THE CLAIMS OF CHRIST (2)

(Message by Tanny Keng)

0. Introduction

a) Those who read the life of Christ are faced with one unavoidable question - was Jesus God? Part of any reasonable conclusion has to include the fact that he did claim to be God. We have no other choice but to agree or disagree with his claim. Eternal life is at stake in the choice.

1. Jesus claimed to be ...

i) The Son of Man.

a) Text references in 4 Gospels

@1. Matthew 8:20

i) ²⁰ And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” (Matthew 8:20 NKJV)

ii) Other references: 12:8; 16:27; 19:28; 20:18-19; 20:18-19; 24:27, 44; 25:31; 26:2, 45, 64

@2. Mark 8:31

i) ³¹ And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. (Mark 8:31 NKJV)

ii) Other references: 8:38; 9:9; 10:45; 14:41

@3. Luke 6:22

i) ²² Blessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Man’s sake. (Luke 6:22 NKJV)

ii) Other references: 7:33-34; 12:8; 17:22; 18:8, 31; 19:10; 21:36

@4. John 1:51

i) ⁵¹ And He said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.” (John 1:51 NKJV)

ii) Other references: 3:13-14; 6:27, 53; 12;23, 34

The End ...