Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Who is Jesus?

Jesus is the Christ/Messiah, which means he is the anointed and chosen one of God (John 20:31; Acts 10:38-42). He is the prophet that God told Moses he would raise up (Deuteronomy 18:18-19; Acts 3; John 7:15-17). God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ- Acts 2:22-39!

John 4 (Luke 23:35; 1 Peter 2:4-6)
25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.

Jesus was "made" (genomenon- to come into existence, begin to be, receive being) of a woman (Galatians 4:4). He is the firstborn from the dead, and is alive forever more (Revelation 1:4-6,18; Colossians 1:17-20; 1 Corinthians 15:21-28). See also: Matthew 1; Acts 13:22-23; Romans 1:3-4; 2 Timothy 2:8; Galatians 3:16/Acts 3:25-26; Luke 1:68-70

Adam, a man, who was the son of God, was made of the dust of the earth, and was disobedient to God (Genesis 2:7; Luke 3:38; Romans 5:19). Jesus, a man, who is the son of God (John 20:31), was made of a woman (Galatians 4:4) by the power and spirit of our God of the seed of David, and he was and is obedient to God (Luke 1:30-35; Matthew 1:20; John 8:28-29; John 15:10; Romans 5). Jesus is of the lineage of David and Abraham- Matthew 1:1, a real human! The first man is earthly, the second man is our Lord Jesus from heaven-meaning that he came from God (James 1:17; John 6:32,51; 1 Corinthians 15:45,47). By man came death and by man came the resurrection from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:21-23). Jesus redeemed us to God (Revelation 5:9; 1 Corinthians 15:21,23; Romans chapter 5). He is alive (Luke 24:39; Ephesians 1).

The man Jesus is our High Priest, and is the mediator between the one God and men (Romans 5:14; 1 Timothy 2:5). God made Jesus to be sin for us, who knew no sin (Isaiah 53; 1 Peter 2:19-25; 2 Corinthians 5:19-21; Hebrews 7:24-28; Hebrews 9). Jesus was tempted on all points just like we are yet without sin (Hebrews 4:14-15; James 1:14). Jesus willingly gave himself as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savor (Ephesians 5:2,25; Luke 24:44-48; Acts 5:30-32; Acts 4:10-12; Acts 2:22-39). The true and living God, who is the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, raised him from the dead and he is alive forevermore (Ephesians 1; Romans 10:9; 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10).

God cannot be tempted of evil like we are tempted (which means he never was tempted like us at anytime because he is the Living God), neither does God tempt anyone to do evil (James 1:13-14). God is not a man, and God doesn't change (Hosea 11:9). The scriptures do not tell us that God "cannot" become a man, but the scriptures tell us what he "won't do". God said, "I change not..." (Malachi 3:6). God is not a man, nor is he the son of man, and he never changed. God  cannot lie (Numbers 23:19; Titus 1:2).

The God of our Lord Jesus is our God and Father (John 20:17; John 14:28; 1 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Peter 1:3; 2 John 1:3; Malachi 2:10).