Many people today do not believe in the authority of the Old Testament as Scripture. However, Jesus had some quite different things to say regarding the Old Testament. Here is a brief list of some of what Jesus taught about the Old Testament: Source of Authority When...
If all people have original sin and Jesus was a human being, then didn't Jesus need to have had a sin nature? Before we can answer this question, we need to know what the term "original sin" means. This is a term used to describe the effect of Adam's sin on his...
Jesus really did die on a cross. It is well documented in the New Testament scriptures in numerous places. Following is a list of the verses that mention it. "And as they were coming out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they pressed into service to bear...
If all people have original sin and Jesus was a human being, then didn't Jesus need to have had a sin nature? Before answering this question, we need to know what the term "original sin" means. It is the effect of Adam's sin on his descendants (Rom. 5:12-32)....
One of the lesser-known biblical doctrines concerns whether Jesus is a man right now. Many do not know that presently, in heaven, Jesus is a man though in a glorified body. Some object to this and cite various reasons (answered at the end of this paper) for denying...
In Isaiah 7:14 the Bible gives a prophecy of the name of Jesus. It says, "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel."[fn]All scripture quotes are from The New American...
In Matthew 27:45-46, it says, "Now from the sixth-hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me?" If...
We do not know for sure the exact age of Jesus when He was crucified, but He was probably 33 years old. Here is the argument. Jesus was baptized. But the reason He was baptized was to "fulfill all righteousness," (Matt. 3:15). He had to fulfill the legal...
In their attempt to deny the deity of Jesus, the Muslims sometimes raise the objection that Jesus was tempted and God cannot be tempted. Therefore Jesus cannot be God. James 1:13, "Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be...
Yes, Jesus rose from the dead in the same body in which He died. In John 2:19-21, Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up."[fn]Scripture quotes are from the NASB.[/fn] The Jews, therefore, said, 'It took forty-six years to build this...