{"id":92569,"date":"2015-02-18T12:42:25","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T12:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=92569"},"modified":"2015-02-18T18:01:25","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T18:01:25","slug":"jesus-friend-writes-mzbel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/02\/jesus-friend-writes-mzbel\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus\u2019 friend writes to Mzbel"},"content":{"rendered":"
Dear Nana Ekua,<\/p>\n
I pray this finds you well. You seem to have stirred up controversy with your bold assertions about Jesus Christ being a character of fiction. I must confess, I was amused by your claim until I read your account of Horus and the possibility of him (Horus) being the authentic messiah. Interesting indeed. You seem well read, something most people who claim to know Christ, refuse to do- read. Just for the record, I am a believer. We haven\u2019t met but I felt the urge to converse with you on this very important matter, perhaps there may be something I can learn from you.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”266nE6oWjSYwwnCCLjrWkYmr1MRJLiBA”]I also think it important to dialogue on this issue of faith not just for our purpose but for the benefit of those whose faith waiver under the pressure of doctrines that distorts truth. First let me say that your view on Christ, unlike many did not come as a shock, not at all, simply because it is a replay of age-old objections raised through history by many atheists, agnostics and all those in-between. You might not know this, but a one-time president of the American Atheists Association said these words:<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is not one shred of secular evidence that there ever was a Jesus Christ\u2026. Jesus is a compilation from other gods\u2026who had the same origins, the same death as the mythological Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n So really, you are not alone in your belief. My reason for writing to you is to point out another body of evidence that may demand your verdict. Hopefully you might re-evaluate your stand and change so that true salvation may come to your house and your beautiful children. So help me God but I am going to go your way, the way of scholarship, and I am confident you can keep up since you are a researcher yourself so please bear with me and work with me.<\/p>\n \u201cAt this time there was a man who was called Jesus. His conduct was good, and he was known to be virtuous. And many people from among the Jews and other nations became his disciples. Pilate condemned him to be crucified, and he died. And those who had become his disciples did not abandon his discipleship. They reported that he had appeared to them three days after his crucifixion and that he was alive. Accordingly, he was thought to be the Messiah.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n This is a historical document oo, Ekua, not found in the New Testament so you cannot claim it to be biased. I could cite first century Roman historians such as Tacitus (A.D 55-120), Suetonius (A.D 69-130) and other Roman public servants all making reference to Jesus Christ as being worshipped by the early Christians much to the chagrin of Rome, since Rome wanted all subjects to worship Caesar. For your sake, I have deliberately steered clear of putting forth literary evidence from New Testament sources because you might say it is biased; a standard refrain from cynics and skeptics. Nana Ekua, please understand this; this debate is an old one. Time and time again, the enemies of truth have sort to deny Christ by every means but they could not refute the evidence presented by history and attested to by archaeology. It seems to me, God delights in exposing the fallacy of atheistic and agnostic arguments with the passage of time, through archaeological discoveries. Wait, there is more. This is about to get interesting.<\/p>\n Please educate me on the horrendous \u201ccrucifixion\u201d of Horus. Was he betrayed for 30 pieces of Silver? Did he come from the lineage of a Pharaoh called David? Or was he born in Bethlehem? As I said, these are just 3 prophesies. We are talking about 61 specific detailed prophesies and over 300 messianic references, all fulfilled by Jesus Christ. Please google up Peter Stoner, whenever you are free. He was a professor of mathematics. Learn about him tasking 600 mathematics students to calculate the probability of one person fulfilling just eight specific prophesies. Don\u2019t forget to review the comments of American Scientific Association regarding his method of analysis.<\/p>\n Listen odo, do not think for a minute that the billions of people on planet earth who have put their faith in Jesus Christ have done so with folly and no reason at all. If not for nothing at all, we have seen marvelous acts with our own eyes, done in the name of Jesus Christ. Am talking 21st Century, not A.D something!! I became a believer and a disciple of Jesus Christ not by a Damascus road experience but by gradual questioning. Who am I? Why am I here? Why did my mum die? How did that mute 4-year old, who was born that way speak?<\/p>\n How is it that the prophet Daniel was able to prophesy, with amazing accuracy the evolution of empires that were to come? So see, once upon a time I was where you are; skeptical, questioning, suspicious\u2026all that. It is alright to ask questions and search for truth. But more importantly, you must know how to evaluate the answers you receive. I perceive that what you have done is accepted deception clothed in sexy mythology. Only Jesus Christ is the truth and the standard of everything truthful. Let me ask you this Ekua: are you truly fulfilled? Do you know who you are and where you would go after death? I am glad you say you believe in God but hear this: God sent Jesus to reveal Him to us, which is why Jesus told Phillip that, \u201cif you have seen me, you have seen the Father.\u201d<\/p>\n He further declared that \u201cno one comes to the father except by me.\u201d Listen, I love you as my sister, I strongly urge you to repent and be saved. I know people freak out when they hear that word \u201cREPENT\u201d but what it really means is CHANGE YOUR MIND and see things from God\u2019s perspective. It is the first required step to newness. Go back and do some more research. Try to broaden your horizon this time and examine all the evidence. You will see, that Jesus who lived 2000 years go is the Christ who was crucified, died, resurrected and now lives. It\u2019s not Christian theology on some mythology. It\u2019s a factual truth and a truthful fact.<\/p>\n Through knowledge of Him only, can we escape the corruption and decadence of this world. Even though I ask that you apply your mind to the search for truth, you must be ready to believe in him, even if you don\u2019t get all the answers immediately. That is the paradox of faith. It is self-fulfilling. There is so much to say but I doubt you have the time to read. I wish you Godspeed in your research. Search again and let\u2019s talk again wai! Jesus loves you.<\/p>\n – –<\/p>\n Friend of Jesus<\/p>\n Nkunimdini Asante-Antwi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Nana Ekua, I pray this finds you well. You seem to have stirred up controversy with your bold assertions about Jesus Christ being a character of fiction. I must confess, I was amused by your claim until I read your account of Horus and the possibility of him (Horus) being the authentic messiah. Interesting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32,2],"tags":[8,6],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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