Evidence Supporting the Ancients & Jesus' Contemporaries

• The ancients foresaw God coming to His world.
• Jesus' contemporaries recognized Him as the Son of God.
• Let us consider further evidence that God indeed came to His world.

• Most Biblical miracles can be contested one way or another by the skeptic.
• There is evidence, however, that cannot readily be set aside.
• Figure: "Nothing Too Difficult for an Infinite God."
• Prophecy & the resurrection give compelling evidence beyond other miracles.
• These affirm the reality of miracles, Jesus' deity & God's existence.
• Figure: "Prophecy & Types of Jesus."
• Figure: "The Genealogy of Jesus."
• Figure: "The Probabilities of Christ."
• Figure: "Jesus' Resurrection."
• Figure: "The Missing Body."
• Figure: "Missing Body Theories."

• There are four possible conclusions regarding who Jesus claimed to be.
• Figure: "Jesus: Legend, Liar, Lunatic or Lord."
• Faced with the decision of who Jesus was, the disciples changed history.
• Jesus lasting influence in history began with those closest to Him.
• There are three possibilities regarding the resulting actions of the disciples.
• The martyr's deaths of the disciples form the background of this discussion.
• Figure: "The Martyr's Deaths of the Disciples."
• Figure: "The Disciples: Phonies, Fooled or Faithful."
• Jesus continues to influence individuals & culture to this day.
• The evidence supporting Jesus identity spans time from antiquity to the present.
• Figure: "Compelling Evidence That God Came to His World."

• The God who transcends time, space & matter has appeared in human history.
• Jesus' incarnation makes the immeasurable God measurable.
• Jesus' incarnation makes the intangible God tangible (Jn 14:7).
• Along with having mind, will & emotion, God is personal in a second sense.
• The infinite God of the universe has made a personal appearance in His world.
• On a deeper level, God has come to His world that we might come to know Him.
• God desires a personal relationship with each of us (Jn 17:3).
• What are you going to do about Jesus?
• In Chapter 18 we will explore crossing the bridge into a relationship with God.