Category: Jesus’ life

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/N_4JHd9Y1Qg 5 myths about the Christmas Story. Coming in at number one. Jesus was born on December 25th. We celebrate Christmas on December 25th. So isn't it logical to think that Jesus was born on that day? The reality is that actually we don't know exactly when Jesus was born. Scholars offered different dates. Some have suggested that December 25th was picked because that was a pagan holiday “Sol Invictus”. One explanation is that it was believed that Mary conceived on March 25th, move forward 9 months, end up on December 25th. The bottom line is we don't know exactly when Jesus was born but we choose to celebrate it on December 25th nonetheless.

https://youtu.be/95d5AsWR9Xo Whenever you try to compare world religions today, some people will accuse you of being intolerant. But what we call tolerance is often not tolerance at all. Its absurdity. We want to have our cake and eat it too. We want to accept any idea that comes along even if those ideas totally contradict one another. Some people, thinking they're being tolerant, will say that all religions lead to the same destination so it really doesn't matter what you believe along the way. But if two religions answer the same questions in completely different ways, you can't say they're pointing in the same direction. It's like comparing two compasses. If one says that North is this way and the other says that South is in the same direction, you…

https://youtu.be/2-M5A7CIQ8Q You know, a lot of people assume that we don't know much about Jesus outside the New Testament. Fact is it's frequently said that we don't know anything about Jesus outside the New Testament. Wouldn't people be surprised to find out that we have about a dozen and half sources for him within about a hundred and hundred and a half years after the ministry of Jesus. And these report aspects all the way through his life. Now you might think that these secular sources shy away from divine attributions of Jesus but they really don't. For example, Roman governor Pliny tells us that Christians gathered on a particular day of the week before dawn and sang hymns to Jesus as unto a god. Now that's a really interesting…

https://youtu.be/FenrQNKJAJY I read that Jesus has more than 2 billion followers in the world today. That's about one-third of the world's population. I wonder what kind of life he led that caused him to have so much impact. Yes, Time magazine called Jesus the most influential man who ever lived. He not only impacted the world with his teachings, his life is an example for all to follow. What were some of the greatest teachings of Jesus? One of the most revolutionary one was "love your enemies." What did you say? Jesus taught his followers to love their enemies? Yes, Jesus not only taught his disciples to do that, his own life is exemplary of this teaching? How did Jesus demonstrate loving his enemies? When Jesus was tortured by the…