SHEPHERD
TO SHEEP
WHO IS
JESUS?
When you
poll people today and ask them who Jesus is you will get varied answers. And that’s no surprise because it goes back
to the time of Jesus Himself: (Mat 16:13-14) When Jesus came into the
region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say
that I, the Son of Man, am?” 14 So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some
Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” Here’s what some
groups believe about Jesus:
JEHOVAH
WITNESS: Created being. Michael the archangel who became a man.
MORMONS
(LATTER DAY SAINTS): Jesus is the spiritual & physical offspring of God by
procreation. Had a preexistence as God's spirit child and brother of Lucifer.
CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE: A man in tune with the Divine Consciousness, not the Christ.
UNITY SCHOOL
OF CHRISTIANITY: Jesus was a way-shower whose crucifixion was not sacrificial,
but released grace (inspiration).
CHURCH OF
SCIENTOLOGY: A great teacher who fully realized his personal divinity as a
"clear."JUDAISM: An
important prophet, but not a divine Person. He did good things & taught the
Golden Rule.
UNIFICATION
CHURCH: He was to restore original relationship between God & humanity by
marriage. His mission was incomplete because he was crucified before marriage.
He is a spiritual, not physical savior.
HINDUISM: One
of many incarnations, or avatars, of Vishnu.
BUDDHISM: A good
teacher. One among many, not unique.
Less important than Buddha.
ISLAM: Only
a man, a prophet below Mohammed in importance. Did not die for man’s sins.
SIKHISM: Taught
humans the Golden Rule; His death was not vicarious.
SECULAR
HUMANISM: Secular Humanists view Jesus as just another human teacher. They deny
that Jesus is divine.
NEW AGE
MOVEMENT: Jesus was one of many appearances of God throughout the ages, one of
many people who were fully aware of their true divinity.
PERSON ON
THE STREET TODAY: A good teacher. One of many ways. Did good. A good
example.
(Mat 16:15-17) He said to them, “But who do
you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the
Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you,
Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My
Father who is in heaven.
WHO IS JESUS? God.
Second member of the Trinity.
Savior of all humanity. Jesus died
and rose from the dead. Ascended to the
Father. Soon coming King. Rules in the hearts of men. Jesus is the only way to God: (John
14:6) said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the
Father except through Me. Is Jesus your
personal Lord and Savior? May the Father
open your eyes and heart to believe and receive the love of Jesus today!
Louie
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