Miracles, Jesus, and the New Testament (part 2)

Question 1

What are the 12 points of 12 point apologetics?

Answer 1

1. The truth about reality is knowable
2. The opposite of true is false
3. It is true that the theistic God exists
4. If God exists, then miracles are possible
5. Miracles can be used to confirm a message from God
6. The new testament is historically reliable
7. The new testament says that Jesus claimed to be God
8. Jesus’ claim to be God was miraculously confirmed
   - His fulfillment of many prophecies about himself
   - His sinless and miraculous life
   - His prediction and accomplishment of his resurrection
9. Therefore, Jesus was God
10. Whatever Jesus (who is God) teaches is true
11. Jesus taught that the Bible is the word of God
12. Therefore, it is true that the Bible is the Word of God (and anything opposed to it is false)

Question 2

The new testament says Jesus claimed to be God (point 7)
- Jesus asserted to be God by claiming to be:
1. The ________ “________ ________”
2. ________ (________)
3. ________ with ________
4. ________ with the ________
5. The ________ - ________
6. ________ of ________ ________ only to ________
7. ________ of ________
8. ________ in ________ with ________
9. The ________ of ________ like ________

Answer 2

The new testament says Jesus claimed to be God (point 7)
- Jesus asserted to be God by claiming to be:
1. great, I AM
2. YHWH (LORD)
3. Equal, God
4. One, Father
5. Messiah - God
6. Worthy, honor due, God
7. Worthy, worship
8. Equal, authority, God
9. object, prayer, God

Question 3

how does jesus claim to be yahweh (LORD)?
1. ________ ________
2. ________ and the ________
3. ________ of all ________
4. ________
5. ________ of the ________
6. ________
7. ________ ________

Answer 3

1. good shepherd
2. first, last
3. judge, men
4. bridegroom
5. light, world
6. savior
7. God’s glory

Question 4

how does Jesus claim to be worthy of worship?

Answer 4

worship belongs to God and God alone (first and second commandments)
1. the mother of james and john
2. the gerasene demoniac
3. an unknown man
4. doubting thomas
5. the woman at the tomb
6. a syrophoenician woman
7. his disciples
8. a healed man
9. a rich young leader
- Jesus never rebuked anyone who worshipped him and even commended some

Question 5

how does Jesus claim to be equal in authority with God? how about the object of prayer?

Answer 5

• he says he has all authority so he is equal with God
• we are commanded to pray in Jesus’ name

Question 6

objection #1 to the deity of christ
- Jesus states “The ________ is ________ than ________”
- response: a ________ ________ is not ________ ________ than his ________ (sub-________); the ________ is ________ with ________ the ________ and ________– the ________ is not ________ ________ than the ________ is ________ (________/sub-________)
- response: the ________ has ________ ________, ________, and ________, not in ________, ________, or ________ (like a ________ ________ of ________ and ________)

Answer 6

• father, greater, I
• human father, more human, son, human, same, true, God, Father, Jesus, Father, more God, Son, God, lesser, God
• Father, greater office, function, position, nature, essence, character, human marriage, husband, wife

Question 7

objection #2 to the deity of christ
- Jesus states, “no ________ is ________ but ________, that is ________”
- response: ________ was ________ his ________ and ________ to ________ the ________ ________ ________

Answer 7

• one, good, one, God
• Jesus, affirming, deity, wanted, challenge, young ruler’s implications

Question 8

objection #3 to the deity of christ
- Jesus states, “That ________ and ________ no ________ ________, not ________ the ________ of ________, but my ________ ________.”
- response: ________, in his ________ ________ did not ________ ________, including his ________ ________ (but as ________, ________ ________)
- ________ in ________ is ________ ________ in ________ ________
- ________ is the ________ one in the ________ that is ________ ________ with ________ ________ (________ ________ with ________ ________)
- ________ the ________ has ________/________ ________

Answer 8

• day, hour, one knows, even, angles, heaven, father only
• Jesus, human nature, know everything, second coming, God, he did
• God, trinity, three who’s, one what
• Jesus, only, trinity, one person, two natures, one who, two what’s
• only, son, flesh/human body

Question 9

objection #4 to the deity of christ
- why wasn’t ________ more ________ in his ________ to be ________?
- to ________ his ________ of being a ________ ________
- if he ________ he’s ________ too ________, then he will either ________ ________ too early or his ________ will ________ him and ________ him from ________
- to be an ________ and ________ the ________ (Phil. 2)
- to ________ ________ to ________ their ________ ________ (as ________, such as the “________ ________ ________”)

Answer 9

• Jesus, overt, claim, God
• accomplish, goal, sacrificial offering
• reveals, messiah, early, be killed, followers, defend, prevent, dying
• example, glorify, father
• allow people, draw, own conclusions, parables, pearls before swine

Question 10

what is important to remember about the trinity?
- with ________ you ________ have to ________ ________ ________ (as a ________/as ________)
- did Jesus get ________? (as a man, ________, as God, ________)
- did Jesus get ________? (as a man, ________, as God, ________)
- did Jesus ________ ________? (as a man, ________, as God, ________)
- Jesus ________ ________ (he didn’t know ________ when he was ________)
- luke says, “He grew in ________, ________, and ________ with ________ and ________
- the ________ is a ________, not a ________
- we can’t totally ________ the ________ but we can ________ it

Answer 10

• Jesus, always, ask two questions, man, God
• tired, yes, no
• hungry, yes, no
• know everything, no, yes
• learned things, 2 +2 = 4, born
• wisdom, stature, favor, God, man
• trinity, mystery, contradiction
• comprehend, trinity, apprehend

Question 11

Jesus’ claim to be God was miraculously confirmed (point #8)
- his ________ of ________ ________ ________ ________
- his ________ and ________ ________
- his ________ and ________ of his ________

Answer 11

• fulfillment, many prophecies about himself
• sinless, miraculous life
• prediction, accomplishment, resurrection

Question 12

the prophecies about Jesus
- ________ ________ (________, Gen 3:15) –> ________ ________ (________, Gen 12:1) –> ________ (________, Gen 49:10) –> ________ (________, 2 Sam 7:12) –> ________ (________, Isa 7:14) –> ________ (________, Mic 5:2) –> ________ (________, Dan 9:24)
- these are ________ that ________ couldn’t ________ (if he were ________ ________ ________)
- ________ by the ________ ________
- ________ by a ________
- a ________ of ________
- ________ of the ________
- ________ a ________ ________ (________ by his ________ ________, ________ in ________, being ________, ________ and ________ ________, ________ with ________, ________ for his ________, ________ of his ________)
- the best prophecies about Jesus are:

Answer 12

• human race, woman, ethic group, abraham, tribe, judah, dynasty, david, how, virgin, where, bethlehem, when, 33 AD
• prophecies, Jesus, control, merely a man
• anointed, holy spirit
• heralded, messenger
• worker, miracles
• cleanser, temple
• die, humiliating death (rejected, own people, standing, silence, mocked, hands, feet pierced, crucified, thieves, praying, prosecutors, piercing, side)
• psalm 22 and isaiah 53

Question 13

an explanation of daniel __:___
- 1. ________ ________ ________ of the ________ ________ ________ (________ ________ ________ ________)
2. daniel 9:25-26 ________ the ________ ________ be cut off in ________ ________ from ________ (________ of ________)
3. thus, 69 x 7 = ________ (________ ________)
4. ________ ________ to ________ ________ in 444 BC
5. from this ________ to ________ is ________ ________ (1 year expired between 1 BC and 1 AD)
6. the ________ ________ has ________ per ________
7. the fact is, ________ the ________ and ________ ________ have the ________ ________ ________ of ________ (173, ________) = ________ ________

Answer 13

• ## 9:24

Question 14

what about psychics and other books?
1. response: other ________ do not ________ ________, ________, ________ ________ many ________ in ________ of ________ over which the ________ had no ________
2. response: ________ and ________ cannot make ________, ________ ________

Answer 14

• religions, have specific, repeated, unfailing prophecies, years, advance, events, predictor, control
• psychics, satan, infallible, consistent, predictions

Question 15

Jesus’ sinless and miraculous life
- only ________ ________ to say “Can you ________ ________ ________ with me?”
- only ________ ________ he was ________ and ________

Answer 15

• Jesus dared, find anything wrong
• Jesus proved, perfect, sinless

Question 16

Jesus predicted and accomplished his resurrection
- how do we know Jesus really died to accomplish his resurrection?
1. ________ of his ________ (________, ________, and ________ in his ________) ________ ________
2. his ________, ________, and ________ ________ ________ his ________
3. ________ (who were ________ ________) were ________ in ________
4. ________ ________-________ to make sure ________ was ________
a. ________ was ________ with ________ ________ of ________ and ________
b. he was ________ in a ________ ________ and ________ by a ________ ________ ________ with a ________ ________
c. he was in the ________ for ________ ________ (if he wasn’t ________ when he ________ ________, he would be ________ the next ________)
5. the ________ ________ ________ the ________ of ________ ________ ________ in the ________ of ________ of ________ (________ of the ________)
6.non-________ ________ from the ________ and ________ ________ ________ the ________ of ________
7. in light of the ________ ________, ________ ________ ________ have ________ his ________

Answer 16

1. nature, torture (whipping, crucifixion, spear, side) ensured death
2. mother, friends, closest disciple witnessed, death
3. romans (professional executioners) experts, death
4. pilate, double-checked, Jesus, dead
   a. Jesus, embalmed, 75 pounds, spices, bandages
   b. laid, garden tomb, sealed, 4000 pound rock, roman seal
   c. tomb, three days, dead, went in, dead, day
5. Jews never denied, account, Jesus being buried, tomb, Joseph, Arimathea (member, sanhedrin)
6. christian writers, first, second centuries recorded, death, Jesus
7. historical evidence, modern medical authorities, verified, death

Question 17

evidence Jesus rose from the dead
1. his ________ was ________ with ________ ________ in it
2. over ________ ________ ________ him ________ ________
3. they ________ his ________ ________
4. they ________ his ________
5. they ________ with him ________ ________
6. he ________ them for ________ ________
7. he did ________ for them
8. he ________ ________ (from ________ to ________; what ________?)

Answer 17

1. tomb, empty, grave clothes
2. 500 witnesses saw, 12 times
3. touched, physical body
4. saw, scars
5. ate, four times
6. taught, 40 days
7. miracles
8. transformed them, cowards, martyrs, happened

Question 18

what about alternate theories to the resurrection?
1. ________ ________ (Jesus ________, but did ________ ________)
2. ________: ________ ________ the ________
3. the ________ ________ the ________
4. ________ when to the ________ ________
5. ________ was ________ for ________ on the ________
6. it was a ________ of a ________ ________
7. ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ from a ________ ________

Answer 18

1. swoon theory, fainted, not die
2. hallucinations, witnesses hallucinated, resurrection
3. disciples stole, body
4. witnesses, wrong tomb
5. judas, substituted, Jesus, cross
6. case, missing identity
7. wild dogs ate Jesus’ body, shallow grave

Question 19

10. whatever Jesus (who is God) teaches is true
    - the ________ ________ reveals that ________ is ________ ________
    - ________, who is ________, ________ ________, and ________ ________ would not ________ ________

Answer 19

-moral argument, God, morally perfect
Jesus, God, morally perfect, all knowing, teach error

Question 20

11. Jesus taught the Bible is the word of God
    - he taught 7 things about the Bible:
12. it is ________ ________
13. it is ________
14. it is ________ and ________ be ________
15. it is ________
16. it is ________ ________
17. it is ________ ________
18. it has ________ ________

Question 21

helpful syllogism
- ________ cannot ________
- the ________ is the ________ of ________
- the ________ (which is the ________ of ________) cannot ________

Answer 21

• God, err
• Bible, word, God
• Bible, word, God, err

Question 22

limitation theory
- if ________ was ________, he could’ve held ________ ________ (bc it’s not a sin)
- there were some things ________ ________ ________, but what he did ________ was ________ because he ________ what the ________ told him to
- to say ________ was in ________ is to say ________ is in ________
- ________ affirms the ________ of his ________ in Matthew 24:35

Answer 22

• Jesus, human, mistaken beliefs
• Jesus didn’t know, know, true, taught, Father
• Jesus, error, God, error
• Jesus, truth, teachings

Question 23

Jesus affirmed the Old Testament and promised the New Testament