KNOWING CHRIST (1)

 KNOWING CHRIST

TEXT: “And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.”  John 17:3

On one occasion Jesus turned to His disciples and asked them a very important question. There may be no more important question that one could ask. That question was and is: “But who do you say that I am?” Matthew 16:15. Who is the Lord Jesus Christ?

The answer to that question is simple enough to save a child and complex enough to keep great theologians busy for eternity. Here in John 17:3 Jesus stated that eternal life is knowing God and His Son, Jesus Christ. If that is eternal life, then we cannot afford to be ignorant about the answer! So I pose it to you: who is Jesus Christ? How would you answer that question? Peter answered and said. “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:16

Matthew refers to Him as the “Son of man who came to give His life as a ransom for many.” See Matthew 20:28

Mark proclaims Him to be “the beloved Son, in whom God was well pleased.” Mark 1:11

Luke declares Him to be “a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11

John said He was “the Word made flesh.” John 1:14

Paul called Him in Colossians 1:15 “the image of the invisible God, the first born of all creation.”

The author of Hebrews calls Him, “that great Shepherd of the Sheep.”  Hebrews 13:20

Peter states that Jesus is “the chief Shepherd.” I Peter 5:4

In Revelation 1:17 Jesus is called “the first and the last.”

That is part of the Biblical answer to that question!

What is yours?

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