Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 3058 The Gospels tell us about Jesus’ birth, his presentation at the Temple, the visit of the Magi, the flight to Egypt, and his family’s return to Nazareth. Then there is silence. Luke alone records a brief glimpse of Jesus at age twelve in the Temple. After that, nothing until his baptism at around…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 3059 Every few years, some book or documentary claims to have discovered evidence that Jesus was married. Dan Brown’s novel The Da Vinci Code popularised the idea that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and had children. In 2012, a fragment called the “Gospel of Jesus’s Wife” made headlines before being exposed as a modern forgery….
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 3046 When John the Baptist saw Jesus approaching, he made one of the most profound declarations in all of Scripture: “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). This title, ‘Lamb of God,’ reaches back through centuries of sacrificial imagery and forward to the eternal worship of…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 3048 Some claim that Jesus never actually said He was God – that this was a later invention by the Church. They point out that Jesus often called Himself the “Son of Man” and referred to God as His Father, suggesting distinction rather than identity. Is this accurate? Did Jesus actually claim to be…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 3037 The question of who killed Jesus has been debated, weaponised, and misunderstood for two thousand years. It has been used to justify horrific persecution of the Jewish people. It has been the subject of theological controversy and historical investigation. Yet Scripture gives us a multifaceted answer that is both historically grounded and theologically…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 3038 Of all the ways to execute a condemned man, crucifixion was among the most brutal, shameful, and prolonged. The Romans did not invent it, but they perfected it as an instrument of terror. When Jesus was put to death, He was not simply killed — He was crucified. This was not an accident…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 3041 After His resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples over a period of forty days, teaching them about the kingdom of God (Acts 1:3). Then, on the Mount of Olives, He was taken up before their eyes, and a cloud hid Him from their sight (Acts 1:9). He was gone. Why? If Jesus had…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 3028 This question strikes at the heart of who Jesus really is. If Jesus was born in Bethlehem around 4 BC, how can Christians claim He is eternal? Wasn’t there a point when He didn’t exist? This apparent contradiction has puzzled honest seekers and been exploited by cults for centuries. Yet the answer reveals…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 3012 Two titles appear throughout the Gospels that can cause confusion: “Son of God” and “Son of Man.” Some assume they mean the same thing; others think “Son of God” emphasises deity while “Son of Man” emphasises humanity. The truth is both richer and more theologically profound than either simplistic explanation. Understanding these titles…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 3007 This question gets to the heart of what kind of humanity Jesus possessed. When Adam fell, sin entered the human race, and every descendant of Adam has inherited what we call a “sin nature”—that inward corruption and inclination toward evil that affects every part of our being. If Jesus was truly human, did…