tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889476277762418300.post8507244716080269186..comments2007-07-25T15:22:26.204-07:00Enlightened Despothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10166866431234701068noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889476277762418300.post-56058185457389349442007-07-25T15:22:00.000-07:002007-07-25T15:22:00.000-07:00REPLY TO MR. JEFFERSON:<BR/><BR/>All due respect, sir; but if Jesus was good and wise, then why did He claim to be God (see the Gospels)?<BR/><BR/>If Jesus was just a good teacher who came to show us a better way, why did He voluntarily die such a horrible death? Why did He urge men to "repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand" (Matthew 4:17)?<BR/><BR/>Why did Jesus over and over again fulfill the prophecy of the Old Testament (written some thousand years before Jesus was born)?<BR/><BR/>It's a bit too late to change Jefferson's mind on the subject, but these are questions that deserve to be asked and answered with an open mind by individuals today. I would heartily recommend D. James Kennedy's book <I> Why I Believe </I> and Lee Stroebel's book <I> The Case for Christ </I>.<BR/>(Lee Stroebel is a former atheist legal editor of the Chicago Tribune, who became a Christian as a result of his research).Hercules Mulliganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09359315762800176142noreply@blogger.com