Savior, Healer, Cross, Crucifixion, Blood, Death, and Eternal Life. I
would guess that you have heard these terms before. They all relate to
one man—Jesus Christ. You might even celebrate His birthday on
Christmas. You might also celebrate how he rose again on Easter after
dying. Maybe you know Him personally. Maybe you go to church to learn
about Him. The fact is that
America seems to be completely confused
about Jesus. People today do not seem to understand who He really is and
what He really did while on earth. There are many misconceptions,
theories, assumptions, rumors, and ideas about Jesus Christ. I am here
to clear those up for you. I am here to tell you who He really is, based
on my personal experience and the Holy Bible. I am here to inform you
about Jesus Christ, the Son of God, according to Christianity, by
discussing biblical history about why God sent Jesus, His life on earth,
and his effect in people’s lives today,. You will benefit from this
speech because you will know about who Jesus is. You hear His name
mocked, made fun of, not believed in, worshipped, sung about, prayed to,
talked about, and so on. It is always good to know the person you hear
about frequently, or maybe claim to believe in. Religion is part of our
world. Christianity, a part of the religious world, is said to be
growing fast. In his book “World Religion & Cults”, Bruce Bickel tells
us that nearly two billion people call themselves Christians. I find it
hard to believe that two billion people really live out their “faith”
and understand who it is all about. I am going to inform you that it is
“all” about Jesus.
In
the book of Genesis in the Bible, we are told that this entire world
started with God. Jesus was with God, since the beginning. John 1:1-2
tells us this by saying, “In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God. HE was with God in the beginning.” In a matter of days,
God created the entire universe and everything in it. In the
first chapter of Genesis, God created the first man and women, Adam and
Eve. The Bible suggests that God intended for Adam and Eve to have
wonderful lives. God did not have to create them or us, but He wanted to
because He had so much love to give. Adam and Eve did not obey God. They
sinned against Him. Therefore, we are all sinners because of two people
in the very beginning of time who messed up. There’s the problem. God
cannot look upon sin because He is so perfect and so pure. Something had
to pay for our sin in order for us to be right with God. After Adam and
Eve went against God, He could have taken everything He created away. He
could have just forgotten about us. Instead He made a bridge between us
and Himself. He sent His only son, who is equal in perfection to
Him according to John 5:18, to die on a cross while taking upon Him all the
sins of the world. The bible tells us in 2 Corinthians 5:21; that God
gave his son Jesus, who knew no sin, to die for our sins, so that we
might become right with God. Jesus willingly obeyed. Jesus was the
ultimate sacrifice. We no longer have to earn our way to Heaven; the
Bible tells us in Ephesians 2:8-9 that we our saved by grace alone. Only
by trusting in Jesus as our savior do we inherit the gift of eternal
life. That is how much He loved us.
Now
that you understand why God had to send His only son to die for us, I
want to inform you of the life which He lived. What does your life say
about you? The way we live says a tremendous amount about the person who
we are. The four Gospels in the Bible include Matthew, Mark, Luke, and
John. Each individual Gospel proclaims the same exact message, but from
different perspectives. The message is of Jesus’ life, death, and
resurrection. The book of Matthew lists several miraculous events that
Jesus performed. He cleansed a leper, healed a servant, rebuked the
winds and sea, delivered demons out of people, raised a girl from the
dead, gave two blind men sight, made a mute speak again, and more. Jesus
was often called Rabbi which is a Jewish term for “teacher”. He was
often advising people about life lessons. He is the God Almighty’s son,
but yet He was surprisingly a humble and kind servant, and because of
that, many people did not believe that He was the real Messiah/”Son of
God”. The bible says that He literally came to be a servant and help
people. He preached nothing but love, peace, and forgiveness.
In
transition, Jesus is still actively involved in many lives today. He
came to earth more than two thousand years ago. Yet His story has never
died. Many reject Him, but many still follow Him today. There are
thousands of missionaries, camps, books, bible studies, and churches
around the world that are dedicated to saving souls for Jesus Christ. It
is said in John 10:10 that thieves come only to steal, kill, and
destroy, but Jesus came so that we could have life, and have it to the
full. Jesus defines the word “Christian”. Being a Christian is not about
going to church and it is not about rules. It is all about a personal
relationship with the one who loved us enough to die for us. It is about
Jesus. Nearly one billion people claim to have that personal
relationship with Jesus Christ. To many people, He is still the same
healer, peacemaker, protector, forgiver, lover, and savior that He was
nearly two thousand years ago.
In
conclusion, Jesus Christ is the base of Christianity. He is the one who
made us right with God. He is the one who offers eternal life by calling
upon His name. He is the reason there is a church on every corner. The
biblical facts, His life on earth, and His involvement in people’s lives
still today, all are a testimony to who He is. Doesn’t this sound like
someone you would like to know personally?