Bible Education

The truth of Christianity is based on a relationship a person has with Jesus Christ, and that relationship is to be lived out in relationship with others. What we say can be cancelled if we don’t reflect Jesus Christ.

Most people reject Christianity because of a philosophical bias, not historical investigation. Josh explains the approaches to history and the philosophical biases that there are no supernatural events in history.

All that Christ taught depends on who He is. If He is not the Messiah, then what He taught is false. If we He is the Messiah, then what He taught was true. This is what makes Christianity so unique! We are confronted with a person with it comes to Christianity. How are we related to Christ?

Christianity is the person of Jesus Christ. Listen to Josh’s journey of understanding the difference between knowledge and a relationship.

Christianity isn’t a system of beliefs, it’s about a person. Who do you say that Jesus is? Christianity depends on Christ being who He claimed to be. If not, then Christianity crumbles.

Most educated people have not rejected “true” Christianity but a false sense of it. Christianity is a claim based within history, so we must deal with history. The modern approach to history is based upon an anti-supernatural bias. Listen to Josh explain how our perspective of history shapes our view of Christianity.

When we study history, we cannot rule out historical events or truth based on our philosophical bias. We must examine the evidence, and let the evidence lead to the truth. Josh explains the process of examining the evidence of historical events.

The Christian faith is an historical faith, and it must be examined historically. People do not reject the resurrection because of the historical evidence but because of their philosophical bias. Join Josh share an example of how assumptions about reality determine truth.

How do we approach history? Josh quotes from Dr. Ron Sider and explains his conclusion to studying history.

Most people reject the miracle of the resurrection because of their philosophical bias. Join Josh as he presents studying history in light of living in a “closed system.” Is it true or false?

The Christian faith is not a subjective faith but an objective faith. It is faith in Christ. The key to the Christian faith is the person of Jesus Christ. Is He who He claimed to be?

Josh goes through Mark 14:60-64, the trial of Jesus, to prove that Jesus claimed to be God. The trial of Jesus is just an outspoken, obvious declaration that He claimed to be God. It’s a very unusual trial.

Jesus claimed to be God, and his claims lead to two alternatives: they were either false or they were true. Josh continues the breakdown of this reasoning method to prove Christ’s deity.

The followers of Jesus likewise proclaimed that He was God. Josh goes through Scripture accounts and statements from church fathers to prove the point.

Christ cannot be a good religious man or moral teacher when He claimed to be God. Josh continues to discuss the “trilemma” when it comes to the claims of Christ.

If Jesus’ claims were false, then He was a liar or a lunatic. If they were true, then that means He is Lord. If He is Lord, then there are two alternatives…

Josh goes through Mark 2:3-7 to prove that Jesus claimed to be God.

Josh goes through Matthew 16:13-17 and Matthew 27:41-43 to prove that Jesus claimed to be God.

Josh explains the importance of reading Scripture in its original context and with the original audience in mind. Not doing this can cause some people to miss Jesus’ claim to be God. He did not claim to be a mortal prophet, a great man, or a great messenger, but God Incarnate.

Josh goes through John 5 and John 10:27-36 to prove that Jesus claimed to be God.