MYTHS versus FACTS: -The Truth About Jesus Christ.

BELIEF: -Jesus was born on December 25: -MYTH!!

There is no direct statement in the Bible concerning the month or day of Jesus' birth. Where, then did the date of December 25 come from??, You might ask yourselves as such....

According to The Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Some people who called themselves Christians "Wished the date to coincide with the Roman Pagan festival marking.........the winter solstice, when the days again begin to lengthen and the sun begins to climb higher in the sky"....That same reference work notes that many Christmas customs originated with "Pagan agricultural and solar observance at mid-winter".

Would Jesus himself approve of the celebration of his birth on December 25? Consider, The day of Jesus' birth is unknown. Nowhere do the Scriptures directs us to celebrates that birth, nor is there any evidence that the early Christians did so! In contrast, the Bible provides the exact day of Jesus' death. Jesus also commanded His followers to observe the day of his death,, not the day of his birth.(Luke 22:19). Clearly, Jesus wanted emphasis to be placed, not on his birth, but on his sacrificial death!. -Matthew 20:28

BELIEF: -Three wise men(or Kings) visited Jesus at the time of his birth! ---MYTH!!!

Perhaps you have seen paintings or nativity scenes that depicts the infant Jesus lying in a manger, surrounded by three wise men bearing gifts. This image however, is a fiction and not a fact.
Its true that a delegation from the east paid homage to young Jesus. These visitors, though, were really astrologers, but, did they find Jesus nestled in a manger??. NO, they visited him in a house. Evidently, they arrived some months after Jesus' birth. -Matthew 2:1,9-11:

As to the number of the visitors,were there 2,3 or even 30??. The Bible doesn't say. Perhaps, the traditional number of three arose from their three types of gifts. Gold, Frankincence and myrr. (Matthew 2:11). Some have even gone further to even propose that each of the so called wise men, each represented a different race of mankind. But that idea is nowhere to be found in the scriptures. Rather, as one Gospel commentary notes, this particular myth is the product of "an eighth-century historian with a vivid imagination"

BELIEF: -Jesus was an only child!: -MYTH:

That Jesus had siblings is clearly indicated in the Gospels. Luke's gospel mention Jesus as Mary's firstborn, implying that she later bore other children.(Luke 2:7). Mark's gospel reports that some in the city of Nazareth equated Jesus with his siblings, regarding him as nothing special. They asked.."Aren't James, Joseph, Judas and Simon his brothers?? Dont his sisters lives here in our town?? -Mark 6:3...also Matthew 12:24; John 7:5.

Despite what the gospel says, many theologians maintains that Jesus was an only child. Some suggests the brothers and sisters in question were actually Jesus' cousins. Other stipulates these siblings were Mary's step children. But consider this: If Jesus' were only Mary's child, would have those Nazarenes have said what they said??, On the contrary, some of them likely witnessed Mary pregnancies with their own eyes. They knew firsthand that Jesus was one of the many children born to Mary.

BELIEF: -Jesus was God incarnate!: -MYTH!

The idea that God came to Earth and lived as the man Jesus, which is central to the doctrine of the Trinity, has been around for a long time- but it does not date back to Jesus. Rather, The Encyclopaedia Brittanica observes, "Neither the word Trinity nor the explicit doctrine appear in the New testament......The doctrine developed gradually over several centuries and through many controversies."
Religion actually degrades Jesus when it teaches that he was God in flesh. How so, Consider an illustration....Some workers makes a request to their supervisor, but he says he doesn't have the authority to grant it. If his statement is true, the supervisor has wisely displayed an awareness of his limitations. If its not true, if he can grant the request but simply chooses not to, then, he has been deceptive.
Now, how did Jesus respond when two of his disciples desired positions of prominence??/ He told them: "The sitting down at my right hand and at my left is not mine to give, but it belongs to those whom it has been prepared by my father"(Matthew 20:23). If Jesus were really God, would that not have been a lie??? Instead, by deferring to one with greater authority, Jesus set a beautiful example in modesty -and he showed that he is not equal to God:

BELIEF: -Jesus was more than simply a good man.

Jesus plainly stated that he was more than just a good man. He said of himself..."I am the son of God"(John 10:36). Of course anybody could and caan claim to be the son of God. Bit if Jesus claims were false, what would that make of him?? Really, not a good man but a fraud!

The most reliable testimony came from the God Himself. He twice said concerning Jesus..."This is my son".(Matt 3:17; John 17:5) Just think! The scriptures reports only a few times when the voice of God was heard my mankind here on Earth. -Yet on two of them 'He affirmed Jesus as his son". This is by far the best proof that Jesus was who he said he was.

HAS THIS BLOGG UNCOVER ANY FACT ABOUT JESUS THAT YOU DID NOT PREVIOUSLY KNOW??? IF SO, WHY NOT EXAMINE THE INSPIRED GOSPELS FURTHER??? SUCH A STUDY CAN BE BOTH ENJOYABLE AND REWARDING. AFTER ALL, JESUS HIMSELF SAID THAT LEARNING THE TRUTH ABOUT HIM AND HIS FATHER "MEANS EVERLASTING LIFE" -John 17:3.