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Link to Teaching Notes: https://bit.ly/3wbk893
Last week we talked about WHO Jesus is, a question he asked His own disciples saying...
Matthew 16:13–16 (CSB)
“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
“But you,” he asked them, “who do you say that I am?”
“But you,” he asked them, “who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
➲ The Bible refers to Jesus as “Messiah/Christ” 235 TIMES!
But the term “Christ” is really a TITLE, not the last name of Jesus.
“Christ” comes from the Greek term for the Jewish title “Messiah”, the Anointed Savior the Jews had been looking forward to for hundreds of years.
➲ Jesus is the SON OF GOD.
What does the phrase “Son of God” mean?
John 5:18 (CSB)
This is why the Jews began trying all the more to kill him: Not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal to God.
Many people would say that God created Jesus, that Jesus was God’s kid.
Read the next passage to see what the Jewish term “Son of God” meant in Jesus’ day.
Jesus is the Son of God, meaning He is EQUAL with God.
In fact, this is why Jesus was killed, NOT for a crime but killed for His CLAIM.
The religious leaders of the Jews believed that Jesus blasphemed or dishonored God by who He claimed to be.
Jesus claimed to be GOD.
John 10:31–33 (NIV)
Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father.
For which of these do you stone me?” “We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.”
Mark 14:61–64 (NIV)
But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer.
Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?” “I am,” said Jesus.
“And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
The high priest tore his clothes.
“Why do we need any more witnesses?”
he asked.
“You have heard the blasphemy.
What do you think?”
They all condemned him as worthy of death.
After Jesus came back to life He appeared to a disciple named Thomas.
Look how he responded to Jesus:
John 20:28–29 (CSB)
Thomas responded to him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said, “Because you have seen me, you have believed.
Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.”
Notice that Jesus didn’t say, “Hold on Thomas.
Don’t say I’m your God…because I’m not.
I’m just a man.”
Instead Jesus affirms his belief.
Jesus is not just a good man.
Jesus is the GOD-MAN.
One of Jesus’ best friends, John, answers the question “Who is Jesus?” in his writing we call the Gospel of John.
He refers to Jesus as THE WORD.
It is obvious he is speaking of Jesus in verse 14 where he says, “The Word became a human and lived among us”.
We learn 3 very important facts about Jesus within the first 3 verses of John’s writing.
John 1:1–3 (CSB)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was with God in the beginning.
All things were created through him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created.
In the beginning was the Word,
1. JESUS IS TIMELESS.
Further Study ¶ John 1:15-18; John 8:56-59; Rev. 22:12-13
What does the phrase “In the beginning” mean?
Jesus has ALWAYS existed.
Although He WAS born in Bethlehem, Jesus has always been.
You and I can find out how old we really are by adding about 9 months to our current age.
Although Jesus was in His 30’s when He died, resurrected, & went to heaven, that wasn’t His true age.
Jesus is ETERNAL=NO BEGINNING & NO ENDING.
and the Word was with God
2. JESUS IS SINLESS.
Further Study ¶ John 8:46; 2 Cor.
5:21; Heb.
4:15; 1Peter 1:18-19; 1 John 3:5
God is PERFECT.
Jesus must have been perfect to be “with God”.
The Bible clearly teaches that Jesus lived His whole earthly life without sinning even once!
Jesus is PERFECT and can pay for our huge sin debt.
and the Word was God... 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
3. JESUS IS LIMITLESS.
Jesus IS GOD.
He CREATED EVERYTHING we see in nature.
This is why He could calm the raging sea (Mark 4:39) while His disciples feared death.
This is why He could raise the dead and heal the sick.
This is why the tomb couldn’t hold Him.
Jesus not only loved you and died for you…HE CREATED YOU!
We have said that understanding the Trinity is difficult, but One God in 3 persons is taught throughout the New Testament (cf.
Matt.
28:19-20 “Father, Son, Spirit).
Here is one more example of what we have studied so far.
Look at the words that Jesus prayed to the Father.
John 17:1–5 (CSB)
Jesus spoke these things, looked up to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come.
Glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you gave him authority over all people, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him.
This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent—Jesus Christ.
I have glorified you on the earth by completing the work you gave me to do.
Now, Father, glorify me in your presence with that glory I had with you before the world existed.
TRINITY - Jehovah’s Witnesses laughed.
“You believe something you can’t fully explain?”
I asked: “Why is the sky blue?
Why do bad things happen to good people?
Do you believe our universe is eternal?”
You can’t fully explain details of and of that to me, but you know it to be true.
I believe the guy who rose from the dead.
Total Trust: Count the Cost
Last week we kicked off this series called TOTAL TRUST with this passage.
Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)
And without faith [pistis (noun) - meaning total trust] it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe [trust (verb)] that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
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