The gods of the Ancient Near East expected humanity to serve them and in return they would give humanity what they needed. The Hebrews, however, saw their God in a different light—and Christmas amplifies that light to an incredible degree. Listen to this episode by subscribing to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play.
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Fully God, Fully Man
Many of us have made Jesus so inhuman that he becomes, as Paul Wallace says, a lot like Superman: he’s an alien, an immigrant from an unearthly realm sent to us—yes, by his father—from the heavens. He looks like one of us but is not really one of us. Like Clark Kent, his humble exterior…
Jesus Was Empowered by the Holy Spirit
Many of us have made Jesus so inhuman that he becomes, as Paul Wallace says, a lot like Superman: he’s an alien, an immigrant from an unearthly realm sent to us—yes, by his father—from the heavens. He looks like one of us but is not really one of us. Like Clark Kent, his humble exterior…
Fully God, Fully Man
It is a common statement that “Jesus was fully God and fully man,” but it seems people rarely address how that works out. How can Jesus be fully God and fully man? If we take a close look, we see that the Bible actually explains this conundrum a little more fully than we thought at…
Jesus’ Power: The Rush & the Rest Preview
NEW BOOK PREVIEW PART 3: Why did God baptize Jesus with the Holy Spirit and what does that mean for us? CLARIFICATION: The gospel of John does show Jesus being baptized in the Holy Spirit before He walks in power, but some have wondered if Jesus could always do miracles because his mother asks him…
