Exploring the Identity of Jesus: Truth or Myth?
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"While roughly 2.4 billion people in this world profess faith in Jesus, 5.6 billion don't. Think of that number for just a minute. 2.4 billion people profess faith in Jesus. 5.6 billion don't. It doesn't mean they don't necessarily believe he was a real person. They just don't profess faith in him. And whether you profess faith in him or you don't, you cannot deny that Jesus is single-handedly one of the most important figures in history." [00:29:14]
"And most of the world as we know it is religious in some form. But only one figure, only one figure has over half the world's attention. I want you to think about this number for a minute. Between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, that's 54% of the world. Those three religions. Now, Judaism rejects Jesus as the Son of God, as the Messiah, but they believe in him. Christianity, of course, he's the foundation of our faith." [00:30:07]
"Josephus, he was a Jewish historian between A.D. 37 and 100. And in the antiquities of the Jews, he references Jesus twice. Right? Mentioning his crucifixion under Pilate and even noting his reported resurrection. What about Pliny the Younger? He was a Roman governor between A.D. 61 and 113. And in his letters to Emperor Trajan, Pliny discusses early Christians worshiping Jesus as divine." [00:37:56]
"Jesus is mentioned in Jewish and pagan sources. Right? The Babylonian Talmud, or the Jewish writings around A.D. 500, speak of Jesus referring to him as a sorcerer who was executed on Passover Eve. Right? Lucian of Samosata, I don't know if I said that right, was a Greek satirist. He mocks Christians for worshiping the crucified sage. Right? They made fun of them, but they acknowledge his existence." [00:38:26]
"Jesus' genealogy links him to Abraham and David fulfilling messianic prophecies. Matthew 1.1, there is a record of the ancestors of Jesus, the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham. Isaiah prophesies in Isaiah 11.1, Out of the stump of David's family will grow a shoot. Yes, a new branch bearing fruit from the old root." [00:41:40]
"One of the most compelling aspects of Jesus' existence is how genealogy is recorded. Luke's genealogy traces Jesus to the lineage of Adam. All the way back to the beginning, Luke meticulously traces Jesus' family line, proving his historical connection to Abraham and to David and unlike mythical figures Jesus's family tree is documented and verifiable." [00:42:04]
"Eyewitnesses lived with, wrote, and died for the truth of Jesus Christ. First John 1 John 1 3 says we proclaim to you that we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us and our fellowship is with the father and with the son and with his son Jesus Christ." [00:47:48]
"All of the disciples except for John most if not all died as martyrs for proclaiming the reality of Jesus while James the son of Zebedee is the only apostle in the Bible mentioned as being a martyr many other Christians are noted in writings and traditions saying that Peter Andrew Thomas Philip Bartholomew Matthew Simon Matthias and the other James Thaddeus and Paul were all executed for their belief in Jesus Christ." [00:48:58]
"People may die for something they think is truth that might be a lie but we ain't dying for something we know is a lie not a single one of us but yet thousands of people now up to this point 2025 millions of people have died and given their life for Jesus Christ people all over the world have given their life for Jesus Christ." [00:51:02]
"And if Jesus is real then his words matter Everything he spoke matters And his death and his resurrection matter How do I know it matters? Because we still fight over him today 2,000 years after he died We are still fighting him and whether he existed or not You don't fight for a lie You don't fight for a lie." [00:54:55]
"Jesus is real I'm still going to give you what everybody says But we're going to show you the scriptures And we're going to show you in history Where Jesus Is Real You know how else I know Jesus is real? Look around this one At lives that should be gone and destroyed But because of Jesus We still have breath in our lungs." [00:56:23]
"See we're good at picking and choosing Who God can and can't love But when I read scripture It lines up with He loves everyone And the question is today Do you believe in him? Here's what you don't have to do You don't have to clean up your mess To come to Jesus All you have to do is come to him And he will help you clean up your mess." [00:58:22]
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"And most of the world as we know it is religious in some form. But only one figure, only one figure has over half the world's attention. I want you to think about this number for a minute. Between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, that's 54% of the world. Those three religions. Now, Judaism rejects Jesus as the Son of God, as the Messiah, but they believe in him. Christianity, of course, he's the foundation of our faith." [00:30:07]
"Josephus, he was a Jewish historian between A.D. 37 and 100. And in the antiquities of the Jews, he references Jesus twice. Right? Mentioning his crucifixion under Pilate and even noting his reported resurrection. What about Pliny the Younger? He was a Roman governor between A.D. 61 and 113. And in his letters to Emperor Trajan, Pliny discusses early Christians worshiping Jesus as divine." [00:37:56]
"Jesus is mentioned in Jewish and pagan sources. Right? The Babylonian Talmud, or the Jewish writings around A.D. 500, speak of Jesus referring to him as a sorcerer who was executed on Passover Eve. Right? Lucian of Samosata, I don't know if I said that right, was a Greek satirist. He mocks Christians for worshiping the crucified sage. Right? They made fun of them, but they acknowledge his existence." [00:38:26]
"Jesus' genealogy links him to Abraham and David fulfilling messianic prophecies. Matthew 1.1, there is a record of the ancestors of Jesus, the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham. Isaiah prophesies in Isaiah 11.1, Out of the stump of David's family will grow a shoot. Yes, a new branch bearing fruit from the old root." [00:41:40]
"One of the most compelling aspects of Jesus' existence is how genealogy is recorded. Luke's genealogy traces Jesus to the lineage of Adam. All the way back to the beginning, Luke meticulously traces Jesus' family line, proving his historical connection to Abraham and to David and unlike mythical figures Jesus's family tree is documented and verifiable." [00:42:04]
"Eyewitnesses lived with, wrote, and died for the truth of Jesus Christ. First John 1 John 1 3 says we proclaim to you that we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us and our fellowship is with the father and with the son and with his son Jesus Christ." [00:47:48]
"All of the disciples except for John most if not all died as martyrs for proclaiming the reality of Jesus while James the son of Zebedee is the only apostle in the Bible mentioned as being a martyr many other Christians are noted in writings and traditions saying that Peter Andrew Thomas Philip Bartholomew Matthew Simon Matthias and the other James Thaddeus and Paul were all executed for their belief in Jesus Christ." [00:48:58]
"People may die for something they think is truth that might be a lie but we ain't dying for something we know is a lie not a single one of us but yet thousands of people now up to this point 2025 millions of people have died and given their life for Jesus Christ people all over the world have given their life for Jesus Christ." [00:51:02]
"And if Jesus is real then his words matter Everything he spoke matters And his death and his resurrection matter How do I know it matters? Because we still fight over him today 2,000 years after he died We are still fighting him and whether he existed or not You don't fight for a lie You don't fight for a lie." [00:54:55]
"Jesus is real I'm still going to give you what everybody says But we're going to show you the scriptures And we're going to show you in history Where Jesus Is Real You know how else I know Jesus is real? Look around this one At lives that should be gone and destroyed But because of Jesus We still have breath in our lungs." [00:56:23]
"See we're good at picking and choosing Who God can and can't love But when I read scripture It lines up with He loves everyone And the question is today Do you believe in him? Here's what you don't have to do You don't have to clean up your mess To come to Jesus All you have to do is come to him And he will help you clean up your mess." [00:58:22]
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