see
https://sharefaith.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/c-s-lewis-on-jesus-christ-lord-liar-or-lunatic-3/
“For me, Jesus is the human face of God!”
Category: Jesus Christ
Out of dark times spring light and life
How many of us experience those moments of lost hope, destroyed vision and broken dreams, both in our personal lives and our communities?
Christianity declares that Jesus, the one who died on the cross, was God dwelling among us; God in the flesh.
This means that in his experience of the cross, we had the creator of the universe
experiencing our humanity.
Through Jesus we see God,who has climbed into the dark pit with us. God seen in the Easter story is the one who knows and experiences our dark moments; and takes them on as His own.
When others let us down the hope present in the Easter story still stands. It’s a hope that stands for eternity. It’s a hope that stands for eternity no mattewhat happens in our city or the world around us.
We live with the belief that hope is always present, even when the darkness seems overwhelming. We may not always live up to the ideal, but every Easter we’re called back to that hope and reminded about what God is up to as seen in the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ.
for the full article (with far better lay-out/appearance in formatted text?) see
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11611789
“When others let us down the hope present in the Easter story still stands. It’s a hope that stands for eternity.”
“The light shines in the darkness… and the darkness can never put it out.”
picture from
http://www.itsalwaysdarkestbeforethedawn.wordpress.com
Best wishes from the First City to see the Light
PPS
Don’t worry about the world ending today…
as it’s already tomorrow in scenic and tranquil ‘little’ New Zealand
as it’s already tomorrow in scenic and tranquil ‘little’ New Zealand
“A writer’s dreams“
Picture (great) by my friend, Jenny, whose photographic talents I definitely do NOT possess!
from
Look into the Heart of Easter and See
picture from
https://thelivingjesuschrist.wordpress.com/
Look into the Heart of Easter and See
click on
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/look-into-the-heart-of-easter-and-see-0
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https://jesusthoughts.wordpress.com/category/easter/
“Informing, educating, encouraging, empowering, igniting, uplifting (and perhaps even) inspiring”
“Together, one mind, one life (one small step at a time), let’s see how many people (and lives) we can encourage, impact, empower, enrich, uplift and perhaps even inspire to reach their fullest potentials…and strive for and perhaps one sunny day even achieve their wildest dreams.”
Best wishes from the First City in the world to see the light
https://shatteredbrokendreams.wordpress.com
“A writer’s dreams“
Picture (great) by my friend, Jenny, whose photographic talents I definitely do NOT possess!
from
and
PPS
Don’t worry about the world ending today…
as it’s already tomorrow in scenic and tranquil ‘little’ New Zealand
as it’s already tomorrow in scenic and tranquil ‘little’ New Zealand
“The Christian’s Vital Breath”
“This, then, is how you should pray:
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name…”
Matthew 6:9
We are only one person in about seven billion people in the world, and so we wonder how it is possible God hears all our prayers. Does what we want to pray about have to be of vital importance to us or can it be of mediocre or even of less importance? Does God prioritize in who He answers and what He answers? This week, Charles Price gives an in depth exposition on the Lord’s Prayer, which brings together a series of relationships that are part and parcel of the Christian life. And within these relationships, we find the answers.
click on
http://www.livingtruthmedia.com/onDemand.php?ID=CDN
and
Submitter’s Note:
Charles is my favourite TV preacher with his “practical, relevant” sermons (and which we can choose to apply in our own lives).
“For me, Jesus is the human face of God…and my pathway (connection) to that Ultimate Source, The Ground of All Being”
“Jesus Christ makes God real to me.”
from
Best wishes from the First City to see the light each new day
A writer’s dreams“
Picture (great) by my friend, Jenny, whose photographic talents I definitely do NOT possess!
from
and
Shared by “the world’s absolutely worst photographer”
“Christianity is simply God reaching out (to mankind) and seeking us.”
“Christianity is simply God reaching out (to mankind) and seeking us.”
“Jesus makes God real to me.”
“God is revealed to me in (through) Jesus Christ.”
picture
A facial reconstruction of what Jesus may have looked like by forensic anthropologist Richard Neave.
The Direct and Indirect Claims of Jesus
Introduction:
C is currently writing a new book on Jesus (and what He means to him, “the writer”) and in his research on the claims of Jesus (an “Issue” so controversial between other faiths and something he often ponders on and contemplates) came across this “info” on the www and thought he’d share (“enlighten” – himself and perhaps others)???
anyway enjoy
“We share what we know, so that we all may grow.”
“Whilst we can (and should) celebrate our differences (unique), let not our varying beliefs divide us, but let the Spirit of our shared humanity be what defines and unites us all as common citizens of our planet.”
from http://www.craigsquotes.wordpress.com and http://www.breakdownwalls.wordpress.com and https://buildbridgesofunderstanding.wordpress.com/
(all verses NIV, courtesy of Bible Gateway)
Verses where Jesus directly claims to be the Son of God
John 5:25 I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live.
John 10:36 what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, `I am God’s Son’?
John 11:4 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.”
John 17:1 After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.”
Mark 14:61-62 But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?” “I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
Verses where Jesus indirectly claims to be the Son of God (or God)
Matthew 11:27 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
John 8:58-59 “I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.
Verses where Jesus allows other to call him the Son of God (or God)
Luke 3:21-22 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
Matthew 4:3-7 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” Jesus answered, “It is written: `Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'” Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “`He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'” Jesus answered him, “It is also written: `Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'”
John 1:49-50 Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.” Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You shall see greater things than that.”
Matthew 16:15-17 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven.”
John 11:25-27 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” “Yes, Lord,” she told him, “I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”
John 20:28 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Verses where the narrator of a gospel calls Jesus the Son of God (or God)
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
(‘The Word’ is Jesus, as is obvious from verse 14: ‘The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us’.)
John 1:18 No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father’s side, has made him known.
John 3:16-18 (These in fact may be the words of Jesus – the original Greek had no quote marks so it’s not always clear). For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
John 20:31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
(all verses NIV, courtesy of Bible Gateway)
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11. Jesus Forgave Sins
Another indirect testimony to Jesus being God is His forgiving sins. In the presence of the religious leaders, Jesus told a sinful woman:
Your sins are forgiven (Luke 7:48).
On another occasion he said to a paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven you” (Mark 2:5).
The religious rulers on both occasions were indignant. They demanded an explanation asking the question, “Why does this man speak blasphemies like this?” (Mark 2:7).
No doubt the rulers were remembering when God said:
I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake (Isaiah 43:25).
If only God has the ability to forgive sins, and Jesus claimed the ability to forgive sins, then Jesus is claiming to be God. Humans may temporarily forgive sins committed against other humans, but only God can eternally forgive sins. By claiming to forgive sins Jesus demonstrated His Deity.
12. Jesus Will Judge The World
Judgment of the world is something that only God can do.
Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice before the Lord. For he is coming to judge the earth. He shall judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples with his truth (Psalm 96:12,13).
Jesus claimed that He would judge the world.
For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the son (John 5:22).
The Apostle Paul said.
For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead (Acts 17:31).
The Bible says that only God has the right to judge the world but it also says that Jesus claimed that He would be that judge. This is more indirect evidence that Jesus is God. #
“Whilst we can (and should) celebrate our differences (unique), let not our varying beliefs divide us, but let the Spirit of our shared humanity be what defines and unites us all as common citizens of our planet.”
from http://www.craigsquotes.wordpress.com and http://www.breakdownwalls.wordpress.com and https://buildbridgesofunderstanding.wordpress.com/
PPS
# For me, Jesus is the human face of God.
That’s what I choose to believe!
“The full flower that is the hope of all mankind may be found in the figure and life of Jesus.”
“Instead of the limits of borders (of countries and of our minds) let us and our leaders expand our sense of possibility… and together let’s look at building bridges to distant horizons, far and great. Lord, help us all lift our eyes a little higher.”
from www.craigsquotes.wordpress..com and https://peacepursuit.wordpress.com/category/inspirational-quotes-2/page/6/
“Together, one mind, one heart, one life, one small step at a time, let’s link hands and march into a new tomorrow, a better and brighter future. TOGETHER we can do it”
“Rise and shine, sunshine”
Photos (great) by my good friend, Jenny, whose photographic talents I definitely do NOT possess!
Shared by “the world’s absolutely worst photographer”
The Possibility Thinkers Bible
https://possibilitythinkersbible.wordpress.com/
“Together, one mind, one life (one small step at a time), let’s see how many people (and lives) we can encourage, impact, empower, enrich, uplift and perhaps even inspire to reach their fullest potentials…and strive for and perhaps one sunny day even achieve their wildest dreams.”
Don’t worry about the world ending today…
as it’s already tomorrow in scenic and tranquil ‘little’ New Zealand
as it’s already tomorrow in scenic and tranquil ‘little’ New Zealand
“A writer’s dreams“
Pictures (great) by my friend, Jenny, whose photographic talents I definitely do NOT possess!
Brian McLaren on The Message of Jesus
“For me, Jesus is the human face of God.”
from https://amyjourneyoffaith.wordpress.com/
“Together, one mind, one life (one small step at a time), let’s see how many people (and lives) we can encourage, impact, empower, enrich, uplift and perhaps even inspire to reach their fullest potentials.”
“Rise and shine, sunshine”
Picture (great) by my friend, Jenny
“A writer’s dreams“
“Unbroken’s” Louis Zamperini: The Rest Of The Story
http://www.cbn.com/tv/1422057738001
“There aren’t any problems that can’t be solved with Jesus Christ.”
and http://www.cbn.com/tv/3906851580001
You may also like more on Louis Zamperini at https://quietheroes.wordpress.com/2015/09/28/louis-zamperini-documentary/
“Together, one mind, one life (one small step at a time), let’s see how many people (and lives) we can encourage, impact, empower, enrich, uplift and perhaps even inspire to reach their fullest potentials.”
“Rise and shine, sunshine”
PPS
“There aren’t any problems that can’t be solved with Jesus by your side.”
In my distress I called to the Lord;
I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came before him, into his ears.
I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came before him, into his ears.
Psalm 18:6
He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.
he drew me out of deep waters.
Psalm 18:16
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