03-27-2024, 07:38 PM
Again, I am not defining the message of the book by one sentence. I am discussing one sentence at a time. A number of sentences, or phrases, of Isaiah 53, combined with comparative interpretations of Christianity, were called as witnesses by counter-missionaries as collective proof that Jesus of Nazareth could not have been the servant of this passage. This would convict me of bearing false witness, as I claim that the servant of Isaiah 52-53 is Jesus of Nazareth, as described in the NT. I am trying to cross-examine the witnesses, one by one. This is, or should be, a trial of sorts. By continuing to demand that I dump out my whole schema in one fell swoop is like asking a defense attorney to just give his closing arguments without any cross examination.
I assure you that I have considered the 11 challenges that you pointed out, and I am completely willing to respond to them. I already addressed one or two recently. However, it is a waste of time to give a response, if it is neither refuted nor accepted. It seems that the counter-missionaries are not willing to respond to a serious cross-examination. That is what I meant by hit-and-run apologetics.
I assure you that I have considered the 11 challenges that you pointed out, and I am completely willing to respond to them. I already addressed one or two recently. However, it is a waste of time to give a response, if it is neither refuted nor accepted. It seems that the counter-missionaries are not willing to respond to a serious cross-examination. That is what I meant by hit-and-run apologetics.