If God provided a way for sinners to be rescued, why are people so unhappy about it? I have often heard people rail against Christianity for its claim to exclusivity: “How can you say Jesus is the only way, when there are millions of people around the world who never heard of Jesus?” The answerContinue reading “HOW CAN JESUS CLAIM TO BE THE ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN? Acts 4:12.”
Category Archives: Truth Claims/Evidence/Historicity of Jesus
GRIEVING THOMAS: Perhaps Thomas was not Skeptical, but Sorrowful. John 20:27-28.
One vivid memory of playing Jesus on stage is the rush of activity inside the different tombs—lifting white robes from hangers and throwing them on, tying things, adjusting my hair or wig (depending on the year), and some years, pulling a black Sharpie out of my pocket. The Sharpie was for drawing nail holes inContinue reading “GRIEVING THOMAS: Perhaps Thomas was not Skeptical, but Sorrowful. John 20:27-28.”
DON’T DEMAND PROOF. Matthew 16:16-18.
The Pharisees demanded a miracle. How did Jesus react? HE SIGHED DEEPLY, and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? I assure you, no sign will be given!” Mark 8:12. That sounds like our generation. We have elevated science to the level of scripture and refuse to believe anything we cannot prove. Although GodContinue reading “DON’T DEMAND PROOF. Matthew 16:16-18.”
SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN: JESUS WAS NOT HOMELESS, Matthew 8:20.
One day an enthusiastic young scribe told Jesus “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!” Jesus responded with an interesting comment: “Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests. But the Son of Man has no place to lay His head” Matthew 8:19-20. Was Jesus homeless? There is a Wikipedia pageContinue reading “SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN: JESUS WAS NOT HOMELESS, Matthew 8:20.”
SERMON ON THE MOUNT:You Are Worth More Than Many Sparrows. Matthew 5-7.
I try to read the Bible with fresh eyes. It’s hard to read the familiar Sermon on the Mount as though I were hearing it for the first time. But I try. Jesus created images, ideas, and poetry as rich as anything by Shakespeare or MLK. And what a poetic opening! “Blessed are the poorContinue reading “SERMON ON THE MOUNT:You Are Worth More Than Many Sparrows. Matthew 5-7.”
TRUTH CLAIMS. John 1:1-3.
Every religion or philosophy claims truth. Even those who believe in nothing insist their view is right. Agnosticism pretends to make no truth claims but merely to demand proof from others. Yet devotion to skepticism is a truth claim of its own, taking the rash words of Doubting Thomas at his lowest moment and erectingContinue reading “TRUTH CLAIMS. John 1:1-3.”
Today’s Math Problem. Matthew 1:1, 17.
The book of Matthew—and thus, the New Testament—begins with the remarkable genealogy of Jesus. Genealogies make tough reading, but put yourself in the writer’s position: Matthew wants to prove to his Hebrew people that Jesus is their long-awaited Messiah. Jesus’s ancestry is the logical place to start. “The historical record of Jesus Christ, the SonContinue reading “Today’s Math Problem. Matthew 1:1, 17.”
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