CREDENTIALS OF JESUS: THE FATHER'S TESTIMONY
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Credentials of Jesus
a) When someone expects our trust, we look for credentials. What entitles that person to our trust? What testimony is there that this person should be believed? This applies to our faith in Jesus. He has credentials. He is not without testimony that he is truly whom he claims to be.
2. The Father’s Testimony
a) When Jesus was baptized, God's own personal testimony was heard from heaven: "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." (Matthew 3:16-17, Mark 1:9-11, Luke 3:21-22). This was repeated at his transfiguration (Matthew 17:5, Mark 9:7, Luke 9:34-35 2 Peter 1:17-18).
b) This testimony from the Father means that we do not have to examine public opinion about Jesus. Public opinion can be manipulated by vested interest, ignorance, superstition, and prejudice, producing a variety of viewpoints. However we have the witness of God himself confirming the claims Jesus made. Add this testimony to the credentials of Jesus.
The End ...
1. Credentials of Jesus a) When someone expects our trust, we look for credentials. What entitles that person to our trust? What testimony is there that this person should be believed? This applies to our faith in Jesus. He has credentials. He is not without testimony that he is truly whom he claims to be.
2. The Father’s Testimony
a) When Jesus was baptized, God's own personal testimony was heard from heaven: "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." (Matthew 3:16-17, Mark 1:9-11, Luke 3:21-22). This was repeated at his transfiguration (Matthew 17:5, Mark 9:7, Luke 9:34-35 2 Peter 1:17-18).
b) This testimony from the Father means that we do not have to examine public opinion about Jesus. Public opinion can be manipulated by vested interest, ignorance, superstition, and prejudice, producing a variety of viewpoints. However we have the witness of God himself confirming the claims Jesus made. Add this testimony to the credentials of Jesus.
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