No one would accuse me of always being in style. It’s hard for me to keep up with what’s in and out of style. I know what I like, and if something I like goes out of style, I keep wearing it. I’d still be wearing my Members Only jacket if I hadn’t gained a…
Read MoreWhen God Seems Distant (continued)
In the previous post, we looked at those times when God is silent. Some of us have experienced times when it feels like God has abandoned us. We know he’s with us always, but it certainly doesn’t feel like it. It feels like he’s gone away, that he’s forgotten us or left us alone to…
Read MoreWhen God Seems Distant
Those of you who know me probably know that I love watching old movies. I’m talking about movies from the 1930s through the 1950s. I’m also one of the few people who like watching silent movies. I know, I know, you probably think that’s strange, but just think about what it took for those filmmakers…
Read MoreHow is Jesus Both God and Man? (continued)
We’re talking about how it could be possible for Jesus to be fully God and fully man. In the previous post, we stated that while we’ll never be able to fully understand this truth, we can look at what God has told us in the Bible and draw a conclusion based on that information. The…
Read MoreHow is Jesus Both God and Man?
One of the blessings in my life is that I had an amazing father-in-law. John Alise was not only a man of God but he was also a great high school math teacher and football/baseball/wrestling coach. One of his pet peeves was when someone would say something along the lines of, “I’m trying my best,…
Read MoreJesus the Great High Priest
Jesus is fully God, and Jesus is fully man. In our previous post, we looked at three reasons why it’s important for Jesus to be human, but there’s one more reason we need to see. A fourth reason that Jesus had to be human is so he can be our great high priest. Not just…
Read MoreThe Importance of the Humanity of Jesus
When I was in seminary in New Orleans, we would often head down to the French Quarter, especially to have café au lait and beignets at the Café du Monde. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. One day I was walking in Jackson Square and glanced over at a clown making balloon animals….
Read MoreThe Humanity of Christ
One day as Jesus and his disciples traveled through Samaria, they came to a well near the village of Sychar. The disciples headed into town to buy food, but Jesus, “wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well” (John 4:6). Jesus was tired, and he was thirsty. He was human. A…
Read MoreThe Importance of the Virgin Birth
Jesus is 100% percent God. We’ve talked about this here and here and here. Jesus, though, was also fully man, and the starting place in any discussion of the humanity of Christ has to begin with how Jesus came to be human. So let’s talk about the Virgin Birth. The virgin birth, of course, is…
Read MoreBonus Material
OTHER PASSAGES CONCERNING THE DEITY OF CHRIST: Here’s some bonus material for everyone. Since I couldn’t fit all of the Scripture passages about the deity of Christ into two blog posts, here are some additional references on the subject. It isn’t a complete list, of course, but it’s a good start. Hebrews 1:3 not only…
Read More