Studying the Person and work of Jesus Christ—His deity, humanity, virgin birth, sinless life, atoning death, resurrection, ascension, and future return.
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 03003 When people say “Jesus Christ,” they are almost always using a familiar phrase without pausing to ask what “Christ” actually means. Most assume it functions something like a surname, in the way we would say “John Smith.” It is not. The word carries a specific theological meaning that, once understood, changes how Christians…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 03079 The account of Jesus walking on the water tends to provoke one of two responses: either straightforward acceptance as a miraculous act by the Son of God, or a search for a naturalistic explanation that preserves the story whilst removing its supernatural content. What the text actually says, and what it means theologically,…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 3074 This is one of those questions that touches the very heart of who Jesus is. In John 11:35, we read the shortest verse in the English Bible: “Jesus wept.” But why? He knew perfectly well that within minutes He would call Lazarus out of the tomb. He knew the ending of the story…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 3073 The virgin birth is not just a miracle to wonder at; it is theologically essential for our salvation. Without it, the entire Gospel falls apart. Some try to dismiss it as a later addition to the Christian story or as borrowed mythology, but Scripture presents it as foundational to who Jesus is and…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 3052 You may have heard the phrase ‘the historical Jesus’ and wondered what it means. Is it different from the Jesus we read about in the Gospels? The term comes from academic scholarship and refers to attempts to reconstruct who Jesus was using historical-critical methods. For Bible-believing Christians, there is only one Jesus, the…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 3053 Every religion has its founder or key figure. Buddhism has the Buddha, Islam has Muhammad, Hinduism has its gurus and avatars. So what makes Jesus different? Is he simply one religious teacher among many, or is there something utterly unique about him? The answer matters enormously, because if Jesus is just another voice…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 3054 Some groups, notably the Jehovah’s Witnesses, teach that Jesus is actually the archangel Michael. They argue that Jesus is a created being, the first and greatest of God’s creations, but not truly God in the fullest sense. This teaching strikes at the very heart of who Jesus is. If he is merely an…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 3056 Genealogies can seem like the driest parts of the Bible. Lists of names, one after another, with difficult pronunciations and unfamiliar figures. Many readers skip straight past them. But the genealogies of Jesus in Matthew and Luke are far more significant than they first appear. They are not mere record-keeping. They are theological…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 3055 When you read Matthew’s Gospel and Luke’s Gospel, you encounter something puzzling. Both give genealogies of Jesus, but they are different. Matthew traces the line from Abraham through David to Joseph. Luke traces the line from Jesus back through David to Adam. But the differences go beyond direction. Even within the section from…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 3057 Jesus was a master storyteller. When crowds gathered to hear him, he often taught through parables: short, vivid stories drawn from everyday life. The sower and the seed, the prodigal son, the good Samaritan, the talents, the pearl of great price. These images have shaped the imagination of the world for two thousand…