Post Author: Bill Pratt There are at least six ways that Jesus claimed to be God. The sixth way is that Jesus Claimed to Be God by Requesting Prayer in His Name. Again, I will draw heavily from Norman Geisler’s Volume 2 of his Systematic Theology series. Nobody before Jesus, among Hebrew prophets, ever insisted … Continue reading Did Jesus Claim to be God? Part 7
Post Author: Bill Pratt There are at least six ways that Jesus claimed to be God. The fifth way is that Jesus Claimed to Have Equal Authority with God. Again, I will draw heavily from Norman Geisler’s Volume 2 of his Systematic Theology series. In the New Testament, Jesus places his words on an equal … Continue reading Did Jesus Claim to be God? Part 6
Post Author: Bill Pratt There are at least six ways that Jesus claimed to be God. The fourth way is that Jesus Claimed to Be God by Accepting Worship. Again, I will draw heavily from Norman Geisler’s Volume 2 of his Systematic Theology series. The Old Testament clearly forbids worship of anyone except God (Ex. … Continue reading Did Jesus Claim to be God? Part 5
Post Author: Bill Pratt There are at least six ways that Jesus claimed to be God. The third way is that Jesus Claimed to Be Messiah-God. Again, I will draw heavily from Norman Geisler’s Volume 2 of his Systematic Theology series. There are indications in the Old Testament that the prophesied Messiah would be divine. When … Continue reading Did Jesus Claim to be God? Part 4
Post Author: Bill Pratt There are at least six ways that Jesus claimed to be God. The second way is that Jesus Claimed to Be Equal with God. Again, I will draw heavily from Norman Geisler’s Volume 2 of his Systematic Theology series. Jesus claimed the prerogatives of God several times in the gospels. He … Continue reading Did Jesus Claim to be God? Part 3
Post Author: Bill Pratt There are at least six ways that Jesus claimed to be God. First, Jesus Claimed to Be Yahweh, or the God of the Old Testament. I will draw heavily from Norman Geisler’s Volume 2 of his Systematic Theology series, so when you see quotes, that is where they are from. So how … Continue reading Did Jesus Claim to be God? Part 2
Post Author: Bill Pratt A foundational issue for Christianity is the question of whether Jesus claimed to be God and whether his disciples understood him to be claiming he was God. This series of posts will examine the first question and we will follow this series with the question of the disciples. Here are the … Continue reading Did Jesus Claim to be God? Part 1
Liberal and skeptical scholars have long noted that Jesus’ prediction of the destruction of Jerusalem in Luke 19:42-44 prove that the Gospel according to Luke must have been written after AD 70. How else, they argue, could the writer of the Gospel known about the Roman siege and destruction of Jerusalem? In fact, since most … Continue reading How Does Jesus’ Prediction of the Destruction of Jerusalem Affect the Dating of Luke’s Gospel?
At the beginning of John chapter five, Jesus travels from Galilee to Jerusalem to attend a Jewish festival. We are not told which festival, but some scholars believe it to be the Feast of Tabernacles. While in Jerusalem, Jesus visits the pool of Bethesda (see model below). The pool is where blind, lame, and paralyzed … Continue reading Commentary on John 5 (Jesus Heals at the Pool of Bethesda)
Post Author: Bill Pratt There are many indications in Paul’s writings compiled in the New Testament that Paul thought Jesus was God. Perhaps one of the most famous texts would be Philippians 2:6-11. Referring to Jesus, Paul writes: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to … Continue reading Did Paul Think Jesus Is God?