Vol. 10, No. 8, 1993

The Jesus of The Bible

The Bible presents Jesus Christ, the unique Savior of mankind, as being both fully God and fully Man. He is eternal, without beginning or end, and as the second Person of the Trinity is co-equal with the Father and the Holy Spirit.

He was begotten by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the virgin Mary, became flesh and lived a sinless life, dying on the cross as full payment for the sins of mankind. He rose bodily from the grave and one day this same Jesus will physically and visibly return to earth.

Only True Christ

"For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect" (Matthew 24:24).

"Many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them" (Luke 21:8).

"One Lord, one faith, one baptism" (Ephesians 4:5).

Fully Human

"the young child with Mary his mother" (Matthew 2:11).

"Behold, they mother and they brethren" (Matthew 12:47).

"The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us" (John 1:14).

"Made of a woman" (Galatians 4:4).

"For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" (1 Timothy 2:5).

Born Of A Virgin

"Mary was found with child of the Holy Ghost" (Matthew 1:18).

"Behold, a virgin shall be with child God with us" (Matthew 1:23).

Joseph physically "knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Jesus" (Matthew 1:25).

Fully God

"The Word was God" (John 1:1).

"And Thomas answered [Jesus] and said unto him, My Lord and my God" (John 20:28).

"But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever" (Hebrews 1:8).

"Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever" (Romans 9:5).

"For in him [Jesus] dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily" (Colossians 2:9).

"The great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ" (Titus 2:13).

"and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life" (1 John 5:20).

Creator

"In the beginning was the Word All things were made by him, and without him was not any thing made that was made" (John 1:1-3).

"For by him [Jesus] were all thing created all things were created by him, and for him. And he is before all things, and by him all things consist" (Colossians 1:16-17).

Purpose Was To Die On Cross

"From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples how that he must be killed, and be raised again the third day" (Matthew 16:21).

"For even the Son of Man came to give his life a ransom for many" (Mark 10:45).

"But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs" (John 19:33).

"Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails [plural] I will not believe" (John 20:24).

"Without the shedding of blood is no remission" (Hebrews 9:22).

"The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin" (1 John 1:7).

Resurrection Of The Same Body

"Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again" (John 10:17-18).

"But they supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have" (Luke 24:37-39).

"Then he said to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands, and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side" (John 20:27).

Second Coming

"This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven" (Acts 1:11).

"Every eye shall see him" (Revelation 1:7).

This is the Lord Jesus Christ of the Bible!