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Resurrection evidence compels acceptance by proof
“I used my journalism training, my legal training. It took me two years, unequivocally, that the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ is so overwhelming that it compels acceptance by proof, which leaves absolutely no room for doubt.”
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Humanity's sins ultimately killed Jesus Christ
“Ultimately, He died because He paid for the sins of humankind. He atoned for our sins. He paid the penalty we deserve for the sins that we've committed so that we could be given a free gift of forgiveness and eternal life. So when it comes right down to it, you and I are the ones who killed Jesus.”
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Romans and Pharisees collaborated on Jesus' execution
“It was encouraged by the Jewish leaders of the day who were opposed to Jesus. And so, they both had a role, you would say, in the actual execution of Jesus. The Romans went along with it and implemented the death penalty in his case.”
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Jesus claimed divine oneness with God
“Jesus got up before a group and he said, I and the Father are one. And the Greek word there for one is not masculine, it's neuter, which means he wasn't saying, I and the Father are the same person. He was saying, I and the Father are the same thing. We're one in nature. We're one in essence.”
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Christian anti-Semitism contradicts Jesus' Jewish heritage
“Jesus was Jewish. Jesus' followers were Jewish. The Christian religion is an outflow of the Jewish religion. It is a fulfillment of the ancient prophecies that were made centuries before Jesus was born in Bethlehem, that pointed toward the Messiah, and Jesus fit those prophecies just like a fingerprint.”