Who Is Jesus Christ And What Is His Mission For The World?
Who is Jesus Christ and what is his mission for the world?
Jesus is the son of God; who at his birth was the only one to ever open a womb, since He was born of a young Jewish virgin. Because of a government census His mother, Mary, and His stepfather, Joseph, had to travel too Bethlehem. This is where Jesus was born in a lowly stable. His birth was announced by angels to shepherds, and by a special star to wise men in a far country. At eight days of age, he was dedicated in the Temple according to Jewish custom.
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At the age of twelve, Jesus traveled to Jerusalem with Mary and Joseph to celebrate the Feast of the Passover. When His parents could not find Him in their group of relatives and friends on the return trip, they returned to Jerusalem and “After three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. Everyone who heard Him was amazed at His understanding and His answers.
At approximately 30 years of age, Jesus entered into the public awareness. John the Baptist had preached of the coming Messiah, preparing the way for Jesus’ ministry. John baptized Jesus, and as Jesus prayed at the time of His baptism, “heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: ‘You are my Son who I love; with you I am well pleased.
Jesus began to preach a message of repentance, and from among His followers’ hand-picked twelve men with whom He worked most closely, teaching them even more intensely than to the multitudes. These men have come to be known as the twelve disciples, or the apostles. Jesus Christ is our savior. He gave his life so that a sinner like the world could have everlasting life; eternal life. The teaching and preaching of Jesus convicted challenged, or encouraged those who heard, while some were simply entertained and others were angered. Jesus performed many miracles of healing and...
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