only JESUS backed up HIS claims...

another myth is that all religions have equal claims on the truth.

in other words, let’s say CHRISTianity is different than other religions. it’s still one philosophy among many. it’s only valid as any other religious systems. even if there are some differences they all have equal claims on the truth. you have your truth. i have my truth. they’re both equally true.

this has a certain amount of appeal in the united states because we live in a tolerant and pluralistic society and our constitution protects the right of any human being to believe whatever they want to believe. you can believe anything in this country.

but some people make the erroneous assumption that because the laws of our country protect every belief that therefore every belief must be equally true. that we could all believe whatever we want to believe, anybody is free to make the claim that they are the way and they are the truth and they are the life and that no one comes to the FATHER but through them. the interesting thing is that through the centuries people have made that claim. JESUS isn’t the only one to say HE was the only way to GOD. lots of folks have.

but how do we know that JESUS was telling the truth? anybody could say this. well the reality is only JESUS backed up HIS claims with unique credentials that gave HIM unique credibility. lots of credentials.

one example is JESUS validates HIS claim by being the only individual in the history of the world to fulfill dozens of ancient prophecies that were written hundreds of years before HE was even born on this earth in bethlehem. nobody has been able to do this except JESUS CHRIST.

f you look at these prophecies you’ll find there’s no way HE could have intentionally fulfilled many of these. HE couldn’t have arranged for HIS place of birth, HIS ancestry. one ancient prophecy predicted the exact moment in history when the MESSIAH would be born, which HE fulfilled. HE couldn’t have arranged for how HE was put to death. it was predicted hundreds of years before crucifixion was ever adopted as a method of execution by the romans. it describes crucifixion hundreds of years before it was even used. there’s no way HE could have done it on HIS own. and HE fulfilled these prophecies against every mathematical odd.

people have done computer studies and looked at the odds of any human being able to fulfill these prophecies and they show not just that it could be difficult, not just that it would be unlikely. but it would be mathematically impossible for any human being in history to fulfill them. JESUS CHRIST did. and that’s one way HIS claim to be the SON of GOD is validated.

just a thought from the front porch…