1. Were the gospels we have written down close the events? Firstly, the bible does not describe or mention the actual destruction of the temple – predicted in the book of Matthew (24:1-3) Secondly, the gospels or any of the NT books do not include any comment on or mention the three-year siege of Jerusalem Thirdly …the book of Acts does not…
Big Questions About Christianity
What do you believe about the resurrection of Jesus from the dead? 2009 NCLS fact sheet on the resurrection (show graph) 31 % believe the resurrection was an actual historical event 34% neither agree nor disagree 35% disbelieve Does it matter? 1 Cor 15:13-19 – if Jesus has not been raised then Christianity is nothing The resurrection is the only plausible explanation…
Would you willingly die for something you know to be a lie? From last week 5 almost universally accepted facts about the supposed resurrection of Jesus 1) Jesus died by crucifixion 2) Jesus disciples believed that he rose and appeared to them 3) The church persecutor Paul was suddenly changed 4) The sceptic James, brother of Jesus was suddenly changed 5) The…
What do you believe about the resurrection of Jesus from the dead? – 2009 NCLS fact sheet on the resurrection (show graph) 31 % believe the resurrection was an actual historical event 34% neither agree nor disagree 35% disbelieve Does it matter? 1 Cor 15:13-19 – if Jesus has not been raised then Christianity is nothing The resurrection is the only plausible…
Who are the ‘lost’ In Ezekiel: God’s people gone astray In Luke: The son who has rejected his father The problem that this creates: insider/outsider language We can create an unhelpful (and unbiblical) barrier between those who ‘belong’ and those who don’t. In one sense, the lost and the saved are no different Coins, sheep, sons… they’re all the same ‘ontologically’ (in…