Division in the United Methodist Church
Over the last couple of weeks, the United Methodist Church is the latest of several mainline Protestant denominations in America to begin fracturing, just as Episcopal, Lutheran, and Presbyterian groups lost large minorities of churches and members this century amid debates over sexuality and gender issues. New York Bishop Thomas Bickerton, president of the Council […]
Teens’ Perceptions of Jesus and the Bible
The Barna Group recently reported the responses from nearly 25,000 teens, ages 13-17, in 26 countries and speaking 17 different languages, to evaluate their perceptions of Jesus and the Bible. Interestingly, data show it’s rare that teens think poorly of Jesus. Most teenagers around the world have a positive perception of Him. About half of […]
“We Are All Witnesses”
While the apostles waited in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit to come, they appointed from the multitude of disciples an apostle to take the place of Judas. In giving the essential qualifications that such a man should have, Peter said, “Of the men therefore that have companied with us … beginning from the baptism of […]
The Deity of Christ: He Acted Like Deity #1
In the last two posts, we saw how Jesus showed His deity by the way in which He talked. One can prove the deity of Jesus by showing how He talked and how He acted. Let’s now see how He acted as though He were deity. Jesus exercised power such as no ordinary human being […]
