Who is Jesus, really?
Who is Jesus, really?
There are so many, seemingly contradicting and even controversial views of who the person of Jesus (really) is, that we thought it is time to set the record straight.
In order to be systematic, we will address this topic at the hand of these 10 points of which the last article can be found on the website:
- The person and nature of Jesus
- God incarnate
- Jesus, both man and God
- Prophecies pertaining to Jesus
- Jesus the Messiah
- Jesus the suffering servant
- Jesus of Nazareth
- Jesus, the good Shepherd
- The Angel of the Lord
- The reign of Melchizedek
- Jesus, the Lion and the Lamb
We will strive to remain as objective as possible to ensure that we give a balanced view when weighing up the evidence and comparing sources.
Not only those found in the scriptures, but also from secular writers, although the Scriptures should ultimately take precedence over any other writing, especially when referring to the deity of Christ – fully Man, yet fully God – as is the case with any other religion when referring to their prophets or gods in their writings.
1. THE PERSON AND NATURE OF JESUS
The bible states that Jesus was there from the beginning. What does this mean exactly?
John 1 v 1, 14
[1]“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
[14]“And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
Does “In the beginning” actually mean Jesus came into existence at a certain point in time? This would mean that He is bound to the creation (space, time and matter) and therefore he surely cannot be the Creator as John explicitly claims in vers 2;
[2] “All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.” as well as Colossians 1 v 17 stating that He is the One in whom “all things hold together.”
