Christians are NOT able to determine fairly if Jesus is really the True messiah

Round 1 - Opening Arguments Only (No rebuttals) Round 2 - Rebuttal Round 3 - Counter-Rebuttals Round 4 - Counter-Rebuttals Round 5 - Closing Arguments and Closing Statements Please do not debate the prophecies themselves. You have to show that christians can be neutral when looking at the Hebrew Bible prophecies. I will have to prove that Christians are unable to look at the old testament prophecies and kown if Jesus really fulfilled them. Serious debates only First, I would like to thank my opponent for this debate. I would like to first say that most Christian accept Jesus as the Messiah before checking his claims of messiah-ship. Mostly they are raised as Christian or accept Jesus as their L-rd and saviour before studying the Bible. Thus, they accept the authority of the New Testament first before they examine if Jesus is really the messiah. And what does the New testament say: Jesus said to his disciples: "Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble. Luke 17:1-2 So basically, it is better to commit suicide than doubting Jesus as the messiah. And what is the consequence of such a denial, on top of being seen as a Judas by your family and friends who all believe in Jesus? But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven. Hell. (And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night) Furthermore, 1 John 2:2 says "Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist--denying the Father and the Son." So if you deny Jesus, as per the new testament, you are an anti-Christ. Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 1John 4:1-2 The new testament tells you you can test if someone is from G-d, does not allows one to test Jesus claims. What else can I say? That as per the New Testament, it's all about believing. You have eternal life if you believe in the son. As Jesus said " "You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me." John 20:29 And "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven" Matthew 18:3. So a Christian is not ask to wonder if Jesus is really the messiah, but to accept it. If you have doubt, you should fight those doubts! So the Christian put the cart before the horse by accepting Jesus as god and saviour before really checking if he is as James 1 say "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. " So the good Christian who doubt if a prophecy is really fulfil must believe and have faith that Jesus is who he says he is, in Jesus name on top of that! "He that answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame unto him" Proverbs 18:3 Finally let examine Exodus 23:8 ""Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent." This does not talk about Jesus, of course. But Christians who accept Jesus as their lord and saviour have the reward of Heaven as a bribe. On top of that they have the punishment of hell if they refuse Jesus as their saviour. This is, in a way equivalent to a bribe, thus they have been blinded and cannot see the Hebrew Scripture for what it really say.