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The Importance of Story
Faith Filled (insert faith survey photo)
John 14:6
Recent studies show that the majority of the world believes in God or a higher power of some kind.
This doesn’t mean all the same god, people describe God in very different ways: personal deity, transcendent divine, higher power, or universal spirit.
Despite the differences though, overall people believe in something or someone that is above us.
All that to say, when someone says that they are god, it is a big deal!
And Jesus—the Jewish teacher who lived in the first century CE—did just that.
universal deity.
Of course, people describe God in very different ways: personal deity, transcendent divine, higher power, or universal spirit.
Nonetheless, we believe something or
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me.
someone is above humanity and the universe as we know it.
So when a particular person
According to recent studies, the majority of the world’s population believes in God or a
universal deity.
Of course, people describe God in very different ways: personal deity, transcendent divine, higher power, or universal spirit.
Nonetheless, we believe something or
professes to be God, it’s a big deal.
And Jesus—the Jewish teacher who lived in the first century
someone is above humanity and the universe as we know it.
So when a particular person
CE—did just that.
professes to be God, it’s a big deal.
And Jesus—the Jewish teacher who lived in the first century
Is Jesus God? Billions of people believe so.
And his life has certainly altered the course of human history.
Let’s explore the possibility.
For starters, it’s hard to imagine any human being actually embodying God.
What would that
CE—did just that.
There are more than enough reasons to believe that Jesus was not and is not truly God.
look like?
How does God become a person?
Does this God-person go back and forth between
For starters, it’s hard to imagine any human being actually embodying God.
What would that
spirit and human?
Can this God-person get sick and die as a human?
That wouldn’t be very God-
look like?
How does God become a person?
Does this God-person go back and forth between
like.
Besides, doesn’t Christianity believe in only one true God? Then how could Jesus be God?
Does this have something to do with the Trinity?
And why would God become a person in the first place?
These are all mind-blowing questions.
But let’s suppose for a minute that God can become a human.
He is God, after all.
If he can create the universe, he can certainly enter into it.
If he did become a human, how would he act?
What would he do?
What would he say?
And are the things Jesus did and said the kinds of things we would expect from God?
Is Jesus God? Billions of people believe so.
And his life has certainly altered the course of human history.
Let’s explore the possibility.
spirit and human?
Can this God-person get sick and die as a human?
That wouldn’t be very God-
God?
Does this have something to do with the Trinity?
And why would God become a person in
like.
Historical Evidence For The Existence of Jesus
To start off, if you wish to examine the life of Jesus, you are also examining the Bible.
The big question is, what historical evidence is there for Jesus?
To be honest, there are multiple sources, from different time periods, and from different belief systems.
What I mean is that the sources that prove the historical Jesus range from a number of years, but more importantly they were written in the shortest time period in comparison to other ancient writings.
Not only that, but there are parts of the Bible that show the historicity of Jesus, but also other ancient writers.
With that, of course the New Testament is written by followers of Jesus, therefore many people would assume it is biased.
Despite this there are Roman, Jewish and philosophical sources that all speak about the historical Jesus!
Besides, doesn’t Christianity believe in only one true God? Then how could Jesus be
the first place?
These are all mind-blowing questions.
But let’s suppose for a minute that God can
God?
Does this have something to do with the Trinity?
And why would God become a person in
There are more mentions of Jesus in ancient literature than Tiberius Cesar who ruled the Roman empire during Jesus' time.
One of the most important extra-biblical witnesses to the Jesus of history comes from a man named Josephus, a Jewish historian.
He was not a Christian, and in fact was very pro-Jewish.
Despite this he wrote about how Jesus made converts of Jews and Greeks.
How Pilate condemned Jesus to the cross in consultation with leading Jewish authorities, how Jesus' disciples remained faithful to him after his death and the people known as Christians had taken their name from him.
Not only this, but the sheer number of biblical manuscripts that we have from a shorter time period than those of other ancient writings is insane.
We don't doubt whether or not Cesar was real, or the historicity of Plato, so why do so many doubt whether Jesus was real?
the first place?
become a human.
He is God, after all.
If he can create the universe, he can certainly enter into
These are all mind-blowing questions.
But let’s suppose for a minute that God can
I believe that this all comes down to our avoidance.
One of the most difficult things to do is to decide what you are going to do with Jesus.
You can't avoid Him, you can try but you won't succeed.
You have to make a decision to who He is.
Many people try to sell it off that He didn't exist so that they can get out easy, but history shows us that this isn't true.
The next scapegoat tactic is to say that He is simply a good teacher and nothing more.
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