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Who
was this Jesus, called the Christ?
Without Jesus, there would be no religion called Christianity.
If he was not who he said he was, all of Christianity
is a sham…it's fake…and it is not to be believed.
If he never really existed, never died on a cross, never
rose from the dead or was only a "good teacher",
then what is the point?
What do YOU believe about Jesus?
Liar
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Jesus claimed that he was the son of God, and that he
could forgive sin (Matt. 9:2).
He also claimed that he was the ultimate fulfillment
of all the Jewish law and the prophets (Matt.
5:17). Would you believe someone who claimed
all that?
Lunatic
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Jesus also claimed that he was both God and human, using
the term "Son of Man" both to recognize this,
and as a fulfillment of prophecy. Also, because of the
supposed lies he told, the Jewish religious leaders
hated him passionately and finally delivered him to
the Romans to be crucified. Now, if he had only been
lying, wouldn't he recant when faced with a horrible
death? But he didn't. Wasn't he crazy?
Lord
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So what if it is all true? Jesus performed amazing miracles
such as healing a man who had been born blind (John
9:1-7), raising people from the dead (Luke
11:1-27), and helping one of his disciples
walk on water (Matt. 14:29).
His miracles were witnessed by many who then continued
to follow him! Jesus never coerced anyone to follow
him (Matt. 4:18-22,
Matt. 9:9), yet
he had a huge following during his three years of teaching,
which is what scared the religious leaders more than
anything. Perhaps the words of Peter, one of Jesus'
closest disciples, say it best: "You are the Christ,
the Son of the living God." (Matt.
16:16)
So
what do YOU believe?
If Jesus was all he said he was, all his disciples saw
and believed he was, then he is the Son of God who came
to earth to pay the price for YOUR sins. All you have
to do is accept his free gift of love to you, and commit
to follow Him the rest of your life…to take the
journey.
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