Who is jesus christ

WHO IS JESUS

CHRIST?Talk No. 2, Module 1

The Basic Truths of Christianity

I. Introduction

Millions today

claim to be his

followers ,

almost 2,000

years after his

death.

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Countless numbers of

have been martyred for

their faith in Him.

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St. Peter crucified upside down.

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St. Paul

beheaded.

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It is this person

who won for us

our salvation,

who restored us

to our

relationship with

God. In him we

can have a full

and a new life.

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WHO

IS

JESUS

CHRIST?

II. The Uniqueness of Jesus

“Isn’t he the carpenter, the

son of Mary, and the brother

of James, Joseph, Judas,

and Simon? Aren’t his

sisters living here?” And so

they rejected him?

Mark 6:3


Was Jesus a mere religious

man or a moral teacher?


Fulfillment of the Scriptures


Impact on History


Came to the world to die

III. Some Details in His Life

Young Carpenter at Nazareth


A Very Attractive Personality


A Very Attractive Personality

Mark 9:15

“As soon as all the

people saw Jesus, they

were overwhelmed with

wonder and ran to greet

him.”


Strong in mind and body


Strong in mind and body

Matthew 4:1-11

Jesus is tested in the

wilderness.


Down to Earth


Down to Earth

John 13:1-17

“Lord, are you going to wash my

feet?” 7Jesus replied, “You do

not realize now what I am doing,

but later you will understand.”


Down to Earth

John 13:1-17

8“No,” said Peter, “you shall

never wash my feet.” Jesus

answered, “Unless I wash

you, you have no part with

me.”


A Magnetic Leader


A Magnetic Leader

Mark 1:16-18

16As Jesus walked beside the Sea of

Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother

Andrew casting a net into the lake, for

they were fishermen. 17“Come, follow

me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you

out to fish for people.” 18At once they

left their nets and followed him.


A Man of Extraordinary Authority


Not confused or unsure of himself

or of his mission.Matthew 4:8-10

8Again, the devil took him to a very

high mountain and showed him all

the kingdoms of the world and their

splendor. 9“All this I will give you,”

he said, “if you will bow down and

worship me.”



or of his mission.Matthew 4:8-10

10Jesus said to him, “Away

from me, Satan! For it is written:

‘Worship the Lord your God,

and serve him only.’ ”



or of his mission.

Matthew 16:21-23

21From that time on Jesus began to

explain to his disciples that he must go

to Jerusalem and suffer many things at

the hands of the elders, the chief priests

and the teachers of the law, and



or of his mission.

Matthew 16:21-23

That he must be killed and on the third

day be raised to life. 22Peter took him

aside and began to rebuke him. “Never,

Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen

to you!”



or of his mission.

Matthew 16:21-23

23Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get

behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling

block to me; you do not have in mind the

concerns of God, but merely human

concerns.”


Very Human


Very Human

Humor Compassion

Thirst Romantic

AttractionSexual

Urge

DeathAnger

Hunger

IV. Jesus Claimed to be God

HOW DO

WE KNOW

HE IS

GOD?


By his miracles?


John 14:12

12Very truly I tell you, all who

have faith in me will do the

works I have been doing,

and they will do even greater

things than these, because I

am going to the Father.


Mark 14:61-62

“…the high priest asked him, “Are

you the Messiah, the Son of the

Blessed One?” 62 “I am,” said

Jesus. “And you will see the Son of

Man sitting at the right hand of the

Mighty One and coming on the

clouds of heaven.”


John 12:45

When they (those who

believe in him) look at me,

they see the one who sent

me.


John 10:30

“I and the Father are

one.”


John 10:33

“We are not stoning you

for blasphemy, because

you, a mere man, claim to

be God.”


John 10:36

Why then do you

accuse me of

blasphemy because I

said, ‘I am God’s Son’?


John 8:58

“Very truly I tell you,”

Jesus answered,

“before Abraham was

born, I am!”


Matthew 16:16

“You are the Messiah,

the Son of the living

God.”

~Peter


John 11:27

“…I do believe that you

are the Messiah, the

Son of God….”

~Martha


John 1:49

“…You are the Son of

God! You are the King

of Israel!”

~Nathanael


John 20:28

“My Lord and my God!”

~Thomas


Matthew 27:54

“He really was the Son

of God!”

~The Centurion


John 1:1

“In the beginning was

the Word, and the Word

was with God, and the

Word was God.”


Even the evil spirits

recognize His divinity in

Matthew 8:29, Mark

1:24, Mark 3:11, Luke

4:41.

V. God Confirmed Jesus’ Claim

Hebrews 1:8

About the Son, however

God said:

“Your kingdom, O God,

will last forever and ever!”

CONCLUSION

Jesus Christ is true God

and true man, because in

Him there are two natures,

divine and human, but

only one divine person.

His divine nature is eternal

CONCLUSION

and was never created;

his human nature is mortal

and was conceived in the

womb of the Virgin Mary

by the power of the Holy

Spirit.

THE CHALLENGE

Are you willing to

accept him as Lord of

your life? As Lord, will

you allow him to rule

your life totally?

Who is jesus christ

Spiritual

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