DT Who Do You Say I Am THEO 313
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Discussion Thread- Who Do You Say I Am
Theology 313
As a Christian, I believe and view Jesus Christ as the Son of God, Son of Man, Lord, and
Messiah.
He existed from the beginning and was sent under the Father’s authority to do His will
and glorify the Father in all that He does. In John 8:28-29, Jesus’ identity and purpose is
explained
:
So Jesus said,
“When you have lifted up the Son of Man on the cross, then you will
understand that I AM He. I do nothing on my own but say only what the Father taught me.
And
the one who sent me is with me—he has not deserted me. For I always do what pleases him
.”
Jesus Christ came down from Heaven and became incarnate so that He could become be
crucified for all mankind’s sins. He suffered and was buried and on the third day He rose again.
He ascended to Heaven and sits at the right of the Father, and He shall return to Earth to come
for His bride, the church of believers, who will ascend with Him to Heaven. He shall return one
final time to defeat Satan by throwing him into a lake of fire for all eternity and Jesus shall reign
forevermore. Revelation 21:6-7 exclaims:
“And he also said, “It is finished! I am the Alpha and
the Omega—the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs
of the water of life.
All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God,
and they will be my children.”
In light of current perspectives regarding Jesus Christ, we can move forward with a Biblical
perspective regarding the person of Christ by worshiping, praying, singing and glorifying Him.
We become the light and salt to the world. We fear Him with reverence. We serve Him. We love
and obey Him. Matthew 22:37 and Deuteronomy 6:5 states that we must
“Love the Lord our
God with all of our heart, all of our mind and all of our soul.”
Author Bowman writes: “…The
New Testament teaches us not merely to think about Jesus as God in an abstract, theological way,
but to respond to him as our God. We are to honor him by submitting to him as our God in
worship and spiritual service. We are to honor him by our words, by speaking to him as our God
in praise and prayer. Moreover, we are to honor him as God with our whole lives, living for him
in faith, reverence, love, and obedience.”
Bowman Jr., Robert M. and J. Ed Komoszewski,
Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the
Deity of Christ
(Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 2007), 30–31.
Ware, Bruce A,
“The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit: The Trinity as Theological Foundation
for Family Ministry,”
in
Trained in the Fear of God: Family Ministry in Theological, Historical,
and Practical Perspective
, ed. Randy Stinson and Timothy Paul Jones (Grand Rapids, MI:
Kregel Academic & Professional, 2011), 66–67.
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