Jesus Christ – the Son of God? As we face the claims of Christ, there are only four possibilities. He was either a liar, a lunatic, a legend, or the Truth. If we say He is not the Truth, we are automatically affirming one of the other three alternatives, whether we realise it or not. […]
“Is Jesus a myth? Is Jesus just a copy of the pagan gods of other ancient religions?”……There are a number of voices claiming that the accounts of Jesus as recorded in the New Testament are simply myths and were the result of the writers borrowing stories from pagan mythology, such as the stories of Osiris, […]
Jesus Christ as Mediator A mediator is a go-between. He is one who stands between two or more persons or groups who are in a dispute and tries to reconcile them. In biblical terms, human beings are described as being at enmity against God.…We rebel, revolt, and refuse to obey the law of God. As […]
When Paul wrote that Jesus emptied himself and became a servant and yet he was God, in what ways did he retain or not retain his powers of being God? The concept of “emptying” was a raging controversy in the nineteenth century, and elements of it remain today. The Greek word used by Paul […]
“What does it mean that Jesus is God’s only begotten son?”……Answer: The phrase “only begotten Son” occurs in John 3:16, which reads in the King James Version as, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” The phrase […]
“What does it mean that Jesus is the Son of God?”……Answer: Jesus is not God’s Son in the sense of a human father and a son. God did not get married and have a son. God did not mate with Mary and, together with her, produce a son. Jesus is God’s Son in the sense […]
Jesus Christ: Creator…Colossians 1:16 “For through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth.…He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, […]