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“Gospels”

• 1. The Gospels are Eye Witness Testimony
• 2. Early Writing Date

– within the generation of the events they record

THE GOSPELS ARE THE BEST SOURCES FOR INFORMATION ABOUT JESUS

Jesus

Preaching and Miracles

Crucifixion & Resurrection

Gospel of Mark 3 yrs

33 CE 62 CE

20-25 yrs Gospel of Luke

55 CE

And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe.” John 19:35

WHO IS

JESUS IS MORE THAN A PROPHET

JOHN 5:45-47

Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you — Moses, in whom you trust. For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”

“I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him. And it shall be that whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require it of him.” (Deuteronomy 18:18-19)

MOSES

• The Lord knew Moses face to

face (Deut. 34:10)

• Moses worked miracles

publicly (Deut. 34:11-12)

• Israelite – tribe of Levi

(1 Chron. 6:1-3)

• Mediator of the first covenant

(Heb. 9:16-22)

JESUS

• Father knows the Son

(Matt. 11:27; John 1:18)

• Jesus worked miracles publicly

(John 10:36-38; Acts 2:22)

• Israelite – tribe of Judah

(Heb. 7:14; Matt. 1:1)

• Mediator of the new covenant

(Heb. 9:15)

A PROPHET “LIKE” MOSES “FROM AMONG THEIR BRETHREN”

ACTS 3:22-26

For Moses truly said to the fathers, 'The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you. And it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.' Yes, and all the prophets, from Samuel and those who follow, as many as have spoken, have also foretold these days. You are sons

• f the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with
• ur fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your seed all the

families of the earth shall be blessed.' To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities."

3 TESTS FOR PROPHETS

1) A sign or wonder, miracle, accompanies the message (Deut. 13:1-2)

1) Verifiable miracles 2) Miracles Independent of the Message

2) Consistency with previous confirmed revelation/ agreement with Scripture (Deut. 13:2-5) 3) Predict with 100% accuracy in fulfillment. Prophecy comes to pass (Deut. 18:20-22)

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JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD

JESUS PERFORMED MIRACLES

• Love and Power composed His miracles
• His miracles were Public – friend & foe

witnessed – Luke 6:6-11

• His miracles were Purposed – proof He’s

the Son of God

But I have a greater witness than John's; for the works which the Father has given Me to finish--the very works that I do-- bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me. – John 5:36 do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'? If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.” – John 10:36-38

JESUS SAID:

JESUS PERFORMED MIRACLES

• Love and Power composed His miracles
• His miracles were Public – friend & foe

witnessed – Luke 6:6-11

• His miracles were Purposed – proof He’s the

Son of God

• Jesus forgave & healed the Paralytic – only

God can forgive sins – Mark 2:1-12

He who hates Me hates My Father also. If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have seen and also hated both Me and My Father. But this happened that the word might be fulfilled which is written in their law, 'They hated Me without a cause.’ – John 15:23-25

JESUS SAID:

ACTS 2:22

"Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know —”

JOHN 20:30-31

And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son

• f God, and that believing you may have life in His name.

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THE SON OF GOD AND SINNERS

• 1. His Virgin Birth

JESUS IS DECLARED THE SON OF GOD

the angel Gabriel was sent by God…Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end." Then Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I do not know a man?" And the angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will

• vershadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born

will be called the Son of God.

LUKE 1:26, 30-35 GABRIEL SAID…

• 1. His Virgin Birth
• 2. His Resurrection from

the Tomb

JESUS IS DECLARED THE SON OF GOD

Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God which He promised before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.

ROMANS 1:1-4

Psalms of David Prophesied Jesus’ Resurrection

Psalm 2:7

"I will declare the decree: The LORD has said to Me, 'You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.

Acts 13:33

God has fulfilled this for us their children, in that He has raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second Psalm: 'You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.'

Hebrews 1:5

For to which of the angels did He ever say: "You are My Son, Today I have begotten You"? And again: "I will be to Him a Father, And He shall be to Me a Son"? Not Talking To Angels Fulfilled in Resurrection

Psalms of David Prophesied Jesus’ Resurrection

Psalm 16:8-11

I have set the LORD always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope. For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Acts 13:35-39

Therefore He also says in another Psalm: 'You will not allow Your Holy One to see corruption.' For David, after he had served his own generation by the will

• f God, fell asleep, was buried with

his fathers, and saw corruption; but He whom God raised up saw no

• corruption. Therefore let it be known

to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins; and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Jesus’ Resurrection Not David’s

• 1. His Virgin Birth
• 2. His Resurrection from

the Tomb

JESUS IS DECLARED THE SON OF GOD

I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. – John 10:10

JESUS SAID:

for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost. – Luke 19:10 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many. – Mark 10:45

This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. 1 Timothy 1:15

Who Needs A Savior?

• Save us from what? - SIN

– Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is

• lawlessness. – 1 John 3:4

– There is none righteous, no, not one – Romans 3:10 – for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God – Romans 3:23

Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

GALATIANS 5:19-21

Who Needs A Savior?

• Save us from what? - SIN

– Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is

• lawlessness. – 1 John 3:4

– There is none righteous, no, not one – Romans 3:10 – for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God – Romans 3:23 – For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. – Romans 6:23

• Why can’t I save myself?

– For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? – Matthew 16:26

The Need For A Savior

• Understand God

– for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God – Romans 3:23

• Understand Sin

– “Come now, and let us reason together,“ Says the LORD, "Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as

• wool. – Isaiah 1:18

– But we are all like an unclean thing, And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And

• ur iniquities, like the wind, Have taken us away. - Isaiah 64:6

O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God — through Jesus Christ our Lord! – Romans 7:24-25 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. – Romans 6:23

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GOD’S LOVE PROVIDED A SAVIOR

THE GOD OF THE BIBLE LOVES…

• HE LOVES HIS ENEMIES (MATT. 5:43-48)
• HE LOVES THE UNJUST (MATT. 5:43-48)
• HE LOVES SINNERS (ROM. 5:8)
• HE LOVES THE WORLD (JOHN 3:16)
• HE IS LOVE (1 JOHN 4:8)
• HE LOVES US (1 JOHN 4:9-10)

“In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” – 1 John 4:9-10

JESUS DIED FOR US – HE PAID FOR OUR SINS

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. – Romans 6:23 And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for

• urs only but also for the whole world. - 1 John 2:2

JESUS DIED FOR US – HE PAID FOR OUR SINS

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” – 1 John 4:9-10

JESUS ROSE AGAIN – HE OFFERS ETERNAL LIFE

Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. – 1 John 3:1-2

knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

• 1 Peter 1:18-21

GOD’S ETERNAL PLAN TO SAVE SINNERS

For God so loved the world that He gave His

• nly begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him

should not perish but have everlasting life.

– John 3:16

GOD’S ETERNAL PLAN TO SAVE SINNERS

ALL ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES – GOD MADE HIS PLAN KNOWN

1 Corinthians 15:3-4 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures

ALL ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES – GOD MADE HIS PLAN KNOWN

1 Corinthians 15:3-4 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures

WITNESSES TO JESUS’ RESURRECTION

1 Corinthians 15:3-7

For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the

• twelve. After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren

at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep. After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles. Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.

Burial in Tomb Death Raised

CHRIST CRUCIFIED

(1 Corinthians 15:3-7)

Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. – Romans 6:3-4 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. – Romans 6:23

When You Are Baptized

Immersion in Water Death Raised

BAPTISM

(Romans 6:3-4) To Sin To New Life Burial

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THE BIBLE’S TESTIMONY IS NOT A LEGEND OR A CORRUPTION

Early Writing Date – within the generation of the events they record

N.T. DOCUMENTS WERE WRITTEN TOO SOON FOR LEGENDS TO DEVELOP

Jesus

Preaching and Miracles

Crucifixion & Resurrection

Apostle Paul penned 1 Corinthians 3 yrs

33 CE 54 CE

• Approx. 20-25 yrs

Living witnesses Adherents & critics

From Events to Documentary Evidence

• no time for legend to develop
• witnesses living to verify or dispute

EXTRA-BIBLICAL ANCIENT REPORTS: JESUS CRUCIFIED

1) “Nero fastened the guilt and inflicted the most exquisite tortures

• n a class hated for their abominations, called Christians by the
• populace. Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered

the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of

• ne of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus…” - Tacitus, CE 115

2) “Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man…and when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men among us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him...” - Josephus, CE 93. 3) “Darkness which accompanied the crucifixion of Christ.”

• Thallus, CE 52

4) “What advantage did the Jews gain from executing their king? It was just after that their kingdom was abolished.”

• Mara bar Serapion, CE 73

EXTRA-BIBLICAL ANCIENT REPORTS: RESURRECTION PREACHED

“Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man…and when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men among us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him, for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him; and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day.”

• Josephus, Antiquities xviii.iii.iii (93 CE)

EXTRA-BIBLICAL ANCIENT REPORTS: RESURRECTION PREACHED

“Nero fastened the guilt and inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class hated for their abominations, called Christians by the populace. Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus, and a most mischievous superstition, thus checked for the moment, again broke out not only in Judaea, the first source of the evil, but even in Rome….”

• Tacitus, Annals 15.44. (115 CE)

EXTRA-BIBLICAL ANCIENT REPORTS: RESURRECTION PREACHED

“I have asked them if they are Christians, and if they admit it, I repeat the question a second and third time, with a warning of the punishment awaiting them. It they persist, I order them to be led away for execution; for, whatever the nature of their admission, I am convinced that their stubbornness and unshakable obstinacy ought not go unpunished…They also declared that the sum total of their guilt or error amounted to no more than this: they had met regularly before dawn on a fixed day to chant verses alternately amongst themselves in honor of Christ as if to a god, and also to bind themselves by

• ath, not for any criminal purpose, but to abstain from theft,

robbery, and adultery...”

• Pliny the Younger, Letters 10.96 (110 CE)

Incorruptible

Character

• f

Scripture

having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, because "All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, And its flower falls away, But the word of the LORD endures forever." Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you. (1 Peter 1:23-25)

I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any

• ther gospel to you than what we have preached to

you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.

GALATIANS 1:6-9

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