Tag Archives: Deity

Come from Heaven Lately? – John 17:5

John 3:13, Matthew 18:20; 28:20 Jesus made many claims while He was here on earth. One of them sounds a bit like the aluminum-lined hat crowd. Jesus claimed He was in heaven before He was here on earth. He is telling us that He existed before He was born. When we read John 17:5  weContinue reading “Come from Heaven Lately? – John 17:5”

First Generation Understanding

Philippians 2:5-8 & Colossians 2:9 There has been a lot of rewriting of American History in recent years. It is amazing how much clarity is claimed from a distance of two centuries! The claim is made that those closest to the events were too clouded by their agendas to accurately record what happened. We don’tContinue reading “First Generation Understanding”

Claim to be God

John 10:30-39 Have you noticed that lying about your credentials can get you in trouble! In recent years there have been several people who hit the news because the fudged their education or experience on their official biographies. Even the President’s own biography that was published for years in connection with his writing said thatContinue reading “Claim to be God”

Matthew 16:15 – This is Personal

Matthew 16:15 Jesus is a different kind of religious leader. With all the other religions in the world, the focus is on the content of the teaching. With Christianity, the focus is on the person of Jesus. For Jesus and His disciples, it was a personal matter. Jesus asked His disciples, not what they thoughtContinue reading “Matthew 16:15 – This is Personal”

Jesus Is God in the Flesh

John 8:58 There are some things we must believe or we really aren’t Jesus-followers. The first is the identity of Jesus. C. S. Lewis made popular the line of argument called “Lunatic, Liar or Lord.” In a nutshell, if we believe the Scriptures, then Jesus can’t be just a good moral teacher. He can’t beContinue reading “Jesus Is God in the Flesh”