Couples For Christ Christian Life Program Talk 2. . .restored us to gave us a won for our us our full and a relationship salvation new life with God. Was Jesus more JESUS Who is than just a great is the How is Jesus Jesus different from them all? He was not just an religious man or SON OF Buddha moral teacher? Christ? ordinary person Lao-Tze GOD JESUS and Socrates Other wise men . He came • a traveler. His coming He split • Strong in mind and body. himself world die • Very to human. was history in • a young carpenter in • Down to earth. Courageous. Nazareth. was crucified. expected two: BC • A magnetic leader. Jesus 2 . • Not confused or unsure of into the or of his mission. • A man of extraordinary & AD • an itinerant preacher. authority.1 Three things that make Jesus an absolutely unique figure in human history 3 • A very attractive personality. GOD! .Is there more to him? Is Jesus worthy to be Because HE IS the center of my life? YES. sapagkat pupunta na ako sa Ama. HE is God? By his miracles? John 14:12 .Sinasabi ko sa inyo: Ang nananalig sa akin ay makakagawa ng mga ginagawa ko at higit pa rito. How do we Jesus himself know told us so. Mk 14:61-62 Tumindig ang pinakapinunong saserdote sa harap ng kapulungan." sagot ni Hesus." How do we know HE is God? Time and again. nasa alapaap ng langit. "Ano ang masasabi mo sa paratang nila sa iyo? Bakit di ka sumagot? Ngunit di umimik si Hesus. Muli siyang tinanong ng pinakapunong saserdote: "Ikaw ba ang Mesias. ang anak ng kataastaasan?" "Ako nga. hindi sya nagsalita gaputok man. . at tinaning si Hesus. na nakaupo sa kananng Makapangyarihan sa lahat. "at makikita ninyo ang anak ng tao.Jesus claimed to be God. At makikita ninyong siya'y dumrating. Time and again. How do John 10:30 we Ako at ang Ama ay iisa. Ako'y ako HE isna God? Jesus speaks of his divinity.“ know John 8:58 Bago ipinanganak si Abraham. . None of them ever claimed to be God. . Mk 2:3-12. Mohammed ever made.Jesus' claim to divinity is a far different Story of the paralytic claim than Buddha or Confucius or at Capernaum. Liar. • Could Jesus have lied? –A hypocrite –A demon –A fool . Lunatic. or Lord. ang pag-sakripisyo ng kanyang sariling buhay. at pagiging makatotohanan. high above human greatness. kaisipan. . • Ang kanyang character na consistent. mga kamuhi-muhing tao na naging kasangkapan ng pag-ibig? Such man cannot be a liar. Ibibigay niya ba ang sariling buhay para sa isang kasinungalingan? • Ang resulta ng kanyang buhay at pangaral ay pagbabago para sa kabutihan: mga magnanakaw na naging tapat. • Ang kanyang kabutihan.• Tignan natin ang kanyang dignidad. Such man cannot be a lunatic.Could Jesus have been a lunatic? • In Jesus we do not see any abnormalities or imbalance. . • He spoke some of the most profound sayings ever recorded. ang anak ng Diyos na buhay. Matthew 16:13-16 "Kayo naman. the Son of God." . ano ang sabi ninyo? Sino ako?" tanong nila sa kanila. and is. Sumagot si Simon Pedro. "kayo po ang Christo.He was. • Simon Peter. and is. • Martha. the Son of God. "nananalig po ako sa inyo. Kayo po ang anak ng Diyos." Kaya't muling nabuhay si Lazaro . ang Mesias na inaasahang paparito sa sanlibutan. John 11:27 "Opo Panginoon! Sagot ni Martha.He was. the Son of God. John 20:27-28 • Saka sinabi kay Thomas." . Huwg ka nang mag-alinlangan. and is. • Thomas.He was. "tignan mo ang aking mga kamay at ilapit dito ang iyong daliri. "Panginoon ko at Diyos ko. Ipasok mo ang iyong mga kamay sa aking tagiliran." Sumagot si Tomas. maniwala ka na. He was. the Son of God. and is. • Even the evil spirits. Matthew 8:29 "Ano ang pakialam mo sa amin Anak ng Diyos? Naparito ka ba upang pahirapan kami ng hindi pa panahon? Pinalipat ni Hesus ang mga masamang espiritu sa mga baboy. . He was. the Son of God." Ngunit sinuway sila ni Hesus at hindi pinahintulutang magsalita. "Ikaw ang Anak ng Diyos. and is. sabay sigaw. . • Luke 4:41 • Nagsilabas sa marami ang demonyo. sapagkat nakikilala nila na Siya ang Mesias. • God Himself confirmed it. –In the miracle of the raising of Lazarus from the dead.God confirmed Jesus' claim. . –But the most conclusive proof is Jesus' own resurrection from the dead. Jn 11:41-42. because we do not want to be followers of a liar or a lunatic. Our response will have eternal consequences. then we should seriously consider him. • But if he is God. then we should have nothing to do with him. .• If he is not God. Who is Jesus Christ? Liar. lunatic or Lord? The choice is yours. . Couples For Christ Christian Life Program Talk 2 .