THE KEY QUESTION TO BE ANSWERED IN YOUR LIFE
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Who is Jesus Christ? This is the pivotal question upon which all Christianity is based. It is the single most important question you can ask yourself. The answer is of infinite importance… for this life and for all eternity.
‘Very truly I tell you,’ Jesus answered, ‘before Abraham was born, I am!’ – John 8:58
† Jesus is the great I Am – Never did He claim to be anything except the Messiah, the Christ, the Son of the Most High God. He affirmed that He was “I AM”, one with Jehovah, the covenant God of Israel. When questioned, He stated definitively that He was “I AM”… the Promised One (John 13:19).
For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form… He is the head over every power and authority. – Colossians 2:9-10
† Jesus has absolute supremacy – He is ruler over all. He reigns over heaven and earth, mankind and angelic beings, time and eternity. Christ is the Omnipotent One… the name above all names. At His name, every knee will bow and tongue confess that Jesus is Lord (Philippians 2:10-11).
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation… All things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. – Colossians 1:15-17
† Jesus is preexistent and eternal – He is the perfect reflection of the invisible God… the true manifestation of the Almighty Father. He is the second person of the Holy Trinity… the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega. (Revelation 1:8). He was and is and will forever be. He is unchanging and infinite.
There is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live. – 1 Corinthians 8:6
† Jesus is Lord over all creation – He is Creator of the universe, giving Him absolute authority over His creation. He is our Creator. When we crown Him Lord over our lives, we become children of the living God. We are reborn and recreated spiritually. Jesus is Lord of the new creation, reigning as King over the new family of believers (Romans 8:29).
The Father is in Me, and I am in the Father. – John 10:38
† Jesus is one with the Father – He was not just a good teacher… an inspired prophet… a gifted healer… a worker of miracles. He always maintained that He and the Father were divinely united. All His words, all His acts, all His wonders… all were because His Father dwelled in Him and He in the Father. He declared that He and the Father are one (John 10:30).
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made. – John 1:1-3
† Jesus is the Word of life – He was there at the creation of the world. He sustains all things by the power of His word (Hebrews 1:3). He is God in full nature and glory. This is a core truth of Christianity. Jesus is life… and the only way to forgiveness, eternal life and peace with God the Father.
In Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. – John 1:4-5
† Jesus is the Light of life – He is the Light of the world… the Light that overcomes all darkness. At the cross, He disarmed all evil. His resurrection proved His power over sin and death. He has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and brought us into His everlasting kingdom of light (Colossians 1:13).
For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things… by making peace through His blood shed on the cross. – Colossians 1:19-20
† Jesus is Savior of all – The Lamb of God ransomed His life for us. Only by His perfect sacrifice could He provide complete and everlasting atonement for the sins of the world. His forgiveness has reconciled us to the Father. He promises eternal life to all who believe (John 6:40).
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. – John 1:14
† Jesus is God incarnate – He is fully God and fully man… the eternal God-Man (Philippians 2:6-8). This is a key point of Christianity. If we deny either His divinity or His humanity, we make Him less than Christ our Savior. He is enthroned in heaven in His glorified body (humanity) united with the Father (deity)… two natures in one Person, forever holy.
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel (which means, God with us). – Matthew 1:23 (Isaiah 7:14)
† Jesus fulfilled all prophecy – He is the promised Messiah to whom all Old Testament prophecies point (Luke 2:11). He is forever with us. As God in the flesh, He became the prophesied Immanuel… God among us. He is God with believers through the indwelling Holy Spirit.
Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life in His name. – John 20:31
Perhaps the question then is… Who is Jesus Christ to you? All eternity hangs in the balance. Is He more to you than just a great teacher, prophet, miracle worker? Has Jesus become the Savior of your life? Have you crowned Him as your Messiah, King and Lord?
† Eternal Takeaway – Jesus is the answer to all life’s questions †
