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First of all.. as john ortberg had said. They lived in a time before television or any of the distractions we have today. They lived in an era when stories was the only thing they had. When we play telephone today we play with all of the distractions that they didnt have then. So yes it was story handed down generation after generation. I trust that more then I trust most of the crap we have in todays media. You look at the newspaper. Everyone has an agenda. Chicago tribune for example. They make one statement in the begining of the article and then retract it at the end. Assuming that you arent actually going to take the time to read the entire article. Most people skim through the paper. Is this a reliable source? I would much rather have a book that was written 2000 yrs ago by people who memorized the stories. Like he said before try reading your kids fav book to them and skip a part. They will correct you in an instant. The same way with them. Do you know what it took to become a rabi back then? It took several classes that you went to as a 12 yr old boy. You took these classes and you learned the torah. The first 5 books in the bible. In order to advance onto the next stage you had to know the torah word for word. They would give you tests on this and ask you things about it. U would have to say where it was from and what it mean etc etc. So do I trust the stuff that was written down. Heck yes I do. Not to metion when Christ spoke they said he spoke with authority. The orginal translation for this was shmeha (I believe this is how you spell it. Its beel a while) The question here when was the last time people were amazed or astounded at the words and knowledge that came out of your mouth? What drew people to Jesus was the fact that when he spoke it was like he was speaking into each of their hearts?
Btw WHY OH WHY would you want to fake being a leper? I dont think you understand what you just said. If you were a leper that meant that nobody can touch you it means the ultimate rejection. People would go out of their way to avoid you. Kind of like the pharacies. If someone saw you they would go on the other side of the street to avoid looking at you. Why would you fake this? No this was not some man faking anything. You read further in the bible. It says how the people that lived in his neighborhood didnt even know who he was. The people he lived near didnt even pay enough attention to him before to know what he looked like. Also the religious leaders kept on asking him questions. This man was so convinced that Jesus was from God that he went against everything the religious leaders told him. So you tell me if this man was faking it
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