value of being able to choose good freely rather than by compulsion. Much more details in https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/the-problem-of-evil
What proof do you have to support that God is real? In addition to Thomas Aquinas 5 Cosmological Proofs, read the "Proof of the Existence of God" (see link) https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/a-proof-of-the-existence-of-god
Is it possible that there are other immovable Gods? https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/a-proof-of-the-existence-of-god
Are you Christian or Catholic? Catholicism is one of many different Christian religions (denominations) i.e. all Catholics are Christians. https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/christian-yesbut-why-catholic
Why should I go to a Catholic church instead of a protestant church? Refer to this article for ten of the unique characteristics of the Catholic Church that set it apart from other Christian denominations. ...Protestant churches are unquestionably accomplishing much good in the world, and countless individual Protestants are surely pleasing to the Lord and can look forward to a place in his Kingdom. Nevertheless, it is in and through the Catholic Church that the fullness of God’s revelation is to be discovered and experienced. https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/christian-yesbut-why-catholic
Did God create natural disasters? Why would God create those to watch His children suffer? Furthermore, most theists do not believe that God created us merely for happiness in this life but also, and most importantly, for eternal happiness with him in the next. So his omnibenevolence should be judged neither by our limited human standards of goodness nor by what happens in this world alone. Putting these things together, we can recognize that an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent creator might have good reasons for tolerating abuses of human free will that lead to evil and suffering. We may not know what all his reasons are, but we sense the value of freedom, including the value of being able to choose good freely rather than by compulsion. Much more details in https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/the-problem-of-evil
Why do you believe in Jesus? "We believe that there is one ONE Mediator of Redemption, our SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST.
- There is no salvation through anyone else, nor is there any other name under heaven given to the human race by which we are to be saved (Acts 4:12)
- For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16).
- Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. he who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live’ (John 11:25)."
Why do we go to church? Mass offers a unique opportunity to encounter God that is not available anywhere else. the Mass is Christ’s sacrifice made present again. It’s not recalled, as if it had been absent or was merely a past event. It’s re-presented. And so when we go to Mass, we are connected to the life-giving power of these saving events that have the power to make all things new. And we are offering to the Father the only sacrifice that could possibly please him: the perfect offering of his perfect Son. But it is our offering as well, since the Son has generously made us members of his body. https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/why-go-to-mass
Why do you always do the father, son, holy spirit thing before you pray? Christians don't do it... The sign means a lot of things. Here are six meanings. The sign of the cross is: a confession of faith; a renewal of baptism; a mark of discipleship; an acceptance of suffering; a defense against the devil; and a victory over self-indulgence. Read more about it in the document attached. https://www.ewtn.com/library/Liturgy/ZSIGNCRO.HTM
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