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Finding True Jesus
It has been said, there are many ways to heaven, but Jesus says different
But then when it comes to Jesus being the way, do we have the right conception of Him, and the Way to come to Him?
In looking at Jesus as the way to a better life, a blessed life we need to know the true Jesus and today we will look at finding the true Jesus in the Bible.
What you believe is not enough, you need more if you want the true Jesus for even the demons believe.
Jesus says you need to abide in Him
Abide in His Word is abiding in Him since He is the Word
So the only way to know the true Jesus is to know the Word.
Oh it is worth it for in the Word that reveals the true Jesus we have every spiritual blessing
If you say you are a disciple of Jesus may we understand what that entails.
So let’s go on and explore “Finding the True Jesus”
For the best way to do that, the only true way to do that is through the Word of God.
It is a reliable source of information.
For there is sufficient evidence that the Bible is the Word of God and Jesus is the Son of God, and if we want to know Jesus the Son of God we need to have the Bible, the Word of God.
I. True Jesus in the Old Testament
The O.T. is a great tool to help to start to see the true Jesus of the N.T. and it was used by Jesus to prove who He was after the resurrection.
On the road to Emmaus Jesus meets with two disciples and reveals from Moses and the prophets about Himself.
So if it is good for Jesus it should be good for us too.
Lk24:
Let this passage sink in just a minute, “all things” - everything we need to know about the “true Jesus” is written for us.
It also says it must be fulfilled.
Everything we need, that the Moses, the prophets proclaimed has been fulfilled in Jesus.
Paul wrote of the importance of the things written before, so in other words the O.T.
Paul reminded Timothy of the wisdom there is in knowing the “true Jesus”
I know I said finding the “true Jesus” in the O.T. and have not even gotten there yet, but it is through the O.T. prophesies we can see Him.
His birth
Or we can see the suffering of Jesus
Bore our griefs, carried our sorrows, stricken, smitten, afflicted, pierced, crushed, chastened.
But the Lord took all our iniquity, the Father placed all the iniquity on Jesus!
Still within Isaiah we can see the sovereignty of Jesus
That is just from Isaiah, I’m sure you can understand why they may call it the 5th gospel.
It is said there are some 330 prophetic statements regarding Jesus found in the O.T. - now I have not gone and searched out them all, but that would be a great study.
So, can you see why we need the full counsel of God the O.T. and the N.T.? Take time, read, study the O.T. too and you will see the “true Jesus” is there.
The O.T. had a purpose the law had a purpose to lead us to the “true Jesus” look at this.
The Law, was there to lead us to Christ so we could be justified by faith.
So to find the “true Jesus” of the Bible which is our reliable source we need to look to the Gospels.
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True Jesus in the Gospels
Each Gospel different writer, different target audience and different emphasis.
Matthew: Emphasizes Teaching - Matthew focuses on the teachings of Jesus and spends much time in teaching regarding the kingdom of heaven
Mark: emphasizes Miracles - the shortest of the gospels with the emphasis on the miracles of Jesus to prove the divinity of Jesus as well as the authority of Jesus
Luke: Emphasis humanity and history - written with a strong emphasis on the humanity of Jesus as well as a well laid out chronological accounting of Jesus life and ministry
John: Divinity of Jesus - The gospel of love and of belief.
John writes and tells us exactly why that you may come to believe in Jesus and have eternal life in His name.
John focuses on the divinity of Jesus while still not leaving out the humanity of Jesus.
They all have one thing in common: FAITH, they want people to come to faith, to come to believe so people may have eternal life.
Best said by John
Jn20:
Where the O.T. we see with eyes of prophesy in the N.T. it is eyes of fulfillment.
The gospels record the teachings of Christ, so if you want to know the “true Jesus” you need to read the gospels.
While the majority believe that all you have to do is believe and all will go to heaven, the gospels, Jesus say differant.
Find what?
The entrance into the kingdom of heaven as laid out in the gospels.
Just calling on His name is not enough
Few will find it, not everyone who says Lord, Lord, doesn’t sound so simple does it?
but Jesus tells us, in the gospels, that it not without cost.
Deny self, if you want to know the “true Jesus” you need to deny self and take up the cross, part of the carrying the burden of the cross is obeying His commands
But it ends with the promise
Mt28:18-
“True Jesus” gave instructions to the apostles who wrote the gospels for us by inspiration and perspiration and dedication do do what He said, what He commanded them.
Remember we are to bear the cross, daily! - Jesus told the apostles to teach them to follow all things, so he is not a smorgasbord Jesus, He is authoritative Jesus who has told us what to do.
He did not give us all things, but He did give the Apostles all things through the Holy Spirit after His ascension.
He was going to disclose, tell them the all things we have recorded in the Epistles.
The things guiding into all truth about the “true Jesus”
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True Jesus in Acts/Epistles
As mentioned earlier about the O.T. eyes of prophesy, the N.T. eyes of fulfillment, well in Acts we see the fulfillment of the promise by Jesus of the Holy Spirit
ACt2:4
Knowing all truth, was a process, they learned by the Holy Spirit along the way.
The Holy Spirit lead them and guided them into all truth.
Written by inspiration of the Spirit and the authority, commandments of the Lord.
SO like the church at Thessolonica we need to receive the Word as the very word of God that works in us.
Jesus Himself tells us by receiving those He sends (the Apostles) that are receiving Him, the “true Jesus”
The “true Jesus” is fully revealed through the Gospels, through Acts and the Epistles so that we have all things we need.
And that the scripture, the bible, the authoritative source of God’s word of prophesy in the O.T. and fulfillment in the N.T. lacks nothing
It’s not the Bible and, remember what Paul said to the Galatians
So if you want to know the “true Jesus” you need to have the true word of God found in the Bible.
Then you are able to contend with your faith
So the gospel is to bring faith, the Epistles give us the way to faith and how to contend, defend and grow our faith through obedience.
See we can find the “true Jesus” in obedience
IV.
True Jesus through Obedience
So we see Jesus in the O.T., the Gospels, Acts and the Epistles but for YOU to find the true Jesus, you need to come via obedience.
It is more than belief, it is obedience, that is what makes you a disciple, that is what seperates you from those who try to enter another way.
Remember even the demons believed and trembled (Jam2:19) As Jesus had told the apostles to obey His commands we learn from that too.
If you love Him, we too will keep His commands, and He makes his home in our heart.
“True Jesus” is perfected in us when we keep His commands
So keep His commands, come to Him by faith, by confession, by repentance and by baptism and be born again a new creation.
Clothed in Christ and a new creation, can’t leave that verse out
Maybe you been a Christian a long time, do you follow the “true Jesus?” Do you pick up your cross, do you carry each others burdens?
Do you keep His commands?
I know I can struggle with some of this and need these reminders myself.
I need to remember the importance of the great commission and not allow it to be a great omission and not follow through with it.
And the great promise
So “true Jesus” Followers
Follow the Jesus as revealed in the O.T. and the N.T. and know the authority of the Bible and the authority of Jesus in both heaven and earth.
Follow Jesus by being baptized that is coupled with faith, confession and repentance
Follow the commands as given by Jesus and the Apostles so we can rest assured in our salvation and that we are following the “true Jesus.”
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