JESUS
Why should I believe in the Jesus of the Bible? To Believe or Not to Believe, that is The Question.
In this lesson we’ll consider three reasons that validate Jesus, His existence, and His Divinity. Believing Bible as the word of God and not the word of man is actually an important lesson which simply put is proven by three truths: (1). That the bible was written over a period of 3,500 years by 40 different authors, some kings, some fishermen but every book from Genesis to Revelation completely harmonizes, which is impossible unless the source of the writing was from One. (2). There are more than 300, noted and proven prophecies which is also impossible for mere man who cannot predict with perfect accuracy what tomorrow will bring. The prophecies of the scripture noting hundreds of years in advance that this person would be born, in this certain city, and do this certain thing. The place of Jesus’ Birth – Micah 5:2, 700 years before and fulfilled in Matthew 2:1, etc. (3). If the bible were written out of the mind of man, and not God, then since man’s desires, lust for example, would not be condemned. There would not be any “absolute morality”, for man would not write in a way that would constrain his desire for pleasures of life. That is, the unbelieving world would not restrict what the Lord refers to as sin.
In this lesson, we will only consider why we must believe in the historical Jesus with three simple points.
- His Proven Divinity.
- His fulfillment of Prophecy.
- The Eyewitness Testimony.
We begin with how Jesus proved His divinity…