How could a God Who is Spirit show himself to humans? By creating His own life and nature into a woman so that human could be born with all the attributes of God. That person was Jesus of Nazareth.
People worship “God” all over the world, and have done so since Adam and Eve first breathed on the Earth. But the True God sent His ONLY-BEGOTTEN SON to give us access to know God directly as our Father. There is NO OTHER WAY than Jesus Christ, our Lord. He was both the Son of Adam and the SON OF GOD, and is now LORD OF ALL. The Scriptures are clear that it is only THROUGH JESUS that we are saved, filled with holy spirit, and have eternal life.
I’ve applied for a teaching job in North Carolina where we are moving to. I want to teach because I love a learning environment and to see young people grow into noble and well-rounded adults. I also enjoy working with other educators who do the same. But whether or not I get this job doesn’t change God’s power, love, or kindness to me. I want to do His will, and I know that, as my loving Father, He will meet my every need. How do I know that? Because He promises it in Philippians 4:19: “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
Jesus is the Son of God. That is what he said of himself in the Gospel of John [5:25; 9:39; 10:36; 11:4; 19:7].
He called himself the Son of Man [Adam] in all four gospels and fulfilled God’s promise to Adam [Genesis 3:15].
Others called him the Son of David, because he was literally a descendant of David and fulfilled God’s promise to David as the Messiah [II Samuel 7:13; I Chronicles 22:10].
This study allows you to go to the New Testament scriptures and see who Jesus really is: based on what he said of himself. It also shows what other people believed about him. I encourage you to look at each scripture, then go to your Bible and see the context of each verse below. It will open your eyes to the greatness of the Father’s love in sending His only Son to show us how to live.
We saw in Part 1 that the gospel of Matthew shows Jesus as a shepherd king who brought God’s kingdom to earth. In Part 2 we saw that the gospel of Mark presents Jesus as a servant, humbled below all. In Part 3 we saw that the gospel of Luke shows Jesus as the Son of Adam, tempted in all points as we are, yet without sin, who reached out to others with great compassion.
In Part 4, we will look at the gospel of John: where Jesus is the Son of God. We will also see our rights and privileges as sons of God through what Christ has done for us [we are redeemed, justified, righteous, and sanctified]. And we will see our future joy at Christ’s return.
Welcome to this 4-part series on Jesus Christ: yesterday, today, and forever.
Our focus will first be to show why God had four gospels written. They are all the same good-news story of salvation, but each gospel [Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John] shows a different aspect of Jesus Christ and what he accomplished in his earthly ministry. That’s the “yesterday” aspect of Jesus’ ministry.
We have seen who Jesus said he was as the Messiah and also some prophecies from the Old Testament about the Messiah. Now let’s see what expectations the people of Jesus’ time had about who the Messiah was and what he should do.
Some religious people try to isolate New Testament selections to prove that Jesus was a God-man who came to earth. One of these is Philippians 2:1-11. Yet, when viewed in the beauty with which God had the Apostle Paul write this truth, we see that Jesus Christ is our lord and savior, and NOT equal with God our Father, the Creator.
Continuing to follow the True and Living Way through the gospels, we come across these significant prophecies about our Lord Jesus Christ around the time of his birth. Let’s sit awhile and contemplate each occasion, considering the influence on those who initially received these words, and then how they speak to us today about him whom we love.
Click here to read PSALM 91 in poetic form