The Real Jesus
Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” His followers shared the various opinions that people had about him. Then Jesus asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter, the bold one, spoke up and said, “You are the Messiah, the Son of God.” Jesus told Peter, “You are blessed, Peter, because you know this not from man, but because you listen to God.”
From religion to religion today, there are many different opinions about who the real Jesus is. Unfortunately, this is also true inside most mainstream Christian churches. Whether in Baptist, Methodist, or any other denomination, from pew to pew you will find that people have different thoughts about who Jesus is. This has come about because so many preachers are writing sermons to please men instead of delivering messages that are inspired by the Holy Spirit.
The Real Jesus
The truth about Jesus is not found in the social and prosperity gospels that false prophets preach. The truth about Jesus was seen when He took a basin of water and washed the feet of His disciples. The truth about Jesus was revealed when they nailed Him to the cross and He said to the man with the hammer, “I forgive you”.
The truth about Jesus saturates an empty tomb because He is not there, He is risen and now He sits at the right hand of the Father. The ultimate truth about Jesus was given to us when we were commanded to “Take up your cross and follow Him.”
Who is the real Jesus? Do you know him as the only begotten Son of God? Do you recognize Him as the second person of the Holy Trinity? Do you believe that He is the only hope of salvation? Who is Jesus? He is the one who can take your addiction and toss it as far away as the East is from the West. He is the one who can wash away your sin, and then toss the dirty wash water into the sea of forgetfulness. He is the maker of all things, the Savior of all men, and the giver of all life. That is who the real Jesus is.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”
John 1:1-5, 14 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/jhn.1.1-14.NKJV
Douglas & Deborah Huff
Email- douglas@pavementendsministry.com
