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Letter: Is Christianity a hoax?

Editor, Gazette-Journal:

During Lent, there is much discussion about Christianity and Jesus. Some people say the Bible is just stories, but put yourself in the place of Jesus’s first followers and decide for yourself.

A major part of Christianity is the belief that Jesus is the son of God who lived on earth, died for our sins and rose from the dead. He and his first followers were Jewish, a people who for many centuries heard commandments and prophecies from God and witnessed his miracles. Some followers had been with Jesus for three years and had seen some prophecies about a promised Messiah fulfilled in his miracles and teachings. But despite all they witnessed, did they really believe He was the promised Messiah? Would they have fled when he was arrested in the garden if they really believed? Would Peter had denied knowing Jesus if he really believed? Did they really believe after Jesus was crucified, while they were hiding, fearful that they would be killed next?

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