WEEKEND WORSHIP:
I Believe
Gratitude
Worthy of My Song (Worthy of It All)

Week 1: Jesus the Teacher
Today: Jesus the Historical Figure

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1. The

of Jesus.

Secular Authorities on evidence of Jesus:
- Cornelius Tacitus (1st Century Roman Historian)
- Lucian of Samosata (Greek Satirist – 2nd Century)
- Suetonius (1st Century Roman historian)
- Pliny the Younger (Governor of Bithynia in Asia Minor – 2nd Century)
- Thallus (1st Century Roman Historian)
- Phlegon (1st Century Roman Historian)
- Mara Bar-Serapion (1st Century Syrian Philosopher)

Jewish Authorities on evidence of Jesus:
- Babylonian Talmud (many references)
- Josephus (1st Century Jewish Historian)

Christian Authorities on evidence of Jesus:
- Pre-New Testament Creedal Confessions
- New Testament Documents
- Post-Apostolic Writers
- Clement of Rome
- Ignatius
- Quadratus
- Epistle of Barnabas
- Aristides
- Justin Martyr
- Hegesippus

Additional Historical Sources for Christ:
- Trajan
- Macrobius
- Hadrian
- Antoninus Pius
- Marcus Aurelius
- Juvenal
- Seneca
- Hierocles

“It is impossible to explain the rise of the Christian church or the writings of the gospels and the stream of tradition that lies behind them without accepting the fact that the founder of Christianity actually existed.”
- Howard Marshall

2. The

of Jesus.

John 14:6
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
 
Mark 2:5-7
Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.” But some of the teachers of religious law who were sitting there thought to themselves, “What is he saying? This is blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!”
 
John 3:16
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

God became flesh and walked in our shoes. He lived his life free from sin, paying the price for our sin (death & resurrection) so that we could be forgiven of our sin.

3. The

of Jesus.

Matthew 11:28-30
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”

Jesus said all he said and did all he did so that we could find

and find

Reveal Answer

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