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Christ Against the Powers

Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson January 12th, 2009 on Creation Project

Christ against the what? Yeah, the powers. That’s what the Bible says: “He is the head of all rule and powers” (Col 2:10, 15). What are the powers and how is Jesus against them? Before you check out on this post thinking it’s a tirade against our evil culture, consider a few things first:

Real or […]

Nobody Hates Jesus

Closed Published by jdodson October 19th, 2008 on Creation Project

Jesus is not the exclusive property of Christians. Polls reveal that Americans of all faiths view Jesus ‘overwhelmingly in a favorable light” and that he has “a strong hold on those with no religious training.”‘Amazingly, nearly half of the country’s non-Christians believe that Jesus was born from a virgin and raised from the dead. Here […]

Did Jews Expect the Messiah to Rise from the Dead?

Closed Published by jdodson March 21st, 2008 on Creation Project

The short answer is “No.” N.T. Wright explains why…

But it remains the case that resurrection, in the world of second-Temple Judaism, was about the restoration of Israel on the one hand and the newly embodied life of all YHWH’s people on the other, with close connections between the two; and that it was thought of […]

Choose-Your-Own Adventure Jesus

Closed Published by jdodson January 16th, 2008 on Creation Project

At some point in their lives, most Americans have been asked, “Is Jesus your savior?” Though the American Jesus has stripped the historical Jesus of many things (deity, Trinity, truth-telling), the notion that he is a savior still remains in the general consciousness of our nation. Most people that lay any claim to Jesus do […]

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