As we begin, I believe we must address the Question: WHO
IS JESUS CHRIST?
Let’s quickly
state, “Jesus Christ is the Son of the Living God,” in reality, “God
manifest in the flesh.” He is “the King of kings and Lord of lords, the
Jehovah of the Old Testament, and the Savior of man.”
Were Jesus
Christ a mere man, albeit ever so talented, ever so educated,
ever so charismatic, and ever so intelligent, that would be one
thing. However, if Jesus Christ is the Son of the Living God, and He most
definitely is, then that’s something else altogether.
Please note
the following:
The only way to God is through Jesus Christ (Jn.
14:6) See below. The only way to Jesus is by Means of the
Cross (Lk. 14:27) and whosoever does
not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. The only way to the Cross is a denial of self
(Lk. 9:23) And he said
to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. .
Jesus personally stated, and unequivocally
so:
“I am the
Way, the Truth, and the Life (proclaims in no uncertain terms exactly who
and What Jesus is); no come comes
unto the Father , but by Me (He declares positively that the idea of
God as Father; this approach to God for every man is through Him – through what
He is and what He has done)” (Jn.
14:6).
Folks, it is
Jesus Christ who paid the price at Calvary’s Cross for man’s Redemption. No one
else paid that price simply because no one else could pay that price. He Alone
paid it; therefore, to be Saved, one must accept Christ. There is no other way.
Listen:
It must be understood, if any doctrine is wrong about Jesus, then whatever else
it is they say and do is of no consequence. As stated, He Alone is “the Way,
the Truth, and the Life:”
I know I said it a few minutes ago, but
everything that we receive from God the Father, and I mean everything, comes to
us by and through the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the One who paid the price that that door may be
opened. No one else did because no one else could.
John the Beloved probably gave the
greatest definition of Who Christ is of any writer in the Word of God. He did
so as the Holy Spirit moved upon him and in such a way that it all description.
Let’s look at it phrase by phrase. It is taken directly from the First
Chapter, even beginning with the First Verse of the Gospel that bears his
name.
