{"id":36722,"date":"2022-09-13T13:07:54","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T18:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/who-really-is-jesus\/"},"modified":"2022-09-13T13:07:54","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T18:07:54","slug":"who-really-is-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/who-really-is-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"Who really is Jesus?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><strong><em>Summary:<\/em><\/strong> Jesus is the only begotten Son of God; the first and the last direct creation of God; God&rsquo;s agent of all creation; mankind&rsquo;s Savior from sin and death; the Head of the body of Christ; the life-giver to resurrected mankind; the Holy Son forever at God&rsquo;s right hand.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Explanation: <\/em><\/strong>Before time, God created the &ldquo;Logos&rdquo; (the &ldquo;Word&rdquo; in English). Revelation 22:13, &ldquo;I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, <strong>the first and the last<\/strong>.&rdquo; The Logos was the first and last <strong>direct creation<\/strong> of God. He was the only being begotten by God, Himself. &ldquo;&hellip;the <strong>only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father<\/strong>,&hellip;&rdquo; John 1:18. God as the author of creation used the Logos to be the agent of creation both in the spirit realm and in the natural universe. 1 Corinthians 8:6, &ldquo;&hellip;there is but&nbsp;one God, the Father,<strong> of <\/strong>whom&nbsp;are&nbsp;all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, <strong>by<\/strong> whom&nbsp;are&nbsp;all things, and we by him.&rdquo; John 1:2,3, &ldquo;The same was <strong>in the beginning <\/strong>with God. <strong>All things were made by him<\/strong>; and without him was not any thing made that was made.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When God planned man&rsquo;s creation, He desired our <strong>willing worship and love<\/strong>. However, God knew that by endowing the perfect man, Adam, with free-will, that Adam would unwisely fall to temptation and chose sin over righteousness. Therefore, even before the creation of earth, God planned for man&rsquo;s redemption. The Logos agreed to be <strong>born as the perfect man, Jesus<\/strong>, and to die as a ransom for Adam and all of his children. Thereby, all people were redeemed by the &ldquo;<strong>precious blood of Christ<\/strong>, as of a <strong>lamb<\/strong> without blemish and without spot: Who verily was <strong>foreordained<\/strong> <strong>before the foundation of the world<\/strong>&rdquo; 1 Peter 1:19, 20.<\/p>\n<p>During His first advent, Jesus was begotten by the holy spirit to a <strong>new spirit life<\/strong>. Because He was faithful unto death, He was resurrected as a <strong>divine being with &ldquo;all power &hellip;in heaven and in earth,<\/strong>&rdquo; Matthew 28:18. Jesus also invited a little flock of believers to follow in self-sacrifice, suffering and obedience. These too are&nbsp; begotten to a new life and they are developed into Christ-likeness in character (2 Peter 1:3-8). Jesus is the head of His foot-step followers. Colossians 1:18, &ldquo;<strong>he is the head of the body<\/strong>, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that <strong>in all&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>things<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>he might have the preeminence<\/strong>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During Jesus&rsquo; second advent, He will resurrect all mankind. John 5:28, 29. He will establish God&rsquo;s kingdom on earth and will restore (Acts 3:19-21) all that was lost when Adam fell. Then &ldquo;the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called <strong>Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father (<em>life-giver<\/em>), The Prince of Peace, of the increase of&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>his<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;government and peace&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>there shall be<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;no end&hellip;<\/strong>&rdquo; Isaiah 9:6.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: Jesus is the only begotten Son of God; the first and the last direct creation of God; God&rsquo;s agent of all creation; mankind&rsquo;s Savior from sin and death; the Head of the body of Christ; the life-giver to resurrected mankind; the Holy Son forever at God&rsquo;s right hand. 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