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What do you think about the christ ?

Matthew 22:42. What do you think about the christ ?. Has been asked for nearly 2000 years. Our answer determines our eternal destiny. John 8:24, Matthew 10:32-33 Demands an answer. If Jesus is who He claimed to be, then His teaching is authoritative, demanding our obedience.

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What do you think about the christ ?

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  1. Matthew 22:42 What do you think about the christ?

  2. Has been asked for nearly 2000 years. • Our answer determines our eternal destiny. • John 8:24, Matthew 10:32-33 • Demands an answer. • If Jesus is who He claimed to be, then His teaching is authoritative, demanding our obedience. The central question of life.

  3. Matthew 22:42 saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?” They said to Him, “The Son of David.” • Jesus was the son of David according to the flesh. • Romans 1:3 concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, The son of david

  4. His mother was human; he was the son of man. • Matthew 16:13 - When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” • He was made flesh and dwelt among us. • John 1:14 - And the Word became 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. • Hebrews 2:14 - Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, The son of man

  5. He endured hunger. • Matthew 4:2 - And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. • Thirst • John 19:28 - After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” • Suffered agony • Luke 22:44 - And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. As flesh and blood:

  6. He was tempted. • Matthew 4:1-11 • Hebrews 4:15 - For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. • Abundantly qualified to be our mediator and redeemer. • 1 Timothy 2:5-6 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time, As flesh and blood:

  7. The Pharisees answer was not the whole truth about Jesus. • Matthew 22:41-46 • What father calls their son “Lord?” • The implication is that Christ is more than just the son of David Jesus: more than the son of david

  8. Jesus always was and always will be. • John 1:1, 14 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us • Revelation 1:8 - I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Jesus: more than the son of david

  9. He is the son of God. • Born of a virgin, fulfilling prophecy. • Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. • Matthew 1:23 Behold,the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” • Luke 1:26-35 Jesus: more than the son of david

  10. When we see Jesus, we see the Father. • John 14:9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? • Hebrews 1:3 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, Jesus: more than the son of david

  11. God acknowledged Him as His son • Matthew 3:16-17 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He[a] saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. 17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased • Matthew 17:1-5 Jesus: more than the son of david

  12. Acknowledged by: • His disciples • Matthew 14:33 Then those who were in the boat came and[a] worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God. • Men possessed by devils • Matthew 8:28-29 When He had come to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way. 29 And suddenly they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?” Jesus: more than the son of david

  13. Acknowledged by: • Soldiers who crucified Him • Matthew 27:54 - So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!” • Satan • Matthew 4:3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” Jesus: more than the son of david

  14. Christ claimed to be the son of God • John 8:58 Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.” • When they disputed with him about whether or not He had seen Abraham, He identified himself with the same name God had told Moses to tell Pharaoh. • Matthew 27:43 He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ Jesus: more than the son of david

  15. Jesus’ teaching and knowledge show him to be God. • Matthew 7:28-29 And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, 29 for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. • Matthew 5 “You have heard that it was said to those of old… But I say to you…” • John 7:49 – The officers answered, “No man ever spoke like this Man!” Jesus: more than the son of david

  16. He knew men’s hearts. • John 2:25 and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man. • John 4:29 - Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” • Matthew 9:1-4 Jesus: more than the son of david

  17. His works prove that He is God • John 10:37-38 If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; 38 but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe[a] that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.” • John 7:31 And many of the people believed in Him, and said, “When the Christ comes, will He do more signs than these which this Man has done?” • John 3:2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” Jesus: more than the son of david

  18. He had power over the forces of nature • Matthew 8:23-27 – The wind and sea obeyed Him. • Matthew 14:24-33 – He walked on water. • John 2:1-11 – He turned water into wine. Jesus: more than the son of david

  19. He had power over disease. • Matthew 8:5-13 • Matthew 9:20-22 • He had power over life and death. • John 11:38-44 Jesus: more than the son of david

  20. Some of these miracles were written down to produce faith in us. • John 20:30f - And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name Jesus: more than the son of david

  21. The testimony concerning Jesus is trustworthy. • Eyewitness testimony, not hearsay • 1 John 1:1 - That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life • 2 Peter 1:16-21 Jesus: more than the son of david

  22. Romans 1:4…and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. • Some day we, too, will be resurrected from the dead. • John 5:28-29 - Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice 29 and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation Jesus: more than the son of david

  23. Believe - John 8:24 Repent – Luke 13:3 Confess – Matthew 10:32-33 Be Baptized – Mark 16:16 Be Faithful – Revelation 2:10 What do you think about the Christ?

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