Did Christ Really Exist?

Are the gospels historical documents? The result of one survey on this topic was partly gratifying, partly not so much. The majority she spoke of Christ with reverence. Even unbelievers who despised religion and faith in God, they considered Christ for the expression of the best ideals of mankind. Sure,  more could not be expected. The result of the survey among believers, as well as among them, was less pleasing
Catholics. Of course, they respected Christ. But what kind They often expressed doubts about the divinity, were skeptical when reading about certain miracles in the Gospels, even his resurrection they interpreted it only as a vague expression of hope.
The reformers of the 16th century sought to restore the “pure the image of “Christ, deprived of what the human has added their tradition – as they said – and what made Christ too “human”. To modern skeptics, the traditional form seems Christ too “deified”. So, what is “real Christ, “as the Christian revelation proclaims? Some liberal critics have denied its historical existence. But there were a few of them. Much More are those who think of Jesus’ person as she knew from the Gospels, is the fruit of a myth that has developed among his disciples and which distanced himself from the historical facts.
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Catholic apologists answered skeptics with the following arguments: It is possible to determine when she was written the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the first letter of St. Paul – it tells about events there, very soon after them. There is not enough time to create a “myth”.
They are, therefore, a historical document. If we believe what Caesar says in his Notes on the Gallic War, why should we deny the credibility of what do Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John say? The proof is correct. However, some difficulty remains. If the gospel were told, it would be about Jesus born, taught, and died; it would be difficult to find anyone who would object to the veracity of these facts. But the gospel also speaks of extraordinary events, especially one that transcends them all, namely, the resurrection. Some of those who were eyewitnesses did not want to believe this. The others, however,
thought so that they could lay down their lives they testified about it. They appear in the very presence of Jesus, believers, and non-believers. How can this difference be explained? The Gospels tell us openly. Faith always depends on a personal attitude toward the Savior. Saint Peter told us proves. At a critical moment when the crowds left Jesus, and the trust was put to the test, the apostles themselves, the first of them confesses: “Lord, who are we going to? You have the words of eternal life, and we have to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God! ” (John 6,68-69).
Even today, the Christian faith is, above all, a living relationship to a person, the trust is given to Christ, and there is no one “Scientific evidence” is based on the objectivity of the written documents. Towards the end of his life, Napoleon thought a lot about the person of Jesus. Friends who take it escorted in exile on the island of St. Helena; he said, “I have burned thousands of hearts. However, it was always necessary for me to be present to look at them, to speak to them. My word was enough, and he was attracted I’m all … But today, when I’m sent to exile on a rocky outcrop, who would still be behind me who fought, who would conquer the empire? What a gap between
my misery and the kingdom of Christ. About him, he preaches all over the world, loving him everywhere and praying to him … “And the conclusion?” He’s still alive. “And therefore who does not know Christ “personally”, from living intercourse in prayer, it is challenging overcoming doubts about him and his teachings. On the contrary, who believed, who knew him from the daily contact, has no need for evidence, has a testimony about him into his heart (cf. 1 John 5:10). That’s when it takes place, what the writer Franz Werfel wrote as his motto novel about Bernadette of Lourdes: “Who believes in God, he doesn’t need evidence, and he who doesn’t think it won’t help no proof. “