Category: Who is Jesus

Why You Should Believe Jesus of Nazareth Is a Human Person

by Troy Salinger [source]

Pantokrator_of_SinaiBefore I present why you should believe Jesus of Nazareth is a simple human person, I must define what I mean by simple, since the word has many applications. I will use the Collins online dictionary definitions for simple that pertain to what I mean in applying this word to Jesus. Here are the applicable definitions:

1.having or consisting of only one part, feature, substance, etc.; not compounded or complex; single
2.without additions or qualifications; … Read the rest

Was Jesus Just a Mere or Common Man? NO!

Jesus Mere ManOne of the most common accusations of Trinitarians is that IF Jesus is not God then he must just be a “mere” or “common” man and therefore he could not be the Messiah or able to die for our sins.

(I would reply that if Jesus is God he could not have died for our sins because God can not die!! I will save that for another post)

The best way to answer the question “Was Jesus a Mere or … Read the rest

Whom Did Jesus Identify As God?

confused-man-with-question-markAn almost universal belief among (post Nicea-Constantinople) Christians is that the God of the Bible is a Trinity of three divine Persons called God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit; each Person individual and distinct, yet fully God: co-equal, co-eternal, and possessing all the same attributes of deity.

Even so, there are not three Gods, but one God.

Those puzzled by this mathematical Mystery may well wonder: What did Jesus have to say about the Trinity … Read the rest