Reasons to believe in Jesus Christ
Jesus Can Save Us If we cannot save ourselves, then one question becomes unavoidable: Who can save us? That question is not answered by vague spirituality, moral reform, or religious effort. It is answered in a Person. Christianity stands or falls on the identity of Jesus Christ. This is not a side issue. It is…
God spoke from heaven three times during the public ministry of Jesus Christ. He declared Jesus to be His Son in whom He was well pleased. Having good references from others play an important role in life. Our trust in others often begin with the reliable references we receive from people we already trust. But…
John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, points the people to Jesus, who is the promised Messiah, the Lamb of God. The foretelling of John’s miraculous birth Isaiah’s prophesy about the forerunner who will point to the Messiah The Old Testament prophets spoke a great deal about coming judgment, but it is often interspersed with…
As the Messiah, Jesus is the Suffering Servant. He came to suffer and die for us. If He didn’t offer Himself as a satisfactory sacrifice, we would still be under God’s condemnation. But, it pleased God to raise Him from the dead on the third day, in accordance with Scripture. We have many eye witnesses…
The life and ministry of Jesus Christ is foretold throughout Old Testament Scripture, proving He is the promised Messiah. The prophecies of the life and work of Christ fulfilled in Jesus One sure way to know if Jesus is the promised Messiah is to compare His life to what the prophets of old foretold about…
Jesus miraculous birth was foretold hundreds of years before He was born. The Bible contains several prophecies about the birth of Jesus Christ, all of which were fulfilled. The odds of just these precise prophecies being fulfilled by coincidence is astronomically small. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that they would have to be orchestrated…
The Old Testament is very specific about the timing of when Jesus, Israel’s Messiah, would appear. This prophecy, which the angel Gabriel delivered to the prophet Daniel, rules out the possibility of mistaking an imposter for being the real Messiah. Jesus’ ministry perfectly fits the heavenly timeline. The historical background of Daniel and his vision…
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Ever since the fall of Adam, God spoke of a Redeemer who would come. God said He would come to crush the head of our adversary, the Devil (Genesis 3:15). The Scriptures portrayed a Redeemer, from the line of David, who would reign forever (2 Samuel 7:12-13). Yet, He would also have to die for…
The historical evidence for the Lord Jesus Christ’s resurrection is compelling. It is so important to Christianity that a follower must believe in the Lord and His resurrection for salvation. His resurrection from the dead is evidence that God the Father accepted Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross as an atonement for sin. The Fact of…
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The miracles Jesus performed are His credentials as the Messiah. The role of miracles Miracles validate Jesus’ message. They are designed to show the deity of Jesus Christ. They are God’s way of attesting to the deity of His Son. God placed a curse upon mankind and all of nature following the fall of Adam…