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Note: Each week we will post a brief excerpt from an article that deals with some of the BIG issues of our faith. We do not intend to stir up arguments or controversy, but rather to engage in a healthy discussion of relevant issues.  So please act respectfully as we dive deeper into the Scriptures. 

CURRENT TOPIC: Jesus' Existence and Divinity

Week 3

The Case for Christ – Lee Strobel
While the Incarnation – God becoming man, the infinite becoming finite – stretches our imagination, prominent theologian D.A. Carson pointed out that there’s lots of evidence that Jesus exhibited the characteristics of deity.  Based on Philippians 2, many theologians believe Jesus voluntarily emptied himself of the independent use of these divine attributes as he pursued his mission of human redemption.  Even so, the New Testament specifically confirms that Jesus ultimately possessed every qualification of deity
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In effect, dozens of these Old Testament prophecies created a fingerprint that only the true Messiah could fit.  This gave Israel a way to rule out impostors and validate the credentials of the authentic Messiah.  Against astronomical odds – one chance in a trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion – Jesus, and only Jesus throughout history, matched this prophetic fingerprint.

Over the next several weeks, we will be continuing this discussion with updated posts & viewpoints.

Verses to consider:
Isaiah 53
Micah 5:2
Zechariah 12:10
Matthew 1
Luke 2

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