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To: Greg or e who wrote (7636)	3/6/2001 1:40:17 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

You don't KNOW he rose from the dead. It is possible he didn't. And that he was dead and has now seen the error of his ways.

To: Greg or e who wrote (7636)	3/7/2001 3:34:48 AM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

"Seriously, what makes Christianity more or less true than Judaism, Islam, Hinduism or Zoroastrianism? Not to mention the less god-centred creeds such as Buddhism or Taoism? Or ones sadly extinct, such as Mithraism, or Greek or Viking polytheism...the founders of all those other religions are now dead and have seen the errors of their ways. " No , they are not dead , but alive and well and were incorporated and borrowed into Christianity . That's just how things work. Christian teachings are not new and are relevant to you only as it is your chosen dogma, totem and tradition by birth , but are based and grow out of earlier yearnings and inspired visions of other faiths preceding . In the religion of Zoroastrianism , the Messiah/Savior Zarathustri taught there was one Great God of glory ,goodness and light , who was the Father of all creation. zoroastrianism.com The Messiah Zarathustra taught 8000 years ago , the love of God was the greatest gift , and love for all sentient creatures and fellow man. The belief was embedded in the idea that Gods divine laws governed the entire movement in the universe , the seasons of the earth and man's heart. The path to salvation was thru obeying the laws of righteouness , and to thwart the ways of the Evil One, by acts of love , good deeds , respect for life and living things etc, so that the world would finally be cleansed of evil , and preparation for the Kingdom of God on earth as it was in heaven. He gave his Laws to prevent one from being led into "temptation" by the "evil" one .... In the one great prayer of Zorostrianism , then ending of that prayer recited many 1000's of years ago went: ------> " Thy will be done , thy kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven ..." sound familiar ? regards, ;-) Mars PS: Your claim that Jesus is above all the rest is also not new . That his teachings are holy for you is fine , but they were/are not "new" and unique . Also it is extremely common trait to make up stories & to elevate the prophets of your chosen religion to godhead, it has been done for 1000's of years with many other prophets , Kings , Messiahs , Pharoahs, Emperors , Popes , before.

To: Greg or e who wrote (7636)	3/7/2001 4:51:33 AM
From: thames_sider	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Seriously, the founders of all those other religions are now dead and have seen the errors of their ways. Jesus rose from the dead and thereby validated all the claims He made. Rather begging the question, that... the 'evidence' for a religion being based purely and simply on the holy book of said religion. "I know the Bible is the Word of God, because it says so in the Bible. And because it's the Word of God, it must be right." Circular argument, anyone? BTW, what religion was Jesus? <g> Oh, I have heard of Alpha. And it's just as convincing as any other cult, with just as much - or as little - to offer.