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Do the Wise Men Belong in a Nativity Scene?

Question: Do the Wise Men Belong in a Nativity Scene? My pastor says that it is “inappropriate” for the Wise Men to be included in our living nativity scene. That really bothers me, as we have always included them even when we had Christmas plays at church. Even the nativity scene which I put on…

What Does The Birth of Jesus Mean?

Question: What Does The Birth of Jesus Mean? I am a relatively new Christian and a non-Christian friend has asked me what the birth of Jesus means to me. I want to answer her from a biblical perspective but am not sure where to turn. Can you help me? Answer: Thanks for asking such a…

An Introduction to Angels

Time magazine recently noted, “If there is such a thing as a universal idea, common across cultures and through the centuries, the belief in angels comes close to it.”[1] Angels do indeed make one of the most intriguing subjects one could study. We agree with leading philosopher Mortimer J. Adler, editor of the Encyclopedia…

Was Jesus Really God? Scriptures that show Jesus claimed to be God

Was Jesus Really God? Scriptures that show Jesus claimed to be God R.L. Wilson In Matthew 16, Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man [referring to himself] is?” They responded with several ideas they had heard: that Jesus was really John the Baptist, or perhaps Elijah, or Jeremiah or one…

Where in the Bible Does Jesus Claim to be God?

Where in the Bible Does Jesus Claim to be God? Jesus Christ is so foundational to Christianity, shouldn’t we know what He claimed? When we consider all the great religious teachers, leaders, and prophets who have ever lived, who is the equal of Jesus? Not Moses, Confucius, Buddha, or Lao Tse (Taoism), who never claimed…