What Do YOU Think About Jesus?
3. What do you think about Jesus?
A spiritual seeker may think the proper order of
inquiry is to first decide if
there is a God (a philosophical question) and
then figure out who Jesus is (a
historical question). But another and possibly
even more exciting way would
be the reverse order.
Many seekers discover that when they deal with
the person of Jesus, they
find answers to many of their other questions at
the same time.
Is there a God?
Yes, and He came to earth in human form in the
person of Jesus Christ. The
Bible says in John chapter 16, verse 28, "I came
from the Father and entered
the world; now I am leaving the world and going
back to the Father."
Does God love me?
Yes! Look at what He did to show that love: "For
God so loved the world that
He gave His one and only Son, that whoever
believes in Him shall not perish
but have eternal life. For God did not send His
Son into the world to condemn
the world, but to save the world through Him"
(John chapter 3, verses 16, 17).
What religion is the right one?
Reconsider that question in the light of the fact
that God wants a relationship
with you, not your religious affiliation. "You
are all sons of God through faith
in Christ Jesus...There is neither Jew nor Greek,
slave nor free, male nor female,
for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians
chapter 3, verses 26-28).
What do I have to do to live forever?
Accept Jesus as your forgiver and your God. See
John chapter 6, verse 40:
"For my Father's will is that everyone who looks
to the Son and believes in
Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise Him
up at the last day."
How can I experience meaning and purpose in life?
By following Jesus and by cultivating your
relationships with God and with
other people. Matthew chapter 22, verses 37-40
says: "Love the Lord your
God with all your heart and with all your soul
and with all your mind." This is
the first and greatest commandment. And the
second is like it: Love your
neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the
Prophets hang on these two
commandments."
According to the Bible, until a seeker comes to
terms with Jesus, he or she
hasn't dealt with the issue that's most important
in starting a relationship with
God.
Consider this reality: Jesus is the most
influential person in history. A poor
itinerant preacher, the son of a carpenter but
also the Son of God, changed the
entire course of world history.
How can any serious spiritual search overlook
Him? For example, today's date
is based on a reckoning that hinges on Jesus'
life. Because of Him, people
were moved to split world history into two eras
—"before Him" and "after
Him" (B.C. and A.D.).
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