Daily Reading

JESUS IS THE CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD.
A. Whether or not Jesus is the Christ is essential to our faith.
a. If He is not the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of God, then our faith is vain.
b. If He is the Son of God, then we must obey Him in order to go to heaven (Matthew 7:21 -23).
B. Jesus is a historical character.
a. It cannot be denied that He lived on this earth about two thousand years ago.
b. Almost everybody in the world believes that Jesus lived in Palestine .
c. Not everybody believes He is the Son of God.
1. Some say, "He was a good man, a moral man, a great teacher, but He was not the Son of God."
2. This is an impossible statement. Either He is the Son of God, or He was the biggest liar, imposter, con man that the world has ever seen.
3. He claimed to be the Son of God. If He was not, then He was either a liar or crazy.
C. Why do we believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God?
a. To believe something we must have reasons, evidence.
b. We must be able to prove why we believe Jesus is the Christ (1 Peter 3:15 ).
D. People must believe that Jesus is the Christ in order to be saved (John 8:24 ; John 14:6).
E. If someone asked you why you believe in Christ, or why they should believe in Christ, what evidence would you offer?