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Jesus’ Date of Birth

Adam Stahr — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:18:00 +0000

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.

via theresurgence.com

Do you see the year and date of Jesus’ birth as a significant issue?

Who Would Want a Broken Rose?

Adam Stahr — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:16:00 +0000

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.

J.P. Moreland on the Historical Jesus

Adam Stahr — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:23:00 +0000

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:

Give a brief statement of some of the assumptions of this, more secular, approach to the New Testament documents
Offer a brief response to this approach
Explain why the picture of Jesus in the New Testament is substantially reliable history.

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.