Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Emotions


Emotions

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Another thing that amazes me about humans (and animals) is our emotions, and the range of emotions we are capable of. They say that emotions are intangible and impossible to prove using standard scientific methods…and yet the feelings they produce are so real, that one would swear they are tangible in nature. 

Postive Human Emotions
Adequate                    Awe                         Assured                    Able
Capable                      Certain                     Charmed                  Cheerful
Comfortable                Compassion              Courageous               Confidence
Determined                 Delighted                 Eager                       Energetic
Enthusiastic                 Excited                    Exhilarated               Expectant
Elation                        Empathy                   Excellent                  Fascinated
Glad                           Good                       Great                       Grateful
Glorious                      Glamorous                Graceful                   Happy
Hopeful                       Humorous                 Inspired                    Interested
Joyful                         Magnificent               Love                        Pleasure
Playfulness                  Peaceful                   Pleasant                   Powerful
Positive                      Relaxed                    Relieved                  Satisfied
Surprised                    Sympathy                 Stable                     
Sublime                      Superior                   Thrilled

Negative human emotions
 
Annoyed                Anxious                       Apprehensive               Agonize
Anger                    Anxiety                       Apathy                         Bored
Burdened               Cautious                     Competitive                 Concerned
Confused               Contempt                   Depressed                    Destructive
Disgusted               Distracted                   Doubtful                       Disappointed
Exasperated           Exhausted                   Embarrassment             Envy
Frustrated              Fear                           Gluttony                      Guilty          
Greed                   Grief                          Harassed                      Hesitant      
Hostile                  Ignored                       Impatient                     Indifferent
Intimidated            Isolated                      Irritated                      Jealous                       
Jumpy                   Lonely                        Lust                             Mad   
Manipulated           Miserable                    Obnoxious                    Overwhelmed
Panic                    Pressured                    Pride                           Remorse
Revenge                Shame                        Sad                              Scared
Shocked                Sloth                          Suspicious                    Stress
Tired                    Uncomfortable            Uneasy                         Used
Wary                     Weary                        Wasteful                      Wrath

It’s also interesting to me that many of the positive emotions are what Jesus taught, while many of the negative emotions are responsible for sin…the bold red being ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’.

Emotions are also responsible for our thoughts…positive emotions produce positive thoughts, while negative emotions produce negative thoughts. So, in order for The Law of Attraction to work for us rather than against us, we need to have positive emotions producing positive thoughts. 

Here are 37 Tips from The Law of Attraction‏ which have helped me tremendously, as I still struggle with all the negative chatter going on in my head:

Law of Attraction Tip #1
The Law of Attraction works just like tuning forks. If you ding a tuning fork in a room full of tuning forks, only the tuning forks on the same wave length as the one you dinged will vibrate. The vibrations created by your feelings work exactly the same way. If you feel positive feelings, positive things will be attracted to you. If you feel negative feelings, then you will attract negative things – guaranteed.

Law of Attraction Tip #2
Using the Law of Attraction is like shopping in a catalogue that literally contains anything in the world that you could possibly want to have. Traditional thinking tells us that we can only have the things that we can afford, or that are appropriate for us to have, or that we deserve. The infinite power of the Universe does not recognize any of these human limitations. No matter how big something is, or how incredibly small, if you can imagine it, and you can feel what it would be like to have it, then the Universe will deliver it to you. 

Law of Attraction Tip #3
You do not have to justify why you want something, or whether or not you deserve it! This is a limitation that has been imposed on us by our social upbringing, and it has absolutely nothing to do with what the Universe can deliver to you. The infinite power of the Universe does not recognize whether you think of yourself as a good person or a bad person. It also does not recognize what your friends, family, or your society think of you. When using the Law of Attraction to attain what you desire, if you feel that you don't deserve something, or you think that you aren't worthy of it, then it is guaranteed that you won’t get it!

Law of Attraction Tip #4
Most adults have forgotten how to dream about what they want, and they usually don't believe that they can have their desires, even if they do remember to dream. When you truly embrace the fact that you can literally have anything that you want by using the Law of Attraction, then you start to experience the emotion connected with having that thing. THAT is when you truly start to create the high frequency emotional vibrations that will attract that thing into your life.

Law of Attraction Tip #5
Laughter is one of the most effective ways to create true positive vibrations that will attract great things into your life. Laugh and smile as often as possible, and positive things will start to happen for you!

Law of Attraction Tip #6
In order to create the powerful vibrations needed to attract the things into your life that you want, it is not enough to simply think about them. You must figure out the emotional reason WHY you want that thing, and experience the positive emotion of HAVING it while you think about the object of your desire. The more positive emotion that you create by feeling good about having that thing, and the longer you stay in that emotionally positive state, the faster your desire will come to you!

Law of Attraction Tip #7
Think of the Universal power that resides inside each and every human being as a water hose. Any kind of negative emotions that you experience will pinch that hose and slow down or stop the flow of that power from inside of you. Your ability to use that power to get what you want from life will also slow down or stop. On the other hand, when you experience positive, happy emotions, then your hose is full of high pressure Universal energy and you can use it to literally manifest anything in the world that you want!

Law of Attraction Tip #8
A simple and powerful way to use the Law of Attraction is called "Intending". By making a conscious effort to "intend" to do something, you call upon the resources that will be required to make that thing happen. Start out small with this method to learn how it works. Say that you "intend" to make it to work on time today. "Intend" to have a smile for everyone that you see today. Say that you "intend" to be very productive today. By consistently "intending" to do things - even small things - you are constantly building up the positive emotional vibration of Self-confidence. As you get more and more proficient at this, you will be amazed at how much your confidence soars, and how you can literally “intend” for anything to happen – and it will!

Law of Attraction Tip #9
You have to stop focusing on the negative things in your life right now! Remember, the Law of Attraction works both ways. Whether you focus on something negative, or something positive, you will receive something out of that attraction - whether you want it or not. So, if you focus on something negative in your life - work, family, health, whatever - you are guaranteed to attract more of it!
 
Law of Attraction Tip #10
Our "reality" today is nothing more than the result of how we have been flowing our energy up to this point by using our feelings. Good, bad, or indifferent - YOU are the only one responsible for where your life is right now. The great news is that it doesn't MATTER where your life is right now! By flowing your energy differently from now on and only feeling positive emotions, you can literally create your tomorrow to be whatever you want it to be!

Law of Attraction Tip #11
Focus on what you want in life as if you already had it. Do whatever it takes to create the positive emotional state that you will experience when you actually have whatever it is that you desire. Do this as opposed to focusing on what you DON'T want! For example: If you want to lose weight, don't say "I want to lose weight". All that does is remind you that you think you weigh too much! Instead, picture in your mind how you will look when you get to your goal weight, and imagine how great that will make you feel. This creates positive energy flow, rather than the habitual negative energy flow that automatically comes forth when you say "I want to lose weight". No matter what it is that you desire, you must create the positive emotional energy associated with already having that thing, which will ultimately attract that thing right to you!

Law of Attraction Tip #12
Never ever worry about HOW you are going to get what you want! This one misconception is responsible for a large portion of the failure that exists in our society today. The idea behind the Law of Attraction is that you flow positive energy out into the Universe by having feelings of success, happiness, and fulfillment when you visualize the things that you want to get out of life. The Universe will provide the things that you "feel" about, but it will not work if you worry about how it is all going to happen, or even IF it is going to happen. Doubt breeds insecurity and lack of focus. KNOW that you will get what you want, and leave the details of HOW it is going to happen to the power of the Universe!

Law of Attraction Tip #13
Don't be afraid to "tender talk" yourself. By telling yourself in a soothing manner that everything is going to be okay, you immediately start producing positive energy. Talking out loud radically increases the effectiveness of this technique and you will be amazed at how quickly you start to feel better.

Law of Attraction Tip #14
Always remember that negative energy is created by your reaction to something. No matter how justified you may be in getting angry or upset about something, your justification means nothing to the Universe. You will create damaging negativity that directly affects you in a negative manner - no matter how justified you were for getting upset in the first place.

Law of Attraction Tip #15
Feel good even when you don't FEEL like feeling good. In fact, the more you don't want to be positive, the greater the need for you to BE positive! When life has you down and all you want to do is curl into a ball and hide - that is when you need positive energy the most. Even if you have to take baby steps to work your way back into the light - DO IT!

Law of Attraction Tip #16
Focus intense emotional happiness and positive vibrations on your true desires in life as often as you can. The Law of Attraction works on a cumulative scale. The more you vibrate in a truly positive manner, the faster you get what you want. There are no "rules" that say how often or for how long you should undertake these activities, but it is clear that the more often you do it, the better. It is not possible to feel positive TOO often! At least 15 continuous, uninterrupted minutes per day is recommended, and more than that is even better.

Law of Attraction Tip #17
Don't jump to "take action" every time something doesn't go your way in life. Our habits have been formed in such a way that we think the only way to "fix" something is to take massive action against it. Not true! By taking massive action, all we are doing is continuing to convince ourselves that the problem must be huge. Instead, focus on the positive opposite of that problem, and a solution will present itself - without you continuing to create negative energy by taking massive action against that thing.

Law of Attraction Tip #18
One of the simplest and most effective ways to turn a negative situation around is to simply SMILE. We're not talking about smiling at the situation, although that may also be appropriate. Instead, we are talking about putting together a list of things for you to think about that simply bring a true heartfelt smile to your face. Whenever you are feeling down or unable to control your negative feelings, just consult your list and smile when you think of one or more of the things on the list. You can choose things like envisioning two kittens tumbling all over each other as they play; maybe a puppy barking at the TV because he sees another animal there; perhaps a cherished memory of a child, a family member, or a loved one. The better the vision or the memory, the more powerful the smile will be!

Law of Attraction Tip #19
A simple and silly - but very effective - way to get positive energy flowing when you least feel like it is to simply focus on flowing positive energy. Choose a person, an inanimate object, a tree - anything. Just stare at the thing you have chosen and simply imagine overflowing it with love! Picture waves of goodness and positive vibrations emanating from you and being swallowed up by the object of your attention. Not only does this have the affect of stopping your negative energy flow simply because you have something else to focus on, but you get the humor factor going, too. If concentrating on how much you love a street sign, a dust bunny, or your shoelace doesn't bring a silly grin to your face, then nothing will!

Law of Attraction Tip #20
Dance & Sing! Every one of us has songs that simply make us feel good. In fact, sometimes when we are relishing in a bath of (seemingly) well-deserved negativity, we WON'T listen to that song because we are enjoying the chance to wallow in self-pity. Rubbish! Negativity will get you nowhere, so turn that song on and sing! If you are not driving, then dance, too! The worse your singing voice is and the more you can't dance, the better you will feel for belting out the effort anyway!

Law of Attraction Tip #21
When your "Inner Self" sends you a message, listen to it! The more we vibrate positive emotions, the closer we become to who we TRULY are. Flashes of intuition and inspired ideas are a direct result of us gaining a closer relationship with our all-powerful inner selves. Human instincts teach us to survive. Human intuition, on the other hand, teaches us to be happy. If you want to be happy, then learn how to respond when clues and answers are given to you.

Law of Attraction Tip #22
Focus intense emotional happiness and positive vibrations on your true desires in life as often as you can. The Law of Attraction works on a cumulative scale. The more you vibrate in a truly positive manner, the faster you get what you want. There are no "rules" that say how often or for how long you should undertake these activities, but it is clear that the more often you do it, the better. It is not possible to feel positive TOO often! At least 15 continuous, uninterrupted minutes per day is recommended, and more than that is even better.

Law of Attraction Tip #23
If you and another person are both focusing on the same positive outcome, then you amplify the effects of the Law of Attraction. If a group of people can focus on the same thing, then the effect is even greater. The uses for this type of amplification at home or in the workplace are truly staggering.

Law of Attraction Tip #24
Do whatever you can to understand what it will feel like to possess the things that you are working to manifest with the Law of Attraction. Go visit the type of house that you want to live in. Test-drive the car that you want to buy. Vacation on the island that you want to retire on. Remember, though - the point of this exercise is NOT to remind yourself that you don't already have these things, but rather to FEEL what it is like to have them. The more intensely and the more often you focus on that feeling afterwards, the sooner the object of your desire will come into your life!

Law of Attraction Tip #25
Before you enter into a potentially negative situation, put up your own emotional shields by sending positive vibrations in advance of you actually getting there. Envision the best possible outcome, and think of how easy the whole thing will be because you have such a great attitude about it. By sending positive vibrations in ahead of you, then at the very least, YOUR head will be in the right place, and it is possible that you will displace some other negative energy as well.

Law of Attraction Tip #26
Practice the life that you want before you get it! No matter if your goals are health, wealth, personal happiness, or whatever else you want to attain - pretend you already have it. Visualize going out and spending your money, or strutting around in your picture-perfect body, or curling up in a perpetually happy ball of contentment. It doesn't matter what you want. All that matters is that you see the life that you want as if you already have it, and you FEEL accordingly!

Law of Attraction Tip #27
Allow no excuses! If you think that you can't get what you want because you don't have enough time or education, or because some "circumstance" just won't allow you to have it, then that is the energy that you will flow, and that EXACTLY what you will get!

Law of Attraction Tip #28
If you feel that your personal or family relationships are in trouble - or worse, are completely hopeless - then you are absolutely right! By feeling that way, you are absolutely guaranteeing that what you feel will happen is going to come to pass. It is imperative that you remember that you can only control your feelings and your reactions to the people in your life. If those feelings and reactions are angry, hostile, or hopeless, then those relationships are doomed by your own hand. Also, remember that just because you manage to keep up a positive energy flow, that does not guarantee that the people you care about will do the same. Some people are doomed to misery because they can't break free from their negative ways. All you can do is remain positive, visualize the best possible outcome, and trust that the Universe - your Inner Self - will guide YOU down the right path.

Law of Attraction Tip #29
Never blame anyone for anything. Even if they were 100% in the wrong, by blaming them, all you do is create more negative energy. Instead, appreciate whatever it is that is good about that person or the situation, and flow positive energy instead.

Law of Attraction Tip #30
Forgiveness is something that we do for ourselves. By continuing to be upset about something that someone has done in the past, all we are doing is continually recreating the negative energy associated with that memory. In order to forgive, you truly must forget. Otherwise, your "forgiveness" is just a show, and neither you nor the other person is going to receive any positive energy from it.

Law of Attraction Tip #31
If you truly want to help someone in your life who is going through a rough time, then stop focusing on their issues! Whether you are talking about medical conditions, financial woes, or personal problems, you must not dwell on the negative aspects of their lives. By focusing on that person's problems, or talking about those problems, you are reinforcing the negative strength of their issues. Instead, just focus on the positive opposite of their negative issue, and encourage them to do the same.

Law of Attraction Tip #32
When a relationship does not go your way, the only way that you can expect to attract a better relationship - or to fix the one that you are in - is to let go of the negative feelings that you have about that person or that relationship. Instead, focus on a positive mental picture of the type of relationship that you want, or on the positive aspects of the relationship that you are in.

Law of Attraction Tip #33
If your family life is in turmoil, you must remember that it is up to YOU to create the positive environment that will fix it. By continuing to do nothing but respond in a negative manner to whatever the problems are, you will do nothing but perpetuate the problems, and they will never go away!

Law of Attraction Tip #34
Your mind and your body are linked on every conceivable level, so it stands to reason that if you think you are sick and you focus on that, then you most certainly will be. On the flip side, if you focus on being healthy and strong, then your body will respond by BEING healthy and strong. You can literally heal your body of injury and illness by flowing positive energy. However, if you focus on any illness - from the common cold all the way up through cancer - you are guaranteed to make that condition worse!

Law of Attraction Tip #35
Your natural state is one of happiness, health, and unlimited power! The less you believe that, the less happiness, health, and power you will have. On the other hand, when you truly believe that you are both the creator and the recipient of a truly fulfilling existence, then the sky is the limit as far as what you can have, what you can become, and what you can experience!

Law of Attraction Tip #36
The past is exactly that - the past! You do not have to "deal with it", "come to terms with it", or any similar nonsense. You are the architect of your future, and your future has not been written yet! It has absolutely nothing to do with who you used to be, what you think you have done wrong in the past, or how you were raised. Every day - indeed, every MOMENT - is another chance for you to make your life whatever you want it to be. Make it a good one!

Law of Attraction Tip #37
You can never have anything if you have an energetic "resistance" to attracting that thing into your life. If you don't BELIEVE you can have it, you never will have it!


Here is a good example of what negative emotions will do to people’s behavior…I received this email from my friend Ken Burwen:

“I wanted to share this information from a local motivational speaker named Steve Gamlin. He has this weekly newsletter that he sends to me, and this week had one seriously inspirational video in it. Please take a moment to watch the video, and/or read the newsletter. You may find more positive things moving into your life after you see it.” This is part of Steve’s newsletter:

Good Sports Never Lose!
   
“This week I received a message which broke my heart. It was from a friend who coaches a girls' sports team. They have a 'perfect' record. They have not won a single game.  
To add to their disappointment, an opposing team made it worse by jeering her players...and their coaches did nothing to stop it.”
  
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In her words: "It's extremely tough as a coach, but I have to show up with a positive attitude everyday and try to keep the kids from getting too down on themselves. They have been improving every game and they know that which keeps them motivated. Tonight was just a punch in the gut and I just can't believe the coaches didn't say anything to their players."

Here is my reply: "So sorry to hear you're dealing with this. Sad to see that the other coach either doesn't seem to pick up on it, or doesn't care.

My best advice is to find stories of good sportsmanship, and to remind your team that playing with character and integrity, no matter how many games you win or lose, is what it's all about.

When Jackie Robinson was the first black player allowed in major league baseball, he was verbally tortured...yet he kept his cool and played the game to the best of his ability.

You can tell a lot about what kind of adults kids will become by watching them play sports.

The loudmouths will remain loudmouths.

The meek may never take chances to stand up for themselves.

And those with a good heart will always do their best to not only play their game, but pick up their teammates and respect the opposition. 

Do you have a couple of really strong players on your team, whom the others look up to? Perhaps they can help by setting the best example possible.

Hope this is helpful (and good luck tomorrow)."
  
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Do you suffer from similar attacks when YOU are down? 

Do you celebrate the failures of others and kick them when THEY are down?

Or are you of the mindset that good sportsmanship is more important than any running tally of a win/loss column?

Wishing you the best for a successful, winning week. 

No matter what, please keep swinging for the fences with a full-heart, and a grand-slam of good sportsmanship! 

Here's a Bonus Video for the week. Want to understand what true sportsmanship is all about? 

This video is chock-full: Sara's Home Run
    
Sincerely,

Steve Gamlin
Jigsaw Consulting LLC 



 The Last Launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour



And in honor of Memorial Day:

‎"I’ve always been impressed by the solemn, magnificent simplicity of the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.

The carefully choreographed event is a moving tribute to soldiers whose names—and sacrifice—are “known but to God.” Equally moving are the private moments of steady pacing when the crowds are gone: back and forth, hour after hour, day by day, in even the worst weather.

In September 2003, Hurricane Isabel was bearing down on Washington, DC, and the guards were told they could seek shelter during the worst of the storm. Surprising almost no one, the guards refused! They unselfishly stood their post to honor their fallen comrades even in the face of a hurricane." - By Randy Kilgore

Watch the video of the Changing of the Guard - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in the top right-hand margin.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

I Believe! (Proof that God Exists) Con’t.


I Believe! (Proof that God Exists) Con’t.

How is it that this big accident provided us with everything we need, and could possibly want, in order to not only sustain life, but so that we could enjoy it as well? We need oxygen to breath of course, and we exhale carbon dioxide (CO2), and I find it amazing that trees and plants take in CO2 and releases oxygen…what an ingenious system! I Googled the list of gases, and it was way too long to copy and paste here, but life would certainly not be as enjoyable and interesting without useful gases like Helium; Neon; Argon; Krypton; Xenon; Acetylene, etc. On one hand we have been given fire (heat), and on the other hand ice (cold)…we have water, rain, sleet, snow, hail…all controlled by temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure (air pressure), and wind.

And speaking of ingenious systems…how about the Human body? Two or more organs working together in the execution of a specific body function form an Organ System (Biological System or Body System). The functions of organ systems often share significant overlap.

Internal organs (by region)

Head and neck
Thorax
Abdomen and pelvis (both sexes)
Male pelvis
Female pelvis

Major organ systems

Main article: Biological system
Cells communicate by sending and receiving signals. Signals may come from the environment, or they may come from other cells. In order to trigger a response, these signals must be transmitted across the cell membrane. Sometimes the signal itself can cross the membrane. Other times the signal works by interacting with receptor proteins that contact both the outside and inside of the cell. In this case, only cells that have the correct receptors on their surfaces will respond to the signal.

The Incredible Immune System

An immune system is a system of biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease by identifying and killing pathogens and tumor cells. It detects a wide variety of agents, from viruses to parasitic worms, and needs to distinguish them from the organism's own healthy cells and tissues in order to function properly. Detection is complicated as pathogens can evolve rapidly, and adapt to avoid the immune system and allow the pathogens to successfully infect their hosts.

To survive this challenge, multiple mechanisms evolved that recognize and neutralize pathogens. Even simple unicellular organisms such as bacteria possess enzyme systems that protect against viral infections. Jawed vertebrates, including humans, have even more sophisticated defense mechanisms. The typical vertebrate immune system consists of many types of proteins, cells, organs, and tissues that interact in an elaborate and dynamic network. As part of this more complex immune response, the human immune system adapts over time to recognize specific pathogens more efficiently. This adaptation process is referred to as "adaptive immunity" or "acquired immunity" and creates immunological memory. Immunological memory, created from a primary response to a specific pathogen, provides an enhanced response to secondary encounters with that same, specific pathogen. This process of acquired immunity is the basis of vaccination. After the body gains immunity towards a certain pathogen, when infection by that pathogen occurs again, the immune response is called the secondary response.



Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA, is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms (with the exception of RNA viruses). The main role of DNA molecules is the long-term storage of information. DNA is often compared to a set of blueprints, like a recipe or a code, since it contains the instructions needed to construct other components of cells, such as proteins and RNA molecules. The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in regulating the use of this genetic information.

The information in DNA is stored as a code made up of four chemical bases: adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and thymine (T). Human DNA consists of about 3 billion bases, and more than 99 percent of those bases are the same in all people. The order, or sequence, of these bases determines the information available for building and maintaining an organism, similar to the way in which letters of the alphabet appear in a certain order to form words and sentences…or programming code makes a software program run…and if they are not in the exact, correct order…it doesn’t work! 

What it all boils down to is one basic question: “How did God come into existence?” God Himself said, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End." (Eternal) Just because our finite brains can’t comprehend that…doesn’t mean it’s not true…that’s why it’s called “Faith.” And I would pose the same question to the Big Bang (evolution) people: “How did those two big rocks that crashed into each other, and the living organisms that were smeared all over them, come into existence?”  And then there’s the question of the “Chicken and the Egg” Species would have had to start out as mature adults, because there is no way an infant could protect itself, feed itself, and shelter itself. This video I received in an email, of an elephant being born, is a perfect example:


I’m sorry folks, but it is a far greater stretch for me to believe that a big accident was responsible for everything that exists…than for me to believe a Supreme Being, with Intelligent Design, was responsible…it’s just to amazing and awesome! It’s ludicrous to think otherwise, because there is just too much evidence that points to the existence of God. Besides all of the above…no other piece of ancient literature has such an abundance of manuscript witnesses as does the New Testament…as well as archaeological and linguistic discoveries in this century! 

There is no legitimate scholar today that denies that Jesus is a historic figure that walked on this earth about 2,000 years ago, that he did remarkable wonders and acts of charity, and that he died a horrible death on a Roman cross just outside Jerusalem. The only dispute is whether Jesus was God incarnate who rose from the dead three days after His crucifixion. These are all matters of historical record that can be earnestly discovered and tested. The evidence for Jesus and His great works are well documented both in and out of the Bible. The evidence for His crucifixion on the cross, the empty tomb three days later, and His appearances to over 500 eye-witnesses after his resurrection is very compelling. Jesus fulfilled over 300 messianic prophecies written in the Old Testament scriptures. 

With the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the reliability of the Septuagint version of the Old Testament, both of which have been proven to exist prior to the time Jesus walked on the earth, you can be assured that these prophecies were not “conspired” after-the-fact. They were truly fulfilled by the Messiah, Jesus Christ. With today’s archaeological, historical and manuscript evidence, there’s far less reason to deny the origin of the Bible and its divine authenticity than to deny the legitimacy of works by Homer, Plato and Aristotle!