JESUS

Was Jesus of Nazareth a real historic person?

WHAT is the extra-biblical evidence of His existence? (Links to summary of this and there links to other Web sites plus recommended books)

Did Jesus always exist? (link to a page with these Bible references)

Is Jesus

fully divine

fully human

both

WHY did Jesus come to the earth? (link to a page with these Bible references)

Was Jesus virgin born? (link to a page with these Bible references)

IF Jesus was virgin born,

THEN WHY is that important?

Was Jesus a good teacher?

What lessons did Jesus teach?

Are those lessons easy or difficult to apply to daily life?

IF the lessons are difficult

THEN WHAT provision did an all-knowing and all-loving God make?

WHAT did Jesus teach about (link to a page with these Bible references)

relating to God in prayer

loving others

religious hypocrites

the existence of Satan and demons

keeping the law

sins

the forgiveness of sins

life after death

why He had to go to the cross

what would happen after He died

Did Jesus set a good moral example?

Could Jesus set a good moral example

and accept worship if He was not God? (link to a page with these Bible references)

Could Jesus set a good moral example and also lie? (link to a page with these Bible references)

Did Jesus lie about His intimate relationship with God the Father?

Did Jesus lie about His purposes for coming to earth?

Did Jesus lie about why He needed to die on the Cross?

Did Jesus lie when He declared that He is the way, the truth and the life

no one can come to the Father, except through Him? (John 14:6)

Did Jesus lie about eternal rewards for those who obey Him?

Was Jesus a prophet? (link to a page with these Bible references)

IF Jesus was a prophet,

THEN WHAT was the basis of His office as a prophet?

WHY would it be important that Jesus was a prophet?

WHAT did He foretell?

Which of His prophecies have already come true already?

Which of His prophecies have not yet come true?

Was Jesus a priest? (link to a page with these Bible references)

IF Jesus was a priest,

THEN WHAT was the basis of His priesthood?

WHY would it be important that Jesus was a priest?

HOW has He already functioned as a priest?

HOW will He function as a priest in the future?

Was Jesus a king? (link to a page with these Bible references)

IF Jesus was a king,

THEN WHAT was the basis of His kingship?

WHY would it be important that Jesus was a king?

HOW has He already functioned as a king?

HOW will He function as a king in the future?

Was Jesus the promised Messiah of the Old Testament? (link to a page with these Bible references)

HOW could one know that Jesus was or was not the Messiah?

Did Jesus fulfill hundreds of prophesies in His birth, life and death?

Did Jesus fulfill hundreds of types and shadows given in the Tabernacle and Feasts?

Did Jesus shine new and divine light on the Old Testament teachings?

IF Jesus was the promised Messiah,

THEN WHY is that important?

Did Jesus perform miracles? (link to a page with these Bible references)

IF Jesus did perform miracles,

THEN WHY is that important?

Did Jesus cast out demons? (link to a page with these Bible references)

IF Jesus did cast out demons,

THEN WHY is that important?

Did Jesus ever commit a sin? (link to a page with these Bible references)

IF Jesus never committed a sin,

THEN WHY is that important?

Was Jesus fully qualified to be the Savior of the world?

Was Jesus justly or unjustly convicted of crimes?

Was Jesus justly or unjustly executed?

Why did Jesus need to die on the Cross? (link to a page with these Bible references)

What happened on the Cross that is of eternal significance? (link to a page with these Bible references)

Did Jesus literally die on the Cross?

Was Jesus the perfect God-Man? (link to a page with these Bible references)

IF Jesus was the perfect God-Man

THEN HOW does that relate to His death on the Cross?

Was Jesus buried in a borrowed tomb that was guarded by Roman soldiers?

Did Jesus bodily rise from the dead? (link to a page with these Bible references)

IF Jesus did rise for the dead,

THEN WHY is that important?

Did Jesus appear to many and various people in a resurrection body?

Did Jesus ascend to Heaven in the sight of many people? (link to a page with these Bible references)

IF Jesus ascended,

THEN WHY is that important?

Is Jesus the ONLY Mediator between God and each human?

WHAT qualified Jesus to be the Mediator?

WHY did Each human need a Mediator?

HOW did Jesus serve as the Mediator to reconcile God and each human?

WHY did Jesus as Mediator need to be both God and human?

HOW does this relate to

the work of Jesus Christ on the Cross

His death

His burial

His resurrection

His office as High Priest

His role as the Lamb of God

His amazing grace

His tender mercies

His incredible forgiveness

His wonderful Love

His exact and perfect fulfillment of Isaiah 53

His victory over

Hell

Sin

Death

the Grave

Satan

the celebration of Holy Communion

His broken Body

His shed Blood

IF Jesus is the ONLY Mediator,

THEN what does that say about

the motto -- all paths lead to God

the popular belief that all religions are equal

tolerating all religions (except biblical Christianity)

treating the gospel of salvation with indifference

being lazy about personal evangelism

fearing that the gospel will offend those who need to hear

saying that religion is a crutch for the weak

not being generous in giving to missions

staying too busy to pray for missionaries

WHERE is Jesus right now?

Is Jesus everywhere as the omnipresent God? (link to a page with these Bible references)

Does Jesus dwell in the heart of a believer? (link to a page with these Bible references)

Does Jesus know the thoughts and intentions of every person’s heart?

Is it possible to successfully hide from Jesus?

Is Jesus the same today as He was while on earth and will be in eternity?

Is Jesus seated at God’s right Hand currently?

IF Jesus is seated at God’s right Hand,

THEN WHY is that important?

WHAT is Jesus doing these days?

WHO do you say that Jesus Christ was?

Was He a Legend and not a real historic person?

Was He a Liar who understood that he was deceiving the people?

Was He a Lunatic who did not understand the deceptions He was causing?

Was He the Lord God of Heaven and earth – the only begotten Son of God?

(There is no other choice. Every person must decide for them self. Their eternal destiny

rests on how they answer this question and what they do with that answer.)

WHEN will Jesus return?

WHO knows when Jesus will return?

WHAT will happen when Jesus does return?

WHEN Jesus returns:

WHO will He judge?

WHAT is known about the basis for His judgments?

WHAT are the possible penalties and rewards?

HOW can an individual prepare for His return?

WHAT can one person tell another person about preparing for His return?

WHAT does it mean that Jesus is Lord?

WHY is it important that believers confess that Jesus is their Lord?

WHY have thousands of martyrs suffered imprisonment, torture and death

rather than renounce Jesus as Lord?

WHY have government officials and religious leaders throughout the centuries

made a huge issue of these few words?

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