THE TRUTH ABOUT GOD

INTRODUCTION:

About 2,000 years ago a baby was born to a woman named Mary. This

baby was named Jesus. Jesus was no ordinary baby. Mary was a virgin

and she gave birth to Jesus by the Holy Spirit. His birth was a miracle.

Mary did not choose a name for her baby. His name came from heaven.

An angel told Joseph, who was to become Mary's husband, "You will

give Him the name Jesus because He will save His people from the

punishment of their sins" (Matthew 1:21 NLT). Jesus was also called by

the name Immanuel which means "God with us" (Matthew 1:23). Jesus

was God, come to earth as a man to save men from the punishment of

sin.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT JESUS IS GOD?

One day everyone will have to admit that Jesus is Lord. "And everyone

will say with his tongue that Jesus Christ is Lord" (Philippians 2:11

NLT). To claim Him as Lord of your life now is wise. If He is your Lord,

 

He will also be your Savior. If you wait until you are forced to call Him

Lord, it will be too late. You will be punished for your sins.

Jesus has given us proof that He is the Lord God. He has proven it in

many ways. These proofs are found in God's record of truth, the Bible.

The first proof is Jesus' miraculous birth. The baby, called Jesus, was

God come to earth as. a man (I Timothy 3:16).

Jesus' ministry and its effects on men adds proof to the claim that

Jesus is God. Napoleon Bonaparte, a famous French conqueror,

recognized Jesus was more than a man. He said, "I tell you, I know

men. Jesus was more than a man. Charlemagne, Alexander, and I have

founded empires, but on what have we founded them? On force! Jesus

has founded an empire greater in territorial extent, and vaster in

significance, on love. I have inspired men so that they would die for me,

but fancy a man dying for me nearly twenty centuries after I am dead,

and yet that's what men are doing, the world over, for this man, Jesus

of Nazareth."

Jesus' ministry was one of compassion and love for lost men. Jesus,

speaking of Himself, said, "For the Son of Man came to look for and to

save from the punishment of sin those who are lost" (Luke 19:10 NLT).

Jesus' ministry to the lost included many miracles. He caused the lame

to walk, opened the ears of the deaf, made the blind to see, and brought

the dead back to life. Being God, Jesus could do anything.

Some men began to understand that Jesus was God. Jesus asked His

followers, "Who do you say that I am?" (Matthew 16:15 NLT). Peter

answered that He was the promised Savior, the Son of God. Jesus was

happy that they understood who He was. Jesus told Peter that no man

had taught him this. "My Father in heaven has shown you this"

(Matthew 16:17 NLT).

 

If you want to know who Jesus is, you need to ask God's Spirit to help

you to understand. The Spirit will show you that Jesus was God come

to earth as a man. He will show you through His Holy Writings and by

speaking to your heart. The Holy Spirit which is the Spirit of Jesus will

begin to minister to you, showing you the truth about Jesus.

When you believe that Jesus is God, you will be happy. Thomas, a

follower of Jesus, did not believe Jesus had come back to life after cruel

men had killed Jesus. However, Jesus did come back to life and He

showed Himself to Thomas. When Thomas saw Jesus, he said, "My Lord

and my God! Jesus said to him, Thomas, because you have seen Me,

you believe. Those are happy who have never seen Me and yet believe!"

(John 20:28-29 NLT).

Men who did not believe Jesus was God killed Him. They thought that

this would prove He was not God. But you cannot kill God. Jesus took

His Spirit out of His body and allowed His body to die. Only Jesus' body

bled and died. The blood that Jesus shed was shed for us that we might

have life. After three days Jesus returned His Spirit to His body, came

out of His grave and prove d He was God. Jesus is still alive today. He

has returned to heaven and sent His Spirit back to live in our lives if we

will believe in Him.

CONCLUSION:

The Bible clearly says there is only one Lord or God. "The greatest

law is this, 'Listen, Jewish People, The Lord our God is one Lord!' '(Mark

12:29 NLT). In order to be saved from the punishment of your sins, you

must love the Lord God. "You must love the Lord your God with all your

heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your

strength! This is the first law" (Mark 12:30 NLT).

When you understand that Jesus is the Lord God, then you should love

Him with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. When you love

 

Jesus, you will show your love by obeying the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The gospel, or good news, of Jesus Christ is repentance, baptism in

Jesus' name, and receiving the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38). "But these are

written so you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.

When you put your trust in Him, you-will have life that lasts forever

through His name" (John 20:31 NLT).