245 – What Were the Characteristics of Jesus That Made Him So Worthy of Following?

245. What Were the Characteristics of Jesus That Made Him So Worthy of Following?

He was altogether lovely, Son_5:16; holy, righteous, good, faithful, true, just, guileless and sinless, spotless, innocent, harmless (Luk_1:3; Act_4:27; Isa_53:11; Mat_19:16; Isa_11:5; Joh_1:14; Joh_7:18; Zec_9:9; Joh_5:30; Isa_53:1-12; Isa_52:1-15; Isa_51:1-23; Isa_50:1-11; Isa_49:1-26; Isa_48:1-22; Isa_47:1-15; Isa_46:1-13; Isa_45:1-25; Isa_44:1-28; Isa_43:1-28; Isa_42:1-25; Isa_41:1-29; Isa_40:1-31; Isa_39:1-8; Isa_38:1-22; Isa_37:1-38; Isa_36:1-22; Isa_35:1-10; Isa_34:1-17; Isa_33:1-24; Isa_32:1-20; Isa_31:1-9; Isa_30:1-33; Isa_29:1-24; Isa_28:1-29; Isa_27:1-13; Isa_26:1-21; Isa_25:1-12; Isa_24:1-23; Isa_23:1-18; Isa_22:1-25; Isa_21:1-17; Isa_20:1-6; Isa_19:1-25; Isa_18:1-7; Isa_17:1-14; Isa_16:1-14; Isa_15:1-9; Isa_14:1-32; Isa_13:1-22; Isa_12:1-6; Isa_11:1-16; Isa_10:1-34; Isa_9:1-21; 1Pe_2:22; Joh_8:46; 1Pe_1:19; Mat_27:4.). He was forgiving, Luk_23:34; merciful, Heb_2:17, and loving, Joh_13:1, Joh_15:13; compassionate and benevolent, Isa_40:11; Luk_19:41; Mat_4:23-24; Act_10:38. He was meek, lowly in heart; patient, humble and long suffering, Mat_11:29, Mat_27:14; 1Ti_1:16; Luk_22:27. Though zealous, he was resigned, resisted temptation and was obedient to God the Father, even as he had been subject to his parents in his youth (Luk_2:49, Luk_22:42; Joh_4:34, Joh_15:10; Luke 2:57).

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