David Vander Ham Instructor Chrissanthos TA: Blanca History 10 08 December, 2017 Outline 1P: introductory- what we know about jesus, thesis: miracles 2P: prophecies about jesus coming 3P: prophecies coming true, young jesus 4P: older jesus 5P: desciples (matthew mark luke john) 6P: bible proof 7P: conclusion Holy Works Jesus was considered to be the most perfect man in history. Some doubt of his belief but it is generally accepted that Jesus Christ was in fact a man and walked the earth around 2000 years ago. But how could people also believe that he is God? According to the Bible and many religions around the world, Jesus is actually both man and God. In the book of John, Jesus has always existed since the beginning. John writes, “In the …show more content…
However, the Bible tells us that he was infinitely more than all that. In his book “Mere Christianity” author C.L. Lewis states the following: “I am trying here to prevent anyone from saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: 'I'm ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don't accept his claim to be God...’” It is because this is contradicting all major religions. Jesus had claimed to be God, so why would he be a great moral teacher if Lewis also believed he was a liar. It is impossible to decide in something else, Jesus was either the son of God, or he was maniac, nothing in between. If he was not God, then he would be lying, hench the contraction of being a great teacher, prophet or holy …show more content…
There are at least 39 authors who wrote in The Bible. The Bible is divided into two testaments: The Old Testament and The New Testament. The Old Testament is the writing before Jesus Christ was born while the New Testament is after he was born. This book will help me understand more about this topic because it is the religious book many religions derived from. It relates to my thesis question because in The New Testament it actually has quotes from Jesus himself. The Bible has yet to be proven incorrect and can be passages can be used to help support