Who Is Jesus?

Jesus is the Son of God. How do we know this? Evidence has been clearly presented in the Book of John.

John gives testimony:

“I have seen and testify that this is the Son of God” (John 1:34) ; “This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.” (John 21:24).

Jesus said “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.” (John 8:23)

Scripture doesn’t tell us too much about Jesus’ childhood. It tells us of his birth and when he was 12 years old, his parents, Mary and Joseph, found Jesus in the temple courts sitting among the teachers (Luke 2:41-46). Then we know when Jesus was about 30 years old, he began his ministry (Luke 3:23).

  • Jesus had four younger brothers. – James, Joseph, Simon and Judas. He had more than one sister (Matthew 13:55-56).
  • Jesus was fully God. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning” (John 1:1-2).
  • Jesus was fully human. “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth”(John 1:14)
  • Jesus is the Son of God. How do we know this? Evidence has been clearly presented in the Book of John. John gives testimony: “I have seen and testify that this is the Son of God” (John 1:34) ; “This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.” (John 21:24). Jesus said “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not valid. There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is valid. You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth.” (John 5:31-33)
  • Jesus was without sin. Yes, he was tempted by Satan (Luke 4:1-13, Matthew 4:1-11), but Jesus never sinned. Jesus was the perfect man and is the perfect sacrifice so that all that believe in him will be saved.