| Who is Jesus Christ? |
A man (human male), and also the only
"true" son of God
Jesus Christ has long been taught by tradition as the second person
of the Trinity. However scripture declares him as: "the only begotten Son of God." The
few instances which appear otherwise are explained at the bottom of this page.
Matt 1:18
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother
Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together [had
sex], she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
Luke 1:35
35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost [spirit of God] shall come upon thee, and
the power of the Highest [God]
shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be
called the Son of God.
Luke 2:43-49
43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child
Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.
44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's
journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.
45 And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem,
seeking him.
46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the
temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and
answers.
48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto
him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee
sorrowing.
49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's [God's] business?
Luke 2:40
40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom:
and the grace of God was upon him.
Jesus knew who his father was even as a child [by the scriptures and by revelation from God - his father].
Heb 4:14
14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the
heavens, Jesus the Son of God,
let us hold fast our profession [as sons of God by the new
birth, reconciling the world unto God].
Jesus sacrificed himself for mans sake by the will of his
heavenly father.
1 Tim 2:5
5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Jesus Christ was the only man who could redeem man from sin ,
because God created him [separate from the bloodline of
mankind].
Heb 1:1-7
1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto
the fathers by the prophets,
2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by
his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom
also he made the worlds;
3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his
person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged
our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Once he had done his fathers work
[sacrificed himself for mankind], he sat down at his [God's] right hand forevermore.
4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance
obtained a more excellent name than they.
5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son,
this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me
a Son?
6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he
saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his
ministers a flame of fire.
Until these last verses it appears clear that Jesus is indeed "the man Christ Jesus" and "Jesus the Son of God", according to the 68 verses which declare him as "Son of God." Now we come to 4 questionable scriptures which appear to exalt "Jesus" as "God", which need careful study in order to understand. These below verses are used by traditional teaching to verify Jesus as God. However if we examine these scriptures carefully we should see a better understanding.
| Heb 1:8 8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. The above verse appears to show God saying to his Son, that you, my Son, are God. However this appears to be a quotation from the psalms below, which seems to be a prophecy relating to the messiah as the king using the title "O God" to show the "king" in an exalted position [Basically a figure of speech, as most of this psalm is presented - (not to be taken literally)]. Ps 45:1-7 1 My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king [the messiah]: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. 2 Thou [the messiah] art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy [the messiah] lips: therefore God hath blessed thee [the messiah] for ever. 3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. 4 And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. 5 Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee. 6 Thy throne, O God [the messiah], is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy [the messiah's] kingdom is a right sceptre. 7 Thou [the messiah] lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee [the messiah] with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. |
| 1 Tim 3:16 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God {which} was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. The word "God" in the above verse is the Greek word "hos", which means "which" [the older texts used the word "which."]. |
| John 20:27-29 27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. 28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. 29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. The above declaration Thomas made "My Lord and my God" is a figure of speech declaring Jesus in an exalted position [just like in the psalms above]. |
| Isa 9:6-7 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. This also appears to be a prophecy concerning the messiah. This again appears to be figuratively written according to the context. The dark blue area in the earlier text of the Septuagint reads: "and his name is called the messenger of great counsel: for I will bring peace upon the princes, and health to him." |
These few instances only partly reveal the true nature of Jesus the Christ and messiah [savior of the world - to those who believe]. There are many miracles recorded which Jesus did to show the glory of God. He did these miracles to show God's glory and not to glorify himself. For himself he was simply a man by his flesh, yet he always did the will of his father [God], who's presence was in him.