Sunday Morning 10:00am Service

Sun, Mar 30, ‘25 - AM Services

“Are You the Christ?” - Dr. Doug Melton

 Mark 14:53-65

 A. Indirectly

 B. Question

 C. Miracle

 D. Silence

 E. I don’t know

 F. Directly

1. “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?” -

 The Question of Identity

2. “What further witnesses do we need?” -

 The Question of Evidence

 “Some skeptics have maintained that the best account of the biblical and historical evidence is the theory that Jesus never existed; that is, that Jesus‘ existence is a myth. Such a view is controversial and not widely held even by anti-Christian thinkers.”

 Michael Martin, atheist

 I think the evidence is just so overwhelming that Jesus existed, that it’s silly to talk about him not existing. I don’t know anyone who is a responsible historian, who is actually trained in the historical method, or anybody who is a biblical scholar who does this for a living, who gives any credence at all to any of this.“

 Bart Ehrman, non-Christian

 “No one. No one in scholarly circles dealing with ancient Judaism and early Christianity, of any religious or non-religious persuasion, holds the view that Jesus never existed. You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not to your own truth.“

 Larry Hurtado, University of Edinburgh

3. “What is your decision?” -

 The Question of Response

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