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Who Was Jesus Christ? by mrkunlex(m): 10:28am On Feb 11, 2018 |
WHO WAS JESUS CHRIST? Was He just a Prophet? Maybe Jesus was just a good guy? Or, more importantly, was Jesus the Son of God, the word made flesh? The following verses below are taken only from the Gospels except the last verse. Jesus Himself answers these things and tells you Who He Is. "When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. 2 And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 3 Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed" (Matt.8:1-3). The leper worshiped Jesus. Jesus touched the leper and he was immediately cleansed. Who could heal a leper just by touching him? Only God has this power to heal. "And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples 3 and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” 4 Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: 5 The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 6 And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me" (Matt.11:2-6). Notice that the answer was not Our soldiers are ready to fight, our swords are sharpened, we have raised an army and will attack Rome soon,' as some believe Jesus was just a military man. No, this is not the answer Jesus gave. The answer He did give was something only God can do. The next verse is about Peter walking on water to meet Jesus. Peter starts to sink and Jesus reaches out His hand and rescues him. The following verse in Matt.14:33 says, "Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.” So Jesus received worship as the Son of God. So lets continue. In Matt.16:13-19, Peter calls Jesus the Christ, the Son of the living God. Peter did not answer Jesus by saying how he is the soldier who will raise an army to defeat the Romans in battle. Christ is not a title anyone can have. Nobody on earth has ever bore such a title except Jesus. Mark 14:61-62, "...Again the high priest asked Him, saying to Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?” 62 Jesus said, “I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.” Here again, the title Christ is understood to mean something beyond a military leader. No military leader in the ancient world went by the rank of Christ. And not just any good guy was called Christ. "And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God" (Luke 1:35). "When He saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.” 21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” (Luke 5:20-21). So the Pharisees, who were the dominant majority of Jewish teachers, knew that only God can forgive sin. They accused Jesus of blasphemy for forgiving sin. Here is one you don't see quoted much in discussions like this. But it sure looks very clear to me that Jesus is God in the text. "Now the man from whom the demons had departed begged Him that he might be with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, 39 “Return to your own house, and tell what great things God has done for you.” And he went his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him" (Luke 8:38-39). Jesus drives out demons from this possessed man and tells him to return to his home and tell what great things GOD has done for him. So he goes home and tells the whole city what JESUS had done for him. Luke 9:18-22 is also worth looking up, as Peter answered Jesus and said He is "The Christ of God." So those who think the title Christ means a good guy or just a religious teacher are not paying attention to what is written about the Christ in the Gospels. The next verse is about Jesus being put on trial in the Sanhedrin. Luke 22:70-71, 70 Then they all said, “Are You then the Son of God?” So He said to them, “You rightly say that I am.” 71 And they said, “What further testimony do we need? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.” Jesus admits He is the Son of God. Then there is John 1:1-5, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it." John 1:14, "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." John 4:25-26, "The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When He comes, He will tell us all things.” 26 Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am He.” John 5:17-18, "But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.” 18 Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God." John 8:57-59, "Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?” 58 Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.” 59 Then they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by." Jesus said He is I AM (Exo.3:14). That is why the Jews picked up stones to throw at Him. Jesus just said He is God. John 14:6-7, "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. The Father Revealed 7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.” He is telling His disciples that they have seen God...the word made flesh. A very clear statement where Jesus is telling His disciples He is God. John 19:15, "...Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar!” The chief priests here have just denied the Father and the Son and are now idolaters who worship false gods like Caesar. John 20:28-29, "28 And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” And last, moving back to a prophecy in Isaiah about the coming Christ, Isaiah 9:6, "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder. And his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace." Jesus is the word made flesh. He is God. |
Re: Who Was Jesus Christ? by tballeyy(m): 10:55am On Feb 11, 2018 |
Jesus is a sin free man that came to our world to redeemed us with his holy blood Not like so called our now are days pastors that use our tithes to buy private jet,luxuries cars, properties and employ securities as their guard, not only spirit again |
Re: Who Was Jesus Christ? by tballeyy(m): 10:55am On Feb 11, 2018 |
Jesus is a sin free man that came to our world to redeemed us with his holy blood Not like so called our now are days pastors that use our tithes to buy private jet,luxuries cars, properties and employ securities as their guard, not holy spirit again |
Re: Who Was Jesus Christ? by sonmvayina(m): 11:37am On Feb 11, 2018 |
A Roman invention as a mockery against the most high God. Daniel 7:25 Or the son of lucifer... |
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