Who Is Jesus Christ?<\/b><\/p>\n
Background<\/p>\n
Jesus has been acclaimed as the greatest religious leader who ever lived, as being the most influential person to have lived on our planet, and as being unique to the degree that no one can be compared to Him.<\/p>\n
But considering Jesus Christ merely on the basis of an exemplary life and His superior moral teaching will not remove the stumbling blocks to Christianity raised by an unbelieving world. The real test of what one thinks of Him must revolve around who He claimed to be and what He accomplished during His brief mission to our planet. Our conclusion must be that there is no Christianity without Christ; all centers in Him.<\/p>\n
The predominant theme of the Scriptures is the Person and the work of Jesus Christ. He is God. He became a human being, died by crucifixion, and was buried. He rose again from the dead. He is the only, all-sufficient Savior of the world. He will come again to this earth. Removing this from the Scriptures robs them of all coherent meaning and continuity.<\/p>\n
Jesus Christ is God:<\/p>\n
Deity is the only explanation for all that He was and all that He did.<\/p>\n
(1) He was pre-existent with the Father. \u201cThe same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made\u201d (John 1:2, 3, KJV). (Also see John 17:5 and Colossians 1:17.)<\/p>\n
(2) He is the Son of God.<\/p>\n
\u2022 His enemies admitted: \u201cHe…said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God\u201d (John 5:18, KJV).<\/p>\n
\u2022 Peter confessed: \u201cAnd we believe and are sure that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God\u201d (John 6:69, KJV).<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jesus affirmed: \u201cI and my Father are one\u201d (John 10:30, NIV).<\/p>\n
(3) He was sinless, as only God can be.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jesus challenged His enemies: \u201cWhich of you convinceth me of sin?\u201d (John 8:46, KJV).<\/p>\n
\u2022 Peter testified: \u201c…Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth\u201d (1 Peter 2:21, 22, KJV).<\/p>\n
\u2022 Paul stated: \u201cFor he…made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him\u201d (2 Corinthians 5:21, KJV).<\/p>\n
(4) He forgives sin, as only God can.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Scribes said: \u201cWho can forgive sins but God only?\u201d (Mark 2:7, KJV).<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jesus said: \u201cBut that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins…\u201d (Matthew 9:6, KJV). (Also see John 8:11.)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Peter wrote: \u201cWho his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed\u201d (1 Peter 2:24, KJV).<\/p>\n
(5) He performed miraculous works.<\/p>\n
\u2022 He healed the sick: Matthew 8:9\u201313; Luke 4:31\u201344; 5:12\u201315; John 4:43 to 5:16; and other references.<\/p>\n
\u2022 He fed the hungry: John 6; Mark 8, etc.<\/p>\n
\u2022 He raised the dead: Luke 7:11\u201318; John 11:1\u201346.<\/p>\n
Jesus Christ Became Man:<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us…full of grace and truth\u201d (John 1:14, KJV). (See also Philippians 2:7, 8.)<\/p>\n
(1) His miraculous birth was prophesied 800 years before His coming: \u201cBehold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel\u201d (Isaiah 7:14, KJV).<\/p>\n
(2) The prophecy was fulfilled to the letter. \u201cFear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus\u201d (Luke 1:30, 31, KJV).<\/p>\n
(3) Jesus demonstrated human characteristics: He became tired (John 4:6). He thirsted (John 19:28), He ate food (Luke 24:40\u201343), He showed feelings (Mark 6:34), He wept (John 11:35), He knew temptation (Hebrews 4:15), and He died (John 19:30).<\/p>\n
Jesus Christ Accomplished the Works of His Father:<\/p>\n
(1) He died on the Cross. This is the fundamental theme of the Gospel.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The fact of His death\u2014One-fourth of the Gospels are dedicated to His Passion and Resurrection. (a) For this purpose He came into the world (John 12:27). (b) His death was prophesied hundreds of years before He came (Isaiah 53:3\u20138).<\/p>\n
\u2022 The meaning of His death. (a) It was a ransom for sin (Matthew 20:28; Romans 3:24; 1 Peter 1:18). (b) It was to pay the penalty for sin (Romans 3:24; 1 John 2:2; 4:10). Man is the object of God\u2019s wrath because of rebellion and sin, but God took the initiative in satisfying His wrath by sending His own Son to Calvary. (c) It is a reconciliation. The enmity between us and God has ended (Romans 5:10), and we are restored to God (2 Corinthians 5:18, 19). (d) It is a substitution: He died in our place (1 Peter 3:18; 2 Corinthians 5:21). (e) In summary, the matter of sin has been completely dealt with (1 Peter 2:24; Hebrews 9:26; Hebrews 10:12).<\/p>\n
(2) He was resurrected from the dead: This is unique and fundamental to Christianity.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The reality of the Resurrection (John 20:1\u201310; 1 Corinthians 15:4).<\/p>\n
\u2022 The credibility of the Resurrection: (a) Jesus predicted it: Matthew 13:39\u201341; Luke 24:1\u20137. (b) The tomb was empty: John 20:11\u201313. (c) Many witnesses saw Him alive: the women (Luke 23:55, 56); Mary Magdalene (John 20:1, 2, 11\u201318); Peter and the other disciples (John 20:3\u20139, 19, 20, 24\u201331; 21:1\u201314).<\/p>\n
The Results of His Work:<\/p>\n
(1) He ascended to His Father (Luke 24:49\u201353; Acts 1:6\u201311).<\/p>\n
(2) He is our eternal Mediator (1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 8:6; 1 John 2:1.<\/p>\n
(3) He is our Savior: \u201cThou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins\u201d (Matthew 1:21, KJV). \u201cHim hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins\u201d (Acts 5:31, KJV).<\/p>\n
\u2022 He is the only Savior. \u201cSalvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved\u201d (Acts 4:12, NIV).<\/p>\n
\u2022 He is a complete Savior. \u201cWherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them\u201d (Hebrews 7:25, KJV).<\/p>\n
\u2022 He is a personal Savior. \u201cThat if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness: and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation\u201d (Romans 10:9, 10, KJV).<\/p>\n
The Consummation of His Work:<\/p>\n
(1) He shall return again to this earth (Acts 1:11; Hebrews 10:37; John 14:3).<\/p>\n
(2) Believers in Christ shall be bodily resurrected to begin a new, undying life (1 Thessalonians 4:17\u201318; 1 Corinthians 15:51\u201358).<\/p>\n
(3) He will reign as King of kings and Lord of lords over His new creation (2 Peter 3:10\u201313; Revelation 22:3\u20135).<\/p>\n
The Billy Graham Christian Worker\u2019s Handbook (Minneapolis: World Wide Publications, 1984), pp. 152-154<\/p>\n
Jesus As King<\/b><\/p>\n
My king was born king. The Bible says He is the seven-way king. He is the king of the Jews. That\u2019s a racial king. He is king of Israel. That\u2019s a national king. He\u2019s a king of righteousness. He\u2019s a king of the ages. He\u2019s the king of heaven. He is the king of glory. He\u2019s the King of kings and Lord of lords. Now that\u2019s my king.<\/p>\n
Well, I wonder if you know Him. Do you know Him? Don\u2019t try to mislead me. Do you know my king? David said, \u201cThe heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament showeth His handiwork.\u201d No far-seeing telescope can bring into visibility the coastline of His shoreless supply. No barriers can hinder Him from pouring out His blessing.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s enduringly strong, He\u2019s entirely sincere, He\u2019s eternally steadfast. He\u2019s immortally graceful. He\u2019s imperially powerful. He\u2019s impartially merciful. That\u2019s my king. He\u2019s God\u2019s Son. He\u2019s a sinner\u2019s savior. He\u2019s the centerpiece of civilization. He stands alone in Himself. He\u2019s august. He\u2019s unique. He\u2019s unparalleled. He\u2019s unprecedented. He\u2019s supreme. He\u2019s preeminent. He\u2019s the loftiest idea in literature. He\u2019s the highest idea in philosophy. He\u2019s the fundamental truth in theology. He\u2019s the cardinal necessity of spiritual religion. That\u2019s my king.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s the miracle of the age. He\u2019s the only one able to supply all of our needs simultaneously. He supplies strength for the weak. He\u2019s available for the tempted and the tried. He sympathizes and He saves. He guards and He guides. He heals the sick, He cleans the lepers. He forgives sinners, He discharges debtors, He delivers captives, He defends the feeble, He blesses the young, He serves the unfortunate, He regards the aged, He rewards the diligent, He beautifies the meek. Do you know Him?<\/p>\n
Well, my king is the king of knowledge, He\u2019s the well-spring of wisdom, He\u2019s the doorway of deliverance, He\u2019s the pathway of peace, He\u2019s the roadway of righteousness, He\u2019s the highway of holiness He\u2019s the gateway of glory, He\u2019s the master of the mighty, He\u2019s the captain of the conquerors, He\u2019s the head of the heroes, He\u2019s the leader of the legislators, He\u2019s the overseer of the overcomers, He\u2019s the governor of governors, He\u2019s the prince of princes, He\u2019s the king of Kings and the Lord of Lords. That\u2019s my king. Yeah! That\u2019s my king. <\/p>\n
His life is matchless. His goodness is limitless. His mercy is everlasting. His love never changes. His word is enough. His grace is sufficient. His reign is righteous. His yoke is easy and His burden is light. Well. I wish I could describe Him to you. But He\u2019s indescribable. He\u2019s indescribable. Yes. He\u2019s incomprehensible. He\u2019s invincible, He\u2019s irresistible. I\u2019m trying to tell you, the Heavens cannot contain Him, let alone a man explain Him. You can\u2019t get Him out of your mind. You can\u2019t get Him off of your hands. You can\u2019t outlive Him, and you can\u2019t live without Him. Well. The Pharisees couldn\u2019t stand Him, but they found out they couldn\u2019t stop Him. Pilate couldn\u2019t find any fault in Him. The witnesses [at his trial] couldn\u2019t get their testimonies to agree. Herod couldn\u2019t kill Him. Death couldn\u2019t handle Him and the grave couldn\u2019t hold Him. That\u2019s my king. Yeah!<\/p>\n
He always has been, and He always will be. I\u2019m talking about He [who] had no predecessor and He [who] has no successor. There was nobody before Him and there will be nobody after Him. You can\u2019t impeach Him, and He\u2019s not going to resign. Praise the Lord! That\u2019s my king. Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory. Well. All the power belongs to my king. We around here talk about black power and white power and green power, but it\u2019s God\u2019s power. Thine is the power. Yeah! And the glory. We try to get prestige and honor and glory to ourselves, but the glory is all His. Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever, and ever, and ever, and ever. How long is that? And ever, and ever, and ever, and ever, and when you get through with all of the forevers, then \u201cAmen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. S. M. Lockridge, Dallas, Texas, quoted by Max Anders in Jesus, Knowing Our Savior, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publ., 1995), pp. 33-35<\/p>\n
Jehovah Jesus<\/b><\/p>\n
My song shall bless the Lord of all, My praise shall climb to His abode; Thee, Saviour, by that name I call, The great Supreme, the mighty God.<\/p>\n
Without beginning or decline, Object of faith and not of sense; Eternal ages saw Him shine, He shines eternal ages hence.<\/p>\n
As much, when in the manger laid, Almighty Ruler of the sky, As when the six days\u2019 work He made Fill\u2019d all the morning stars with joy.<\/p>\n
Of all the crowns Jehovah bears, Salvation is His dearest claim; That gracious sound well pleased He hears, And owns Emmanuel for His name.<\/p>\n
A cheerful confidence I feel, My well-placed hopes with joy I see; My bosom glows with heavenly zeal, To worship Him who died for me.<\/p>\n
As man, He pities my complaint, His power and truth are all divine; He will not fail, He cannot faint; Salvation\u2019s sure, and must be mine.<\/p>\n
Olney Hymns, William Cowper, from Cowper\u2019s Poems, Sheldon & Company, New York<\/p>\n
Who is Jesus?<\/b><\/p>\n
Consider the themes of the sixty-six books:<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Genesis, He is the Creator God. <\/p>\n
\u2022 In Exodus, He is the Redeemer.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Leviticus, He is your sanctification.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Numbers, He is your guide.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Deuteronomy, He is your teacher.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Joshua, He is the mighty conqueror.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Judges, He gives victory over enemies.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Ruth, He is your kinsman, your lover, your redeemer.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In I Samuel, he is the root of Jesse;<\/p>\n
\u2022 In 2 Samuel, He is the Son of David.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In 1 Kings and 2 Kings, He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords<\/p>\n
\u2022 In 1st and 2nd Chronicles, He is your intercessor and High Priest.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Ezra, He is your temple, your house of worship.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Nehemiah, He is your mighty wall, protecting you from your enemies.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Esther, He stands in the gap to deliver you from your enemies.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Job, He is the arbitrator who not only understands your struggles,\u2014but<\/p>\n
\u2022 has the power to do something about them.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Psalms, He is your song\u2014and your reason to sing.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Proverbs, He is your wisdom, helping you make sense out of life and live it successfully.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Ecclesiastes, He is your purpose, delivering you from vanity.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In the Song of Solomon, He is your lover, your Rose of Sharon.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Isaiah, He is the mighty counselor, the prince of peace, the everlasting father, and more. In short, He\u2019s everything you need.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Jeremiah, He is your balm of Gilead, the soothing salve for your sin-sick soul.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Lamentations, He is the ever-faithful one upon whom you can depend.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Ezekiel, He is your wheel in the middle of a wheel\u2014the one who assures that dry, dead bones will come alive again.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Daniel, He is the ancient of days, the everlasting God who never runs out of time.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Hosea, He is your faithful lover, always beckoning you to comeback\u2014even when you have abandoned Him.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Joel, He is your refuge, keeping you safe in times of trouble.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Amos, He is the husbandman, the one you can depend on to stay by your side.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Obadiah, He is Lord of the Kingdom.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Jonah, He is your salvation,bringing you back within His will.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Micah, He is judge of the nation.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Nahum, He is the jealous God.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Habakkuk, He is the Holy One.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Zephaniah, He is the witness.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Haggai, He overthrows the enemies<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Zechariah, He is Lord of Hosts.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Matthew, He is king of the Jews.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Mark, He is the servant.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Luke, He is the Son of Man, feeling what you feel.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In John, He is the Son of God.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Acts, He is Savior of the world.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Romans, He is the righteousness of God.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In I Corinthians, He is the rock that followed Israel.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In II Corinthians, He the triumphant one,giving victory.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Galatians, He is your liberty; He sets you free.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Ephesians, He is head of the Church.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Philippians, He is your joy.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Colossians, He is your completeness.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In I Thessalonians, He is your hope.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In I Timothy, He is your faith.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In II Timothy, He is your stability.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Philemon, He is your benefactor.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Hebrews, He is your perfection.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In James, He is the power behind your faith.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In I Peter, He is your example.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In II Peter, He is your purity.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In I John, He is your life.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In II John, He is your pattern.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In III John, He is your motivation.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Jude, He is the foundation of your faith.<\/p>\n
\u2022 In the Revelation, He is your coming King.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.\u2019\u2019 (Colossians 1:17)<\/p>\n
Source unknown<\/p>\n
Seeking the Beloved<\/b><\/p>\n
To those who love the Lord I speak; Is my Beloved near? The Bridegroom of my soul I seek, Oh! when will He appear?<\/p>\n
Though once a man of grief and shame Yet now He fills a throne, And bears the greatest, sweetest name That earth or heaven have known.<\/p>\n
Grace flies before, and love attends His steps where\u2019er He goes Though none can see Him but His friends, And they were once His foes.<\/p>\n
He speaks;\u2014obedient to His call Our warm affections move; Did He but shine alike on all, Then all alike would love.<\/p>\n
Then love in every heart would reign, And war would cease to roar; And cruel and bloodthirsty men Would thirst for blood no more.<\/p>\n
Such Jesus is, and such His grace; Oh, may He shine on you! And tell Him, when you see His face, I long to see Him too.<\/p>\n
Olney Hymns, William Cowper, from Cowper\u2019s Poems, Sheldon & Company, New York<\/p>\n
The Happy Change<\/b><\/p>\n
How bless\u2019d Thy creature is, O God, When with a single eye, He views the lustre of Thy Word, The dayspring from on high!<\/p>\n
Through all the storms that veil the skies And frown on earthly things, The Sun of Righteousness he eyes, With healing on His wings.<\/p>\n
Struck by that light, the human heart, A barren soil no more, Sends the sweet smell of grace abroad, Where serpents lurk\u2019d before.<\/p>\n
The soul, a dreary province once Of Satan\u2019s dark domain, Feels a new empire form\u2019d within, And owns a heavenly reign.<\/p>\n
The glorious orb whose golden beams The fruitful year control, Since first obedient to Thy Word, He started from the goal,<\/p>\n
Has cheer\u2019d the nations with the joys His orient rays impart; But, Jesus, \u2019tis Thy light alone Can shine upon the heart.<\/p>\n
Olney Hymns, William Cowper, from Cowper\u2019s Poems, Sheldon & Company, New York<\/p>\n
Hope of Freedom<\/b><\/p>\n
Born in a stable His mother a virgin He was raised in a carpenter shop His parents were poor His people were slaves His friends were a lowly lot His chances in life are very slim He\u2019s expected to be a slave But people in darkness Saw light in Him and hope of freedom He gave.<\/p>\n
Source Unknown<\/p>\n
Who is This King of Glory<\/b><\/p>\n
All of the power of Heaven and earth God had invested in Him He\u2019s to die on the cross Descend into hell Meet the devil And take the keys from him<\/p>\n
So He yielded Himself To the death on the cross Cried \u201cIt\u2019s finished!\u201d and bowed to die In the regions of hell The devil celebrated, \u201cWe\u2019ve destroyed the King!\u201d he cried.<\/p>\n
In the midst of the celebration Footsteps were heard Walking the corridors of hell The shouting stopped When a voice rang out Twas a voice that rang like a bell<\/p>\n
Satan trembled as he recognized Him Who came to deliver His own. \u201cOh shut and lock the gates!\u201d he cried. \u201cDon\u2019t let Him ascend to His throne!\u201d So the gate swung shut In the face of the King To prove God\u2019s salvation untrue<\/p>\n
But He shook hell\u2019s gates And cried, \u201cLift up your heads The King is coming through!\u201d So out of the devil\u2019s prison house Went a procession led by the King Shouting \u2014 \u201cNow, O grave, Where is your victory? And where, O death, thy sting?\u201d<\/p>\n
Who is this King of Glory? The Lord God mighty in battle is He. Who is the King of Glory? Maker of Heaven and earth supreme. Who is the King of Glory? The One that not even death could stop. Who is this King of Glory? Why He\u2019s the babe in the manger And the little boy from the carpenter shop.<\/p>\n
Source Unknown<\/p>\n
Sovereign Love<\/b><\/p>\n
Hail Sovereign Love that first began The scheme to rescue fallen man Hail matchless, free eternal grace That gave my soul a hiding place.<\/p>\n
Against the God that built the sky I fought with hands uplifted high despised the mention of His grace Too proud to seek a hiding place.<\/p>\n
Enwrapped in thick Egyptian night And fond of darkness more than light Madly I ran a sinful race Secure without a hiding place.<\/p>\n
But thus the eternal council ran \u201cAlmighty Love, arrest that man!\u201d I felt the arrows of distress And found I had no hiding place.<\/p>\n
Eternal justice stood aview So to Sinai\u2019s fiery mount I flew But justice said with frowning face, \u201cThe law is not a hiding place.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thus I wandered \u2019lone and feared Till mercy\u2019s angel soon appeared And led me at a placid pace To Jesus for a hiding place.<\/p>\n
On Him Almighty vengeance fell That would have sent a world to hell He bore it for a sinful race And thus became our hiding place.<\/p>\n
Should sevenfold storms of thunder roll And shake this globe from pole to pole No thunderstorm can daunt my face For Jesus is my hiding place.<\/p>\n
A few more days at most We\u2019ll land me on fair Canaan\u2019s coast Where I shall sing the songs of grace And see my glorious hiding place.<\/p>\n
– Major John Andre<\/p>\n
Source unknown<\/p>\n
Names for Christ<\/b><\/p>\n
There are two hundred and fifty-six names given in the Bible for the Lord Jesus Christ, and I suppose this was because He was infinitely beyond all that any one name could express. <\/p>\n
Billy Sunday, in a sermon, \u201cWonderful,\u201d quoted in The Real Billy Sunday<\/p>\n
Who was Jesus<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 He began His ministry by being hungry, yet He is the Bread of Life. <\/p>\n
\u2022 Jesus ended His earthly ministry by being thirsty, yet He is the Living Water. <\/p>\n
\u2022 Jesus was weary, yet He is our rest. <\/p>\n
\u2022 Jesus paid tribute, yet He is the King. <\/p>\n
\u2022 Jesus was accused of having a demon, yet He cast out demons. <\/p>\n
\u2022 Jesus wept, yet He wipes away our tears. <\/p>\n
\u2022 Jesus was sold for thirty pieces of silver, yet He redeemed the world. <\/p>\n
\u2022 Jesus was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, yet He is the Good Shepherd. <\/p>\n
\u2022 Jesus died, yet by His death He destroyed the power of death. <\/p>\n
Gregory of Nazianzus, A.D. 381<\/p>\n
Resource<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 God Came Near, Max Lucado, Multnomah Press, 1987, p. 53 <\/p>\n
\u2022 Touch the World Through Prayer, W. Duewel, OMS, pp. 33ff<\/p>\n
Not Ashamed<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cI would propose that the subject of the ministry of this house, as long as this platform shall stand, and as long as this house shall be frequented by worshipers, shall be the person of Jesus Christ. I am never ashamed to avow myself a Calvinist; I do not hesitate to take the name of Baptist; but if I am asked what is my creed, I reply, \u201cIt is Jesus Christ.\u201d My venerated predecessor, Dr. Gill, has left a [theological heritage] admirable and excellent in its way. But the [legacy] to which I would pin and bind myself forever, God helping me,…is Jesus Christ, who is the arm and substance of the gospel, who is in Himself all theology, the incarnation of every precious truth.\u201d <\/p>\n
C. H. Spurgeon, first words in the pulpit of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, London<\/p>\n
Jesus, as an example<\/b><\/p>\n
D. M. Stearns was preaching in Philadelphia. At the close of the service a stranger came up to him and said, \u201cI don\u2019t like the way you spoke about the cross. I think that instead of emphasizing the death of Christ, it would be far better to preach Jesus, the teacher and example.\u201d <\/p>\n
Stearns replied, \u201cIf I presented Christ in that way, would you be willing to follow Him?\u201d \u201cI certainly would,\u201d said the stranger without hesitation. \u201cAll right then,\u201d said the preacher, \u201clet\u2019s take the first step. He did no sin. Can you claim that for yourself?\u201d <\/p>\n
The man looked confused and somewhat surprised. \u201cWhy, no,\u201d he said. \u201cI acknowledge that I do sin.\u201d <\/p>\n
Stearns replied, \u201cThen your greatest need is to have a Savior, not an example!<\/p>\n
Source Unknown<\/p>\n
Names of Jesus<\/b><\/p>\n
Alpha and Omega (Rev. 1:8)<\/p>\n
Lion of Judah (Rev. 5:5)<\/p>\n
Anointed One (Ps. 2:2)<\/p>\n
Lord of Lords (Rev. 19:16)<\/p>\n
Author of Life (Acts 3:15)<\/p>\n
Mighty God (Isa. 9:6)<\/p>\n
Branch (Zech. 6:12)<\/p>\n
Nazarene (Matt. 2:23)<\/p>\n
Bright and Morning Star (Rev. 22:16)<\/p>\n
Prince of Peace (Isa. 9:6)<\/p>\n
Christ (Matt. 1:16)<\/p>\n
Rabbi (John 1:38)<\/p>\n
Daystar ( 2 Pet. 1:19)<\/p>\n
Root of David (Rev. 5:5)<\/p>\n
Everlasting Father (Isa. 9:6)<\/p>\n
Root of Jesse (Isa. 11:10)<\/p>\n
Gate (John 10:9)<\/p>\n
Son of David (Matt. 15:22)<\/p>\n
Good Shepherd (John 10:14)<\/p>\n
Son of God (Mark 1:1)<\/p>\n
Holy and Righteous One (Acts 3:14)<\/p>\n
Son of Man (Matt. 8:20)<\/p>\n
I Am (John 8:58)<\/p>\n
True Vine (John 15:1)<\/p>\n
Immanuel (Isa. 7:14)<\/p>\n
Wonderful Counselor (Isa. 9:6)<\/p>\n
King of Kings (Rev. 19:16)<\/p>\n
Word (John 1:1)<\/p>\n
Lamb (Rev. 5:6\u201313)<\/p>\n
Word of God (Rev. 19:13)<\/p>\n
Lamb of God (John 1:29)<\/p>\n
The Shaw Pocket Bible Handbook, Walter A. Elwell, Editor, (Harold Shaw Publ., Wheaton , IL, 1984), p. 384<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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