Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34 both record Jesus crying out from the cross, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani," translated from Aramaic as "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” These words are among ...
You may have heard this claim from a Muslim friend. Or from the mouth of a skeptical New Testament scholar. Or from your child, home from college. The assertion is false. Jesus did, in fact, make ...
Nearly all Christians have believed Jesus is God. Scholars call them “traditionalists.” And most scholars claim the foremost New Testament (NT) book that identifies Jesus as God is the Gospel of John.
Without a doubt, the most well-known Bible verse is John 3:16, which begins with “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son.” For Christians, the term “Son of God” is a familiar ...
God said, ‘I AM Who I AM. You must tell them: The One Who is called I AM has sent me to you.’ (Exodus 3:14) John’s Gospel uses the Greek phrase, egō eimi, (i.e., “I AM”) as Jesus comes to define his ...
Jesus is believed by Christians to be the Christ - the Son of God. This article explains what we know about him from history and the Gospels, presents an audio journey through Jesus's life, and ...
We apologists hear every fable, myth, and tall tale regarding theology that anyone could ever imagine. I've heard for more than 30 years that “the Bible never says that Jesus is God.” In fact, one of ...
Jesus was a lower-class Jewish preacher from the backwaters of rural Galilee who was condemned for illegal activities and crucified for crimes against the state. Yet not long after his death, his ...
Within twenty years of his death, Jesus's followers regarded him as a pre-existent being who became human, achieved redemption by his death and resurrection, and was exalted to the right hand of God.
The Rev. Jim Rigby, the pastor of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico, was recently caught on camera promoting an ...