Lecture 1: Life Of Christ

I. Introduction To The Life Of Christ:

The Portrait of Christ.

Matthew wrote Jesus to be a King.

Mark wrote Jesus to be a Servant.

Luke wrote Jesus as a Perfect Man.

John wrote Jesus as theMighty God.

Emphasis by writers.

Matthew - His sermons.

Mark - His miracles.

Luke - His parables

John - His doctrines

Jesus is misunderstood.

By the liberals.

Albert Schweiter:

George Bernard Shaw:

Rudolf Bultman:

Hugh Schonfield:

By the cults.

Jehovah’s Witnesses (Charles Russell):

The opinion of the Mormon Church (Charles Russell):

Christian Science.

God is indivisible Mary Barker Eddy):

By Bible believing People:

Hebrews 12:1–3 KJV 1900

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

Philippians 2:5–8 KJV 1900

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

2 Corinthians 4:8–11 KJV 1900

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

2 Corinthians 3:18 KJV 1900

But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Romans 5:8–10 KJV 1900

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

1 Peter 2:21 KJV 1900

For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: