What are the facts about Jesus?
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 It is a historical fact that Jesus existed. The Roman governor who had him killed, Pontius Pilate, wrote of him. Numerous Roman and Jewish historians wrote of him. The various authors (His eyewitnesses) of the Bible’s New Testament wrote of him.
The Bible contains many accurate prophecies about the coming of the Messiah, and Jesus fulfilled them all. The sum of all of the prophecies were so detailed, no one else could have fulfilled them all.
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A number of eyewitnesses said that Jesus is God:
 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God”
- John 1:1.
(In this context, “the Word” refers to Jesus.)
“…Christ, who is God over all, forever praised!” – Romans 9:5.
“…looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory
of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus…”
– Titus 2:13.
“My Lord and my God!” – The words of Thomas,
recorded in
John 20:26-29.
** There are
many other
similar
quotes in
the Bible of eyewitnesses
calling him
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Jesus said
many times
that he is
God:
“Before
Abram was, I
AM” – John
8:58. “I
AM” refers
to the God
of creation
“I and the
Father are
One” – John
10:30.
“If you had
known Me,
you would
have known
My Father
also; from
now on you
know Him,
and have
seen Him” –
John 14:7.
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There
are
other
quotes
of
Jesus
proclaiming
himself
God—this
is
just
a
sample.
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Jesus
performed
many
miracles,
recorded
by
his
eyewitness
disciples.
The
miracles
included
raising
people
from
the
dead,
healing
those
with
illnesses
and
physical
problems,
walking
on
water,
calming
a
storm,
and
feeding
5000
people
with
only
2
loaves
of
bread
and
5
fish.
Jesus
rose
from
the
dead
after
he
was
crucified:
Jesus
definitely
died
on
the
cross.
At
the
end
of
his
crucifixion,
the
Roman
guards
speared
him
in
his
heart
or
lungs,
and
it
was
their
job
to
ensure
his
death.
His
tomb
was
definitely
empty.
No
one
at
the
time
disputed
this:
his
followers,
the
Jewish
leaders
and
the
Roman
guards
all
accepted
the
fact
that
the
tomb
was
empty.
His
body
could
not
have
been
stolen:
The
Roman
guard
numbered
around
20,
and
they
could
lose
their
lives
for
failing
at
their
jobs.
In
addition,
the
tomb
was
closed
by a
huge
stone
and
sealed.
If
one
still
argues
his
body
was
stolen,
they
need
to
explain
over
ten
appearances
of
Jesus
in
the
flesh
(not
as a
spirit)
after
his
death.
These
were
recorded
by
Matthew,
Mark,
Luke,
John,
and
Paul.
Jesus’
return
was
not
as a
ghost,
because
he
had
Thomas
put
his
hands
in
Jesus’
nail
holes,
and
in
the
spear
wound
in
his
side.
After
that,
Thomas
exclaimed
“My
Lord
and
My
God!”
-
John
20:28.
He
also
ate
with
his
disciples.
Immediately
after
Jesus’
death
on
the
cross,
his
disciples
were
forlorn,
defeated,
and
afraid.
After
they
met
the
risen
Jesus,
their
courage
grew
to
such
a
point
that
they
drastically
changed
their
lives
and
willingly
died
for
Jesus
in
future
persecutions.
Today
there
are
religious
zealots
who
are
dying
for
what
they
believe,
but
Jesus’
disciples
died
for
what
they
knew.
They
easily
could
have
retracted
their
beliefs
in
order
to
save
their
own
lives.
People
just
don’t
willingly
die
for
what
they
know
to
be a
lie.
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