Week 48: Did Christmas Actually Happen?

Send us Fan MailChristmas time is upon us and as we gather together to celebrate the holiday, we reflect on the purpose of the season. We will so often hear "Jesus is the reason for the season", but we have a few questions that we have to ask if we are going to believe that. In today's episode we will dive into four guiding questions:Do miracles happen?Did the virgin birth happen?Is Jesus God incarnate?Are the Gosepels reliable?In order for us to know if the Christmas story is accurate, we have to ask these questions and allow it to guide us in the episode. If the answer to these questions are yes, then the Christmas story is accurate and true. We will be reading from the following Scriptures:Isaiah 7:14Genesis 21:1-7Exodus 14:21-31Joshua 10:12-151 Kings 17:12-16Matthew 1:18-25Luke 1:26-38Luke 2:1-20John 1:1-18John 8:53-58John 10:30-39Since this is an Apologetics week, we will also look at the writings and research of great apologists, historians, theologians, and pastors. In today's episode,  we will look at the works of C.S. Lewis, Lee Strobel, R.C. Sproul, Josh and Sean McDowell, and lastly, Charles Spurgeon. Additionally, we utilize the following sources:The day the sun stood stillA list of miracles in the Old Testament We hope all of you have a very merry Christmas.  We look forward to seeing you again next Friday for the final episode and special guest of 2023.