Luke 7:11-15 The widow of Nain’s son rose from the dead.

Matthew 9:18-25 Jesus arose an official’s daughter from the dead.

Jesus said she was just sleeping. Shall we believe Jesus? If we do believe Jesus, Jesus did not raise the child from the dead.

I Kings 17:17-22 Elijah raised a dead child.

II Kings 4:32-35 Elisha raised the dead son of a Shunammite from the dead.

II Kings 13:21 The bones of Elisha were touched by a dead man who came back to life.

Luke 9:28-34 Moses and Elijah came back to life at the transfiguration.

I Samuel 28:7-15 King Saul got the Witch of Endor to raise Samuel’s spirit for him.

Matthew 27:50-53 Jesus died, the Earth quaked. Tombs opened. The dead saints raised and came forth after the resurrection. The Centurion and the men with him watched over Jesus. They were afraid. Catholic and KJV

Resurrection? Webster's: A rising from the dead or coming back to life.

Ergo, an obvious Biblical error. By timetable, Jesus had not yet been resurrected. Jesus had not yet been buried. The words after the crucifixion would have been more accurate.

John 11:43-44 Lazarus arose from the dead.

All of these people rose from the dead before Jesus rose from the dead. If one believes in this Biblically reoccurring phenomenon, just how significant is Jesus’ resurrection? Did Jesus resurrect in His flesh body or His transfigured body?

Acts 9:36-41 Peter raised Tabitha from the dead.

Acts 20:9-10 Paul raised Eutychus back to the living.

Were all who were raised from the dead also Gods, like Jesus? Coming back from the dead is no big deal with this Biblical bunch. Christians, obviously, are afraid of death to the extent they require eternal life. Christian faith and belief is obviously more connected to fantasy and feel-good than with historical and scientific integrity.

Ecclesiastes 3:19-21 For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts are the same, as one dies so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts; for all is vanity. All go to one place, dust to dust. Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down to the Earth?

Ecclesiastes 9:5 For the living know that they shall die, but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

It can be comforting to perceive that a moment after one is dead, one remembers nothing.

Catholic Bible Notes state:

Genesis 5:22-24 Enoch never died. He went straight to Heaven.

II Kings 2:11 Elijah never died. He went straight to Heaven.

Isaiah 26:14 They are dead, they shall not live, they are deceased they shall not rise.

I Corinthians 15:13-19 Paul said: If there is no resurrection of the dead, then neither has Christ been raised, then empty too is our preaching; empty too, your faith. Then we are also false witnesses to God, because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise if, in fact, the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, then neither has Christ been raised, and, if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain. You are still in your sins… If, for this life only, we have hoped in Christ, we are the most pitiful people of all.

Alright Paul! Who has said it any better? However, could I Corinthians 15 project the only honest and accurate words Paul ever said?

I Corinthians 15:32 Paul said: If the dead are not raised: Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.

Well, maybe this one too.

Do some tend to feel and project that their needs are so much more important than yours? Do some Christians assume entitlements in the name of Jesus Christ by insisting that their needs should be satisfied even at the sacrifice and the expense of others?

John 20:1-8 Mary Magdalene ran to Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved and told them Jesus had been taken from the tomb. They both ran. The disciple (whom Jesus loved) ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first. He bent down and saw the burial clothes but did not go in. Then, the disciple (whom Jesus loved) also went in, the one who arrived first at the tomb, and he saw and believed.

Tim 6:15-16 It is Jesus only who has immortality.

What? Only Jesus has immortality and there is no resurrection nor eternal-life for others? Then, what is all the urgency and sacrifice to get saved for?

Outside The New Testament, what history bearing nation has provided a history of Jesus? Josephus, a controversial Jewish writer, could be a source, but could that single source be an after-thought, post-scripted long after the time as many of the Gospels obviously were?

John 21:7-12 The disciple, whom Jesus loved, said to Peter: It is The Lord. They saw a charcoal fire with fish and bread on it. Jesus said to them: Bring some of the fish you caught. Let’s have breakfast.

One’s learning of a controversial subject can be predictable based on the mood or agenda one goes in with. If you feel depressed, defensive and are having difficulty - stop! Come back to it when you feel investigative, feisty, courageous, intelligent and clear-minded.

John 21:15-19 Three times Jesus asked: Simon / Peter, do you love Me more than these? He said: Yes Lord, You know that I love You. Jesus said: When you are old, somebody else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go. Jesus said this signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. Follow Me.

Is the kind of death you don’t want the kind of death that tends to glorify God? Wasn’t, in fact, Simon / Peter who was crucified upside-down in Rome?

John 21:20-22 Peter turned and saw the disciple following whom Jesus loved, the one who had also reclined upon His chest during the supper… Peter asked Jesus: What about him? Jesus said: What if I want him to remain until I come? What concern is it of yours? You follow Me. Catholic

Jesus' relationship with "the disciple whom Jesus loved" is suspect and controversial - for those who dare go there. Yes, I dare go there.

Some believe in spite of evidence, not because of it. The concept of believing in Jesus has many virtues, but don’t some clergy view legalists as adversaries, sinners?

How does one know if or when one has faith? Is “having faith” merely gambling on luck? Can’t luck also be defined as unmerited-gift? Does one assume or pretend faith? Is faith a feeling that one senses? Is it hypnosis? Can one be commanded to love someone, under penalty of consequence or persecution, body and soul? Can you love someone that you have never met, that you have only heard or read about? Doesn’t one have to be insecure or prejudice to hate other human beings? Do you really believe in ghosts? Is it easy for you to passionately love someone who has been long dead? Do you really look forward to “the harvest” knowing that it means the expiration of every human-being alive on Earth? Do you have that little dedication or compassion for survival of humanity?

For some this material serves as a hair-trigger for emotional insecurity. Others may find it to be a breath of fresh air. Religion seems to encourage people to invent a personal fantasy world in order to resolve reality-based problems. Dreams often become living nightmares. Is the looking forward to eternity a form of escapism? Is it just another way to avoid the pains of reality? Anesthesia does exist and nobody sane wants to face a surgical procedure without it.

II Corinthians 4:3-10 Our gospel is veiled for those perishing. God has blinded the minds of the unbelievers so they might not see the glory of Christ. While we are at home in the body, we are away from God. We try to please Him whether we are home or away. We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ so each one may receive recompense according to what he did in the body, whether good or evil. Catholic

What? Would God sabotage any human-being’s salvation? Why do Christians insist that one either supports God or Satan? Is there’s a third choice? Which one do you fear most?

II Corinthians 5:13 For if we are out of our minds, it is for God; for if we are rational, it is for you. Catholic

Dyslexia is when words get all mixed up in one's head when one is reading. If one does not see this God as a villain of mankind throughout these documented deeds, one may be suffering from dyslexia or maybe just a lack of guts. If one should feel right at home with these Biblical contradictions, one may also be classified as a dangerous Schizophrenic.

Questions about Satan

Based on Biblical chapters and verse:

1.      What does anyone really know about any Satan?

2.      Where does Satan threaten to hurt anyone?

3.      Do you have any Biblical evidence that Satan murdered anyone?

4.      Does Satan have any commandments that he insists human-beings obey?

5.      For what reasons would anyone fear Satan?

6.      What is the worst thing that Satan can do to you or me?

7.      Do you think Satan really exists?

The man who has the best documented Biblical research I have found to date is:

C. Dennis McKinsey

BIBLICAL ERRANCY

2500 Punderson Drive

Hilliard, Ohio 43026

(614) 527-1703

klomckin@ameritech.net

C. Dennis McKinsey's 2 excellent books are: The Encyclopedia of Biblical Errancy 1995 and Biblical Errancy (A Reference Guide) 2000 - both by Prometheus Books.

Some argue: The Old Testament doesn’t matter. The New Testament replaced The Old Testament. Some claim, the NT is all that counts.

Peter

(McKinsey)