There Could Only Be One Jesus

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. (John 1:1-5)

Among all the great men that ever existed on the surface of the earth, there has none ever influential like Jesus Christ the penniless teacher from Nazareth.

Many prophets & false messiahs have appeared on the stage claiming to be one thing or the other, but none of them has ever promised their followers eternal life.

Countless of them have died & are still help captive by the power of the grave, but this man Jesus not only promised life to all them that would believe in him, but he also demonstrated his divinity & superiority over death by voluntarily going to cross, he was crucified & buried, but at third day just as he promised, the power of the grave could not hold captive the Son of God, hallelujah.

There are so many claims that Jesus made, which no man has ever made, in this article we are going to explore those claims and see how he definitely lived them.

1. Jesus Claimed To Be God

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the Sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God. (John 5:17-18)

Among the various claims of Jesus, one of the outstanding claims that made the Jews to plot to kill him was his claim to be God, it is a blasphemous thing for an ordinary man to say he is God, yet Jesus openly declared to his bewildered listeners and faithful followers that he is God, he did not make this claim in some obscure places, he made this claim publicly, if Jesus was not God, he couldn’t have made such claims & lived, he would have been stoned to death by the Jews, but to prove that he is God, he not only brought the situation under control, but also confounded his accusers with indisputable miraculous manifestations, only God could do what Jesus did.

I and my Father are one. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God? If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him. Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand, And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode. And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true. And many believed on him there. (John 10:30-42)

What a wonderful claim, we need not to search from the land to the sea to discover whom Jesus is, he himself has declared unto us who he is, it is therefore left to you to believe on him whom the Father hath sent, who gave his life as a ransom for many.

2. Only God Could Receive Worship

We know clearly that neither men nor angels do receive worship, but this God-Man Jesus not only received worship, but was worshipped, if then he is not God, how could he accept worship from men & from angels? I will prove what I am saying with strong scriptural backing, it is therefore left to men to fall and fearfully worship at his feet or rebel against him and forever be damned in the lake of everlasting fire.

And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. (Revelation 22:8-9)

Here is a clear account of how John the beloved wanted to worship the angel which God sent to reveal to him the future, as he wanted to do it, he himself was forbidden by the angel of God to do such, this also will prove to the world that calling on angels to intervene and worshipping them is an abomination before God, angels are mere messengers of God with divine endowment, they are not meant to be worshipped, any angel demanding worship is a demon & not of God’s elect angels

The angel not only stopped John, but made it clear to him that only God deserves worship, he also made it clear to him that angels are servants like and keepers of the testimony of Jesus Christ like us therefore do not try to worshipping them.

Now the following verses of the scripture will prove if Jesus is God or not.

Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. (John 9:35-38)

Now some of us know this story too well, Jesus has just healed a man born blind from his birth, when the Pharisees & teachers of the law with the Sadducees saw what happened, they could not believe their eyes, okay to bring the whole story home, the boy was cast out for confessing that Jesus was from God, when Jesus met him and revealed whom he was to him, the man fell down and worshipped him, now if Jesus was not God, how could he allow that man to fall down at his feet and worshipped him, why didn’t he stop him from doing it like the angel did to John?

Those who argue that Jesus is not God are fools and ignorant who need to repent of their blasphemies before it becomes too late for them; it has been the habit of Godless individuals to make mockery of the Divinity of Jesus, but we know from history how such people ended up their miserable lives, they were used as examples of God’s wrath upon the wicked and abominable to all future generations who would be coming after, therefore it is left to you to believe and be saved or refuse & be damned forever, God will not take it light with all them that make mockery of His Son Jesus.

I, the writer of this article, boldly and plainly declare that Jesus is GOD, if anyone denies this, he is of the antichrist and the only thing waiting for him is judgment in which he would forever burn in the lake of eternal fire.

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; (Titus 2:13)

You don’t need to turn all the pages of theology for one to prove that Jesus is God, the bible not only calls him God but also Saviour, Jesus is both God & Saviour, there is no argument about it, those trying to deny the Divinity of Jesus are liars & perverts, whose end has been already declared in the holy scripture by holy men of God, if you are reading this article, and you know right in your heart that you don’t have Jesus as your personal LORD & SAVIOUR, I advice you to repent & be saved.

One does not need to make endless researches to see that Jesus is God, read all over the pages of the bible, it is there, the indisputable prove that Jesus is God was his resurrection from the dead, only God could do it, all the false self proclaimed messiahs have come and gone, but none of them was able to free himself from the power of the grave, they have all passed into eternity burning in hellfire.

3. Incredible Miracles That Proved That Jesus Is GOD

Now, I am going to list some incredible miracles that proved Jesus GOD, among all the great religious leaders that ever existed on the surface of the, none of them has tried a pint of what Jesus said and did, I want you to carefully evaluate the following verses of the bible and see for yourself that Jesus is the only begotten Son of God.

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan. (Matthew 4:23-25)

The bible said that Jesus went all about Galilee preaching the gospel of the kingdom, healing all manner of sickness among the people, even those who were afflicted as a result of demon possessions were totally delivered (Halleluiah JESUS is God).

Now let me ask this question, how many among these self hell damned false proclaimed messiahs were able to physically deliver their followers from Satan?

And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. (Matthew 14:25-29)

If Jesus was not God, he couldn’t have commanded the sea storm to obey him, but to prove that he is indeed God & creator, he not only commanded the sea storm, but they listened to him, this shows that Jesus has power over every situation in one’s life, all you need to do is to call on him, because as many as would call upon the name of Lord will be saved (see Romans 10:13)

Herein is another incredible proof that Jesus is not only God, but master and owner of the universe, no man has ever walked on the water, if there be any, show me.

And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? (Mark 4:35-41)

Please, tell me what further proof do you need in order to know that Jesus is GOD in the flesh, I would love to cite some Old Testament bible texts that Jesus fulfilled in the New Testament, but time would not allow me, but there is a particular prophecy that Jesus fulfilled here, now let’s read together the book of Psalms 89:7-9:

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee? Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. -Halleluiah! Jesus is the YAHWEH I AM.

Halleluiah! Jesus rules over the raging of the sea, Jesus rules over terrorists & terrorism, Jesus rules over evil Bin Laden & his Al-Qaida network, he rules over Hezbollah, he rules over all things both good & evil, Jesus is the MASTER & CREATOR of the universe, He is God made manifest in the flesh to reveal the love of the FATHER to mankind.

Jesus not only walked on the water, but he also commanded Peter to come to him walking on the water, men should stop propagating nonsensical nonsense.

Many people do ask, if Jesus is God, why was he tempted, why was he crucified, etc, the answer to those questions & others are simple to answer using the word of God, it is a great mistake to answer critics with intellectuality, they would defeat you if you do, to silence a critic, you need to refute his false claims using the word of God.

God’s word has the answer to every question, I know of many occasions were critics & atheists were silenced & put to shame by quoting scriptures to them, don’t make the mistake of relying on intelligence & information to answer a critic or an atheist, they would defeat you, rely heavily on the Holy Spirit using the word of God.

Another scriptural defense that I would love to use is Jesus resurrecting Lazarus from death, I will comment on each verse by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. (John 11:1-6)

We all are familiar with this story, but there’s one thing stricken about it, when Jesus heard that his friend Lazarus was sick, we all know that during Jesus earthly ministry, when an urgent message comes to him, he responds quickly, but at this juncture, the bible said he delayed, something must be cooking in the mind of Jesus.

Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again. His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him. These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. (John 11:7-15)

At this point, Lazarus has died, & Jesus was telling his disciples that they should go and awaken Lazarus from sleep, it is true that his disciples did not understand Jesus metaphoric expression of Lazarus death, they thought he was speaking of ordinary sleep, Jesus made it known to them that Lazarus has died, he said that he was glad that he wasn’t there, so that his disciples would believe that though he came in the flesh, that he was also God, understand that Jesus not Man-God, but God-Man.

Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. (John 11:17)

By this time Lazarus has begun to decay, the only hope left for the family is the resurrection of the righteous; Martha the sister of deceased confessed it to Jesus.

Now it is about time to Jesus in action, it is here we would know, if he is God or not.

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world. (John 11:20-27)

Wait! only God could say what Jesus said to Martha, no ordinary man, be he an anointed prophet of God like Elijah would dare say such a thing with confidence, please review those underlined verses and notice the tone of authority and assurance that was proceeding from the very mouth of the MASTER, only God can say such things.

Jesus proved to Martha that he is God in the flesh, now I want us to consider the following phrases and see what they really meant in the light of God’s word, notice the "I am" that Jesus used in expressing his divinity that he was God.

1. I am the resurrection, and the life
2. he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live
3. And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die

It would be an absurd stupidity for one to deny that Jesus is God, only God can say, “I am the resurrection”, “he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live”, & And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.

Review those phrases for yourself and come to conclusion, if you don’t believe that Jesus is God, sorry I can’t help you, only judgment & damnation awaits you.

Only God could promise eternal life, Muhammad, Confucius, Buddha, Guru Marhadji and D. Lawrence with numerous other false self proclaimed messiahs and prophets could not promise eternal life to their followers, in fact when questioned about their final destiny & that of their followers, they do answer with uncertainty.

Buddha said he was still searching for the truth, Muhammad in his own words said that except God covers him with the cloak of mercy, that he is lost forever, they never claimed to offer eternal life, they said to came to show the way, but when Jesus was questioned about his very future & that of his followers, hear what the God-Man said:

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. (John 14:3-14)

Come’ on somebody, only God could say, I am the way, the truth & the life, only God could say, ask anything in my name it would be given you, if you don’t believe Jesus to be God, sorry you are heading towards destruction, don’t allow any body to deceive you with vain words and distorted philosophical illogical nonsensical nonsense, believe on the Lord Jesus & escape from the terrible judgment of God upon the wicked who refuse to accept Jesus as their personal Lord & Saviour (I say repent).

Haven elaborated little on this; let us return back to where we were, I was talking about the bring back to life of Lazarus by Jesus, my reason of leaving the subject for a while was to prove to my readers that only Jesus can save man from destruction.

Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. (John 11:39-45)

Hallelujah, it is humanly impossible that an ordinary man could raise from death to life a man who has been in the grave for four days, this defies medical & scientific proof, my dear it is left to you to believe that Jesus is the Son of God, only Jesus can save you from the wrath of God, only Jesus can save you from eternal death, only Jesus can give you a new life, only Jesus can pity you, only Jesus has the power over death, only one Jesus could do it, yes only one Jesus, believing on him you have life everlasting, rejecting him means eternal damnation.

4. The Humanity Of Jesus

Haven talked so far about the Divinity of Jesus (i.e. his Godship), it is also necessary wise to talk about his humanity, if I fail to talk about the humanity of Jesus, this article would never be complete, and it would mean that I am teaching another gospel, the Divinity and humanity of Jesus is Christianity’s central message, it is true that Jesus is God, but we must know for God to save man, he became man, had it been that Jesus never took on our form, I wonder how we could be saved, had it been that Jesus never took on human form, we are lost.

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)

This proves that Jesus was not only God, but also Man, the word becoming flesh simply means God coming into world in the form of a man, the reason he did that was to save us, he is holy, glorious an righteous, but he put those things aside in order to save perishing man, the word became flesh so that you and I could have access to the Father, no man can approach a Holy God, but through the word becoming flesh, we now by his precious sacrifice through grace have a complete access to the Father, only Jesus could do that for you and for me.

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; (Hebrews 1:1-3)

We must all know that the Son is God and Man; he is God because through him God spoke to us, and he is Man because through him we got the full revelation of the Father, his love, His compassion, His care toward us, His mercy in forgiving our offense, everything about God towards us was fully demonstrated in the humanity of Christ Jesus.

Jesus came into the world in the form of human to reveal the true nature of the Father, we saw the compassion in his heart, the mercy he extended to sinners, the love he demonstrated to his haters, the healing he gave to the sick, the feeding by which he fed the hungry, the salvation he offered to the lost, the wisdom he exhibited to his tempters, the mastery he showed over the powers of nature, and other numerous things he did which are not put down in this article, all these are the embodiment of the fullness of the Godhead in Christ Jesus, to show to us how the Father loved us, "'For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily". (Colossians 2:9)

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: (Romans 8:3)

Man's effort to please God through ritualistic regulatory observances is useless; it is a futile attempt because:

a. The law could not pardon; the law could not sanctify; the law could not dispense with its own requisitions; it is the rule of righteousness, and therefore must condemn unrighteousness. This is its unalterable nature. Had there been perfect obedience to its dictates, instead of condemning, it would have applauded and rewarded; but as the flesh, the carnal and rebellious principle, had prevailed, and transgression had taken place, it was rendered weak, inefficient to undo this word of the flesh, and bring the sinner into a state of pardon and acceptance with God.

b. The weakness of the law is total and universal, it has no strength at all; though not original and natural, but accidental; it is owing to the flesh, or the corrupt nature of man: or rather the weakness is in sinful men, and not in the law; and the sense is this, that human nature is so weakened by sin, that it is incapable of fulfilling the law; the weakness of the law is not from itself, but from man.

c. Man's weak nature is incapable of keeping to the whole law of God, instead the law acquitting us, it became the instrument of accusation and of a reminder of sin, the law itself is not weak but the subjects of the law are the ones weak in themselves, whereby man could not keep to the perfect law of God, the law became incapable of bringing him into full justification.

But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. (Galatians 4:4-5)

The humanity of Jesus the Christ is evident, there is no argument over that, God testified of his Son during his baptism, God testified again of him during his transfiguration, and Jesus came into this world to save sinners, which was the reason why he took upon him the form of man, without the Divinity & Humanity of Jesus the Christ, man would be forever lost.

I would love to use this media to point out why Jesus being God was tempted and suffered humiliation of many kinds, he did it because of us, and the bible will answer for itself:

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

Jesus was made little lower than the angels (i.e. messengers) for the sake of suffering death on our behalf, in what manner was Jesus made little lower than the angels, we know that angels do not suffer or die, but Jesus for the sake of man, took upon himself the form of man, in this way he was temporarily made little lower than the angels, in doing this by the grace of ELOHIM, he tasted death for everyone, so that through him we might have life.

For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

For God to bring many sons to glory, Jesus the Captain of our salvation ought to undergo suffering, it was through this suffering that God’s love was made perfect (complete) in us.

There was no way God’s love could be made perfect without the suffering of Jesus, what this meant is that, there is no we could know how much God loves if Jesus did not suffer, the suffering of Jesus gave a clear view of how much God’s love is toward us, (Romans 5:8).

• For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is
• not ashamed to call them brethren, Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the
• midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. And again, I will put my trust in him.
• And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.

Jesus was not ashamed to call us brethren, because God was not ashamed to love us.

Also understand that we become one with Christ Jesus when we receive him as Lord & Saviour, we are cleansed by his precious blood & sanctified by his living word, through Jesus we become the sons of the living God by adoption, we are called children because Jesus by his death & resurrection paid the eternal price on our behalf, so that through him we can have access to the Father; Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. (Romans 5:1-2)

Every Christian ought to be grateful to God for Christ Jesus, how can mortal lost sinners have peace with God if not by Christ Jesus, how can a lost sinner have access to the Father if not by Christ Jesus, are we so stupid to forget that without Christ we are forever damned?

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

I hope this particular portion of the scripture has answered why Jesus even though God, suffered all kinds of humiliation, Jesus did not come to save fallen angels, he came to rescue fallen man from the wrath of God, if anyone wants to know why Jesus came in the flesh, the scripture has provided the answer, we need not flip all over the pages of theology to find the answer, God through His word has already provided the answer, therefore seek no more.

For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.

The seed of Abraham here refers to all them who would come to Christ Jesus through faith, Jesus did not come in angelic form as taught by one first century Gnostic Marcion, that Jesus did not come in the flesh, the writer here makes it clear that Jesus did in reality took on human nature but was sinless, therefore it is an abomination to deny his humanity.

If Jesus had taken on angelic form, he couldn’t have saved us; here the humanity of Jesus was clearly shown by the writer of the epistle of Hebrews.

Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

Halleluiah! Thanks be to God that we have such a High Priest of God who makes reconciliation for the sins of the people, Jesus voluntarily took on our nature in order to redeem us from the awful wrath of God & the consequences of sin.

If a person does not accept this fact, there is no remedy but the wrath of God abides upon him, we must that there was a quarrel between God and man because man offended God, but Christ Jesus took this quarrel upon himself and by his sinless sacrifice satisfied God’s just demand upon sin, that we who believe might have eternal life & peace with God.

For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted (Hebrews 2:9-18).

Christ Jesus is able to aid all them that are been tempted, because he himself was also tempted in all points like us, therefore those who believe in Christ Jesus are not left alone to fend for themselves during their time of need, everyone is giving grace according to his ability, we must understand that Jesus knows each and every of our problem.

Our High Priest is a faithful one, he is merciful & compassionate, he understands all that you going through in life, he has been through that road, therefore rest assured that he will surely come to your rescue; he will not leave you to perish in your trials & hardship.

5. Other Incredible Claims Of Jesus

Jesus could only have been one of four things: a legend, a liar, a lunatic-- or Lord and God.  There is so much historical and archeological evidence to support his existence that every reputable historian agrees he was not just a legend.  He made outright claims to be equal with God.  If he were a liar, why would he die for his claim, and if these claims were serious but dishonest he was crazy when he could easily have avoided such a cruel death with a few honest words?  And, if he were a lunatic, how did he engage in intelligent debates with his opponents or handle the stress of his betrayal and crucifixion while continuing to show a deep love for his antagonists?

A) He claimed to be able to give everlasting life.

He didn't just tell people how they could find everlasting life, or deepen their own life experience. He actually claimed to give eternal life himself.

John 6:40 "For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."

John 6:47 "I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life."

John 10:28-30 "I give [my followers] eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. I and the Father are one."

John 11:25 "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die...'"

B) He claimed to be able to forgive sins

One of the reasons that the Jewish leaders were so angry with Jesus was because of his continual practice of forgiving people's sins.  The religious leaders understood clearly that since sins were rebellion against God Himself, only God could forgive sins.

Luke 5:20-21 "When Jesus saw their faith, he said, 'Friend, your sins are forgiven.'  The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, 'Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy?  Who can forgive sins but God alone?'"

Luke 7:48-49 "Then Jesus said to her, 'Your sins are forgiven.'  The other guests began to say among themselves, 'Who is this who even forgives sins?'"

And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. (John 8:3-12)

C) He claimed that he would die and come back to life

John 10:17 "Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father--and I lay down my life for the sheep. The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life--only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father."

John 12:32-33 "'But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself.' He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die."

John 16:16 "In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me."

Luke 18:31-33 "Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, 'We are going up into Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. He will be handed over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him, spit on him, flog him and kill him. On the third day he will rise again.'"

And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid. Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. (Mark 16:5-10)

I pray, that through this article, you might come to have a deeper knowledge of the person of Jesus Christ, and in believing you may have eternal life.

 

Evangelist. Ilona Henry Afamefuna