Proving that Jesus was a Historical Figure.

I remember living in a time as a youth, where there weren’t many open doubts about the historicity of Jesus Christ! We are living in a time now where many young people are doubting if Jesus was actually a real person. What is the cause of these doubts, and why do so many young people have questions that I never had growing up? Of course, our culture worldwide has grown secularized even though there are approximately 2.3 billion christians worldwide, the mindset of this current generation has become secular. While younger generations take their cues from the older generations, Christianity is no longer popular as it was, when I was growing up!

It’s hard to prove the reality of a historic religious figure like Jesus, when the culture has removed itself from his movement! There are more movements and causes now, than when I was growing up, that Christianity has been looked at like just another movement that society can ignore or accept. But I truly believe that Jesus never intended his message to become a movement, but more of a lifestyle which in fact is being dismissed by some in Christianity in the world today. The idea of living like a Christian in the twenty first Century is being seen today as a “works salvation” which the majority of evangelicals are fighting to overthrow.

But we must not say that living like Jesus equals being justified by works, because in so doing, there are less and less people observably living as Christians! Of course young people are going to doubt the reality of Jesus Christ because no one is living their faith, so it seems! Not only has the culture drifted away from Christian principles, but some Christians feel that to live like Jesus Christ is saying that we are saved by our good works, and not by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ! Instability in the world compounds this even more because there becomes no incentive to become a Christian because Christians are persecuted worldwide! When I was growing up, it was normal to be a Christian, but during the times we are living in now it is not! Strange times indeed. So yes, living like a Christian is much harder now, and it is because of this that this generation is doubting the historicity of Jesus Christ!

It’s not that our job as christians is to prove He existed, we are his witnesses and ambassadors as the bible teaches! Because the world is quieting the voice of Jesus, young people are not only having a hard believing that he is real, but they are also struggling to hear the voice of God, possibly unlike any other time in history! This is Mike.

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Some Bible Verses on Money.

Bible verses about money. I bet you didn’t think the bible said that? Proverbs 23:5 When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky. 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. Proverbs 13:11 Wealth quickly gained is quickly wasted — easy come, easy go! But if you gradually gain wealth, you will watch it grow. Psalm 62:10 Don’t make your living by extortion or put your hope in stealing. And if your wealth increases, don’t make it the centre of your life. Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Ecclesiastes 11:1 Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again. Malachi 3:10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that

My Story.

In 1999 I suffered a mental health crisis and admitted myself into the hospital where I live, in which I was given a mental health diagnosis. I didn’t want to receive medication at the time, but unwillingly accepted it. I was in the hospital for about two months, when I asked my doctor if I could go home, and he said yes, even though he thought it would have been better if I stayed longer. I was glad to be home though, but at 25, it took some adjusting to feel truly at home. One of the problems I was having at home was it was hard for me to eat the food in the house. I was having a psychosis where I felt the food wasn’t mine, and I literally had to go out to eat, or buy bread from the supermarket and take it home to eat it. Eventually this wore off, but I don’t remember how long. I was now on ODSP and had a check come to me every month in order to have financial support. I would occasionally have a crisis, and ask my mom to drive me to the hospital, but eventually the crisis would

Why has the church lost its capacity and power?

The church has modernized itself and in the process has lost something very valuable. It has lost its capacity to be personable. The way we reach lost souls is by seeing them, by getting to know them, and by recognizing them, but people are getting lost in the church. The church has become a busy place and is also becoming a less holy place. To make disciples we have to get to know people, and technology in the church is depersonalizing souls, and depersonalizing God for them. Faith becomes a marketable commodity, whereas in the past, churches and their leaders nourished and valued personal faith. While faith is still valued, it’s becoming something that is marketable, which reminds me of the story of Jesus in the temple turning over tables (Matthew 21:12-17). The problem isn’t that the church doesn’t work or doesn’t want to share the gospel, it could be how we are doing it. The church is currently being run like a business, and each Christian metaphorically speaking has a profit val

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