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Who Do You Say Jesus Is?

A person's answer to that question can determine his or her eternal destiny.

Jesus' Preexistence
Jesus reigns eternally and exists before all things (see John 1:1; Hebrews 1:8; Colossians 1:17).

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Jesus' Deity

Jesus did not become God He always has been God and is the second Person of the Trinity (see John 5:18; John 8:58). The preexistence of Jesus Christ and the deity of Jesus Christ are inseparable. You cannot accept one and deny the other.

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Jesus' Incarnation
 

The Incarnation is the act in which the Son of God took to Himself the nature of humanity through the Virgin Birth (see Matthew 1:23; see also John 1:14).

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Jesus' Humanity

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For Jesus to represent sinful humanity, He had to become a man. Jesus experienced everything in life that we do but without sin (see Hebrews 4:15).

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Jesus' Death

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Jesus' sacrificial death laid the foundation for a righteous God to pardon guilty and sinful people without compromising His righteousness in any way (see Matthew 20:28; John 10:1718; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 3:18).

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Jesus' Resurrection

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Jesus' victory over death assures us we have victory too. The empty tomb, the shape of His linen wrappings, and His appearances after His crucifixion testify to his resurrection (see Matthew 28:58; Luke 24:39; John 20:2728).

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Jesus' Ascension and Exaltation

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After His resurrection, Jesus visibly departed from His disciples into heaven (see Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9). His ascension and exaltation were necessary to complete the redemptive work of God (see Mark 16:19; Philippians 2:9; Ephesians 1:20-21; Hebrews 1:3).

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Jesus' Personal Prayer

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Jesus Christ will return to this earth and receive His church, the body of Christ, to Himself (see John 14:14; Acts 1:11; Revelation 1:7).