Atheists do not understand the Bible

Thank you also for your second reply. I never found the "huge scary text wall" that I talked about, but google has pages and pages of pages of proof. You may do the same thing I did (but inverse to support your argument, of course) if you wish, and I encourage you to, because I am confident in my ability to debunk every one of those arguments. https://www.google.com... https://www.google.com... http://evidenceforchristianity.blogspot.com... http://evidencebible.com... Saying atheists understand the Bible and reject it is nonsense. There is nothing that befuddles me about the Bible, and I am a Christian. I like to point out that there are also no atheist theologists. (Just throwing this out, but on the other hand, there are atheists that are also christians [http://www.hotair.com...], which indicates that they are confused and do not understand the Bible) Your claim about Jesus being fully Jewish is like saying that if you have half a pepperoni pizza and half nothing, then you have a full pepperoni pizza. I brought that up because of the remark you made about Non-Trinitarians. Explaining "slavery" in the Bible- http://bibleapologetics.wordpress.com... And for all of the "kill the heretics" items, I'd like to point out that this was Moses speaking and not God. Now that I've responded to your claims, I'd like to discuss what offends me about atheists, why I believe they are wrong, etc. http://www.theblaze.com... As soon as you open this page, you see an atheist advertisement comparing Jesus Christ to mythological creatures. The obvious difference is JC was real and has walked the earth (Josephus' works cover this, as well as the works of Cornelius Tacticus and Lucian of Samosata. The Romans and the Sanhedrin recorded it as well as several heretics claiming to be Jesus). Jesus did have supernatural powers (same sources as above), rose from the dead (https://www.google.com..., same sources as above), and ascended into the sky (http://christianity.about.com..., same sources as 1st). So, this ad has been debunked, is an utter lie and should be illegalized. Second, this story reminds me of how the Grinch stole Christmas- a person or group with a heart of coal decides to take something away from an innocent group and ruin their celebration because it very slightly bothers them and fails. I am not offended by atheists and atheists should not be offended by Christians. http://www.reddit.com... r/atheism being a default subreddit. This obviously has its problems. To me, saying that God does not exist is like knowing you're in trouble with your parents who are coming home and convincing yourself that they don't exist. Evidence for his/their existence surrounds us, but atheists simply believe what's more convenient for them. This adds another point to the idea that atheists are delusional, confused, insecure, etc. (An idea that I do not entirely stand behind but realize is relevant to the conversation) I realize that this idea will be unpopular with humanists and atheists alike, but I propose that religion helps the government keep people from committing acts of crime. The Bible states that if you disobey any law of the land that does not contradict the word of God (Romans 13:1), you are sinning against God. Obviously, God does not say anything about condoning stealing, killing, adultery, rape, etc. As there are the laws of the land on this topic, disobeying them is disobeying God. So even if a Christian knows he can get away with crime, he doesn't do it because he is afraid of God. This is helpful to other people, the economy, the government, himself and the environment. I imagine even if I "win" this debate, it will not change anything immediately, but know that I try to prove Christianity as a labor of love, and I hope you feel it. I want to prove Christianity so you turn your lives over to God and your afterlife and fate are secured. I do this not because I don't want to be wrong, but because I don't want you to be wrong when you die. I congratulate that you have been much more mature than any atheist I have debated with before previously. Thank you a thousand times for participating in this debate with me.