WHO IS JESUS?

“WHEN JESUS CAME TO THE REGION OF CAESAREA PHILIPPI, HE ASKED THE DISCIPLES, “WHO DO PEOPLE SAY THAT THE SON OF MAN IS? 15 THEN HE ASKED THEM, ‘WHO DO YOU SAY I AM? MATTHEW 16:13, 15

Who is Jesus? Time magazine recently ran a cover story asking this very question. The question is still valid and necessary. We see here a conflict between fiction and the truth. For the world had their opinion of who Jesus was and then there was the truth.

Brothers and Sisters, we should never be surprised that the world’s opinions differ from the truth in spiritual matters or in the personage of Christ.

This conflict is best expressed in the lyrics of perhaps my favorite Larry Norman song;

The Outlaw:
Some say he was an outlaw, that he roamed across the land,With a band of unschooled ruffians and few old fishermen,No one knew just where he came from, or exactly what he'd done,
But they said it must be something bad that kept him on the run.

Some say he was a poet, that he'd stand upon the hillThat his voice could calm an angry crowd and make the waves stand still,That he spoke in many parables that few could understand,
But the people sat for hours just to listen to this man.

Some say a politician who spoke of being free,He was followed by the masses on the shores of Galilee,He spoke out against corruption and he bowed to no decree,
And they feared his strength and power so they nailed him to a tree.

Some say he was a sorcerer, a man of mystery,He could walk upon the water, he could make a blind man see,That he conjured wine at weddings and did tricks with fish and bread,
That he talked of being born again and raised people from the dead.

Some say he was the Son of God, a man above all men,That he came to be a servant and to set us free from sin,And that's who I believe he is cause that's what I believe,
And I think we should get ready cause it's time for us to leave.

Do you know Him? He desires a relationship with you and He has already made the way, but don’t look to Time magazine or Psychology today for the answer; they don’t have it. Don’t rely upon a Church to tell you; they may or may not know themselves; read the Bible. The New Testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John; they will show you who He was when He lived as a man. Study the book of Acts and you will see what His Church is supposed to look like; who Jesus desires us to be. Pray and ask Jesus to reveal Himself to you through the Scripture and He will.

Whatever you do, take the time to consider Him; your life and eternity depend upon it. Amen!