We Believe - Was Jesus really man and God?

About this episode

The episode explores the belief in Jesus as both man and God, focusing on the implications of the virgin birth and its relevance today.

Christians throughout history have believed that Jesus is more than a man. That he was actually God come down and born of a virgin woman. Such truths seem ridiculous to the modern person. How can we be sure it actually happened and what are the implications of such a belief? In this episode Gartho and Hicksey continue their series on the Apostles' creed focussing on the incarnation - particularly Jesus' birth to a virgin. Is such a belief still necessary today and, if so, how does that serve ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Gartho, Hicksey

Topics covered

• incarnation
• virgin birth
• Christian belief
• Apostles' creed
• historical Christianity

Keywords

• Jesus
• virgin birth
• incarnation
• Christianity
• Apostles' creed
• faith
• belief

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Apostles' creed

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