top of page
descarga_edited.jpg

Questions About Jesus

​Historical Existence of Jesus

  • Historical authenticity

    • Did Jesus actually exist as a historical person, or is He a myth?

  • Extra-biblical sources

    • What extra-biblical non-Christian sources mention Jesus?

  • Crucifixion evidence

    • What is the historical evidence for the crucifixion of Jesus?

  • The "missing years"

    • What happened between Jesus's birth and His public ministry?

  • Dying-and-rising god myths

    • Is Jesus just a copy of earlier pagan myths like Osiris, Mithras, or Horus?

  • Virgin birth mythology

    • Was the virgin birth borrowed from pagan mythology?

  • Gospel discrepancies

    • Why do the four Gospels contain differences and apparent contradictions?

​Jesus' Identity, Ministry and Claims

  • Divine self-identification

    • Did Jesus claim to be God, or is that a later invention by the Church?

  • Lord, Liar, or Lunatic trilemma

    • Was Jesus merely a great moral teacher, or are the only options Lord, Liar, or Lunatic?

  • Hypostatic union

    • How can Jesus be both fully God and fully human without contradiction?

  • Jesus's marital status

    • Was Jesus married? Did He have children?

  • Miracle authenticity

    • Did Jesus actually perform miracles, or are those stories legendary?

  • Jesus praying to God

    • If Jesus is God, to whom was He praying in the Garden of Gethsemane?

  • Descent into hell

    • Did Jesus descend into hell after His crucifixion?

The Resurrection

  • Resurrection evidence

    • Did Jesus rise from the dead? What is the evidence?

  • Minimal facts approach

    • What are the "minimal facts" of the resurrection that even skeptical historians accept?

  • Empty tomb explanations

    • How do historians explain the empty tomb if the resurrection did not happen?

  • Hallucination theory

    • Could the disciples have hallucinated the resurrection appearances?

  • Stolen body theory

    • Did the disciples steal the body of Jesus?

  • Legend development hypothesis

    • Is the resurrection account a legend that developed over time?

​Prophecy and Messianic Fulfillment

  • Old Testament prophecies

    • What major Old Testament prophecies did Jesus fulfill, and could they have been coincidences?

  • Timing of the Second Coming

    • Was Jesus wrong about the timing of His second coming?


The Atonement and Salvation

  • Necessity of the crucifixion

    • Why did Jesus have to die? Couldn't God simply forgive sin without a crucifixion?

  • Exclusivity of salvation

    • Is Jesus the only way to salvation? Isn't that arrogant and exclusive?

  • Theological significance of the Incarnation

    • Why did God need to become human? What is the theological significance of the Incarnation?

Resources

Subscribe for Sermon videos and short clips
  • Youtube
Subscribe to Sermons and Studies!
Thank you for subscribing!
Subscribe to Podcasts
bottom of page