IncarnationA Medical Perspective on "The Passion of the Christ"
3/25/2004 Movie review: Mel Gibson’s movie The Passion of the Christ has generated more controversy in the media than any movie in recent memory. One of the main criticisms has been that the violence the movie depicts is excessive. The fact is that neither the flogging nor the crucifixion as shown was as bad or as violent as the actual event – as I will explain later. Christ the Eternal Person Part 1
11/18/2008 As a speaker at a theological conference I was asked the following provocative question: How is it possible for Christ to have suffered the eternal wrath of God in just several hours on the cross when human recipients of God’s judgment suffer for all eternity? Christ the Eternal Person Part 2
11/25/2008 In part one of this series I attempted to explain how Jesus Christ could experience the eternal wrath of God in just several hours of suffering on the cross. I proposed that Jesus Christ could accomplish the eternal result of redemption in a short temporal period of time because he is ontologically (relating to the study of being) an eternal personal being. Christ the Eternal Person Part 3
12/2/2008 In part two of this series I attempted to explain why it is just for nonbelievers to suffer eternal judgment for a temporal period of sin. I proposed that since God is an infinitely and eternally holy being, sinning against this God means committing an eternal offense. Temporal sins against an eternal God bear eternal consequences. Therefore, eternal punishment is the cost of offending an eternally perfect moral being. Did Jesus Really Consider Himself To Be God?
1/1/2004 Every Easter and Christmas public television programs feature New Testament scholars presenting "new" evidence or insight on the nature and identity of Jesus Christ. The Jesus who emerges never resembles the Christ of historic Christianity. These shows leave the Christian viewer discouraged, confused, or perhaps ready to reach for a foam brick. Do Humans and Chimps Belong In The Same Genus?
3/1/2004 A recent scientific study created a stir by asserting that humans and chimpanzees belong to the same genus.1 Morris Goodman, an evolutionary biologist from Wayne State University, and his research team generated this excitement when they compared human and chimpanzee genes.2 Jesus and the Gospels
7/1/2000 The question, “Who do people say the son of man is?” (Matt. 16:13), while originally posed by Jesus to the disciples, is still the subject of much debate today. Making Sense of the Incarnation
1/29/2008 The doctrine of the Incarnation (God in the flesh) stands at the very heart of historic Christianity. This biblically derived doctrine teaches that the eternal Word, the second person of the Trinity, took unto himself a human nature and became man without in any way diminishing his deity (John 1:1, 14, 18; Philippians 2:5-6; Colossians 2:9; 1 John 4:1-3). Making Sense of the Incarnation
12/22/09 Christmas always makes me reflect upon the great historic Christian doctrine of the Incarnation. The Christmas Star
12/1/2002 For centuries scholars and laymen alike have speculated on the nature of the star that led the wise men from the east to seek out the Messiah that had come to the Jews. The only reliable account of this event is found in Matthew 2 of the Bible. The Great Claims of Jesus
1/1/1975 The vast majority of the world's people recognize Jesus of Nazareth as a great moral teacher, perhaps even a prophet, but only a small percentage, as yet, accept Him as the Messiah, the "deliverer," Savior, and Lord. Those whom the Bible calls Christians acknowledge Jesus as "the Word," the revelation of God. Thinking About The Incarnation: The Divine Word Became Flesh
10/1/2000 At the very heart of historic Christianity is a truly astounding truth-claim that is celebrated all around the world at Christmas. This central article of the Christian faith is known as the doctrine of the Incarnation: God became man in Jesus of Nazareth. It is this truth that sets Christianity apart from all other religions of the world (including Judaism and Islam). What Makes the Christian God Unique?
7/1/2006 For more than a decade I taught philosophy and religion courses at a public college in Southern California. One of the courses I enjoyed teaching most was the world religions class. Most students who took the class were interested in more than just fulfilling their humanities requirement. I was pleased to discover that the majority of these students were genuinely interested in learning about the various religions of the world. Who Do You Say I Am?: Cluing in the Critics
4/1/2002 People today ask the same provocative question that Jesus once asked his disciples, “Who do you say I am?" Modern historians present Jesus as a cynic, reformer, revolutionary, mystic, and even a radical feminist. Their particular interpretive criteria result in these options. IncarnationUnique Universe
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