WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM?

“Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, "Who do people say I am?" 28 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets." 29 "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Christ.” Mark 8:27-29

In the above verse, the disciples spent 24/7 with Jesus for 3 years and they believed that Jesus was the Christ. In John 8:58, Jesus states emphatically that he is God. "I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I am!" Other instances of eye witness accounts concerning the deity of Jesus Christ are:

1. The Roman centurions who nailed Him to the cross. “When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!" Matt 27:54

2. The fallen angels that He created, who served Him and actually saw Him sitting on His throne in Heaven before their rebellion and expulsion. “Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Christ.” Luke 4:41

3. God Himself along with the incarnation of the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove. “When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased." Luke 3:21-22

Not only does the New Testament proclaim the divinity of Jesus Christ, but the Old Testament is full of prophecies about Him. The Old Testament prophets foretold of His birth, his death and his resurrection thousands of years before they occurred.

Who do you say that I am? When I was a child growing up, whenever I was asked this question, I would automatically say...Jesus is the Son of God. Later, as I grew into adulthood and completely got away from church, I would still tell you that Jesus is the Son of God. When God in His infinite grace chose to call me into a total relationship with Him, I came face to face with Jesus. My sins were laid bare before me and all I could do was fall on my face and repent of those sins to God. I realized with a breaking heart that Jesus was much more than just the Son of God. I realized that my life was nothing without Him in the center of it. Over the past 10 years or so, I have come to realize more and more exactly who Jesus is.

Who do you say that I am? That is a question that only you can answer for yourself.

*If you don’t know who Jesus Christ is or what salvation means, I urge you to read our blog entry titled “New Life in Christ.”




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