by ray | May 29, 2010 | Reflections, Sermons
Life is frail. We live each day by the grace of God. Time is short to love. Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God[a]; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place...
by ray | May 19, 2010 | Easter, Sermons, Topical Studies
Now I’d like to briefly go over the 5 main post-resurrection appearances where there is record of Jesus having said something. The four that I mentioned earlier — Mary Magdelene, Cleopas and the other disciple on their way to Emmaus, Thomas and Peter — and...
by ray | May 19, 2010 | Easter, Sermons, Topical Studies
SLIDE 6: CHRISTIANITY AS A REASONABLE FAITH – Women’s testimony – Incredible cohesion across centuries and dozens of writers – Historic, public nature of the crucifixion and post-resurrection appearances – No collaboration or conspiracy –...
by ray | May 19, 2010 | Easter, Sermons, Topical Studies
Opponents of Christianity argue that these discrepancies discredit their testimony. Then, what are the alternatives? One, you could have a single prophet who was given a divine revelation personally and privately. There are no discrepancies because the religion is...
by ray | May 19, 2010 | Easter, Sermons, Topical Studies
SLIDE 5: Reality is Messy – My jury duty experience – What are alternatives methods that God could have chosen to reveal his truth to us? To address this, I want to share about my jury duty experience this past week. I’ve shown up to court before to serve...
by ray | May 19, 2010 | Easter, Sermons, Topical Studies
SLIDE 4 – Why hasn’t this been studied? – Difficulty to reconcile the facts – See table below that maps a post-resurrection saying to an appearance First Post-Resurrection Saying – Why are you crying, Who are you looking for? Appeared to: Mary...