8 Reasons Jesus Christ Should Be Your Only God!
Jesus – biggest
- Bible – 1st book widely published, best-selling, most translated
- History – measure time by Him (BC & AD)
- Holidays – “holy days” – (Xmas, Good Friday, Easter)
- Church – Sunday (day Res), largest/diverse/longest mov’t history world (billions)
#1 – Jesus said He came down from heaven
John 6:38, 41-42 For I have come down from heaven…At this the[y]…began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” They said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”
- NDE
- Jesus – descend not ascend
#2. Jesus said He was the Son of Man
Daniel 7:13-14 …before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
- 600 BC
Mark 14:61-64 … Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Christ, 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?”
- #1 title – 80+ times
- Sovereign God
#3 – Jesus said His miracles were Kingdom signs
John 10:36b-39 Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’? Do not believe me unless I do what my Father does. But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.” Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp.
- Rule over physical world
- Ex’s – & resurrection
#4 – Jesus said He was God
John 10:30-33 “Jesus answered… I and the Father are one.” Again the[y]…picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many great miracles from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?” “We are not stoning you for any of these,”…”but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.”
- Only founder any major religion said 1). PERFECT 2). GOD = Killed for it.
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#5 – Jesus said He was sinless
John 8:46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me?
- “No one perfect”
- Most holy=most humble
- Muhammad & Ghandi & Mother Theresa & Me– sin
- Omission & Comission
- Thought, Word, Deed
#6 – Jesus forgives sin
Mark 2:5,7-8 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”…“Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you question these things in your hearts?
- Sin against God (Ps. 51:4)
- Only God can forgive (cross)
#7 – Jesus said He was the only way to heaven
John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
#8. Jesus said He would return to rule as King of Kings and Lord of Lords
Matthew 24:3-13 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us…what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray….you will hear of wars and rumors of wars…For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginning of the birth pains. “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation…and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
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