30 NAMES AND TITLES OF HIM (JESUS) | Bishop Kyle Seracy | February 15th

 30 NAMES AND TITLES OF HIM (JESUS)

1️⃣ Jesus (Yeshua)

Meaning: “The LORD saves” or “Yahweh is salvation.”

Matthew 1:21 (NKJV)

“And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people

from their sins.”

2️⃣ Christ (Messiah)

Meaning: “The Anointed One” — the promised Deliverer.

Matthew 16:16 (NKJV)

“Simon Peter answered and said, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’”

3️⃣ Immanuel

Meaning: “God with us.”

Matthew 1:23 (NKJV)

“‘Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,’

which is translated, ‘God with us.’”

4️⃣ Son of God

Meaning: Declares His divine nature and unique relationship with the Father.

Matthew 3:17 (NKJV)

“And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, ‘This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well

pleased.’”

5️⃣ Son of Man

Meaning: The Messianic title from Daniel 7 emphasizing authority and incarnation.

Mark 10:45 (NKJV)

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom

for many.”

6️⃣ Lamb of God

Meaning: The sacrificial offering who takes away sin.

John 1:29 (NKJV)

“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ‘Behold! The Lamb of God who

takes away the sin of the world!’”

7️⃣ The Word (Logos)

Meaning: The divine expression and revelation of God.

John 1:1 (NKJV)

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

8️⃣ Bread of Life

Meaning: The source of spiritual nourishment and eternal life.

John 6:35 (NKJV)

“And Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he

who believes in Me shall never thirst.’”

9️⃣ Light of the World

Meaning: The One who dispels spiritual darkness.

John 8:12 (NKJV)

“Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall

not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.’”

�� Good Shepherd

Meaning: The One who leads, protects, and lays down His life for His sheep.

John 10:11 (NKJV)

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.”

1️⃣1️⃣ The Way

Meaning: The exclusive path to the Father.

John 14:6 (NKJV)

“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except

through Me.’”

1️⃣2️⃣ Resurrection and the Life

Meaning: The One who has authority over death and grants eternal life.

John 11:25 (NKJV)

“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die,

he shall live.’”

1️⃣3️⃣ Alpha and Omega

Meaning: The Beginning and the End — eternal sovereignty.

Revelation 1:8 (NKJV)

“‘I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,’ says the Lord, ‘who is and who

was and who is to come, the Almighty.’”

1️⃣4️⃣ King of Kings

Meaning: Supreme ruler over all earthly and spiritual authority.

Revelation 19:16 (NKJV)

“And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF

LORDS.”

1️⃣5️⃣ Advocate

Meaning: Our defender and intercessor before the Father.

1 John 2:1 (NKJV)

“My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we

have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.”

1️⃣6️⃣ Lion of the Tribe of Judah

Meaning: The conquering King from David’s royal line.

Revelation 5:5 (NKJV)

“But one of the elders said to me, ‘Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root

of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.’”

1️⃣7️⃣ Root of David

Meaning: The source and fulfillment of David’s lineage.

Revelation 22:16 (NKJV)

“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the

Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”

1️⃣8️⃣ Bright and Morning Star

Meaning: The bringer of hope and a new day.

Revelation 22:16 (NKJV)

“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the

Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”

1️⃣9️⃣ Prince of Peace

Meaning: The One who brings reconciliation and wholeness.

Isaiah 9:6 (NKJV)

“For unto us a Child is born,

Unto us a Son is given;

And the government will be upon His shoulder.

And His name will be called

Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

2️⃣0️⃣ Wonderful Counselor

Meaning: The source of divine wisdom and guidance.

Isaiah 9:6 (NKJV)

“For unto us a Child is born,

Unto us a Son is given;

And the government will be upon His shoulder.

And His name will be called

Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

2️⃣1️⃣ Mighty God

Meaning: Affirmation of His full deity.

Isaiah 9:6 (NKJV)

“For unto us a Child is born,

Unto us a Son is given;

And the government will be upon His shoulder.

And His name will be called

Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

2️⃣2️⃣ Everlasting Father

Meaning: Eternal protector and covenant keeper.

Isaiah 9:6 (NKJV)

“For unto us a Child is born,

Unto us a Son is given;

And the government will be upon His shoulder.

And His name will be called

Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

2️⃣3️⃣ High Priest

Meaning: Our mediator who represents us before God.

Hebrews 4:14 (NKJV)

“Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son

of God, let us hold fast our confession.”

2️⃣4️⃣ Mediator

Meaning: The One who bridges God and humanity.

1 Timothy 2:5 (NKJV)

“For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.”

2️⃣5️⃣ Chief Cornerstone

Meaning: The foundation upon which the Church is built.

Ephesians 2:20 (NKJV)

“Having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being

the chief cornerstone.”

2️⃣6️⃣ Faithful and True

Meaning: Perfectly trustworthy and righteous judge.

Revelation 19:11 (NKJV)

“Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called

Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.”

2️⃣7️⃣ The Amen

Meaning: The final authority, the affirmation of God’s promises.

Revelation 3:14 (NKJV)

“And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the

Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God.’”

2️⃣8️⃣ Bridegroom

Meaning: The covenant lover of His Church.

Revelation 19:7 (NKJV)

“Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His

wife has made herself ready.”

2️⃣9️⃣ Shepherd and Overseer of Your Souls

Meaning: The One who watches over and cares for believers.

1 Peter 2:25 (NKJV)

“For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of

your souls.”

3️⃣0️⃣ Author and Finisher of Our Faith

Meaning: The One who begins and completes our salvation journey.

Hebrews 12:2 (NKJV)

“Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him

endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

Jesus The Divine Lover | Bishop Kyle Searcy | February 15th

JESUS THE DIVINE LOVER

1 Cor 13:1-8

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become

sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2  And though I have the gift of prophecy, and

understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could

remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3  And though I bestow all my goods

to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits

me nothing. 4  Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade

itself, is not puffed up; 5  does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked,

thinks no evil; 6  does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7  bears all things,

believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8  Love never fails.

INTRO: One of the Central Themes of the word of God is the Love of God.

1. It’s who God is.

1 John 4:8

He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

2. It’s the greatest Commandment

Matt 22:37-38

Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your

soul, and with all your mind.’ 38  This is the first and great commandment

3. It’s what we are called to walk in and grow in

Eph 5:1-2

Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also

has loved us and given Himself for us.

4. Love is a Grace / Power

2 Timothy 1:7

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound

mind

To understand Him You need to Understand Love…

I. THE SONG

1. The Song of Solomon is the greatest song ever written.

2. It is an illustration of the relationship between Jesus and the church (Rev.19:7-9,

21:9; Eph. 5:23-25; 2 Cor. 11:1-2).

Eph 5:22-25

  Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23  For the husband is head

of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.

24  Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their

own husbands in everything

3. The THREE main characters of the book

A. King Solomon – King Jesus

B. The Shulamite woman – The Bride (Church)

C. The “daughters of Jerusalem” Onlookers

II. SEVEN PICTURES OF THE POWER OF GODS LOVE THROUGH THE

SONG

1. The Love if Jesus Draws Us

Song 1:1-4

The song of songs, which is Solomon’s. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses

of his mouth—For your love is better than wine.

Rom 2:4

“Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and

longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to

repentance?”

Jer 31:3

“The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying: ‘Yes, I have loved you with

an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.’”

Ex. My Story

2. The Love of Jesus Gives Us Confidence to Keep Growing

Song 1:5-7

I am dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar,

Like the curtains of Solomon. 6 Do not look upon me, because I am

dark, Because the sun has tanned me. My mother’s sons were angry

with me; They made me the keeper of the vineyards, But my own

vineyard I have not kept. 7 Tell me, O you whom I love, Where you feed

your flock, Where you make it rest at noon. For why should I be as one

who veils herself By the flocks of your companions?

Ex. Adam Sinned and ran from Him

Ex. Peter and Judas

3. The Love of Jesus Shifts Our Identity

Song 1:12

While the king is at his table, my spikenard sends forth its fragrance.

Song 1:13-14

A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me…My beloved is to me a cluster of

henna blooms In the vineyards of En Gedi

Song 2:1-4

I am the rose of Sharon, And the lily of the valleys. 2 Like a lily among

thorns, So is my love among the daughters. 3 Like an apple tree among

the trees of the woods, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down in

His shade with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste

Col 1:27

…Christ in us The hope of Glory

Col 2:9-10

For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; 10  and you are

complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.

4. The Love of Jesus Challenges Us.

Song 8:1-17

The voice of my beloved! Behold, He comes Leaping upon the mountains,

Skipping upon the hills. 9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young

stag…. 10 My beloved spoke, and said to me: “Rise up, my love, my fair one,

and come away. 11 For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. 12

The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing has come… 13 The

fig tree puts forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grapes

Give a good smell. Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away…. 15

Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have

tender grapes. 16 My beloved is mine, and I am his. He feeds his flock

among the lilies. 17 Until the day breaks And the shadows flee away, Turn,

my beloved, And be like a gazelle Or a young stag Upon the mountains of

Bether.

5. The Love of Jesus Disciplines Us

Song 3:1-4

By night on my bed I sought the one I love; I sought him, but I did not find

him. 2 “I will rise now,” I said, “And go about the city; In the streets and in

the squares I will seek the one I love.” I sought him, but I did not find him. 3

The watchmen who go about the city found me; I said, “Have you

seen the one I love?” 4 Scarcely had I passed by them, When I found the

one I love. I held him and would not let him go, Until I had brought him to

the house of my mother, And into the chamber of her who conceived me.

6. The Love of God Affirms Us

Song 4:1-7

Behold, you are fair, my love! Behold, you are fair! You have dove’s eyes

behind your veil…. 6 Until the day breaks And the shadows flee away, I will

go my way to the mountain of myrrh And to the hill of frankincense. 7 You

are all fair, my love, And there is no spot in you.

Ex. 1 in Billions

Ex. How was Job feeling about Himself and How was God feeling About

Him

7. The Love of God Produces Endurance

Song 5:2-

I sleep, but my heart is awake; It is the voice of my beloved! He knocks,

saying, “Open for me, my sister, my love, My dove, my perfect one; For

my head is covered with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.” 3 I

have taken off my robe; How can I put it on again? I have washed my feet;

How can I defile them? 4 My beloved put his hand By the latch of the

door, And my heart yearned for him. 5 I arose to open for my beloved, And

my hands dripped with myrrh, My fingers with liquid myrrh, On the handles

of the lock. 6 I opened for my beloved, But my beloved had turned away

and was gone. My heart leaped up when he spoke. I sought him, but I

could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer. 7 The

watchmen who went about the city found me. They struck me, they

wounded me; The keepers of the walls Took my veil away from me. 8 I

charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, that you tell

him I am lovesick!

THE DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM

9 What is your beloved More than another beloved, O fairest among women?

What is your beloved More than another beloved, That you so charge us

10 My beloved is radiant and ruddy, Chief among ten thousand. 11 His head is like

the finest gold; His locks are wavy, And black as a raven. 12 His eyes are like

doves By the rivers of waters, Washed with milk, And fitly set. 13 His cheeks are

like a bed of spices, Banks of scented herbs. His lips are lilies, Dripping liquid

myrrh. 14 His hands are rods of gold Set with beryl. His body is carved ivory Inlaid

with sapphires. 15 His legs are pillars of marble Set on bases of fine gold. His

countenance is like Lebanon, Excellent as the cedars. 16 His mouth is most sweet,

Yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, And this is my friend, O daughters

of Jerusalem!

6 Where has your beloved gone, O fairest among women? Where has your

beloved turned aside, That we may seek him with you

8. The Love of God Becomes Our Ultimate Seal

Song 8:6-7

Set me as a seal upon your heart, As a seal upon your arm; For love is as

strong as death, Jealousy as cruel as the grave; Its flames are flames of

fire, A most vehement flame. 7 Many waters cannot quench love, Nor can

the floods drown it. If a man would give for love All the wealth of his

Emmanuel God With Us | Pastor Chris Searcy | 2.8.26

Emmanuel - God With us

Hebrew- derived from Immanu "with us" and   El "God"

Chief Passages are: Isaiah 7:14 and Matthew 1:23

Isaiah 7:14 is written: 730 years before Jesus’ birth.

Isaiah 7:14

14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Ahaz: king of Judah hears that:
Rezin: king of Aram/Syria and Pekah: king of Israel are planning to attack Judah (& Jerusalem)

Verses 10–12: God offers a sign; Ahaz “refuses”

Isaiah 7:10-12
10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz: 11 “Ask a sign of the Lord your[f] God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.”
12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test.” 13 And he (Isaiah) said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also?

What’s really going on?

• Ahaz doesn’t want a sign because he doesn’t want to be pinned down to trust God.
• He wants to proceed with his preferred plan.

God in his mercy sends one of the the greatest prophecies ever uttered!

Isaiah 7:1414 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

730 ish years later…..

Matthew 1:20-23
20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).

It is a fact that Jesus lived!!!!!

The Fact is supported by Historical evidence

Historical evidence: ancient texts and traditions evaluated with standard historical methods.

Historical Methods:
Multiple attestation, Early dating, Independent sources, Contextual fit.

Multiple attestation

Definition: The same core claim appears in multiple sources/tradition-streams.

• Pauline letters: Written within a generation of the events, Paul repeatedly treats Jesus as a real person who was crucified and had known followers/leaders in Jerusalem.
• Gospel of Matthew, Mark, & Luke: Early narrative sources presenting Jesus as a Galilean teacher whose public ministry ends in crucifixion under Roman authority.
• Gospel of John: A different from the Synoptics that still centers on Jesus as a historical figure executed by crucifixion.
  

Non Biblical Sources:

• Flavius Josephus — Antiquities of the Jews (about AD 93–94)
  A 1st-century Jewish historian who mentions Jesus (and separately mentions “James, the brother of Jesus called Christ”), placing him in real Judean history.Tacitus — Annals (about AD 116; passage describes events in AD 64)

• Tacitus (about AD 116)
  Reports that “Christus” was executed under Pontius Pilate during the reign of Tiberius, and connects the movement to Nero’s persecution context. 
• Pliny the Younger — Epistulae (about AD 111–113)
  Describes interrogations of Christians; reports they meet, sing hymns to Christ “as to a god,” and bind themselves to moral commitments (Letter 10.96–10.97). 
• Lucian of Samosata — Passing of Peregrinus (about AD 165)
  Mocks Christians as worshiping a man who was crucified and living by his teachings
• Celsus (late AD 100s) preserved largely through Origen’s Contra Celsum (about AD 248)
  He is a hater!!!!
  He opposes: Jesus’ divinity, His miracles as evidence of his divinity, Virgin birth, The Resurrection.
  
  

Summary of evidence:

• Present in 5,500+ Greek manuscript 25,000+ Manuscripts (including all languages)
• Independent non-Christian writers treat him as real
• Early sources name specific details that are hard to explain if he was invented
  

To deny the existence of Jesus on the basis of a lack of evidence means you must call into question the existence of these historical figures:

Pontius Pilate

Herod Antipas

Tiberius

Socrates

Spartacus

Cleopatra

Most well-known people who lived around the same time as Jesus have far less surviving narrative about them than we have about Jesus

Never Make God’s activity the measure of his existence!!!!

John 14:1-3
1“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 

The Historicity of HIM | Pastor Trey Townsley | 2.1.26

HIM: The Historicity of HIM

• The claims of Jesus are grand to say the least. From the claim to hold ultimate authority, to raising Himself from the power of death, to being God incarnate can seem, at a glance, unbelievable to most people.

• One of the most foundational elements of belief on Jesus as the Son of God is the belief in Jesus as a real, historical figure.

• If Jesus is not established as a historical figure, he is fictional.

If fictional:

• He cannot be studied in academic environments (This takes Him out of school)

• Wisdom cannot be ascribed to Him (This changes the source of wisdom)

• Moral law remains subject to the individual (This allows

me to be my own god)

• One cannot follow in His footsteps because He never walked our path (This does the same as before and removes the standard of Hebrews 4:15)

• Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

• His disciples had to know Him as a person before they could know Him as God

• His claim to be God is void

2 major thought processes against the historicity of Jesus

• Jesus never existed
• The Jesus we know of today was mythologized. He was a regular man whose legend grew over time.

Perpetrators say:

• He can’t be real because He resembles so many stories of ancient examples of ‘saviors’ who came before Him. (Osiris, Horus, Mithras, etc.)

• Prior to his election, he had been a boat captain. He was related to a U.S. Senator, Attorney General, ambassador to Great Britain, and the mayor of Boston.
• He was elected to Congress in ’47 and was the vice-presidential runner-up in ’56.
• He was elected President in ’60.
• He was in his thirties when he was president; his wife was a socially prominent twenty-four year old girl at the time of their marriage. She spoke French fluently.
• While living in the White House, his wife suffered the loss of a child. His family consisted of three children.
• As president, he was deeply involved in civil rights for African Americans.
• He was assassinated and shot in the back of the head, on the Friday before a major holiday, while seated beside his wife (she was not injured).
• On the day of his assassination, a staffer told him not to go to the event where he was murdered.

• Following the assassination, there were insistent claims that the fatal shot must have come from a different direction.

• His assassin was born in ’39, and was a southerner who held extremist views.

• This assassin was murdered before he could be brought to trial; he was killed by a shooter who used a Colt revolver and fired only one, fatal shot.
• After the assassination, he was eventually succeeded by a vice-president who was a southern democrat (and former senator) named Johnson.
• Do the similarities of Abraham Lincoln mean John F. Kennedy did not exist? Of course not.

• The bible is biased, circular, unreliable as a biographical source and there is no evidence of Jesus outside of it.

Rebuttal

• Apostle Paul (c. 5-67 A.D.) Formerly known as Saul of Tarsus, he was a Jewish Pharisee who, by his own admission, wreaked havoc on the church and attempted to dismantle it
• Galatians 1:13   For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it.
• Flavius Josephus (37-101 A.D.) was a Jewish historian who lived during the lifetime of eyewitnesses of Jesus’ ministry. He was not a believer of Jesus’ teachings.
• “Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man; for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ. And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him; for he appeared to them alive again the third day; as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him. And the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day.” – Antiquities, Book 18, chapter 3

• Publius Cornelius Tacitus (c. 56-120 A.D.) was a Roman politician and historian who was not sympathetic followers of Jesus. He called their belief a ‘superstition’ and ‘evil’.
• “Consequently, to get rid of the report, Nero fastened the guilt and inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class hated for their abominations, called Christians by the populace. Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus, and a most mischievous superstition, thus checked for the moment, again broke out not only in Judaea, the first source of the evil, but even in Rome, where all things hideous and shameful from every part of the world find their centre [sic] and become popular. Accordingly, an arrest was first made of all who pleaded guilty; then, upon their information, an immense multitude was convicted, not so much of the crime of firing the city, as of hatred against mankind.” – The Annals, Book 15
• Circular reasoning: “I believe the bible is the word of

God because it says it is”

• Evidential-based reasoning: “I believe the bible is the word of God because it contains over 2000 prophecies that have already been fulfilled, with over 300 of them related to Jesus as Messiah.”
• We must also remember that the bible was not written as one document, but many that were brought together in one binding

• A.D.= Anno Domini Nostri Jesu Christi “In the Year of Our Lord Jesus Christ”

• Our entire system of chronology (Kronos) is based on the birth of one man
• Isn’t it ironic that a man who never existed split time in half

• Luke 1:1-4 Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of those things which have been fulfilled among us,  2  just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us,  3  it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus,  4  that you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed.
• The New Testament has a wealth of ancient manuscript evidence compared to other classical works, with over 5,800 Greek manuscripts and over 24,000 in all languages, far exceeding the hundreds or few copies for works by Homer, Plato, or Tacitus. NT fragments date as early as AD 125–130, providing a much shorter time gap between composition and the earliest copy than most, which typically range from 500 to 1,000+ years

***Credit to Kevin Simington of smartfaith.net***

***Credit to J. Warner Wallace of coldcasechristianity.com***