Recently Bubba Watson took the prize of the champion for 2012 Masters. In few words, when he was given the microphone, Bubba expressed his thankfulness to the Lord Jesus Christ, his savior. This video eventually went viral on the Internet, but in the comment sections creates a dilemma between those who believe and those who don't. People express their hate toward Bubba calling him moron, other expressed hate towards religion in general. But on the other side, religion people wrote something against evolution and atheism, interesting comments to read and see what is said about Bubba's faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; people are more talking about his faith than his actual achievement as a golfer.
One of the comments that got my attention was by the nickname: "Bennythebearful." This person said, "I think his comment about my lord and saviour shows that Bubba is mentally ill." Now is he? Is Bubba a person who is mentally ill?
First of all, that is a harsh statement. It is rude to call someone who has a normal mind, mentally ill. Wikipedia defines mental illness as someone who has"a psychological pattern, potentially reflected in behavior, that is generally associated with distress or disability, and which is not considered [to be] part of [the] normal development of a person's culture." Christianity, the faith in God considered to be a normal belief in the United States. Even the president of our country said, "Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection are far more important to him right now" as he was speaking on prayer breakfast event.
To say someone is mentally ill on a mentally healthy person would be casting dirt on his character, his life. For example, I have a younger brother, who loved a girl, he was crazy about her. But, her family didn't approved their dating. So what happened, someone through out a phrase that he was mentally ill. And it worked, sadly. I know this person twenty five years, never, NEVER in my mind had a though that my younger brother was mentally ill. So I would consider a rude statement from Bannythebearful towards Bubba Watson.
When we talking about Jesus Christ, we have to ask ourselves: who was he? Was he invented by people? That's the common answer we get today. No matter where we look, there is more evidence to believe that Christ is a historical figure, who was a real person, than a made up figure. "Most contemporary scholars agree that Jesus was a Jew who was regarded as a teacher and healer, that he was baptized by John the Baptist, and was crucified in Jerusalem on the orders of the Roman Prefect of Judaea, Pontius Pilate, on the charge of sedition against the Roman Empire." Titus Flavius Josephus, a known historian, contributed to the New Testament Backgrounds. He wrote about, Herod the Great and His Family; Roman Emperors; Claudius; Nero; Pontius Pilate; Antoninus Felix; and Jesus Christ. Which all are written by the authors of the Gospels. Josephus writes,
What Christ offers, no one can offer, it is an eternal life. "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him" (John 3:36). We can clearly understand that there is God, who will pore out his wrath on those who do not believe in his Son Jesus Christ. People can say Bubba is mentally ill, but in reality, he has eternal life. Which is more important: the faith in Jesus Christ (with that be called mentally ill)? Or the wrath from the real God, and think that those who believe in Christ are morons?
Sources:
http://youtu.be/n2iyjzzrgbA
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1378605/President-Obama-candidly-talks-faith-Jesus-Christ-Easter-prayer-breakfast.html#ixzz1rgwHqzRI
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1378605/President-Obama-candidly-talks-faith-Jesus-Christ-Easter-prayer-breakfast.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_disorder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_Jesus
http://bible.org/article/josephus%E2%80%99-writings-and-their-relation-new-testament
http://www.theistic-evolution.com/josephus.html
One of the comments that got my attention was by the nickname: "Bennythebearful." This person said, "I think his comment about my lord and saviour shows that Bubba is mentally ill." Now is he? Is Bubba a person who is mentally ill?
First of all, that is a harsh statement. It is rude to call someone who has a normal mind, mentally ill. Wikipedia defines mental illness as someone who has"a psychological pattern, potentially reflected in behavior, that is generally associated with distress or disability, and which is not considered [to be] part of [the] normal development of a person's culture." Christianity, the faith in God considered to be a normal belief in the United States. Even the president of our country said, "Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection are far more important to him right now" as he was speaking on prayer breakfast event.
To say someone is mentally ill on a mentally healthy person would be casting dirt on his character, his life. For example, I have a younger brother, who loved a girl, he was crazy about her. But, her family didn't approved their dating. So what happened, someone through out a phrase that he was mentally ill. And it worked, sadly. I know this person twenty five years, never, NEVER in my mind had a though that my younger brother was mentally ill. So I would consider a rude statement from Bannythebearful towards Bubba Watson.
When we talking about Jesus Christ, we have to ask ourselves: who was he? Was he invented by people? That's the common answer we get today. No matter where we look, there is more evidence to believe that Christ is a historical figure, who was a real person, than a made up figure. "Most contemporary scholars agree that Jesus was a Jew who was regarded as a teacher and healer, that he was baptized by John the Baptist, and was crucified in Jerusalem on the orders of the Roman Prefect of Judaea, Pontius Pilate, on the charge of sedition against the Roman Empire." Titus Flavius Josephus, a known historian, contributed to the New Testament Backgrounds. He wrote about, Herod the Great and His Family; Roman Emperors; Claudius; Nero; Pontius Pilate; Antoninus Felix; and Jesus Christ. Which all are written by the authors of the Gospels. Josephus writes,
"Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man; for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ. And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men among us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him; for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him. And the tribe of Christians, so named for him, are not extinct at this day"Which is clearly stated from the outside source that Jesus, as a person, existed!
What Christ offers, no one can offer, it is an eternal life. "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him" (John 3:36). We can clearly understand that there is God, who will pore out his wrath on those who do not believe in his Son Jesus Christ. People can say Bubba is mentally ill, but in reality, he has eternal life. Which is more important: the faith in Jesus Christ (with that be called mentally ill)? Or the wrath from the real God, and think that those who believe in Christ are morons?
Sources:
http://youtu.be/n2iyjzzrgbA
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1378605/President-Obama-candidly-talks-faith-Jesus-Christ-Easter-prayer-breakfast.html#ixzz1rgwHqzRI
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1378605/President-Obama-candidly-talks-faith-Jesus-Christ-Easter-prayer-breakfast.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_disorder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_Jesus
http://bible.org/article/josephus%E2%80%99-writings-and-their-relation-new-testament
http://www.theistic-evolution.com/josephus.html
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