Reasons to believe in Jesus Christ
The historical evidence for the Lord Jesus Christ’s resurrection is compelling. It is so important to Christianity that a follower must believe in the Lord and His resurrection for salvation. His resurrection from the dead is evidence that God the Father accepted Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross as an atonement for sin. The Fact of…
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The miracles Jesus performed are His credentials as the Messiah. The role of miracles Miracles validate Jesus’ message. They are designed to show the deity of Jesus Christ. They are God’s way of attesting to the deity of His Son. God placed a curse upon mankind and all of nature following the fall of Adam…
Jesus meets the greatest need of man-the forgiveness of our sins. Jesus has the authority of God to forgive sins Jesus knew the authority that had been given to him by his Father. He said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me” (Matthew 28:18), just before he ascended into heaven….
If Jesus Christ, who loved the Father, welcomed others to worship Himself as God, He must have believed He was one with the Father. And we should also worship Him. For God alone is worthy of our worship. He expects His followers to worship Him as their Lord and God. Jesus received the worship reserved…
Jesus claims to be greater than Abraham Jesus told the Jews who rejected Jesus that He was greater than Abraham because He existed before Abraham. He claimed deity by calling Himself the sacred name God. Jesus responded to the Pharisee’s criticism that He couldn’t possibly be who He claimed to be since He was just…
As our God, Jesus is the True Vine Jesus uses the metaphor of the vine to describe Himself as the source of our good works. At the same time, He claimed deity as He used the sacred name of God, I AM, when He said, “I AM the true vine”. Our good works are very…
Jesus is the way to God and the way to eternal life. Life can be confusing. A pluralistic society like ours calls for us to be tolerant of all religious beliefs. But the danger is for us to mistake tolerance for validity. Truth is not a matter of preference; It is absolute, not relative. Jesus…
Jesus raises the dead A time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out–those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned (John 5:29) Jesus is the One who gives us life and can resurrect life…
Jesus is the good shepherd who loves and cares for His people. The role of a good shepherd Psalm 23 is probably the most familiar passage in the Old Testament that portrays our need for a good shepherd. “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in…
There is no other way to God but through Jesus Christ. Jesus knew Himself to be God and the only way to God Jesus again declared Himself to be God when He said “I am the gate.” He chose His words carefully. He used the same unique name, “I AM“, that God used to identify…