When exactly was Jesus born? Mark Driscoll discusses this question at The Resurgence. His conclusion?
In the end, the year and date of Jesus’ birth are apparently not a significant issue because God did not find them valued enough to clarify in Scripture, which simply says it happened “in the fullness of time.
Do you see the year and date of Jesus’ birth as a significant issue?
A good friend of mine shared this Matt Chandler clip with me from the 2008 Desiring God Conference for Pastors. What a terrific reminder it is of the responsibility that comes with preaching the Gospel and the immediate consequences of doing it improperly or incorrectly.
It is also relevant this Easter weekend, to note that Christ died for the sinner, the ungodly, the unrighteous, the dirty, the defiled, the unclean, the broken, the hopeless, and the unholy.
Apart from Christ, I was certainly all of these. May I never convince myself of anything different.
Please consider taking the time to listen to this 1997 lecture given by J.P. Moreland: The Modern Search for the Historical Jesus. In the lecture, Moreland offers a brief introduction to modern attempts to reconstruct the historical Jesus. More specifically, Moreland confronts some of the ideas which haven arisen from the Jesus Seminar.
Here is Moreland’s stated outline:
The full-length audio file is available here for streaming or download. It is an hour in length, but well-worth your time.
Please feel free to react to Moreland in the comments.
