Welcome to 'The Nathan Report!'
What
a beautiful day of winters, which Lord has made. God is committed to bless us
and provide with the best of His creation. We must also be committed to God. If
we are not committed then we certainly will not receive the blessings of God.
God is not looking for people who can do anything for Him as per their
convenience, but them who are committed and intends to do all the times.
Commitment should be like a mother’s commitment who gets up at the middle of
the night when baby cries even if she hasn't slept properly. We need to be
committed to raise our children in the way God wants. If we are not committed
for the Lord, how can we raise our children the way God wants? How can we
bear good fruit that Lord wants from us?
Today
we will be learning, “Jesus Christ is God!”
Colossians 1:15-20, “Who is the image of the
invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him were all things
created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things
invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things
have been created through him, and unto him; and he is before all things, and
in him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is
the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have
the preeminence. For it was the good pleasure of the Father that in him should
all the fulness dwell; and through him to reconcile all things unto himself,
having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, whether
things upon the earth, or things in the heavens.”
No
you must be thinking if something is invisible, how can we see the image? The
word of God says that God has not body and that He is a spirit. When we talk
about Jesus, He is the image of invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
John 4:24, “God is spirit, and those
who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
Jesus is God! He reveals God to us in human form, but that
does not diminish His deity in any way. Jesus is revealed as the Creator, and
the Head of the Church, as the Savior of the world, all of those are
expressions of the fact that He is God. The Lordship of Jesus Christ is built
on this foundational truth: Jesus is God.
Jesus is image of God
Hebrews 1:3, “3 He is the radiance of
the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the
universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat
down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.”
Matthew 1:23, “Behold, the virgin shall
conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel”
John 14:9, “Jesus said to him, “Have I
been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen
me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?”
Isaiah 44:6, “Thus says the Lord, the
King of Israel
and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts:
“I
am the first and I am the last;
besides me there is no god.”
Revelation 1:17, “17 When I saw him, I fell
at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear
not, I am the first and the last.”
Isaiah 42:8, “I am the Lord; that is my
name;
my glory I give to no other,
nor my praise to carved idols.”
John 17:5, “And now, Father, glorify
me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world
existed.”
John 1:1, “In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
John 1:14, “And the Word became flesh
and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from
the Father, full of grace and truth.”
It
is very important to understand that indeed, Jesus Christ is God. It is the
central doctrine of the scripture. How can we understand that Jesus is God?
Prophecies
made concerning Jesus.
There are so many prophecies made many centuries before Jesus was even born. It
was told about Him that prince of peace will come.
His birth
Isaiah 7:14, “Therefore the Lord himself
will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and
shall call his name Immanuel.”
Mathew 1:18, “Now the birth of Jesus
Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to
Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy
Spirit.”
Matthew 1:22-23, “All this took place
to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
23
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel”
(which
means, God with us).”
His birthplace
Micah 5:2, “But you, O Bethlehem
Ephrathah,
who are too little to be among the clans of
Judah,
from
you shall come forth for me
one who is to be ruler in Israel,
whose
coming forth is from of old,
from ancient days.”
Luke 2:4, “And Joseph also went up
from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which
is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David.”
Luke 2:6-7, “6 And while they were
there, the time came for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her
firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger,
because there was no place for them in the inn.”
His Childhood in Egypt
Hosea 11:1, “When Israel was a child, I
loved him,
and out of Egypt I called my son.”
Matthew 2:14-15, And he rose and took the
child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt and remained there until the death of Herod.
This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I
called my son.”
The purpose of His death
(Old Testament) Isaiah 53:4-6,
“4
Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
yet
we esteemed him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted.
5
But he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon
him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed.
6
All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned—every one—to his own way;
and
the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.”
(New Testament) 1 Corinthians
15:21, “For
as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead.”
1 Peter 2:24, “He himself bore our sins
in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By
his wounds you have been healed.”
His betrayal
Zechariah 11:12-13, “12 Then I said to them,
“If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” And they
weighed out as my wages thirty pieces of silver. 13 Then the Lord said to me,
“Throw it to the potter”—the lordly price at which I was priced by them. So I
took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord, to
the potter.”
Matthew 26:14-16, “14 Then one of the twelve,
whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15 and said, “What
will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces
of silver. 16 And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him.”
His Crucifixion
Old Testament Prophecy: Psalm
22, “1 My
God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me, from the
words of my groaning?
2 O
my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer,
and by night, but I find no rest.
3
Yet you are holy,
enthroned on the praises of Israel.
4 In
you our fathers trusted;
they trusted, and you delivered them.
5 To
you they cried and were rescued;
in you they trusted and were not put to
shame.
6
But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by mankind and despised by the
people.
7
All who see me mock me;
they make mouths at me; they wag their
heads;
8
“He trusts in the Lord; let him deliver him;
let
him rescue him, for he delights in him!”
9
Yet you are he who took me from the womb;
you made me trust you at my mother's
breasts.
10
On you was I cast from my birth,
and from my mother's womb you have been my
God.
11
Be not far from me,
for trouble is near,
and there is none to help.
12
Many bulls encompass me;
strong bulls of Bashan surround me;
13
they open wide their mouths at me,
like a ravening and roaring lion.
14 I
am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint;
my
heart is like wax;
it is melted within my breast;
15
my strength is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to my jaws;
you lay me in the dust of death.
16
For dogs encompass me;
a company of evildoers encircles me;
they
have pierced my hands and feet—
17 I
can count all my bones—
they
stare and gloat over me;
18
they divide my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.
19
But you, O Lord, do not be far off!
O you my help, come quickly to my aid!
20 Deliver
my soul from the sword,
my precious life from the power of the dog!
21 Save me from the mouth of the lion!
You
have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen!
22 I
will tell of your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will
praise you:
23
You who fear the Lord, praise him!
All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him,
and stand in awe of him, all you offspring
of Israel!
24
For he has not despised or abhorred
the affliction of the afflicted,
and
he has not hidden his face from him,
but has heard, when he cried to him.
25
From you comes my praise in the great congregation;
my vows I will perform before those who
fear him.
26
The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied;
those who seek him shall praise the Lord!
May your hearts live forever!
27
All the ends of the earth shall remember
and turn to the Lord,
and
all the families of the nations
shall worship before you.
28
For kingship belongs to the Lord,
and he rules over the nations.
29
All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship;
before him shall bow all who go down to the
dust,
even the one who could not keep himself
alive.
30
Posterity shall serve him;
it shall be told of the Lord to the coming
generation;
31
they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn,
that he has done it.”
Fulfillment in Jesus: Matthew
27,
“Jesus
Delivered to Pilate
27
When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took
counsel against Jesus to put him to death. 2 And they bound him and led him
away and delivered him over to Pilate the governor.
Judas
Hangs Himself
3
Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he changed his
mind and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the
elders, 4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What
is that to us? See to it yourself.” 5 And throwing down the pieces of silver
into the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself. 6 But the chief
priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put them into
the treasury, since it is blood money.” 7 So they took counsel and bought with
them the potter's field as a burial place for strangers. 8 Therefore that field
has been called the Field of Blood to this day. 9 Then was fulfilled what had
been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “And they took the thirty pieces
of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of
Israel, 10 and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me.”
Jesus
before Pilate
11
Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the
King of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You have said so.” 12 But when he was accused
by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer. 13 Then Pilate said to him,
“Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?” 14 But he gave him
no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was greatly
amazed.
The
Crowd Chooses Barabbas
15
Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one
prisoner whom they wanted. 16 And they had then a notorious prisoner called
Barabbas. 17 So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want
me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?” 18 For he knew
that it was out of envy that they had delivered him up. 19 Besides, while he
was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to
do with that righteous man, for I have suffered much because of him today in a
dream.” 20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for
Barabbas and destroy Jesus. 21 The governor again said to them, “Which of the
two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” 22 Pilate
said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all
said, “Let him be crucified!” 23 And he said, “Why, what evil has he done?” But
they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified!”
Pilate
Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified
24
So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was
beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am
innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves.” 25 And all the people
answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!” 26 Then he released for
them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.
Jesus
Is Mocked
27
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor's headquarters,
and they gathered the whole battalion before him. 28 And they stripped him and
put a scarlet robe on him, 29 and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put
it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they
mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 And they spit on him and took
the reed and struck him on the head. 31 And when they had mocked him, they
stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and led him away to
crucify him.
The
Crucifixion
32
As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled
this man to carry his cross. 33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha
(which means Place of a Skull), 34 they offered him wine to drink, mixed with
gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. 35 And when they had
crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots. 36 Then
they sat down and kept watch over him there. 37 And over his head they put the
charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” 38 Then
two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left. 39
And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads 40 and saying, “You
who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If
you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” 41 So also the chief
priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, 42 “He saved others;
he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from
the cross, and we will believe in him. 43 He trusts in God; let God deliver him
now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 And the robbers
who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.
The
Death of Jesus
45
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli,
Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 47
And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” 48
And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, and
put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink. 49 But the others said, “Wait,
let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” 50 And Jesus cried out again
with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.
51
And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And
the earth shook, and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs also were opened. And
many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, 53 and coming out
of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared
to many. 54 When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over
Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said,
“Truly this was the Son of God!”
55
There were also many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed
Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him, 56 among whom were Mary Magdalene and
Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
Jesus
Is Buried
57
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who
also was a disciple of Jesus. 58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of
Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. 59 And Joseph took the body
and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud 60 and laid it in his own new tomb,
which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of
the tomb and went away. 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there,
sitting opposite the tomb.
The
Guard at the Tomb
62
The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the
Pharisees gathered before Pilate 63 and said, “Sir, we remember how that
impostor said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise.’ 64
Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his
disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the
dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.” 65 Pilate said to
them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.” 66 So
they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.”
His Resurrection
Psalms 16:9-10, “9 Therefore my heart is
glad, and my whole being rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
10
For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
or let your holy one see corruption.”
Fulfilment
Act 2:31, “he foresaw and spoke about
the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his
flesh see corruption.”
Conception and His
birth
Matthew 1:22-23, “22 All this took place to
fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
23
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel”
(which
means, God with us).”
Isaiah 7:14, “Therefore the Lord himself
will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and
shall call his name Immanuel.”
Galatians 4:4, “But when the fullness of
time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law.”
Isaiah 17:14, “At evening time, behold,
terror!
Before morning, they are no more!
This
is the portion of those who loot us,
and the lot of those who plunder us.”
Isaiah 9:6, “At evening time, behold,
terror!
Before morning, they are no more!
This
is the portion of those who loot us,
and the lot of those who plunder us.”
Matthew 1:18-19, “18 Now the birth of Jesus
Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to
Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy
Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to
shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.”
Matthew 1:20-21, “20 But as he considered
these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying,
“Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is
conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and you shall
call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.””
Matthew 1:22-23, “22 All this took place to
fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
23
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel””
Luke 1:68, “Blessed be the Lord God of
Israel,
for he has visited and redeemed his people.”
John 1:14, “And the Word became flesh
and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from
the Father, full of grace and truth.”
His Miracles
John 3:2, This man came to Jesus by
night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God,
for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”
Acts 2:22, “Men of Israel, hear these
words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and
wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves
know."
Illustration: One man came to my office
once and said, "I can show 11 pots of Gold. I can help you and we can take
all the money out. It's next to river." I asked him how we can do it?
"He said that there will be charges of Indian ₹ 100/-"
I
recently met that man, he was drunk and I asked him, did you find it get?"
Clearly this man was a liar.
Jesus
is not like men of this world. Jesus Christ is God and He never lies.
John 20:30-31, “30 Now Jesus did many
other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this
book; 31 but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the
Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.”
Many
people argue, "Where is written that I should stop at traffic
signal?" "Where is it written that I should not smoke?"
"Where is it written that I should not consume tobacco?"
John
says, "Bible talks about things important for your salvation."
Matthew 11:4-5, “4 And Jesus answered them,
“Go and tell John what you hear and see: 5 the blind receive their sight and
the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised
up, and the poor have good news preached to them.”
John 11:1-44, “The Death of Lazarus
1
Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her
sister Martha. 2 It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his
feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. 3 So the sisters sent to
him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” 4 But when Jesus heard it he
said, “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that
the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
5
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6 So, when he heard that
Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. 7 Then
after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” 8 The
disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and
are you going there again?” 9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in
the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the
light of this world. 10 But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because
the light is not in him.” 11 After saying these things, he said to them, “Our
friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.” 12 The disciples
said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” 13 Now Jesus had
spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. 14
Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died, 15 and for your sake I am glad
that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” 16 So
Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we
may die with him.”
I Am
the Resurrection and the Life
17
Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four
days. 18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, 19 and many of the
Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. 20
So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary
remained seated in the house. 21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been
here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that whatever you
ask from God, God will give you.” 23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise
again.” 24 Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the
resurrection on the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and
the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and
everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” 27
She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God,
who is coming into the world.”
Jesus
Weeps
28
When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private,
“The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” 29 And when she heard it, she
rose quickly and went to him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the village,
but was still in the place where Martha had met him. 31 When the Jews who were
with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they
followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there. 32 Now
when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to
him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 When
Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was
deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled. 34 And he said, “Where have
you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus wept. 36 So the
Jews said, “See how he loved him!” 37 But some of them said, “Could not he who
opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?”
Jesus
Raises Lazarus
38
Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone
lay against it. 39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the
dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has
been dead four days.” 40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you
believed you would see the glory of God?” 41 So they took away the stone. And
Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me.
42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people
standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.” 43 When he had said
these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” 44 The man
who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face
wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.””
John
12:10-11, “10 So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well,
11 because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in
Jesus.”
Many
people have all the money in this world to spend on medical science and to do
the experiments. But still they don't have any money to live forever. We are
blessed because Jesus is God and we have a promise of eternal life.
These
words are written that we believe that Jesus is the son of God and that we have
an eternal life.
His Death
Mark 15:33, “And when the sixth hour
had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.”
Matthew 27:51-54, “51 And behold, the curtain
of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the
rocks were split. 52 The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints
who had fallen asleep were raised, 53 and coming out of the tombs after his
resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many. 54 When the
centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the
earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, “Truly this
was the Son of God!”
Colossians 1:15, “He is the image of the
invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.”
Luke 23:34, “And Jesus said, “Father,
forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his
garments.”
John 10:18, “No one takes it from me, but
I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have
authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.””
John 19:30, “When Jesus had received
the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his
spirit.”
His Resurrection
Psalm 2, “1 Why do the nations rage
and the peoples plot in vain?
2
The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord and against his Anointed,
saying,
3 “Let
us burst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”
4 He
who sits in the heavens laughs;
the Lord holds them in derision.
5
Then he will speak to them in his wrath,
and terrify them in his fury, saying,
6
“As for me, I have set my King
on Zion, my holy hill.”
7 I
will tell of the decree:
The
Lord said to me, “You are my Son;
today I have begotten you.
8
Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and the ends of the earth your possession.
9
You shall break them with a rod of iron
and dash them in pieces like a potter's
vessel.”
10
Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers of the earth.
11
Serve the Lord with fear,
and rejoice with trembling.
12
Kiss the Son,
lest he be angry, and you perish in the
way,
for his wrath is quickly kindled.
Blessed
are all who take refuge in him.”
Psalm 16, “1 Preserve me, O God, for
in you I take refuge.
2 I
say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.”
3 As
for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight.
4
The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply;
their drink offerings of blood I will not
pour out
or take their names on my lips.
5
The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
you hold my lot.
6
The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
7 I
bless the Lord who gives me counsel;
in the night also my heart instructs me.
8 I
have set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not
be shaken.
9
Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
10
For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
or let your holy one see corruption.
11
You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures
forevermore.”
John 2:19, Jesus answered them,
“Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
John 2:21, “But he was speaking about
the temple of his body.”
Matthew 12:40-42, “40 For just as Jonah was
three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of
Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 The men of
Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for
they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than
Jonah is here. 42 The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this
generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the
wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.”
Matthew 17:9, And as they were coming
down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Tell no one the vision, until the Son
of Man is raised from the dead.”
His ascension
Acts 1:10, “And while they were
looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in
white apparel;”
Acts 1:11, “who also said, Ye men of
Galilee, why stand ye looking into heaven? this Jesus, who was received up from
you into heaven shall so come in like manner as ye beheld him going into
heaven.”
Who is Jesus to you?
Few
say that he is a King, few say He is a liar, few say He is. Prophet. Let us see
what the word of God says:
“His followers”
John the Baptist
John 1:29, “On the morrow he seeth
Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the
sin of the world!”
Peter
Matthew 16:16, Simon Peter replied, “You
are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Matthew 16:17, And Jesus answered him,
“Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to
you, but my Father who is in heaven.”
Martha
John 11:27, She said to him, “Yes, Lord;
I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the
world.”
Thomas
John 20:28-29, Thomas answered him, “My
Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen
me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Paul
2 Corinthians 5:21, “For our sake he made him
to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of
God.”
Titus 2:13, “waiting for our blessed
hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.”
“His enemies”
The Jews
John 10:33, The Jews answered him, “It
is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy,
because you, being a man, make yourself God.”
Judas
Matthew 27:3-4, Then when Judas, his
betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he changed his mind and brought back
the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, 4 saying, “I
have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? See
to it yourself.”
Pilate
Matthew 27:22-23, Pilate said to them, “Then
what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said, “Let him be
crucified!” 23 And he said, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they shouted all
the more, “Let him be crucified!”
Roman Soldier
Matthew 27:54, When the centurion and
those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what
took place, they were filled with awe and said, “Truly this was the Son of
God!”
There are many other signs and proofs that Jesus is God, but
these were committed to writing, that all might believe that Jesus was the
promised Messiah, the Saviour of sinners, and the Son of God; that, by this
faith, they might obtain eternal life, by his mercy, truth, and power. May we
believe that Jesus is the Christ, and believing may we have life through his
name.
Jesus taught with authority which is a basis for His claim
of Lordship. Even an unclean spirit could clearly identify that Jesus was God,
that He was the Holy One of God.
This morning I want you to ask yourselves if you truly
believe that Jesus Christ is God. Because if He is, then He has the divine
right to your love and obedience. And if He isn’t God, then all of this is
nothing more than religion, and religion cannot guarantee you life in heaven
when this life is over, only a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, the Son
of God can do that.
There are so many more things we have yet to cover in our
study on the Lordship of Christ, but it all begins here. Do you believe that
Jesus is who He said He is, and that He did what only He could do, so that you
could receive what only He could give? Jesus Christ is God and as God He became
man and paid the price for your sins on the cross and then rose again to offer
you eternal life. What are you going to do with the offer? I would propose,
"Let us be committed to our Lord, our God - Jesus Christ!" God Bless!
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