D. 180 Celsus wrote a book attacking Christians, indicating that Christianity by that time had become a force to reckon with.

             "If you are still in doubt, remember that the four Gospels are just as much history as these secular books. ".

             This young man went away convinced that Jesus Christ was a real, historical figure.

             Both sacred and secular history agree that Jesus did live as a man on earth. But there's much more we can know about Him.

             Sources for the above historical material and a more detailed history appear in the following books: Documents of the Christian Church, selected and edited by Henry Bettenson (London, Oxford University Press); Joseph Cullen Ayer, A Source Book for Ancient Church History (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931, 1941); Origen: Contra Celsum, translated by Henry Chadwick (Cambridge: University Press, 1965); F. F. Bruce, The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? 5th edition, revised (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1960; and R. T. France, The Evidence for Jesus (Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 1986). The last two books come in inexpensive paperback editions and should be available through most religious bookstores. If the first three books are not available in your local library, you can ask the librarian to order them for you through inter-library loan.

             Christ Existed from Eternity.

             According to the Bible, Jesus was not merely a good man, He was also God. What claim did Jesus Himself make concerning His divinity?.

             "If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him. . . . Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. ".

             "John 14:7-9.

             "I and the Father are one. ".

             "John 10:30. (Unless otherwise noted, all Scriptural texts in the DISCOVER guides are from the New International Version of the Bible [NIV].).

             If you wish to know the answer to the questions, "Who is God? What is He like? " just look at Jesus.