ArchaeologicalEvidenceverifyingbiblicalcities
Thereisverylittledoubtinanyone'smindabouttherealityofthesomanyoftheOldandNewTestamentcitiesmentionedintheBible.Thereforeitishardlynecessarytodocumenttheirexistence.Nevertheless,followingisapartiallistofsomeofthecitiesmentionedintheBiblethathavebeenfoundandexcavatedbyarchaeologists.ThisissimplymoreevidencethattheBibledescribesactuallocationsthatcanb...[
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Manuscriptevidenceforsuperior
NewTestamentreliability
TheNewTestamentisconstantlyunderattackanditsreliabilityandaccuracyareoftencontestedbycritics.But,ifthecriticswanttodisregardtheNewTestament,thentheymustalsodisregardotherancientwritingsbyPlato,Aristotle,andHomer.ThisisbecausetheNewTestamentdocumentsarebetterpreservedandmorenumerousthananyotherancientwriting.Becausetheyaresonumerous,they...[
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1Cor.15:3-4demonstratesacreedtooearly
forlegendtocorrupt.
OneofthecriticismsraisedagainstthehistoricvalidityofJesus,Hiscrucifixion,andresurrection,isthatafterJesus'time,legendcreptintothestoriesaboutHimandcorruptedthetrueaccountsofHislife.Ifthatisso,thentheearlierwecanfindinformationconcerningthefundamentaleventsofChrist'scrucifixion,thelesslikelyerrorandlegendwouldhavecreptintothesto...[
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Regardingthequotesfromthehistorian
JosephusaboutJesus
FlaviusJosephuswasaJewishpriestatthetimeoftheJewishRevoltofA.D.66.HewascapturedbytheRomans,imprisoned,setfreeandthenretiredtoRomewherehewroteahistoryoftheJewishRevoltcalledthe"JewishWar."Laterhewrote"Antiquities"asahistoryoftheJews.ItisinAntiquitiesthathementionsChrist.ThementioniscalledtheTestimoniumFlavianum(Ant.18...[
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Godcannotdie,butJesusdied.Therefore,JesuscannotbeGod.
OneofthedoctrinesthatmanypeoplefailtounderstandconcerningJesusisthedoctrineofthehypostaticunion.ThisisintheteachingthatJesushastwonatures:Godandman.Inotherwords,JesusisbothGodandmanatthesametime.ThisiswhyweseesomescripturesthatpointtoHimbeingdivineandotherspointingtoHimbeingaman.BelowisachartillustratingthetwonaturesofJesusasderivedfromscri...[
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Godcannotbetempted.Jesuswastempted.
Therefore,JesuscannotbeGod.James1:13says,"Letnoonesaywhenheistempted,"IambeingtemptedbyGod";forGodcannotbetemptedbyevil,andHeHimselfdoesnottemptanyone."ItalsosaysinHeb.4:15,"Forwedonothaveahighpriestwhocannotsympathizewithourweaknesses,butOnewhohasbeentemptedinallthingsasweare,yetwithoutsin."
Answeringthisobjectionisabi...[
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IfJesusisGod,thenwhydidHesay
theFatherwasgreaterthanHe?"YouheardthatIsaidtoyou,‘Igoaway,andIwillcometoyou.’IfyoulovedMe,youwouldhaverejoiced,becauseIgototheFather;fortheFatherisgreaterthanI,'"(John14:28).JesussaidtheFatherwasgreaterthanHenotbecauseJesusisnotGod,butbecauseJesuswasalsoamanandasamanhewasinalowerposition.Hewas"...madeforalittlewhilelowerthantheangels..."(Heb....[
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IfJesusisGod,thenwhydidHenotknowthe
timeofHisreturn?InMatt.24:35-36Jesussaid,"Heavenandearthwillpassaway,butMywordsshallnotpassaway.36"Butofthatdayandhournooneknows,noteventheangelsofheaven,northeSon,buttheFatheralone.37ForthecomingoftheSonofManwillbejustlikethedaysofNoah."IfJesusisGodinflesh,thenshouldn'tHeknowwhatthedayandhourofhisreturnwouldbe?Afterall,Godknowsallthings....[
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IfJesusisGod,thenwhodidHeprayto?ThisisaverycommonquestionandtheanswerisfoundinunderstandingtheTrinityandtheincarnationofJesus.
TheTrinityisthedoctrinethatthereisonlyoneGodinallexistence.ThisoneGodexistsasthreepersons:TheFather,TheSon,andtheHolySpirit.Theyarenotthreegods,butoneGod.Eachisaseparateperson,yeteachofthemis,inessence,divineinnature.
AcloseanalogyoftheTrinitycanbefoundbylookingatt...[
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Whodoweprayto,theFather,theSon,ortheHolySpirit?IftheTrinityistruethattheFather,theSon,andtheHolySpiritarealltheoneGod,thenisitnotpossiblethatwecanpraytoeachofthemembersoftheTrinity?Or,shouldweonlypraytotheFather,oronlyprayto"God"?JesustoldustopraytotheFatherinMatt.6:9whenHesaid,“Pray,then,inthisway:‘OurFatherwhoartinheaven,hallowedbeThyname."Whatisthepropermethodofprayer?
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