Scrutinizing the Gospel crucifixion Reports
by Brother A. D. AJIJOLA (Bar at Law)
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The onus is on a writer like myself t settle the value of the Gospel narratives. It should be borne in mind that none of the four Gospel writers was an eyewitness to the crucifixion. For, the disciples of Jesus deserted him when the enemies hemmed in on him (Mathew 26:56). It is likely that the Gospel written were not even his disciple. Their editing therefore is mere hearsay. Their evidence is based on second hand reporting. In the reporting of only one even, over twenty discrepancies more than suffice to discredit the evidence. I request my readers to sit in judgment on the case of the murder of one of the great among prophets. This case is of enormous consequence; for if murder was committed according to the Christian and Jews alike, the victim is accursed. The Christians, who claim that the Messiah was killed, have no eyewitness at their disposal. They rely on the speculation and hearsay of the editors of the Gospels whose testimony is at variance. It is the law of all the courts of the world that when witnesses are at variance their evidence cannot be relied upon.

Below are listed the discrepancies among the Gospels:

1.Who shouldered the Cross to Golgatha- Jesus or Simon?  

According to Mark:

 “ And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene  …. to carry  his cross…” (Mark 15:21-22)

According to Luke:

“ …they seized one Simon of Cyrene… and laid on him the cross to carry it behind Jesus” (Luke 23:26)

According to Mathew:

 “ …They came upon a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; this man they compelled to carry his cross “ (Mathew 27:32)

John - in sharp contrast to these three –narrates:

 So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place …called in Hebrew Golgatha” (John 19:17)

2.  Did the Messiah taste wine mixed with myrrh or vinegar before he was put on the Cross?

According to Mathew:

“And when they came to a place called Gogatha … they offered him wine to drink, mingled with gall, but when he tasted it he would not drink it” (Mathew 27:33-34)

According to Mark:

“ And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh; but he did not take it.” (Mark 15:23)

Cross question : Mathew reports that Jesus tasted the ‘wine mingled with gall’, but would not drink it. In the latter report, he did not at all take the ‘wine mingled with myrrh’.

Luke and John emit the incident altogether .

3. The story of vinegar on the Cross ‘ Luke keeps mute on it.

  According to John:

“ After this Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the scripture), ‘ I thirst’. A bowl full of vinegar stood there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop and help it to his mouth… “ (John 19:28-30)

According to Mark:

“ …. And one ran and , filling a sponge full o f vinegar, put it on a reed and gave it to him; to drink, saying.. “ (Mark 15:36)

According to Mathew:

“ … And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink  …. ” (Mathew 27: 47-49)

Cross-questions:  The three testimonies clash. John reports that by saying ‘ I thirst’, Jesus let his wish be known to slake his thirst. According to the other two, neither did he ask for water nor did he say ‘ I thirst’. John states, ‘they’ held the sponge to Jesus’ mouth. Mathew and Mark however reduce ’they ‘ to just one person.

Again Mark and Mathew are in dispute: Mark has it that the one man who gave Jesus the drink said, ‘Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down’. Where as in Mathew, it is not the one man but ‘the others’ who utter it.

4. At what time was the Messiah put on the tree? Mathew and Luke leave out the hour of Jesus being put on the Cross.

John reports:

“ Now it was the day of Preparation for the Passover; it was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, ‘ Here is your King!’ … Then he handed him over to them to be crucified.” (John 19:14-16)

 It was about the sixth hour, i.e. afternoon, that Jesus was nailed on the Cross.

Mark has another time to tell:

“ And it was the third hour, when they crucified him “ (Mark 15:25)

In one report it is the sixth hour and in the other the third hour. How can we put our trust in such evidence?

5. Was in one thief or both who reviled Jesus?

  According to Mathew:

“ And robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way” (Mathew 27:44)

Luke and third witness belies the former two:

One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him saying, ’Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!’ But the other rebuked him saying, do you not fear God since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?” (Luke 23: 39-40)

  The three of them are in flagrant disagreement, the first two claiming that both the thieves reviled Jesus, the third testifying that one thief reviled and the second acquitted Jesus. John, the fourth one, reserves his say!

6. Where and how many were the women on this occasion?

  “ ... but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother . and his mother’s sister, Mary  the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene “(John 19:25)

  “ And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed his from Galilee stood at a distance and saw these things” (Luke 23:49)

  “ There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses and Salome, who when he was in Galilee followed him and ministered to him; and also many other women who came up with him; to Jerusalem” (Mark 15: 40-41)

  “ There were also many women there, looking on from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him, among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee” (Mathew 27:55-56)

John reports that they were ‘standing by the Cross’ and the synoptic Gospels state: ‘stood at a distance and saw’.  John is the only one aware of Jesus’ mother being present. The Synoptic Gospels are not aware of this. John spots Mary Magdalene near by the cross. Synoptic Gospel s place her far off. There is a difference between the two reports. There is a different in the number of women present- three, four, of several women?

7. Did darkness engulf the whole world?

  “ Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour” (Mathew 27:45)

  “ And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour “ (Mark 15:33)

  “ It was about now the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour” (Luke 23:44)

  This is the evidence of the synoptic Gospels. John is non-committal and his silence stirs bewilderment. It is illogical that John who is given to exaggeration should keep silent about such an important miracle. Who told the three simpletons that the whole world was covered with darkness? They were simple and ignorant and regarded their won tiny village as ‘ the whole world ‘. Even this much cannot be proved until we know that there was darkness in Jerusalem. Unfortunately, history lends no support of this either.

8 The story of Jesus crying aloud and the tearing of the curtain of the temple

Mathew reports:

“ And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a  loud voice, ’Elai,elai, Lama sabachthani’ and Jesus cried again with a loud voice… And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split; the tombs also were opened and many bodies of the saints who had died fallen asleep were raised,… “ (Mathew 27:46-52) 

Mark reports:

“ And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, ‘ Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani ?’… And Jesus uttered a loud cry, .. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom” (Mark 15: 34-38)

Luke says:

“ … While the sun’s light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two, then Jesus, crying with a loud voice said, ‘ Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit!… “ (Luke 23: 45-46)

Cross Thoughts: John vouches for none of these fantastic things. The omission of such significant incidents when they are called for, discredits the evidence. Besides, there are conflicting statements in the synoptic Gospels. Mark confines himself to the loud cry of Jesus and to the tearing of the curtain of the temple from top to bottom. Luke’s version is that the curtain was torn into two from between-not from top to bottom. Mathew is not content and adds that the earth shook and the rocks were split, the tombs were thrust open and saints who had been dead and buried became alive and went home. If Mathew’s rendering  holds good then the others area guilty of suppressing important events of history. On the other hand, if the rest area true then Mathew’s evidence is nothing but myth. It was only a freak, a trick of thought devoid of any reality. The latter picture, according to Chronicles, is true. Thus mutual conflict, untruth and contradictions annul the evidence.

9. Did Jesus give piercing cries prior to the curtain being torn or vice-versa?

In Mathew and Mark, Jesus cried out twice; in Luke only once. The first two records Jesus as saying ‘ Eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani ?’ while on the cross. Luke does not incorporate it. John leaves it out entirely. Thus, two of them agree on Jesus crying twice. Luke reports instead Jesus saying, ‘Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit!’ , but this is not mentioned in the other two reports! The reporters are at divergence on whether Jesus’ second cry and committing his soul was first or the tearing of the curtain of the temple happened first. In Luke, the curtain is torn asunder first and Jesus cries second. In Mathew and Mark, the curtain is torn not only after Jesus’ cries but also after he died.

10. Testimony of the centurion:

Luke says after the temple curtain was torn:

“ Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, and said, ‘ Certainly this man was innocent! .. “ (Luke 23:47)

Mark says:

“ An when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that he thus breathed his last, he said, ‘Truly this man was a son of God’ “(Mark 15:39) 

Mathew says

“When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earth quake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, ‘Truly this was a son of God!’ “. (Mathew 27:54)

These remarks are from the synoptic Gospels. John gives no account of this matter. First of all, the omission of this event in John’s report is quaint. Secondly, several differences appear in the reported version of the event. Mark says that the centurion passed his remark when he saw that Jesus had breathed his last. Luke first reports the centurion praising God and then making his remarks. Mathew incorporates many others with the centurion. They ‘saw the earthquake’ and ‘were filled with awe’ and exclaimed afterwards.

Apart from this, their testimonies differ widely form one another. In Mathew, the centurion is reported to remark. ‘Truly this was a son of God’. According to Mark, the centurion says, ‘ Truly this man was a son of God’. Luke’s version makes centurion say, ‘certainly this man was innocent’. In Mathew, the centurion’s utterance is: “ Son of God” not “ Son of man.  In Mark, both “man“ and “son of God” are used. In Luke, there is “man” and ”innocent” and “Son of God” is omitted. This gradual variation is interesting. Now the Christians are in a fix; if they discredit one report the rest will be dropped too. If all of them are harping n the same, then if should be admitted that “Son of God” and “innocent” are only synonyms expressing the same idea. The Gospel writers used “Son of God” in the sense of “innocent”-which answers the question of the sonship of Jesus.

11. Were people or the Jews aware of Jesus’ death when he cried?

Mathew and Mark made no contribution to this problem.

In Luke we find:

“ And all the multitudes who assembled to see the sight, when they saw what had taken place, retuned home beating their breast. And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance and saw these things “ (Luke 23: 48-49)

  In John:

“ Since it was the day of Preparation, in order to prevent the bodies from remaining on the cross on Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away” (John 19:31)

It is evident from the report of John that the Jews demanded the ‘breaking of legs’ because they thought, until the last moment that Jesus had not expired, otherwise, the demanded is senseless. In the eleventh hour, such a brutal and barbarous demand on the part of the Jews explodes the myth of: the earthquake, the spring open of graves, the rising of the dead and the ripping of the temple curtain. In such circumstances, the Jews would never have made such a savage demand. At least Pilate would have upbraided them that despite their having seen awe-inspiring miracles, they still had the audacity to demand the breaking of Jesus’ legs and he would have told them to fear God.

John’s statement concerning the Jews puts it correct that Jesus hand not died. In Luke, people are reported to have returned home beating their breasts when they observed the tragedy of Jesus. These people along with women saw it all standing at a distance! At this juncture, it seems pertinent to ask one question; assuming there was pitch darkness “ from the sixth hour until the ninth” – the sun was covered, the earth quaked, the rocks were riven- how did the people standing “far off” observed these incidents? Either their watching is cooked up thing or the story of darkness all over the world is a lie. In the light of sound enquiry, both of these assumptions are wrong. To some extent, the silence of Mathew and Mark on the matter and John’s omission of the spreading of darkness, lends support to our view.

12. Were Jesus’ legs broken?

The synoptic Gospels impart no information. After relating the Jews’ demand, only John transmits:

“ So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who had been crucified with him; but when they came to Jesus saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs” (John 19: 32-33)

 Since it was the day of preparation for the Sabbath, the Jews could watch no longer. The Messiah was not dead yet. In the latter part of the same day, they had demanded from Pilate the breaking of Jesus’ legs, the permission for which he readily granted, Afterwards, the Jews went home. The matter of breaking the legs of Jesus was left completely in Pilate’s hands. As we have noted, Pilate in his heart of hearts wanted Jesus to outlive these tortures. Probably, when he dispatched his centurion, he let his intention be known to him that the soldiers should omit breaking Jesus’ legs. The legs of the two thieves were crushed and those of Jesus were left intact.

  John describes why Jesus’ bones were not broken: “ when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs” (the words “came to Jesus” repudiate the report of Luke that people saw Jesus dead while at a distance and darkness enveloped the ground; since the centurions could know of his death only when they “ came to Jesus” at a very close range). This is John’s own interpretation of the event and he was absent on the occasion. His testimony is only hearsay, therefore, it does not stand the test of history and carries no weigh, particularly when the other three witnesses possess no knowledge of it. Granting that some centurion did utter these words, more than once unconscious men have been taken fro dead and this is his own mistake.

  The fact of the matter is; if some one really has said, he might have been an officer in whom Pilate confided, he would have said it deliberately to distract the attention of the centurion lest some insincere persons would have become suspicious and tip off the authorities. It is also obvious from the Gospel’s reports that to save Jesus, Pilate had thought out a good plan. On this occasion, he and his subordinates had recourse to some maneuvers. At any rate, according to John’s report, the bones of Jesus were not broken and the synoptic Gospels are silent on the subject.

13. Gushing forth of blood and water from the sides of Jesus  

The synoptic Gospels are uncommunicative.

Only John has this to say:

“But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear. And at once there came out blood and water “ (John 19:34)

  From this act on the part of the centurion, it appears that he doubted whether Jesus was dead. He was not aware of Pilate’s tactics; when he pierced the side of Jesus , blood and water rushed forth, and it is evident the flow of   blood and water is a pointer to life  and pulsation.

14. Who took possession of Jesus body and who placed it in the tomb?

  “And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud, and laid it in his won new tomb which he had hewn in the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed “. (Mathew 27: 59-60)

  “ And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph. And he bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb? (Mark 15:45-46)

 “ Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud, and laid him in a rock-hewn tomb, where no one had ever yet been laid “ (Luke 23:53)

  “ … So he came and took away his body. Nicodmeus  also, … came. They took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths … as the tomb was closed at hand, they laid Jesus there “ (John 19: 38-42)

In the Synoptic only Joseph of Arimathea is seen to take Jesus’ body and winds it in winding sheets, after which he deposits it in the grave. John puts Nicodemus along with Joseph of Arimathea in this performance.

15. Who was Joseph of Arimathea?

  “ When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus “ (Mathew 27:57)

  “ Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus” (Mark 15:43)

  “ Now there was a man named Joseph from the Jewish town of Aritmathea. He was a member of the council a good and righteous man, who had not consented to their purpose and deed, and he was looking for the Kingdom of God” (Luke 23:50-51)

  “ After this Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews … “ (John 19:38)

 In Mark and Luke he is seen as a member of the Jews’ Sanhedrin, a courageous and righteous man. In John, he is shown as being fearful of the Jews thus he keeps his allegiance to Jesus secret. Mathew tells us that he was openly disciple of Jesus. Whatever the case may be, the question is how Joseph of Arimathea, who was cowardly enough not to let his faith be known for fear of the Jews, in such a critical situation when all the disciple of Jesus had betrayed him, had the audacity to demand Jesus’ body from Pilate? This narrative of Gospels seems irrational. It is baffling to see that Pilate did not ask him what relation he had with Jesus and why he asked for his body; instead he rushed to hand over the body to him. From this incident alone, the Christians should think it over and conclude that all of it was due to Pilate’s well-engineered plan. It was but proper to select such a person for the removal of the body whose membership of Jesus’ community was not known.

 On the encounter of Pilate, he could take heart t carry out he plan swiftly.

16. Who dug Jesus’ sepulcher, and where?

  “Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, where no one had ever been laid … they laid Jesus there “ (John 19:41-42)

  “ … And laid him in a rock-hewn tomb, where no one had ever yet been laid” (Luke 23:53)

  “ … and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock… “(Mark 15:46)

  “ And Joseph took the body … and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock … “ (Mathew 27: 59-60)

The first three witnesses do not say under whose behest the grave was dug. From Luke’s account, it is not clear it the grave had been there long. Thank to Mathew who describes in clear terms that it was Joseph of Arimathea who had the grave dug. The foregoing passages are pregnant with the following facts:

1.      The garden where the grave was situated was in the immediate neighborhood of the place of the crucifixion

2.       It was hewn in a rock, i.e., it was spacious

3.      It was not occupied by anyone previously. Thus, the air was not polluted.

4.      It was freshly dug

5.      Joseph of Arimathea had it hewn out purposely.

  To these five points may be added that Nicodemus, who had joined hands with Joseph of Arimathea in this adventure, had called on Jesus the night before the crucifixion (John 19:39), and keeping in view that the whole strategy was also known to Jesus, the matter is made as clear as daylight. If anyone reflects with due care, he will admit that Pilate, in order to have his scheme become a success, provided Joseph and Nicodemus with the wherewithal to collaborate. They had stored in advance the needed spices and the like. Pilate also dropped hints as to where the grave should be hewn and succeeded in his plan and Jesus was thus saved from death.

17. Where were the women when Jesus was laid in the tomb?

  “Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the sepulcher” (Mathew 27:61)

  “ Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Jesus saw where he was laid” (Mark 15:47)

  “ The women who had come with him from Galilee followed, and saw the tomb, and how his body was laid “ (Luke 23:55)

  John Does not comment on this incident.

  The synoptics are at variance again. Mathew and Mark report two Marys. Luke says that all the women of Galilee who were there, were present. There is also a difference between ‘sitting before the tomb’ and  ‘seeing where he was laid’.

18. Jews demand the tomb to be watched.

  “ … and said, ‘Sir, we remember how that imposter said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise again’. Therefore, order the sepulcher to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away, and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first’. Pilate said to them, ‘You have a guard of Soldiers; go, make it as secure as you can. “ (Mathew 27: 63-65)

Besides Mathew, no other editor has filed that incident. The silence of the other three narrators on this important issue is one of the Gospels secrets. At any rate, Pilate looked down upon the Jews’ demand and curtly answered, ‘Go make it secure as you can ‘. Pilate was laughing at the Jews’ untoward activities, for they came on the second day after the crucifixion, even after the Sabbath and Jesus’ body was no longer there !

19. Who visited Jesus’ tomb first? When and why?

  The narratives of the Gospels vary considerably:

“Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the sepulcher” (Mathew 28:1)

  “ And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sin had risen” (Mark 16:1-2)

  “ But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices which they had prepared” (Luke 24:1)

  “ Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark … “ (John 20:1)

The above narratives reveal the following:

1.      Mary Magdalene was the first to appear at the tomb, according to John. According to Luke, the women of Galilee and the men with them, were the fist to visit the tomb. Mark reports that it was Mary the mother of James and Salome, and Mary Magdalene all together who came first. This conflict cannot be set at rest.

2.      Mathew says, the women came only to ‘see the sepulchre ‘. In the views of Mark and Luke, they came with the set purpose to smear Jesus with spices. John does not bother to say anything about it.

3.      The time of arrival is given by the narrators in contradiction to each other:

  John says ‘early while it was still dark’

Mark says ‘ very early …. The sun had risen’

There are great concerning the persons who cam first, the purpose of their visit and the time of it.

20. What happened next to those who came first to the tomb?

This is a long story reported in John 20:1-10, Luke 24:2-7, Mark 16:3-7 and Mathew 28:1-7. If we quote verbatim all the relevant references, the subject will be lengthy and they abound in divergencies. First of all, I wish to draw the readers’ attention of John’s account of the disciples of Jesus:

  “ For as yet they did not know the scripture that he must rise from the dead” (John 20:9)

  This sentiment controverts all other reports in respect of Jesus foretelling his resurrection from the dead (Mathew 27:63). It also runs counter to all the saying of the scripture employed to prove that Jesus will come to life a second time. This Jesus did not tell his disciple ; had he told them, they would have been expecting to see him in his second life (since Jesus’ death on the Cross was not fore doomed, the question of a second life does not arise).

It will suffice to consider only one among the aforesaid divergencies

John writes that Mary Magdalene went straight to Peter and the other disciples who had a way with Jesus, and delivered the news. The second time she saw two angels one at the head, the other at the feet of Jesus in the tomb and seeing two men in white garments. These two men gave no message to the women for the disciple of Jesus.

In Mark, the women see a young man sitting on the right and he told them to go to the disciples and tell them to go to Galilee.

Finally, we read in Mathew that both Marys saw a great quake and a descending angel who asked them, to tell the disciples that the Messiah will be in Galilee before them.

The foregoing is only a summary of the controversy as there is no scope for detailed account.

21. Did the women deliver the message of the angel of angels to the disciples?

Mathew and John give no account of the women informing the disciples of the message. Mark and Luke are not in agreement with each other.

Mark writes:

“ They went out and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid” (Mark 16:8)

Luke writes:

“ And returning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest” (Luke 24:9)

22. To whom and in what way did Jesus first appear?

  “ According to Mark, he first appeared to Mary Magdalene (Mark 16:9). John verifies the statement of Mark (John 20:13-17). Luke’s account is contradictory to the rest; as he reports that Jesus first appeared to two men who were going from Jerusalem to Emmaus. They said while they were talking together:

  “ Some of those who were with us when to the tomb and found it just as the women had; but him did not see” (Luke24:24)

Cross Question: Is there any possibility of reconciling these texts?

23. Did the disciples believe in the news of Jesus’ rising on third day?

  John and Mathew do not enlighten us on the subject.

      Mark informs us that twice they refused to accept it (Mark 16:11-13)

  Luke transmits as follows:

“ …but  these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them” (Luke 24:11)

  Such grave contradictions in only one incident affirm that these assertions are not from God. The witnesses whose ‘evidence’ Christians not only believe, but insist on making others believe too, have no basis from what we have examined above to stand on. No sound judge will accept these statements as foundation for a decision since they are wrong. It is evident that Christian claims on these matters are false.

God says: 

Deuteronomy 4:39     Therefore know this day and consider it in  your heart that the Lord himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other

Isaiah 44:6                 Thus say the Lord, the king of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of the host: ' I am ;the first and I am the Last; Beside me there is no God

Isaiah 43:10-12        Before me there was no God formed, shall there be after me. I, even I, am the Lord and beside me there is no Saviour . I have declared and saved, I have proclaimed and there was no foreign God among you 

Psalms 86:8             Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord, nor are there any works like your works

God's warning : 

Deuteronomy 13: 1     If  there arise among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder and the sign of wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying  let us go after other gods which you have not known, and let us serve them.

                          2    You shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams for the Love of  your God testing you to know whether you love the Lord  your God  with all your heart and with all your soul.

                          4    You shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear, Him and keep His commandment and obey His voice and you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him " 

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Deuteronomy 4:28-29     And there you will serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone which neither see nor hear nor ear nor smell. But from there you will seek the Lord you God and you will find Him if you seek Him with all you heart and with all your soul

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Isaiah 44:9-11            Those who make a graven image, all of them are useless, and their precious thing  shall not profit; they are their own witnesses; they neither see nor know, that they may be ashamed. Who would form a god or cast a graven image that profits him nothing ? Surely all his companions would be ashamed; and the workmen, they are mere men 

note : Those who have carved images of the Cross Jesus, and his mother and worship them all as gods, do  reject these of the Bible. How do they deserve to be called Christians ? They have brushed aside the Bible and have accepted Trinity taught by their priests. Should they not be ashamed 

 

"Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourself moulded gods: I am the Lord your God " (Leviticus 19:4) . Please refer (Exodus 20:2-5 & 23:24-25)

note  : Christians who worship the statues should realize that their actions are against the God who ordains them to break  down the images .Its high time  that they ponder over.

  Crucifixion - Did Jesus willingly gave up or  was killed...??

Luke 23 :46  And Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said father ,into thy hand  I commend  my spirit : and having said thus ,  he gave up the ghost

Mathew 27: 46  And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice , saying ,  Eli , Eli , lama sabacnthani ? that is to say, My God ,My God  , why hast thou forsaken me ?

  Note : Did Jesus gave up his Soul  willingly or it was taken by force ? We want an answer from the Bible thumbers.                                  

Puzzled Circumstances

Mathew 2:13        And when they departed , behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying , Arise , and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word ; for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him

Luke     2 : 15 - 52    Luke says that at that time the situation was normal and not tense as Mathew said.

Cross Question : 

Our Question is why did the Gospel writer who wrote by the inspiration of the God made silly contradiction .What was the real situation when Jesus was born ? Tense or Normal. Please clarify us. 

Contradicting  Kiss

Mathew 26 :  48    Now he that betrayed him gave them  a sign , saying , whomsoever I shall kiss , that same is he ; hold him fast

                              49    And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said , Hail, master ; and kissed him.    

John     18  :  4    Jesus  therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, whom  seek ye ?

Cross Question : 

Did Jesus identify himself  or Judas identified him with a kiss. Can the Christian world clarify it ?

Source : "The Myth of  the Cross "

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