Thursday, April 25, 2013 -- A Valid Claim (2)
Thursday April 25, 2013
Later Jesus said to them again, “I am going away. You will search for me but will die in your sin. You cannot come where I am going.” 23 Jesus continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You belong to this world; I do not. 24 That is why I said that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I Am who I claim to be, you will die in your sins. 28 So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man on the cross, then you will understand that I Am he. I do nothing on my own but say only what the Father taught me. 29 And the one who sent me is with me—he has not deserted me. For I always do what pleases him.” (John 8:21, 23-24, 28-29 NLT)
Who is Jesus? Where did He come from? Where has he gone? These are questions that continue more than 2000 years after Jesus walked on this earth. It's historically clear that Jesus Christ of Nazareth was a human historical figure. However, Jesus claimed to be The Son of God, the one who came from God in heaven, and the one who, after dying for our sins and rising from the dead, would return to His father in heaven. We've just come through a celebration of Easter -- the remembrance of Jesus dying on the cross and being resurrected from the dead. Jesus said that in that event we can find understanding that He is who He says He is. No other human being was born as a result of a virgin birth -- the union of the Holy Spirit and young Mary. No other human being has lived a sinless life. No other human being has been raised back to life and then ascended into heaven. Only Jesus has!
Jesus continuously told people that unless we believe on the one God has sent, we will die in our sins. Is He crazy or is he actually teaching truthfully at a deeper level than we are able to know without the revelation of the Holy Spirit? That's the questions seekers of truth have to ask themselves and ask God to reveal to them. If we do, we are promised that God will guide us into all truth. More information on this and other related topics @ www.partnersinhope.ca/resources
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