Who is Jesus Christ?

There is a wealth of knowledge about Jesus Christ, drawn from both historical records and the Bible, which speaks extensively about Him. The New Testament, the more recent part of the Bible, begins with accounts of His life from four distinct viewpoints. Interestingly, the Old Testament, written more than 700 years before His birth, also contains numerous references to His future arrival and His role in restoring humanity’s relationship with God.

Jesus claimed to have been sent by God and validated this claim through many miracles. The Bible, along with the experiences of over a billion followers worldwide, affirms that He is the Son of God, who came to Earth with a divine purpose and returned to God after fulfilling His mission.

The mission of Jesus Christ, which He declared complete with the words “It is finished” on the cross, encompasses several key aspects:

• To serve as God’s messenger, proclaiming the good news that God desires a personal and individual relationship with each of us.
• To take upon Himself the consequences for our disobedience and separation from God, offering anyone who chooses to accept Him a new, spiritual beginning—cleaned and forgiven for all past wrongdoings.
• To demonstrate that death is not the final chapter. Though Jesus was executed on a cross and His death confirmed by Roman soldiers, He rose from the dead on the third day, witnessed by hundreds of people.
• To show humanity the way to Heaven, as Jesus, after rising from the dead, did not die again but ascended into Heaven in the presence of His disciples.
• To free those who allow Him into their lives from the power of sin.
• To guide those who follow Him into a fuller, more meaningful life as they serve Him.

As astonishing as it may seem, there is compelling evidence that Jesus is, and continues to be, the Son of God. He invites all who are willing to accept Him into the Church—not as a religion, which He opposed, but as a new life and a spiritual connection with God.

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“For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.” (2 Corinthians 5:21, NLT)