Busted! :exposing popular myths about Christianity
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Zondervan
Includes bibliographical references )p. 269-272(
Fred von Kamecke
Myths about the Bible -- Setting the table -- You can't trust the Bible because it's been translated too many times -- The Gospels aren't reliable : too many years went by before they were written -- Science has proven that miracles don't happen )so the Bible is a fairy tale( -- Powerful political and church leaders chose which books to include in the Bible -- Myths about Jesus -- Jesus was just another guru who learned His magic arts in India -- Jesus never claimed to be the Messiah -- Jesus did not die on the cross -- Jesus never rose from the dead -- Jesus never claimed to be God -- Myths about God -- The Trinity was invented by fourth-century theologians -- Jews, Christians, and Muslims all worship the same God -- All religions basically teach the same thing )all paths lead to God( -- The God of the Old Testament is a God of wrath, but the God of the New Testament is a God of mercy -- With all the evil in the world, there can't be a God -- Myths about the Christian faith -- There was no such thing as Orthodoxy until the fourth century -- Christianity is hateful, judgmental, and intolerant -- Christianity is anti-semitic -- I can worship God under a tree : I don't need the church -- Does any of this really matter?