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Jesus Christ
- According to Biblical Scripture, Jesus Christ is God, Who was manifested in human flesh
- He is Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, and The Prince of Peace
- He is the way, the Truth, the Life. No one comes to God but by Him
- The way that Jesus taught to be saved
- He started the church (the 'ecclesia' which means 'the called out ones, who are separated or holy unto God'
According to Biblical Scripture, Jesus Christ is God, Who was manifested in human flesh
The name Jesus literally means Jehovah [or YHVH (Yahweh), (the self existent One)] has become our salvation. (1. Strong’s Hebrew Concordance) The word translated salvation most used in the Old Testament is Yeshuw`ah (Hebrew) (Jesus). (2. Holman Bible Dictionary)This explains how the apostles and disciples of Jesus could preach and teach about Him only using the Old Testament due to the fact that the New Testament had not yet been written. Jesus said in the Gospel of John 5:43 that He came in His Father’s name and that the Holy Spirit would be sent in His name. (John 14:25-27) According to the Book of Hebrews, (the 4th chapter), Jesus inherited the name of the Father. In other words, the name of God is Jesus! (Yahwey has become our salvation)
Historically the man, Christ Jesus, was born around 3-4 BC. Joseph, who was then engaged to Mary when she was found to be pregnant while she was still a virgin, was of the lineage of David the King from the tribe of Judah. (3. Holman Bible Dictionary)The virgin birth was prophesied in Isaiah 7:14. The same scripture also says that this child born would be Immanuel which literally means God with or among us.(4. Is. 7:14 KJV) Biblical Christianity is different from all other religions of the world with the "good news" that God himself paid for our fallen state of sin and made a way for us to be with Him. The Bible is the only Book that has accurately explained man's fallen condition and the Creator's plan to redeem mankind who were made in the image of the Creator. It also gives insights that were impossible to know at the time that they were written by holy men moved on by God. (2 Peter 1:20-21)
He is Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, and The Prince of Peace
Isaiah 9:6 then prophesied that this son would eventually rule the world. He would be El Gibbowr which is Hebrew for 'God the strongest' or 'almighty', also that this child born would