“Jesus is not a memory. He is an actual, contemporary, reachable Person. He is the living Christ, who has the power to enter into people's lives and change and lift them up.” PeoplePersonsReligionJesusChristMemoriesContemporaryLiftsLife And Change Book:Have a Great Day: Daily Affirmations for Positive Living Source: Have a Great Day: Daily Affirmations for Positive Living
“Richard [Carrier] takes the extremist position that Jesus of Nazareth never even existed, that there was no such person in history. This is a position that is so extreme that to call it marginal would be an understatement; it doesn't even appear on the map of contemporary New Testament scholarship.” PersonsWould BeJesusPositionExtremesContemporaryMapsTestamentNew TestamentScholarshipExtremistCarrierUnderstatementNazareth Author:William Lane Craig
“The basic question 'will I obey Christ 's teaching?' is rarely taken as a serious issue. For example, to take one of Jesus' commands, that is relevant to contemporary life, I don't know of any church that actually teaches a church how to bless people who curse them, yet this is a clear command.” PeopleKnowsJesusChristChurchTeachIssuesTakenClearTeachingExampleSeriousContemporaryCommandCurseBlessRelevantSerious IssuesContemporary Life Author:Dallas Willard
“Nothing is more dangerous than to live out the will of God in today's contemporary world. It changes your whole monetary lifestyle...Let me put it quite simply: If Jesus had $40,000 and knew about the kids who are suffering and dying in Haiti, what kind of car would he buy?” IfsWorldKindWholeKidsTodaySufferingJesusDyingDangerousCarLet MeLifestyleGods WillContemporaryMonetaryHaiti Author:Tony Campolo