Jan 5, 2015 | Apologetics
You may think that this is a silly question, but I have to ask: Was Jesus of Nazareth a real person or is He a product of our religious imaginations? I am not a student of Bertrand Russell; I’ve never directly read anything that he wrote. But he is quoted,...
Jan 5, 2015 | Apologetics
Was Jesus of Nazareth a real, historical person? How do we know that for sure? (Historical evidence from non-believers.) Is it enough to believe that there was an important man from Nazareth, Galilee whose name was Jesus? Obviously, who Jesus IS, is more important...
Jan 5, 2015 | Apologetics
What do you think is my purpose in these lessons? (Arguments for the “defense” of Christianity.) What is the general description for this group of lessons? (Apologetics.) What is “Apologetics”? (And explanation or “defense” of the...
Jan 5, 2015 | Apologetics
Two weeks ago we looked at the testimony made to Jesus’ deity through His trial. Then last week we studied Jesus’ own statements about His deity. And we took note of other things which Jesus said and did, which are indirect statement about His deity. This...
Jan 5, 2015 | Apologetics
If you were able to take an historical electro-magnet and pull every fragment of Jesus Christ out of human society, how much different would the world be today? From what date do most of the world’s calendars mark time? By what Name do most blasphemers curse?...
Jan 5, 2015 | Apologetics
When the Apostles were first preaching Christ, what three kinds of things did they mention in order to prove His Deity and Messiahship? His miracles. On the day of Pentecost Peter preached: “Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved...
Jan 5, 2015 | Apologetics
When the Apostles were first preaching Christ, what three kinds of things did they mention in order to prove His Deity and Messiahship? His miracles. On the day of Pentecost Peter preached: “Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved...
Jan 5, 2015 | Apologetics
We have seen that Jesus’ resurrection is a very powerful way to prove that He is “special.” And we’ve noticed that the Lord Jesus’ miracles prove to us that He was no mere man. We’ve looked at the fact that both Jesus and His...
Jan 5, 2015 | Apologetics
So far we have looked at the general importance of prophecies in proving the veracity of the Lord. What does the word “veracity” mean? (Truthfulness.) We’ve seen that both the Lord and His disciples used prophecy to authenticate His claims of...
Jan 5, 2015 | Apologetics
Thus far in proving that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, we have looked at His own claims to that fact. Picture a courtroom after two weeks of witnesses. There have been those who have testified that they saw the accused commit the crime. And yet there have been...
