Do you believe in Jesus Christ.?

Answer 1

Who is Jesus Christ? Unlike the question, "Does God exist?", very few people have questioned whether Jesus Christ existed. It is generally accepted that Jesus was truly a man who walked on the earth in Israel almost 2000 years ago. The debate begins when the subject of Jesus' full identity is discussed. Almost every major religion teaches that Jesus was a prophet, or a good teacher, or a godly man. The problem is, the Bible tells us that Jesus was infinitely more than a prophet, a good teacher, or a godly man.



C.S. Lewis in his book Mere Christianity writes the following: "I am trying here to prevent anyone from saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him [Jesus Christ]: "I'm ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don't accept his claim to be God." That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic -- on a level with a man who says he is a poached egg -- or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse .... You can shut him up for fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon; or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come up with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that option open to us. He did not intend to.”



So, who did Jesus claim to be? Who does the Bible say He was? First, let's look at Jesus’ words in John 10:30, “I and the Father are one.” At first glance, this might not seem to be a claim to be God. However, look at the Jews’ reaction to His statement, “We are not stoning you for any of these, replied the Jews, but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God” (John 10:33). The Jews understood Jesus’ statement to be a claim to be God. In the following verses, Jesus never corrects the Jews by saying, “I did not claim to be God.” That indicates Jesus was truly saying He was God by declaring, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30). John 8:58 is another example. Jesus proclaimed, “I tell you the truth, Jesus answered, before Abraham was born, I am!” Again, in response, the Jews take up stones in an attempt to stone Jesus (John 8:59). Jesus announcing His identity as “I am” is a direct application of the Old Testament name for God (Exodus 3:14). Why would the Jews again want to stone Jesus if He hadn’t said something they believed to be blasphemous, namely, a claim to be God?



John 1:1 says that “the Word was God.” John 1:14 says that “the Word became flesh.” This clearly indicates that Jesus is God in the flesh. Thomas the disciple declared to Jesus, “My Lord and my God” (John 20:28). Jesus does not correct him. The Apostle Paul describes Him as, “…our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13). The Apostle Peter says the same, “…our God and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 1:1). God the Father is witness of Jesus’ full identity as well, “But about the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom.” Old Testament prophecies of Christ announce His deity, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”



So, as C.S. Lewis argued, believing Jesus to be a good teacher is not an option. Jesus clearly and undeniably claimed to be God. If He is not God, then He is a liar, and therefore not a prophet, good teacher, or godly man. In attempts to explain the words of Jesus away, modern “scholars” claim the “true historical Jesus” did not say many of the things the Bible attributes to Him. Who are we to argue with God’s Word concerning what Jesus did or did not say? How can a “scholar” two-thousand years removed from Jesus have better insight into what Jesus did or did not say than those who lived with, served with, and were taught by Jesus Himself (John 14:26)?



Why is the question over Jesus’ true identity so important? Why does it matter whether or not Jesus is God? The most important reason that Jesus has to be God is that if He is not God, His death would not have been sufficient to pay the penalty for the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2). Only God could pay such an infinite penalty (Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus had to be God so that He could pay our debt. Jesus had to be man so He could die. Salvation is available only through faith in Jesus Christ! Jesus’ deity is why He is the only way of salvation. Jesus’ deity is why He proclaimed, “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).

YES I DO!!!

Answer 2

Yes, the question that leads to salvation: Do you believe that Jesus is the son of God?

It is written, and to paraphase, "... he who confesses me before man he will I also confess before the Father."

Therefore I too will respond as did Peter to Christ's question: "who do you believe I am?". and Peter's reply: "You are the Christ, the Son of God."

Yes, I believe that Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God.

The real test of faith- and therefore belief is in the life one lives after having made the confession of faith. Faith without action is not faith. Yes, we are saved by grace, but unless we repent and obey the call of Christ, which is the active display of our professed faith, we are not saved for we have not truely repented and changed our ungodly ways. Example: there is a person who falls off a boat into the ocean. A life preserver is tossed into the water. When is the person saved? NOT until THEY take some action, that being grab hold of the preserver and get back onto the boat. In order to be saved that person had to believe (faith) that if they took hold of the life preserver they could be saved. By their acting on that faith they were saved. Make sense?

The problem with most agnostics or unbelievers is that they cannot believe something so simple. They are looking for complicaed answers and the answer is not complicated. WE make things complicated. Christ said it best to the woman caught in adultry. He did not beat her over the head with the Tora, she already was familiar with it and in fact was about to be punished according to the "law" of Moses. The cure for her life's troubles was to stop what she was doing, it did not work. And all Christ said: Go your way and sin not more, lest worst come to worst." Same applies for us today. Repent or change what we are doing, and do what we know is right, or worse things can and will happen.

Have faith- follow Christ and live a fulfilling life everafter.

Answer 3

Sure, he was an awsome guy who had followers that took notes and eventually a book was edited and written by some men from those notes.
Do I believe In the Christian definition of who Christ was....no.

Answer 4

I believe Jesus of Nazareth was the prophesied Messiah (same as Christ), whose coming was foretold in many clear predictions and many types and shadows in the Old Testament, or Tanakh if you prefer. I believe He will further be revealed in His 2nd Coming and fulfill all the remaining prophecies not yet fulfilled in His first appearance. He is the Son of God. He is the Savior of the World.

Answer 5

A man named Jesus probably his legend no-way!: nor do I think he satisfied the Jewish prophecies, hence not the Christ as in Messiah.

Answer 6

Yes, I believe in Jesus Christ. He took me in all my sin and imperfections and still loved me. Who could ask for more? Nobody on this earth could love me like Jesus can and I'm thankful everyday He saw past my insecurities and heard my prayers. Do YOU believe in Jesus Christ?

Be Blessed...

Answer 7

YES> Jesus Christ is LORD>

Answer 8

Absolutely

Answer 9

Yes

Answer 10

Absolutely.