Who Is Jesus? A Bible Answer
No one has shaped history like Jesus of Nazareth, and the question of who He is remains the most important question anyone can answer. The Bible's claim is staggering: He is God made flesh.
What the Bible says
- Scripture
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:1 John opens by identifying Jesus as the eternal Word who both was with God and was God.
- Scripture
And the Word was made 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 1:14 That Word became flesh: God did not stay distant but moved into the neighborhood, full of grace and truth.
- Scripture
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Matthew 16:16 Peter's confession, affirmed by Jesus, is the church's foundation stone: Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God.
A grounded way to understand this
Jesus cannot be only a good teacher: His claims force a verdict. As C.S. Lewis argued, He is either liar, lunatic, or Lord, and the Bible's testimony is Lord.
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People also ask
Was Jesus a real historical person?
Yes. Beyond the Bible, Roman and Jewish historians (Tacitus, Josephus) record His execution under Pontius Pilate. The question is not whether He lived but who He was.
What did Jesus claim about Himself?
He claimed to be one with the Father (John 10:30), to exist before Abraham as the "I am" (John 8:58), and to be the only way to God (John 14:6): claims of divinity, not mere prophethood.
Why did Jesus die?
"Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures" (1 Corinthians 15:3): to bear the punishment sin deserves and reconcile sinners to God (2 Corinthians 5:21).
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