Incarnation
I AM That I AM
There is an upbeat song we occasionally sing with my local church family that has, in the chorus, the line, “Yahweh! Yahweh! We love to should your name, O Lord!” The Bible refers to God in a variety of ways. You may be familiar with Elohiym, Eloah, Elohai, El Rohi, El Shaddai,and sometimes just El.…
Read MoreImmanuel – God With Us
I have a vivid recollection of the first time it hit me that Jesus is God. It was a profoundly shocking realization. I can recall being at the university, the time of day, the weather outside the window, and the exact classroom and seat in which I was sitting. To date, that remains one of…
Read MoreGod With Us (Part 2)
Last week, we began our look at “God With Us” by seeing Jesus as the Son of God – God the Son. This week, we continue that study be looking at Jesus as the Son of Man. Son of Man The most prominent way Jesus referred to himself was as the Son of Man, doing…
Read MoreGod With Us (Part 1)
In 2015, Jet launched a members-only, online shopping venue and heralded the venture’s beginnings by treating the public to a twelve-month-long, $100 million television advertising campaign. In this campaign, the heads of online users exploded with clouds of purple smoke as they browsed through “mind-blowing” deals on the Jet.com website. The top of my head…
Read MoreFive Witnesses Declare That Jesus IS the Son of God
Notwithstanding Amazon Alexa’s claim that Jesus is a “fictional character,” we just came through the Christmas season, a time when those of the Christian faith remember and celebrate the greatest gift God ever gave to humanity. I recognize that within the believing community there are those who opt to not celebrate Christmas in this way,…
Read MoreSon of God, or Son of Man?
In 1984, I listened as a missionary described a conversation he had with a cab driver from a country that views Christianity with great skepticism. The missionary hoped to learn what it is about the Christian faith that the man found so difficult to believe. He asked about belief in a supreme being. He asked…
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