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| Bible Question: First,
I would like to ask why do Christians believe in Jesus and accept
the New Testament as written by God? Why do Christians insist on
saying that the death of Jesus was a miraculous event? Second,
what is the philosophical meaning of Jesus being the son of g-d?
Everything G-d creates becomes a part of g-d so all human beings
are part man and part g-d. What is the difference between Jesus
and other human beings except that he did not sin according to
your belief? I really want to learn more about Christianity and
I would appreciate it if you would consider my questions seriously. Bible Answer: You have asked some important questions. Believing In Jesus. Christians believe in Jesus Christ because of the prophecies and the historical evidence about Him. For example, some of the prophecies predicted that He would be a descendent of the ancient patriarch Judah. He would be born in the town of Bethlehem, and He would be taken to the land of Egypt. One of the most significant prophecies (about 525 B.C.) predicts the exact week in which He would die in 33 A.D. Now that is precise, and we will talk about that some more in the next section. The prophecies also predict that He would return to life, and He did. Historical evidence says that Jesus would return to life. Changed lives and the martyrdom of Christians are witnesses to the truth. For these reasons we also believe that the Bible is truth. Its prophecies are accurate. The historians witnessed miracles and incredible events about Jesus, and the lives of people have been transformed. When we read the four gospels in the New Testament we find that there are no elaborate details about the things that Jesus did, except for a few accounts. The gospels move quickly from one event to another, providing an overview of events. The gospels span His entire earthly life but concentrate on the last three years. There is not an account of every day for those three years. Why? The answer is simple. Jesus' disciples are interested only in providing us with an overview of His life. They are not trying to impress us with every detail. They are sending us a message that Jesus is God. Son of God? The gospels tell us that Jesus is the Son of God. The expression "Son of God" was another way of saying that Jesus was God. The gospel of John explains the meaning of this expression in the following conversation that Jesus had with some Jewish leaders.
Notice that the Jews understood the meaning of "son of God." The Jews said He was claiming to be God. They did not believe that He was God because they were jealous of Him and because Jesus was preaching against them. They had distorted God's teachings in the Old Testament and Jesus was correcting them. They were angry and were not open to the truth. This is a common response. Miraculous Death. Jesus' death was a miracle. The miracle was not that He died, since we all die! His death was a miracle for two other reasons. First, His death was predicted in 444 B.C. or about 450 years before He actually died. The prophecy in Daniel 9:24-26 predicts the exact week in which he would die. Anyone who died before or after that week would not satisfy this prediction, nor would he satisfy thirty other key predictions. So God became a man, lived a sinless life, and thirty-three years later died in order to forgive our sins. If we believe that Jesus is God , died for our sins, returned to life, and returned to heaven, then God will forgive our sins if we want Him to do that. I would encourage you to visit the study about His death. It is entitled, "Messiah Is Alive. " I would also encourage you to look at all the links in the section entitled "Predictions About Christ." It is impossible for any other person to fulfill all of these predictions but Jesus. |
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