CONSIDER THIS: Did Jesus Really Think He Was God?
There are among skeptical scholars some who argue that Jesus Christ never existed as a real person, while others who concede that He did indeed live on this Earth 2,000 years ago, but they contend He never actually thought of or described Himself as God.
J. Warner Wallace, author of “Cold-Case Christianity,” “God’s Crime Scene” and “Person of Interest.”
There is abundant evidence in ancient secular writings, as well as the Bible, and contemporary science, archeology, historical scholarship and textual criticism that makes it clear that Jesus did indeed consider Himself to be the Son of God. “He who has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:8-10) is just one of many scriptural examples.
In the following 9:56 second from Cold-Case Christianity’s J. Warner Wallace, the retired Los Angeles Police Detective who gained nationwide fame by solving murders that had gone unsolved for decades, lays out the evidence in greater detail, including in the second half the multiple reasons Jesus was not simply a copy of Mithras, a pagan deity some skeptics argue was the source for the alleged Jesus-as-God invention:
Is Congress a Hostile Mission Field?
You bet it is if you are talking about the 20,000 or so mostly young men and women who work as congressional aides for senators, representatives, congressional committees and congressional agencies. They do the daily work that makes Congress function, and that makes them one of the strongest but least visible influences actively shaping America’s laws.
Why are they a hostile mission field for a ministry like HillFaith that seeks to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Being deeply involved in politics, often from a young age, the typical Hill aide is also highly educated and intensely engaged on social media and discussions elsewhere on major issues facing America. Members of Congress depend upon them for trusted advice before voting in Congress.
The hostility among many of them results from their having graduated from Ivy League and other elite private schools where they imbibed many of the highly critical assumptions about religious faith in general and Christianity in particular, with a result they view the world from what amounts to an atheistic or agnostic perspective, or they consider themselves “spiritual” but with no need for the Gospel. They seek to impose the Woke agenda on all Americans whether or not they want it.
Does that kind of culture sound familiar? It should because it recalls the ancient world that confronted Paul and his fellow apostles, along with legions of other Christians, in taking the Gospel to the ends of the earth, just as Jesus commanded at Matthew 28:16-20.
They changed the world with the Gospel!
It can happen again, on Capitol Hill and in our time. It’s tough work, but HillFaith is having an impact. If you would like to help HillFaith change the world on the most powerful Hill on the face of the Earth, click here. Every dollar counts and is tax-deductible to the maximum extent allowed under law.
One thing you are not considering, sir: It took the point of a Roman sword to make him God. 200 years later that same Roman sword made the Holy spirit God as well. Frankly, that’s all I need. I will not allow anyone to force me to think something that’s wrong simply because they attempt to use military power to do it. As for accepting worship, who was he really? The King of Kings and Lord of Lords. This planet was given to him by his father to rule over. So, yes, he accepted worship as that, not being God. He is THE King over all other kings on this planet. He is THE Lord over all other lords on this planet.
Only GOD is GOD. No one else.
Hear oh Israel, the LORD your GOD is one GOD! Not three.