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Who Is Jesus Christ?
Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Aug 12, 2023 (message contributor)
Summary: It may seem like a simple question for believers, and even a tougher question for non-believers. We may know of or heard about Jesus Christ, but have we taken the time to know who He is? Once we know who Jesus Christ is, we can see how He exists.
It may seem like a simple question for believers, and even a tougher question for non-believers. We may know of or heard about Jesus Christ, but have we taken the time to know who He is? Once we know who Jesus Christ is, we can see how He exists.
When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them,
“But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
The question “But who do you say I am?” Can be asked of us in much the same way it was asked of the twelve disciples. So, do you know who Jesus Christ Is? I mean, really know who He is?
Well, don’t feel bad because there are many others who don’t know, and many of those don’t want to know. There are even some pastors and ministers of God’s Word who don’t know He. Now for those who want to know who Jesus Christ is, I will make a concerted effort to help you know who He is.
Throughout the ages there have been many conjectures and discussions about the Lord Jesus Christ. People have been asking, and still do, and will continue to do so until He comes back in judgement, who is this Jesus guy, and why should I care? Who is this man that claims attention of all the world? Who is this mighty man who has such an abiding place in the hearts of millions of people around the world?
There have been and will continue to be many views about Jesus. Some have said that He was a mad man, for saying the things He said, he must be insane to claim Himself to be God. Some have even gone as far as to say that He was in league with Beelzebub, the prince of devils. Then there are others who said that He was exactly what He claimed to be…Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God. For those who believe Jesus is who He said He is, well know that just like Peter in our opening Scripture, that understanding came for the Father in heaven. Now, that knowledge has been to many a folk, but unlike you they refused to let that knowledge rest in their heart and take root.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The fear here is not that of being afraid, but that of giving reverence to God. To put it simply, it means to hear Him out, to listen carefully to what He has to say through the Word of God, that is the Bible. Isn’t that how we get to know someone? To have a conversation with them and then access what they are saying. That’s just common courtesy. But many a fool have discarded or not even bothered to find out, based on what someone else had to say about the man Jesus. God, Himself in His world asks for that common courtesy.
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
In this message I cannot tell you all about Jesus Christ. Even if I gave a message about Him every Sunday, I could not tell it all. John the apostle, the writer of the book of John wrote, “And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.” So then, how am I going to encompass the character of Jesus Christ in this short 30 or so minutes of this message? I can do so by briefly and simply discussing the high points as we work towards answering the question, “Who is Jesus Christ?”
To tackle this question, we must first understand that He is a divine person. Someone who came from heaven, a godly individual.
Many critics have risen, and some from so-called Christian pulpits who declared that Jesus was not divine. They say that He was a mere man, the fairest flower of evolution, a good man, a good teacher, and maybe even a good prophet, but just a man after all. These critics pass into oblivion, while Jesus Christ, the divine Person continues to stand stronger than ever.
