Saturday, April 25, 2015

Who is Jesus?

When questioned about my belief, I must do the best I can to defend what I believe in. So I will try to explain who Jesus is while considering the questions I might be asked. Jesus was born of a virgin mother named Mary in Jerusalem. God made this possible and he protected Jesus, Mary, and Jesus' father Joseph from those who might try to kill them. The reason people wanted him dead was because he was the son of God and the Romans did not want a child to be their King. Jesus managed to avoid the Romans for a very long time. In this time period he performed miracles and showed many acts of kindness, at this point someone might ask if Jesus is a man how could he perform miracles? To answer that, Jesus didn't actually do the miracles himself , God did miracles through Jesus. After a long time of performing miracles, it was time for Jesus to make the ultimate sacrifice. Dying for our sin's. Now they might wonder how could the death of one man forgive the sins of every human being. Well as some know Christians believe in the trinity which means that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are one in the same. Some may interpret this in different ways, how I interpret it is that all three deserve equal amount of praise rather than they are all equal in body. Of all three God is the strongest, the Holy Spirit is the most compelling and Jesus is the forgiver. After all it was Jesus and his man made body that died on the cross, not God or the Holy Spirit. But at the same time they are still the same. When you are in church and talking about God, you are also referring to Jesus and the Holy Spirit. So Jesus, is a Man, God, and the son of God, and that's how it will always be no matter the interpretation.    

1 comment:

  1. Interesting thoughts on the Trinity. This is a tough subject, but I like how you said the doctrine of the trinity requires that all three persons get equal worship. This is a good way to put it. I think the details can get a little fuzzy, but if you come back to that statement, you are in good shape.

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