2014-05-185Comments

Why the Name “Jesus” Means Very Little

The name, “Jesus”, means very little. What I mean to say is that the actual handle J-E-S-U-S does not carry too much value in my opinion. When someone says that...

by C Michael Patton

Christology

Easter

Historical Jesus

New Testament

Resurrection of Christ

Rob Bowman

2014-03-2553Comments

How Jesus Became God—or How God Became Jesus? A Review of Bart Ehrman’s New Book and a Concurrent Response

Bart Ehrman’s book How Jesus Became God, released just yesterday, is the most recent example of a scholarly tradition of books with similar titles offering to explain how...

by Robert Bowman

Christology

2012-10-027Comments

Was Jesus Married?

The world recently ignited a scandalous conversation about Jesus. Was Jesus possibly married? A newly discovered manuscript seemed to suggest the Son of God was also a hubby....

by Tim Kimberley

Christology

2012-02-08114Comments

Could Jesus Have Gotten a Math Problem Wrong?

Can you imagine it? Jesus, five years old, sitting in math class, 1 A.D. (Okay, maybe he was homeschooled, but just roll with me here!) He gets back the quiz he took the...

by C Michael Patton

Christology

2012-02-0220Comments

Why Didn’t Christ Know the Time of His Coming?

What is the most confusing passage of Scripture? I know, I know, it’s hard to choose. There are a lot of passages that make us scratch our heads. For example, who were...

by C Michael Patton

Christmas

Christology

2011-12-1221Comments

The Virgin Birth: Why It Is Important

The reality of the Virgin Birth has been affirmed by the church at least as far back as when the Gospels of Matthew and Luke were written. It is affirmed in the Church’s...

2011-11-0411Comments

Did Joseph Smith Restore Theosis? Part Five: Early Church Fathers and Joseph Smith’s Doctrine of Exaltation

This is the fifth (and long overdue) installment in my series responding to Dan Peterson’s recent article, “Joseph Smith’s restoration of ‘theosis’ was miracle, not scandal.”...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Life

Christology

2011-09-1913Comments

Why Didn’t Christ Know the Time of His Coming? or “How Can Christ Really Relate to Us?”

The Bible tells us that Christ can sympathize with us in all our weaknesses and that he has been tempted like us in everything (Heb 4:15). Many times I don’t really...

2011-04-229Comments

Who Killed Jesus? A Good Friday Meditation (Sam Storms)

Who was responsible for the death of Jesus? Who was responsible for the nails that tore into his flesh and for the crown of thorns that pierced his brow? Who was responsible...

2011-03-027Comments

What is the Council of Nicea and Why Should Evangelicals Care?

Introducing “Credo House Clips”: Important theological issues in three minutes!

by C Michael Patton

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