WHO IS JESUS?
Text Box: Gal. 1:6-9 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel - which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you let hem be eternally condemned. As we have already said, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned.      The answer to this question is of the greatest importance to every person on this planet and to every one that has ever been or will be.

     Either he is exactly what he claimed to be or he is nothing. The apostle Paul speaks of those who "preach another gospel" which in reality is a perversion of the gospel of Christ. He further states that such a perverted gospel is contrary or different from the real gospel. Gal. 1:6-9

     The real gospel according to Paul in I Cor. 15:1-4 is the story of Jesus and especially that concerning His death, burial and resurrection for our sins. Any differences in the teaching of that story from the scriptural story makes that gospel a "perverted gospel". Any teaching that makes Jesus anything less than what the scriptures present Him to be makes Him a false Jesus. With that in mind we ask again,

WHO IS JESUS?

     Jesus is the one and the only one who could ransom men who are held captive by sin and death. (Rev. 5:9)  When we look at the word "ransom", we immediately think of the price demanded by kidnappers to free a loved one from their clutches. He gave his life as a ransom for many (Mt. 10:4). He redeemed us from the curse of the law. (Gal.3:13) We could not be ransomed with material things such as silver or gold.

     It took the blood of Jesus. (I Pet. 1:18-19) Paul in speaking to Christians at Corinth says, "you were bought with a price". (I Cor. 6:20) Who is Jesus that He could accomplish this mind boggling feat? The answer is even more mind boggling.

HE IS GOD!

     This simple fact is stated a number of times in scripture. Unfortunately there are a number of people out there teaching a "different gospel" as pertains to His deity.

     John tells us, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God". (Jn. 1:14) Then we find, "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us". Please note that whatever or whomever dwelt among us was GOD! In the eighth chapter of John, we find Jesus three times referring to himself as GOD.

     In verse 24, He refers to himself as "I AM". The word "he" that follows there is a word supplied by the translators. The same holds true for verse number 28 where He again refers to himself as "I AM". In verse 58 again we find Jesus telling the Jews He is "I AM"

     In light of this I urge you to come to know him as the true and living God and the one and only Savior of this cursed planet.

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In love,

Gerald