Anson Sexton wed april 17 Xian beginnings


"the delayed parousia"
-the 2nd coming

Mark
-emphasis on immanent coming of God's Kingdom on Earth
(10:45)
-Attonement(payment for sins)
-parable of strong

John
-emphasis on here and now
(3:16)

Liberals- believed Xianity's message changed when Jesus didn't come as expected
Conservative- believed a different emphasis that people didn't understand

Xianity began as a jewish practice
-Jewish sect believed Jesus was the Messiah

Jesus enemies the jews-> " " the scribes & the pharisees

Gentiles soon outnumbered the jews 10:1


Craig(conservative, evangelical position)
1) proclaims Jesus rose from the dead(best explanation of the historical evidence)
2)or if #1 is false, nothing can be salvaged from Xianity- it should be reflected as false
->What about moral & ethical teachings?

-->[does morality matter without God?]- maybe God exists but Xianity is false; although some of its teachings are true