Thursday, May 21, 2015

Who is this jesus


Christ: Christ is a title. It is the New Testament equivalent of the Old Testament term "Messiah" and means "anointed one." It is applied to Jesus as the anointed one who delivers from sin. Jesus alone is the Christ. As the Christ He has a three-fold office of Prophet, Priest, and King.
As Prophet, He is the mouthpiece of God (Matthew 5:27-28) and reveals God to man. As Priest, He represents man to God and restores fellowship between them by offering Himself as the sacrifice that removed the sin of those who are saved.
As King, He rules over His kingdom. By virtue of Christ creating all things (John 1:3; Colossians 1:16-17), and accomplishing His work of redemption (Acts 5:31; Romans 14:9), He has the right to rule.
Christ has come to do the will of the Father (John 6:38), to save sinners (Luke 19:10), to fulfill the Old Testament (Matthew 5:17), to destroy the works of Satan (Hebrews 2:14; 1 John 3:8), and to give eternal life (John 10:10,28). Christ is holy (Luke 1:35), righteous (Isaiah 53:11), sinless (II Corinthians 5:21), humble (Philippians 2:5-8), and forgiving (Luke 5:20; 7:48; 23:34).
Christian: The word "Christian" comes from the Greek word christianos which is derived from the word christos, or Christ, which means "anointed one." A Christian, then, is someone who is a follower of Christ.
The first use of the word "Christian" in the Bible is found in Acts 11:26, "And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." It is found only twice more in Acts 26:28 and 1 Peter 4:16.
Christology: Christology is the study of Christ (Jesus) as revealed in the Bible. Some of the issues studied are: 1) His deity, 2) His incarnation, 3) His offices, 4) His sacrifice, 5) His resurrection, 6) His teaching, 7) His relation to God and man, and 8) His return to earth.
Jesus: The Bible is about Jesus (Luke 24:27,44; John 5:39; Hebrews 10:7). The prophets prophesied about Him (Acts 10:43). The Father bore witness of Him (John 5:37, 8:18). The Holy Spirit bore witness of Him (John 15:26). The works Jesus did bore witness of Him (John 5:36; 10:25). The multitudes bore witness of Him (John 12:17). And, Jesus bore witness of Himself (John 14:6, 18:6).
Jesus is God in flesh (John 1:1,14). He is fully God and fully man (Colossians 2:9) thus, He has two natures: divine and human. He is not half God and half man. He is fully God and fully man. He never lost his divinity.
He existed in the form of God and when He became a man, He added human nature to Himself (Philippians 2:5-11). Therefore, there is a "union in one person of a fully human nature and the fully divine nature." Right now in heaven there is "The Man, Christ Jesus", who is Mediator between us and God the Father (1 Timothy 2:5). Jesus is our advocate with the Father (1 John 2:1). He is our Savior (Titus 2:13). He is our Lord (Romans 10:9-10).

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