JESUS CHRIST

JESUS CHRIST: QUITE SIMPLY, THE GREATEST!

THE WAY
THE TRUTH
THE LIFE
JESUS CHRIST

LINKS

*Jesus On Prayer

*The Lord's Prayer

*What Did Jesus Say About ?

When Napoleon was exiled to the island of St Helena,
he had plenty of time to think.

This is what he wrote: There is something about Jesus Christ I cannot understand. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and myself have all founded great empires, but on what did these creations of our genius rest? Upon force. But Jesus founded his on love. This very day millions would die for him. I have inspired multitudes with enthusiastic devotion. They would die for me. But to do it, it was necessary that I should be present with the electric influence of my looks, my words, my voice. When I saw men and spoke to them I lit up the flame of devotion in their hearts. But Jesus Christ by some mysterious influence, even through the lapse of eighteen centuries, so draws the hearts of men towards him that thousands at a word would rush through fire and flood for him, not counting their lives dear to themselves.
That is a soldier's assessment.

JESUS CHRIST:
THE ENVY OF EVERY (WOULD-BE) LEADER.
JESUS CHRIST The Most Loved King of kings on Earth and in Heaven!

John1:1-5.In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

The Names Of Jesus

The two most popular titles or names Christians use in speaking of our Lord are Jesus, a translation of the Hebrew word Joshua, which means "Yahweh is Salvation," and Christ, a transliteration of the Greek term Christos, meaning "Anointed One" or "Messiah." Following are some other significant names or titles for Christ used in the New Testament. Each title expresses a distinct truth about Jesus and His relationship to believers.

TITLE	SIGNIFICANCE	BIBLE REFERENCE
Adam, Last Adam	First of the new race of the redeemed	1 Cor. 15:45
Alpha and Omega	The beginning and ending of all things	Rev. 21:6
Bread of Life	The one essential food	John 6:35
Chief Cornerstone	A sure foundation for life	Eph. 2:20
Chief Shepherd	Protector, sustainer, and guide	1 Pe. 5:4
Firstborn form the Dead	Leads us into resurrection and eternal life	Col. 1:18
Good Shepherd	Provider and caretaker	John 10:11
Great Shepherd of the Sheep	Trustworthy guide and protector	Heb. 13:20
High Priest	A perfect sacrifice for our sins	Heb. 3:1
Holy One of God	Sinless in His nature	Mark 1:24
Immanuel (God With Us)	Stands with us in all of life’s circumstances	Matt. 1:23
King of Kings, Lord of Lords	The Almighty, before whom every knee will bow	Rev. 19:16
Lamb of God	Gave His life as a sacrifice on our behalf	John 1:29
Light of the World	Brings hope in the midst of darkness	John 9:5
Lord of Glory	The power and presence of the living God	1 Cor. 2:8
Mediator between God and Men	Brings us into God’s presence redeemed and forgiven	1 Tim. 2:5
Only Begotten of the Father	The unique, one-of-a-kind Son of God	John 1:14
Prophet	Faithful proclaimer of the truths of God	Acts 3:22
Savior	Delivers from sin and death	Luke 1:47
Seed of Abraham	Mediator of God’s covenant	Gal. 3:16
Son of Man	Identifies with us in our humanity	Matt. 18:11
The Word	Present with God at the creation	John 1:1

THE MIRACLES OF JESUS CHRIST

MIRACLE	MATHEW	MARK	LUKE	JOHN
1. Cleansing a Leper	8:2	1:40	5:12
2. Healing a Centurion’s Servant	8:5		7:1
3. Healing Peter’s Mother-in-Law	8:14	1:30	4:38
4. Healing the Sick at Evening	8:16	1:32	4:40
5. Stilling the Storm	8:23	4:35	8:22
6. Demons Entering a Herd of Swine	8:28	5:1	8:26
7. Healing a Paralytic	9:2	2:3	5:18
8. Raising the ruler’s Daughter	9:18, 23	5:22,35	8:40,49
9. Healing the Hemorrhaging Woman	9:20	5:25	8:43
10. Healing Two Blind Men	9:27
11. Curing a Demon-Possessed, Mute Man	12:22		11:14
12. Healing a Man’s Withered Hand	12:9	3:1	6:6
13. Possessed, Blind and Mute Man	12:22		11:14
14. Feeding the Five Thousand	14:13	6:30	9:10	6:1
15. Walking on the Sea	14:25	6:48		6:19
16. Healing Gentile Woman’s Daughter	15:21	7:24
17. Feeding the Four Thousand	15:32	8:1
18. Healing the Epileptic Boy	17:14	9:17	9:38
19. Temple Tax in the Fish’s Mouth	17:24
20. Healing Two Blind Men	20:30	10:46	18:35
21. Withering the Fig Tree	21:18	11:12
22. Casting Out an Unclean Spirit		1:23	4:33
23. Healing a Deaf-Mute		7:31
24. Healing a Blind Man at Bethsaida		8;22
25. Escape from the Hostile Multitude			4:30
26. Catch of Fish			5:1
27. Raising of a Widow’s Son at Nain			7:11
28. Healing the Infirm, Bent Woman			13:11
29. Healing the Man with Dropsy			14:1
30. Cleansing the Ten Lepers			17:11
31. Restoring a Servant’s Ear			22:51
32. Turning Water into Wine				2:1
33. Healing Nobleman’s Son (of fever)				4:46
34. Healing an Infirm Man at Bethesda				5:1
35. Healing the Man Born Blind				9:1
36. Raising of Lazarus				11:43
37. Second Catch of Fish				21:1

THE PARABLES OF JESUS CHRIST

PARABLE	MATTHEW	MARK	LUKE
1. Lamp Under a Basket	5:14–16	4:21, 22	8:16, 17
2. A Wise Man Builds on Rock Foolish Man Builds on Sand	7:24–27		11:33–36
3. Unshrunk (New) Cloth on an Old Garment	9:16	2:21	6:47–49
4. New Wine in Old Wineskins	9:17	2:22	5:36
5. The Sower	13:3–23	4:2–20	5:37, 38
6. The Tares (Weeds)	13:24–30		8:4–15
7. The Mustard Seed	13:31, 32	4:30–32	13:18, 19
8. The Leaven	13:33		13:20, 21
9. The Hidden Treasure	13:44
10. The Pearl of Great Price	13:45, 46
11. The Dragnet	13:47–50
12. The Lost Sheep	18:12–14		15:3–7
13. The Unforgiving Servant	18:23–35
14. The Laborers in the Vineyard	20:1–16
15. The Two Sons	21:28–32
16. The Wicked Vinedressers	21:33–46	12:1–12	20:9–19
17. The Wedding Feast	22:2–14
18. The Fig Tree	24:32–44	13:28–32	21:29–33
19. The Wise and Foolish Virgins	25:1–13
20. The Talents	25:14–30
21. The Growing Seed		4:26–29
22. The Absent Householder		13:33–37
23. The Creditor and Two Debtors			7:41–43
24. The Good Samaritan			10:30–37
25. A Friend in Need			11:5–13
26. The Rich Fool			12:16–21
27. The Watchful Servants			12:35–40
28. The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant			12:42–48
29. The Barren Fig Tree			13:6–9
30. The Great Supper			14:16–24
31. building a Tower and a King making War			14:25–35
32. The Lost Coin			15:8–10
33. The Lost Son			15:11–32
34. The Unjust Steward			16:1–13
35. The Rich man and Lazarus			16:19–31
36. Unprofitable Servants			17:7–10
37. The Persistent Widow			18:1–8
38. The Pharisee and the Tax Collector			18:9–14
39. The Minas			19:11–27

THE PRE-EMINENCE OF JESUS CHRIST

In universal government

In reconciliation

In wisdom & knowledge

In personal observance

In Christian living

The visible image of God 1:15

The agent of creation 1:16

The sustainer 1:17

The head of the Church 1:18

Pleases the Father 1:19,20

Reconciles us through his death 1:21,22

Lives in us as our hope of glory 1:27

The source of all the treasures 2:2,3

Worldly philosophy does not conform to Him 2:8

We are alive in Him 2:11-13

No need for legalism & ritualism 2:16-23

He is our life 3:3

We can avoid immorality and can bless others 3:5_14

The Four Great Christological Passages

John 1; 14

Philippians 2

Colossians 1; 2

Hebrews 1; 2

(1) His divine Relationship to the Father

The Word 1:1; 14

Radiant glory 1:14; 14:7

Only begotten 1:14, 18

Son 3:16

Form of God 2:6

Equal with God 2:6

Bondservant 2:7

The image of the invisible god

Firstborn 1:15, 18

The Son He (God) loves 1:13

The revelation of God 1:2

Firstborn 1:6

Son 12a, 5, 8

(2) His Divine Work
Creation of All

Salvation

1:1–3

1:12, 13

2:6–8

1:16–18

1:4, 5, 19–22, 2:6, 13–15

1:2, 3, 10

1:3, 2:10, 11

(3) His Divine Nature

Exclusively

In the Flesh

Theos (God) 1:1, 18

1:18; 14:6

1:14

Theos (God) 2:6

2:6

2:7, 8

Theotetos (Godhead) 2:9; 1:19; 2:9

1:19; 2:9

2:9

Theos (God) 1:8

1:3

1:6; 2:14–18

The 7 "I AM" Statements of John’s Gospel

Twenty-three times in all we find our Lord’s meaningful "I AM" (ego eimi, Gk.) in the Greek text of this Gospel (4:26; 6:20, 35, 41, 48, 51; 8:12, 18, 24, 28, 58; 10:7, 9, 11, 14; 11:25; 13:19; 14:16; 15:1, 5; 18:5, 6, 8). In several of these He joins His "I AM" with seven metaphors which are expressive of his saving relationship toward the world.

"I AM the Bread of life" (6:35, 41, 48, 51).

"I AM the Light of the world" (8:12).

"I AM the Door of the sheep" (10:7, 9).

"I AM the Good Shepherd" (10:11, 14).

"I AM the Resurrection and the Life" (11:25).

"I AM the Way, the Truth, the Life" (14:6).

"I AM the true Vine" (15:1, 5).

The Prayer of Jesus Christ

John 17:1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he looked up to heaven and said, "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you. ² For you have given him authority over everyone in all the earth. He gives eternal life to each one you have given him. ³ And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth. ⁴ I brought glory to you here on earth by doing everything you told me to do. ⁵ And now, Father, bring me into the glory we shared before the world began. ⁶ "I have told these men about you. They were in the world, but then you gave them to me. Actually, they were always yours, and you gave them to me; and they have kept your word. ⁷ Now they know that everything I have is a gift from you, ⁸ for I have passed on to them the words you gave me; and they accepted them and know that I came from you, and they believe you sent me. ⁹ "My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you. ¹⁰ And all of them, since they are mine, belong to you; and you have given them back to me, so they are my glory! ¹¹ Now I am departing the world; I am leaving them behind and coming to you. Holy Father, keep them and care for them—all those you have given me—so that they will be united just as we are. ¹² During my time here, I have kept them safe. I guarded them so that not one was lost, except the one headed for destruction, as the Scriptures foretold. ¹³ "And now I am coming to you. I have told them many things while I was with them so they would be filled with my joy. ¹⁴ I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not. ¹⁵ I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. ¹⁶ They are not part of this world any more than I am. ¹⁷ Make them pure and holy by teaching them your words of truth. ¹⁸ As you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world. ¹⁹ And I give myself entirely to you so they also might be entirely yours. ²⁰ "I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me because of their testimony. ²¹ My prayer for all of them is that they will be one, just as you and I are one, Father—that just as you are in me and I am in you, so they will be in us, and the world will believe you sent me. ²² "I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they may be one, as we are—²³ I in them and you in me, all being perfected into one. Then the world will know that you sent me and will understand that you love them as much as you love me. ²⁴ Father, I want these whom you’ve given me to be with me, so they can see my glory. You gave me the glory because you loved me even before the world began! ²⁵ "O righteous Father, the world doesn’t know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me. ²⁶ And I have revealed you to them and will keep on revealing you. I will do this so that your love for me may be in them and I in them."

JESUS PRAYER SUMMARY

For Himself

John 17:vv. 1–5

For His disciples

John 17:vv. 6–19

For future believers

John 17:vv. 20–26

He affirms the glory of the Cross (vv. 1, 2)
He expresses the very   essence of eternal life (v. 3, 4)

He rejoices in the shared glory of the Father                   (v. 5)

He prays for their knowledge        (vv. 6–9)

He prays for their perseverance   (vv. 10–12)

He prays for their joy (v.13)

He prays for their sanctification   (vv. 14–17)

He prays for their mission (vv. 18, 19)
He prays for their oneness     (vv. 20–22)
He prays for their perfect unity (v. 23)

He prays for their future presence with Him                (vv. 24, 25)

He prays for their mutual love (v. 26)

The Death of Jesus

Aspect of Jesus’ Death

Old Testament Reference

In obedience to His Father (John 18:11)

Psalm 40:8

Announced by Himself (John 18:32; see 3:14)

Numbers 21:8, 9

In the place of His people (John 18:14)

Isaiah 53:4-6

With evildoers (John 19:18)

Isaiah 53:12

In innocence (John 19:6)

Isaiah 53:9

Crucified (John 19:18)

Psalm 22:16

Buried in a rich man’s tomb (John 19:38-42)

Isaiah 53:9

The Appearances of the Risen Christ

Central to Christian faith is the bodily resurrection of Jesus. By recording the resurrection appearances, the New Testament leaves no doubt about this event.

• In or around Jerusalem

To Mary Magdalene

Mark 16:9; John 20:11-18

To other women

Matt. 28:8-10

To Peter

Luke 24:34

To ten disciples

(Luke 24:36-43; John 20:19-25)

To the Eleven, including Thomas

Mark 16:14; John 20:26-29

At His ascension

Mark 16:19, 20; Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:4-12

• To the disciples on the Emmaus road

Mark 16:12, 13; Luke 24:13-35

• In Galilee

Matt. 28:16-20; John 21:1-24

• To five hundred people

1 Cor. 15:6

• To James and the apostles

1 Cor. 15:7

To Paul on the road to Damascus

Acts 9:1-6; 22:1-10; 26:12-18; 1 Cor. 15:8