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Main Scriptures
Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?” —Matthew 16:15, NLT
Review
- Is God There? - The first week, we talked about how we can make peace between scripture and science. Science proves that there had to be a supernatural intellectual being that ordered the world. The Bibles tells us that God it so that he can have a relationship with us.
- Is God Good? Last week, we talked about that God created us with free will out of love. The hardest thing he does through his love is watch us make choices he doesn’t want us to make. Our world is broken because of sin, so things happen that he never wanted for us. War, sickness, death––all of these things come from the brokenness of free will. God keep seeking to have a loving relationship with us because he is good.
Who is Jesus?
You can gauge the size of a ship that has passed out of sight by the huge wake it leaves behind. —Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey p. 17
Jesus’ Life Documented
- Writings of Thallus, a first-century Greek writer
- Pliny the Younger, a lawyer and author of ancient Rome
- The Roman historians Tacitus and Suetonius
- The Jewish historian Flavius Josephus
- Bible - Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Jesus Existed in the Beginning
In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. —John 1:1, NLT
God/Jesus Walked with Adam and Eve:
When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man* and his wife heard the LORD God walking about in the garden. —Genesis 3:8, NLT
Jacob Wrestled with God/Jesus
“Your name will no longer be Jacob,” the man told him. “From now on you will be called Israel,* because you have fought with God and with men and have won.” —Genesis 32:28, NLT
The Word Became Flesh
So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. —John 1:14, NLT
Jesus’ Family Was Poor
So they offered the sacrifice required in the law of the Lord—“either a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.” —Luke 2:24, NLT
Joseph Died
His parents didn’t know what to think. “Son,” his mother said to him, “why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been frantic, searching for you everywhere.” —Luke 2:48, NLT
Jesus’ Body Disappeared
On the way [the women] were asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”
Don’t be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth,* who was crucified. He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! —Mark 16:3, 6, NLT
A meeting with the elders was called, and they decided to give the soldiers a large bribe. They told the soldiers, “You must say, ‘Jesus’ disciples came during the night while we were sleeping, and they stole his body.’ —Matthew 28:12–13, NLT
Passover Plot
The Passover Plot by Hugh Schonfield (1967)
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