120 likes | 132 Views
Who is this Jesus?. Who is this Jesus?. John 20:30,31 John 1:1,2 John 1:14. See, I did it!.
E N D
Who is this Jesus? John 20:30,31 John 1:1,2 John 1:14
See, I did it! And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. • John 20:30,31 • The sum of what I have told you is this: • Jesus is the Messiah! • Jesus is God! • In Jesus is life!
What I will prove! • In the beginning was the Word, • and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. • John 1:1,2 • John’s thesis states that Jesus: • is pre-existing • was with God • is God
Who is this Jesus? • In the beginning was the Word = Jesus was pre-existent • and the Word was with God = Jesus was with God • the Word was God = Jesus is God • He was with God = Jesus was with God • in the beginning = Jesus was pre-existent
Who is this Jesus? Jesus was pre-existent! • “before” all things • 1 John 1:1 • Genesis 1:1 • John 1:1 • the person of Christ • Hebrews 1:1,2 • Revelation 1:8,17 • Philippians 2:6
Who is this Jesus? • Jesus was with God • affirmation of Jesus’ separate personality • John 14:9 • Trinity involved here • diversity within the Godhead
Who is this Jesus? • Jesus is God • Jesus is fully divine • Everything said about God the Father can be said about God the Son • We know God the Father by knowing Him. John 14:8,9
Who is this Jesus? • Practical Applications • #1 To say that Jesus Christ is God is to say that we can know the truth about God • There is no knowledge of God apart from the knowledge of Jesus Christ. • There is no knowledge of Jesus Christ apart from the Scriptures.
Who is this Jesus? • #2 God was always like Jesus! • O.T. – God says, “There must be an atonement for sin.” • N.T. – God Says, “There is the atonement of sin.” • Today God speaks to our hearts and says, “That (the cross) was the atonement for sin.”
Who is this Jesus? • #3 The truth that Jesus Christ is God means that His death on the cross was an acceptable sacrifice. • BecauseJesus is God, He can satisfy all the needs of your heart!
Who is this Jesus? • Who is this Jesusto you?