Jesus Christ

The key to the knowledge of God

The names of Jesus

2 Corinthians 4.6

Jesus is the key to knowing God and the history of the world.

The Greek word (Jesus) is the Hebrew word Joshua-meaning “Jehovah is Lord”.

*Messiah “the anointed one” the Christ

a.    Anointed-to a service of God,

b.    Christ-the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew word Messiah

c.     “as his human name(Jesus) assures us that our god is our Savior, so His divine name (Christ) declares that our Savior is our God” Stevenson

Lord- used relating to Jesus referrers to Jehovah

Son of God-Matt26:63-64”; john 20:28

Son of Man – this relates Him to man

a.    This phase is used In the bible 87 times,

b.    Jesus used this title more than any other

*Incarnation made flesh

Mormon belief of Jesus                                                                                                                                                                             The God of Israel is a living and personal God.  The Trinity and Virgin Birth are doctrines of man that were an integral part of mystery religions.  They were invented by Nimrod (grandson of Noah); and made official doctrines of Christianity  by the unbaptized, pagan Roman Emperor Constantine   *

a.    God in Jesus revealed himself to man in a flesh and Blood body 1 tim.3.16.

  Woman, believe me, the hour comes, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, will you worship the Father. You worship that which you don’t know. We worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshippers. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. John 4:21-24 (WEB).

 John 4:24, "God is a Spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth."

b.    God is Spirit

c.     Man cannot see spirit so God put on flesh

d.    Problem with the “god in flesh”

e.    The Gnostic philosophers denied the incarnation of god.

f.      Their belief – Jesus only (seemed to be) that Christ came upon Jesus at his baptism and left him on the cross. Thus Christ never was born or died therefore Christ was not flesh. Jesus to them was just a man that god pick to house the Christ. That is why we find their teachings saying that Jesus was married and had kids and that he secretly married. ( the dinvc code)

g.    Jesus is God in the flesh, he was also man but without sin

h.    He tired-mark 4.2, he thirsty jn19.28, he died and was buried, he forgave sin matt. 9.2-6. He rose from the dead,

i.       Paul’s words—2 cor.5.19.

The evidences of the Deity of Jesus

The virgin birth

a.    This is a point of separation for most religious groups

b.       (Remember) when the angels said, “O Mary, God gives you good news of a word from Him (God), whose name is the Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, revered in this world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (to God).  He will speak to the people from his cradle and as a man, and he is of the righteous.” She said, “My Lord, how can I have a child when no mortal has touched me?” He said, “So (it will be).  God creates what He wills.  If He decrees a thing, He says to it only, ‘Be!’ and it is.”  (Quran, 3:45-47)

c.      

Second person of the trinity describe in Jn 1:1-14

a.    Coequal with God

b.    Creator

c.     Source of life

d.    Head of the church

e.    Reconciler of man with God

f.      God man

g.    King of kings

h.    Lord of lord

i.       God  col 2.9

The Islam belief of Jesus

a.       Muslims believe that Jesus was not crucified.  It was the plan of Jesus’ enemies to crucify him, but God saved him and raised him up to Him.  And the likeness of Jesus was put over another man.  Jesus’ enemies took this man and crucified him, thinking that he was Jesus.  God has said:

b.       ...They said, “We killed the Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, the messenger of God.” They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, but the likeness of him was put on another man (and they killed that man)...  (Quran, 4:157)

The resurrection of Jesus

a.     The bodily resurrection of Jesus was the key to the good news

b.    He did the work on the cross to once and for all atone for the sin of mankind 1 cor 15.17

c.     The resurrection was the death blow to the devil the war had been won.