
Originally Posted by
sirspeak
Bro, I would try my best to answer you using the Bible itself para bro, para makita gyud nimo for yourself.
1. "Luke 3:23 Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry." Proof na at what age nag.start ang ministry ni Jesus. After that within Jesus' age of 30 until he died, naay 3 annual events na.attenan si Jesus; John 2:13 - Passover, John 5:1- Feast of The Jews, assumed to be Passover, John 6:4- Jewish Passover. and then Jesus died on the eve of the Passover. So scholars safely assumed that Jesus died at the age of 33.
2. Yes you are right, 2014 AD. AD means Anno-Domini it is Latin for The Year of our Lord. Its start from the date of Jesus Birth. However Jewish people used the Jewish calendar, which starts at the month of Abib (which is April) and also the month of the Passover Exodus 13:4, while on the other hand Rome uses the Julian Calendar, which starts on the month of march, but during the late 16th century the Gregorian Calendar was used which starts on January, and we are now using it now. So kani atong date karun is only base on scholars calculation, we could not really say nga exact gyud nga perfect but almost lang.
3. It is now CELEBRATED on Dec 25th, there is nothing in the Bible to indicate it. Ni.apir nisiya nga date on the 4th century na, lahi pud sa mga eastern church Jan. 6. wala man gihintulot ni God nga isulat sa author ang date sa birth ni Jesus, so it means basin the date is not really that important.
4. 1 John 1:9 tells us "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness". clearly states that si God would willing clean you if you confess your sin, there's no need for a mediator, because Christ is our only mediator 1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
however In James 5:16 states
"Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working". This verse speaks of confessing our trespasses “to one another,” but this is not the same as confessing sins to a catholic priest as the Roman Catholic Church teaches. Cathollic Priests / church leaders are nowhere mentioned in the context of the verse. walay relation ang forgiveness of sins with the confession of sin to one another. But however if truly you trust your priest and that he would pray for you personally and sincerely go ahead, tell him. But however dili gyud sya required nga catholic priest ra gyud imung sultian.
I appreciate you bay, asking this questions. If you truly seek the Lord and wanted to know the answers, naa ra tanan sa Bible bro, no other book.