The first question we have to ask the Bible is: who is Jesus? The answer is truly astonishing: Jesus is God himself in human form! We read that in Matthew 1,23: “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and he will be called Immanuel (meaning, God is with us).”
Or take Philippians 2,6-7: “Though he (i.e. Jesus Christ) was God, he did not demand and cling to his rights as God. He made himself nothing; he took the humble position of a slave and appeared in human form.”
Furthermore we read in John 1,1: “In the beginning was the Word (i.e. Jesus Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” And in verse 14: “So the Word became human and lived here on earth among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the only Son of the Father.” That leads us to his divine title ‘Son of God’...
One of the authors of the Bible, Mark, starts his story about Jesus with these words: “Here begins the Good News about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.” (Mark 1,1)
In other words, as someone once said, if I had met Jesus 2,000 years ago during his walk on earth, I would have looked God in the eye. What an astounding thought!
All Bible verses are quoted from the ‘New Living Translation’, except John 1,1 (‘New International Version’).
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