15 Oct '19 06:53>2 edits
I wrote about this a few years ago, but think it bears repeating-
Around 2,000 years ago some guy from a poor family named Jesus preached a lot of things that rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. He claimed to be the Son of God, he said those who accept him as their savior would dwell in the kingdom of heaven, he said blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. The Jews thought he was a heretic and wanted him dead, the occupying Romans thought was a nutcase disturbing the peace, so they didn't like him much either. Though Jesus had a following, he was generally not well liked. One day Jesus died, nailed to a cross. Thousands of people heard Jesus tell people on the 3rd day after his death he would rise again. The Jews or the Romans could have killed Christianity right then and there, all they had to do is wait until day 4 or 5 after the crucifiction, toss Jesus' body on a ox-cart, and parade it around the streets of Jerusalem, proving Jesus a fraud. End of story, right? Well, not so fast. Jesus's body went missing from the grave less than 3 days later, and please don't sell me the lie that a bunch of unarmed ragtag diciples overpowered the armed Roman guards at his tomb, and hid his body; that would have attracted a lot more attention, and a lot more armed Roman guards.
Jesus was gone -
Around 2,000 years ago some guy from a poor family named Jesus preached a lot of things that rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. He claimed to be the Son of God, he said those who accept him as their savior would dwell in the kingdom of heaven, he said blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. The Jews thought he was a heretic and wanted him dead, the occupying Romans thought was a nutcase disturbing the peace, so they didn't like him much either. Though Jesus had a following, he was generally not well liked. One day Jesus died, nailed to a cross. Thousands of people heard Jesus tell people on the 3rd day after his death he would rise again. The Jews or the Romans could have killed Christianity right then and there, all they had to do is wait until day 4 or 5 after the crucifiction, toss Jesus' body on a ox-cart, and parade it around the streets of Jerusalem, proving Jesus a fraud. End of story, right? Well, not so fast. Jesus's body went missing from the grave less than 3 days later, and please don't sell me the lie that a bunch of unarmed ragtag diciples overpowered the armed Roman guards at his tomb, and hid his body; that would have attracted a lot more attention, and a lot more armed Roman guards.
Jesus was gone -