| | *the four [[Gospel]]s were written by ethnic rivals -- a Jew, a Gentile, a Greek, and probably a Samaritan -- and yet fully corroborate each other's accounts;<ref>Non-believers falsely assert that the Gospels were not written until decades after the fact, when the evidence indicates otherwise (see, e.g., [[date of Mark]]). Regardless, the truth of what was written remains proven by their corroboration among ethnic adversaries.</ref> according to [[Simon Greenleaf]], the legal scholar who was one of chief figures in the early days of the Harvard Law School, the four [[Gospel]]s corroborate each other's accounts and viewed their mutual support as a key strength under legal evidentiary rules. ''See'' [[Christian legal apologetics]].<ref>[https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA%3D%3D_3e694dc6-5fc5-405e-b6df-12ac7543c531 Provide information on Simon Greenleaf's Testimony of the Evangelist. Also, does Simon Greenlead indicate that the four gospels corroborate each other?]</ref> | | *the four [[Gospel]]s were written by ethnic rivals -- a Jew, a Gentile, a Greek, and probably a Samaritan -- and yet fully corroborate each other's accounts;<ref>Non-believers falsely assert that the Gospels were not written until decades after the fact, when the evidence indicates otherwise (see, e.g., [[date of Mark]]). Regardless, the truth of what was written remains proven by their corroboration among ethnic adversaries.</ref> according to [[Simon Greenleaf]], the legal scholar who was one of chief figures in the early days of the Harvard Law School, the four [[Gospel]]s corroborate each other's accounts and viewed their mutual support as a key strength under legal evidentiary rules. ''See'' [[Christian legal apologetics]].<ref>[https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA%3D%3D_3e694dc6-5fc5-405e-b6df-12ac7543c531 Provide information on Simon Greenleaf's Testimony of the Evangelist. Also, does Simon Greenlead indicate that the four gospels corroborate each other?]</ref> |
| | *The Bible has many fulfilled prophecies.<ref>[https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA%3D%3D_20e9ac23-9c56-4dbc-a7a3-8a306444fc2d Do Christians indicate that the Bible has many fulfilled prophecies? Please summarize the book Science Speaks by Peter Stoner.]</ref> ''See'' [[Bible prophecy]]. | | *The Bible has many fulfilled prophecies.<ref>[https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA%3D%3D_20e9ac23-9c56-4dbc-a7a3-8a306444fc2d Do Christians indicate that the Bible has many fulfilled prophecies? Please summarize the book Science Speaks by Peter Stoner.]</ref> ''See'' [[Bible prophecy]]. |
| − | *Non-believers have no plausible explanation for who [[Jesus]] was and his immense influence, if he weren't God <ref>[https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA%3D%3D_0bd7af04-49b1-415c-977e-d0eb390da507 How much influence did Jesus have on the world? How much influence has Christianity had on the world? Also, please cover Dr. James Kennedy's work ''What if Jesus was not born?''. Please cover the article "The Triumph of the Gospel of Love" at: http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/church_history/themistocles_triumph_love.html Also, cover the article The Surprising Discovery About Those Colonialist, Proselytizing Missionaries at https://archive.is/cDMnA#selection-1017.0-1017.76]</ref> | + | *Non-believers have no plausible explanation for who [[Jesus]] was and his immense influence, if he weren't God.<ref>[https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA%3D%3D_0bd7af04-49b1-415c-977e-d0eb390da507 How much influence did Jesus have on the world? How much influence has Christianity had on the world? Also, please cover Dr. James Kennedy's work ''What if Jesus was not born?''. Please cover the article "The Triumph of the Gospel of Love" at: http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/church_history/themistocles_triumph_love.html Also, cover the article The Surprising Discovery About Those Colonialist, Proselytizing Missionaries at https://archive.is/cDMnA#selection-1017.0-1017.76]</ref> |
| | *The [[Bible]] including the [[New Testament]] is by far the best-selling book today and throughout history, and it rings true while being more helpful to people than any alternative. | | *The [[Bible]] including the [[New Testament]] is by far the best-selling book today and throughout history, and it rings true while being more helpful to people than any alternative. |
| | *the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] is a spectacular literary masterpiece -- among the finest Greek writing ever<ref>"In fact the author of the Epistle shows great familiarity with the rules of the Greek literary language of his age. ... His writing may even be included among those examples of artistic Greek prose whose rhythm recalls the parallelism of Hebrew poetry." [https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07181a.htm]</ref> -- which was beyond the local ability of anyone other than [[Jesus]] as the [[Son of God]];<ref>[[Paul]] was among the elite in the [[Middle East]], but the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] is far above the [[Greek]] writings by Paul.</ref> | | *the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] is a spectacular literary masterpiece -- among the finest Greek writing ever<ref>"In fact the author of the Epistle shows great familiarity with the rules of the Greek literary language of his age. ... His writing may even be included among those examples of artistic Greek prose whose rhythm recalls the parallelism of Hebrew poetry." [https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07181a.htm]</ref> -- which was beyond the local ability of anyone other than [[Jesus]] as the [[Son of God]];<ref>[[Paul]] was among the elite in the [[Middle East]], but the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] is far above the [[Greek]] writings by Paul.</ref> |