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June/July 2020 Plan of Salvation:
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever shall believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
The Divinity of Jesus – Why Do Christians Hold This View? By Greg Hansen Dating all the way back to the first century, Christians have regarded Jesus as not only human but also divine. Jesus himself laid claim to divinity, but why did the early Christians believe him? What evidence is there to support his claim? Here are four areas of evidence Christians look to as support for Jesus’ claim to divinity. 1. The fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies. There were literally hundreds of prophecies, written centuries before Jesus was born, that were fulfilled in the person of Jesus. These were not just vague prophecies; they were specific prophecies about the Jewish Messiah: that he would be born of a virgin, in the town of Bethlehem, of the tribe of Judah, from the
house of David. His birth would be announced by angels, he would cleanse the Temple, he would be betrayed for a precise amount of money, and he would be executed at a specific time in a specific way. Centuries before crucifixion was first implemented by the Romans as a form of execution, the Old Testament prophecies painted a picture of how Jesus would die.
used to feed thousands. Even extra-biblical sources recognize that Jesus was regarded as a miracle worker. For example, the Jewish Talmud, which is skeptical toward Jesus, acknowledges that Jesus dealt in the supernatural.
3. The power of Jesus’ teachings. Jesus spoke with such authority, wisdom, and insight that some of those who heard him concluded that they were not the words of an ordinary man. This by 2. Jesus’ supernatural miracles. itself does not prove anything, but The miracles of Jesus as recorded it is consistent with what could be in the four New Testament gospels expected of divinity. It supports went beyond the ability of any illu(though it does not prove) the idea sionist. People who had been that Jesus was divine. As the forblind, crippled, or deaf were sudmer Oxford professor and thinker denly able to see, walk, and hear. C. S. Lewis observed, if you read People who had died were brought through the New Testament and back to life. Lepers were made consider what Jesus taught, well, water was turned into wine, Continued on Page 3 and a young boy’s bag lunch was
Tidbits of Truth capsules for COVID-19 related stress: Where is your Hope? Where is your HOPE? Do you have Hope? There are three life forces you should never be without. - Faith, Hope, and Love. ( I Cor 13:13). It's a must to have hope in these times of COVID-19 invasion. But I have a second question. Where did your Hope spring from?
Our hope must be in God. Abraham experienced that Hope. In Rom 4:18 AMPC: “[For Abraham, human reason for] hope being gone, hoped in faith that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been promised, So [numberless] shall your descendants be.”
Him, Because we have trusted in His holy name. 22 Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, Just as we hope in You.
This Hope does not come from what we hear in the news but indeed from what we hear from His Word and from His Spirit. This This Hope is founded in His Word Hope will not bring despair but inand will bring salvation and deliver- stead will make our hearts to reHope is an expectation of the desired outcome. If I tell you I will ance in a time of trouble. joice in Him. This Hope will bring Study Psalm 33:18-22: “18 Behold, deliverance. So you can confidently send you some eggs for your breakfast tomorrow, then you have the eye of the Lord is on those who answer the above question and hope and an expectation of a ship- fear Him, On those who hope in His say, "My Hope is in God". mercy, 19 To deliver their soul from ment of eggs. That is a hope that comes from human reasoning. But I death, And to keep them alive in Pastor Kenny Ogunfunmi am talking about a hope that comes famine.20 Our soul waits for the Rejoyce Christian Center Lord; He is our help and our shield. Facebook.com/Rejoycecc from assurance in His Word and Antioch, CA 21 For our heart shall rejoice in trust in His name.
