Who is Jesus

Jesus Christ as both fully man and God is God himself  who had died for our sins, was resurrected, lives forever,  so we can be personally with him forever in the heaven in the home he has prepared for us. The New Testament speaks of Christ as the one Saviour for all people. Jesus (who was God) chose to die because he loved humanity and wanted to save them, all people were forgiven their sins and so had a chance to go to heaven.  Matthew 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Six times in the pastoral epistles Paul refers to God (evidently meaning the Father) as our Savior (1 Timothy 1:1; 2:3; 4:10; Titus 1:3; 2:10; 3:4)

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The First Epistle of John says that Jesus is “the propitiation for our sins and not for ours only but also for the sins of the world” (1 John 2:2). Romans 10:13,  The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” Gospel of John 1:28-29 Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ entered time and history through the Incarnation. “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God (Mark 1:1, I John 5:20), is a gift of love from the Father for the salvation of the world (John 3:16-17), the one who died for all of mankind, our “Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ” (Philippians 3:20). “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Say, “Father in Heaven, I believe that Jesus died for my sins.” And God will impart eternal life to your spirit. Jesus, the resurrected one, has the power to overcome death, to cover, forgive and save us from our sins. Just ask, and He will forgive your sins. He also wants you to show forgiveness, love and kindness to others. Believe in the Lord because having faith in Him does work. At the heart of Christian faith is the reality and hope of salvation in Jesus Christ.  There is only one way to get to heaven: Repenting of your sins, and placing your faith in Jesus Christ, as Lord and Savior. It should be noted that it is by grace, through faith not by your works, but by the works of Christ alone, that you are saved.

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Not all will actually be saved – it is only those who believe on him who will not be lost but who will receive everlasting life. Romans 10:9  That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Philippians 3:20-21 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. There are some Christians today who love to have Jesus Christ as their saviour, but unfortunately and alas they have no need for him as their lord because they just rather want to continue living the way they have been living all along when they themselves were their own lord. But, these two things are inseparably connected with each other. There is no salvation, except we confess Jesus Christ to be our lord!   1 Corinthians 15:57  But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.  2 Corinthians 4:5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake

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Jesus is the reason for the forgiving or pardoning of sin in general and original sin in particular through the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus, enabling the reconciliation between God and his creation. In the New Testament, Adam, and, most notably, Jesus Christ are called “son of God,” while followers of Jesus are called, “sons of God.” In the New Testament, “Son of God” is applied to Jesus on many occasions. Jesus is declared to be the Son of God on two separate occasions by a voice speaking from Heaven. Jesus  referred to himself as “the Son of man“. he would use the term as a way of referring to Christ’s humanity as opposed to his divinity or to his being the Son of God. “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance” (Luke 5:32). “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword” (Matthew 10:34). “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me” (John 6:38). “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10b).   “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work” (Revelation 22:12).

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John 3:16–18:  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved [attain wholeness]. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.   1 Corinthians 8:6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.

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The miracle stories in the Bible are an integral part of the Gospel narrative, as in the Gospel of Mark, where nearly half of Mark’s account of the public ministry of Jesus (Chapters 1-10) describes miracles. The symbolic element of  miracles becomes primary in the Gospel of John. Healing was essential to  Jesus because He had the power to perform miracles. They flowed from within Him as heat from the sun, as wet from a waterfall, as dry from sirocco winds. Healing was essential to   Jesus because it symbolized His success in the spiritual warfare between Himself and Satan. Whenever Jesus confronts Satan’s presence in illness, disease, or demon-possession, He overcomes the symptoms of Satan’s presence to prove His conquest of Satan personally. Since “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. . .” (1 John 3:8),  Jesus healing is a physical symbol of forgiveness. The books of Matthew, Mark,  Luke, John  and Acts  repeatedly report that Jesus and the Apostles  went about preaching the gospel and healing all types of sickness. “He gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases, and He sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.”Luke 9:1b-2     “I am the LORD who heals you,”Exodus 15:26b,   Jesus   “is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us” (Ephesians 3:20b).  “He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree;so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness;by His wounds you have been healed.”1 Peter 2:24       “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8

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The Trinity is the belief in Christianity that God is one God in essence but three persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit now as “one God in three Divine Persons”. Colossians 2:9  For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, Following his Resurrection, Jesus gave his Apostles the Great Commission: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20).  Notice that although the three divine Persons are distinct, we are baptized into their name (singular), not names (plural)  All real Christians must believe in the idea of the Trinity. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are distinct Persons. The Bible speaks of the Father as God (Philippians 1:2), Jesus as God (Titus 2:13), and the Holy Spirit as God (Acts 5:3–4).  While the three members of the Trinity are distinct, this does not mean that any is inferior to the other. Instead, they are all identical in attributes. They are equal in power, love, mercy, justice, holiness, knowledge, and all other qualities. Each Person is fully God.   The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are distinct Persons, that they are each fully God, and that there is nonetheless only one Go Trinity   is accepted as authoritative by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and major Protestant churches. The Holy Spirit is often depicted as a dove, based on the account of the Holy Spirit descending on Jesus like a dove when he was baptized in the Jordan. The fact that the Holy Spirit is a Person, not an impersonal force (like gravity), is also shown by the fact that he speaks (Hebrews 3:7), reasons (Acts 15:28), thinks and understands (1 Corinthians 2:10–11), wills (1 Corinthians 12:11), feels (Ephesians 4:30), and gives personal fellowship (2 Corinthians 13:14). These are all qualities of personhood.  2 Corinthians 13:14  May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. The anointing, power and gifts of the Holy Spirit are readily available to help us in every situation!