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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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