Did Jesus come back to life and 'ascend' into the sky?

[Zzyzx]

The KEY question is "Did Jesus come back to life and 'ascend' into the sky?" because unless those claims are true, Christianity is based on fraud.

No contemporary historian, chronicler, recorder, or anyone else mentioned Jesus during his lifetime or anything he may have said or done.

Half a century later (40 to 60 years or more) four religion promoters wrote stories about him. The true identity of those 'gospel' writers is unknown to theologians and scholars, and none of them can be shown to have personally witnessed anything Jesus may have said or done.

"In the entire first Christian century Jesus is not mentioned by a single Greek or Roman historian, religion scholar, politician, philosopher or poet. His name never occurs in a single inscription, and it is never found in a single piece of private correspondence. Zero! Zip references!" Dr. Bart Ehrman Professor of Religious Studies

AND only ONE of the gospel writers (whoever wrote 'Luke' and 'Acts') described the 'ascension', and he admits in his introduction that he is recording what he heard from others.

I, for one, would NOT believe tales told by four people claiming that someone came back to life (because a tomb was supposedly found empty). I certainly would not believe a tale told by one person about what he had heard from others that, half a century earlier, someone 'rose up into the sky'.

[OneJack]

[Replying to OneJack in post #59]

Who do you think forgives sins? And what do you do for the forgiveness of your sins?

The only one who can forgive sin is the one who has been sinned against. As stated already, forgiveness can only be accepted by faith.

I know only the Almighty God forgives sins and rewards eternal life, but I’m not sure if He is the one who you say ‘ The only one who can forgive sin is the one who has been sinned against.’

[AquinasForGod]

[Replying to Zzyzx in post #1]

Yes, and how can you know it is true? Ask God to reveal it to you. That is the only way.