Evidence 12
Unique Claims Jesus Says Sets Him Apart
Why Jesus?
Unique Claims of Christ- Among all the leaders of the major religions, including Mohammad, Buddha, Confucius, Lao-tzu, no one else made claims like Jesus.
1. They believe in Jesus, who claimed to be God (John 8:58; Exodus 3:14)
2. He claimed to be Yahweh (The God of the Old Testament)(John 8:58)
3. He Claimed to be the Messiah (Mark 14:61-64)
4. He claimed equality with God (John 5:18)
5. He Claimed to have equal authority with God (Matthew 28:18),
6. He Accepted worship (Matthew 28:17), and that he commanded us to pray in his name (John 14:13-14)
7. He claimed to have the Authority to forgave sins (Mark 2:5; Luke 5:20; 7:48)
8. He Claimed he Rose from the dead (Luke 24:24-29; John 2:19f).
9. Jesus said that He was the only way.
10. Jesus is both God and man. He is fully God and fully man (Col. 2:9). He was in the form of God, emptied Himself, and became a man (Phil. 2:5-8). As the God man, He is the mediator (1 Tim. 2:5).
11. Jesus was not created (John 1:1-3), but is the creator of all things (Col. 1:16-17).
12. Christ Existed Before Everything!
There are many passages that testify this fact.
John 1:1-2 states, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning."
"I tell you the truth, . . . before Abraham was born, I AM!" In this verse Jesus was referring His listeners back to Exodus 3:13,14, where God revealed His name to Moses saying, "I AM WHO I AM...This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I AM [Yahweh in Hebrew] has sent me to you.'" There are many more references to His claim that He is God (Mt 11:27, Mk 14:61-64, etc.).
13. Jesus claimed to be sinless
14. Jesus Claimed to have authority over Satan
15. Jesus claimed to be born of the virgin, and claimed to be resurrected from death. These claims of Jesus separate Him from leaders of other religions.
16. Jesus said that He alone was the way to the Father (John 14:6), that He alone revealed the Father (Matt. 11:27; Luke 10:22). Christians do not go around saying Christianity is the only way because they are arrogant, narrow-minded, stupid, and judgmental. They do so because they believe what Jesus said.
17. God is a trinity of persons:
1John 5:7
The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The fingerprints of God are seen all over creation. In Romans 1:20 it says that the invisible attributes of God are clearly seen in creation. Creation is made up of a trinity of trinities: time, space, and matter. Time is past, present, and future. Each "part" is different, yet they are all of the same nature: time. Space is height, width, and depth. Each "part" is different, yet they are all of the same nature: space. Matter is solid, liquid, and gas. Each "part" is different, yet they are all of the same nature: matter. http://www.carm.org/cults/truth.htm
18. There are various claims that the disciples made about Jesus -that they gave him the titles of deity (Revelation 1:17), called him the Messiah (Philippians 2:10), prayed to him (Acts 7:59), and called him God (Titus 2:13)
THESE DIVINE ATTRIBUTES ARE ATTRIBUTES ASCRIBED TO JESUS
A. Holiness-to be set apart from the rest (Heb 7:26; Jn 8:46; 2Co 5:21)
B. Eternal (Isa 9:6; Mic 5:2; Jn 1:1-2; Col 1:17)
C. Omnipotence-all powerful (Mt 28:18; Heb 1:3; Mt 11:27)
D. Omniscience-all knowing (Jn 16:30; Mt 9:4; Col 2:3) E. Omnipresence-all present (Jn 1:18; 3:13; Mt 28:20; Eph 1:23) F. Immutability-not changing (Heb 1:11-12; 13:8) G. Ability to create (Col 1:16-17; Jn 1:3; 1Co 8:6) H. Ability to forgive sins (Mk 2:5-10; Lk 24:47; Jn 1:29) I. Right to be worshipped (Mt 8:2; Php 2:10)
Either Jesus' testimony concerning His deity is true or else He was a liar and a deceiver. People have two choices: either fall at His feet and worship Him or declare Him to be the arch-deceiver of men.
Either Jesus' testimony concerning His deity is true or else He was a liar and a deceiver. People have two choices: either fall at His feet and worship Him or declare Him to be the arch-deceiver of men.
Buddha didn't rise from the dead, nor did Confucius or Zoroaster.
Muhammad didn't fulfill detailed prophecy.
Alexander the Great didn't raise the dead or heal the sick.
And though there is far less reliable information written about them, they are believed in.
YOU can have assurance that you are going to heaven when you accept Jesus as your saviour.
All you have to do is invite him into your life, where as every other religion teaches Heaven is granted by works which no man can ever attain perfect goodness
All other major world religions, like Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Judaism, teach that we must perfect ourselves in order to be saved.
However, only Christianity teaches that people will never earn heaven or deserve a right relationship with God. It is because man is a sinner, and he cannot save himself (Rom. 3:23).