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Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God — the second Person of the Holy Trinity — who became truly human for our salvation. As the Son, He is eternally begotten of the Father: begotten without beginning, not made, of the same essence as the Father. In the fullness of time He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, proclaimed the Kingdom of God, died a substitutionary death for sinners, rose bodily on the third day, ascended to the right hand of the Father, and will come again to judge the living and the dead and to make all things new.
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Story
From all eternity the Son is with the Father and the Spirit — one God in three Persons (John 1:1; Matt 28:19).
In the fullness of time He is conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary (Luke 1:35; Matt 1:23).
He proclaims the Kingdom, performs signs, fulfills Scripture, and lives in perfect obedience to the Father (Mark 1:14–15; Matt 5–7).
He dies on the cross for our sins as the spotless Lamb, accomplishing redemption (John 1:29; Rom 3:24–26).
On the third day He rises bodily, appearing to many witnesses (1 Cor 15:3–8; Luke 24).
He ascends and is enthroned, sending the Holy Spirit to build His Church (Acts 1:9–11; 2:33).
He now intercedes for His people and reigns until all enemies are under His feet (Heb 7:25; 1 Cor 15:25).
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and to renew creation (Matt 25:31–46; Rev 21–22).
Spiritual Significance
- 1True God and true man: one Person in two natures, without confusion, change, division, or separation (John 1:1,14; Col 2:9).
- 2Eternally begotten of the Father: the Son is from the Father by eternal generation — begotten without beginning, not created, coequal and coeternal with the Father (John 1:18; 5:26; 17:5).
- 3Reveals the Father perfectly: 'Whoever has seen Me has seen the Father' (John 14:9).
- 4Prophet: the final and fullest revelation of God (Heb 1:1–2; Deut 18:15 fulfilled).
- 5Priest: offers Himself once for all, intercedes forever for His people (Heb 7:24–27; 9:26).
- 6King: inaugurates God’s kingdom, rules and will return to consummate all things (Mark 1:15; Rev 19–22).
- 7Substitutionary atonement: bears our sins, satisfies divine justice, brings forgiveness and reconciliation (Isa 53; Rom 3:24–26; 2 Cor 5:21).
- 8Resurrection and Ascension: bodily raised, exalted at the Father’s right hand, pouring out the Spirit (Acts 2:32–36; 1 Cor 15).
- 9Head of the Church and firstborn from the dead: source of new creation (Col 1:18; Rev 1:5).
Christ Connection
All God’s promises find their 'Yes' in Jesus (2 Corinthians 1:20).
He is the true Prophet, Priest, and King; the Last Adam; the Passover Lamb; the Son of David; the Son of Man; Immanuel — God with us.
From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture culminates in the glory of the Lamb who was slain and now reigns forever (Revelation 5:9–14).
What We Can Learn
- 1Jesus reveals the Triune God: one God in three Persons; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father, coequal and coeternal with Him, and with the Spirit.
- 2Salvation is in Christ alone: by grace through faith, on the basis of His atoning death and victorious resurrection (Eph 2:8–9; Rom 3–5).
- 3Discipleship means repentance, faith, baptism, obedience, and mission in the power of the Spirit (Mark 1:15; Matt 28:19–20; Acts 1:8).
- 4Jesus is the interpretive center of Scripture: the Law, Prophets, and Psalms find fulfillment in Him (Luke 24:27,44).
- 5Our hope is eschatological: Christ will return to judge, to resurrect, and to renew heaven and earth (1 Cor 15; Rev 21–22).
Memory Verses
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.”
“Before Abraham was, I am.”
“For in Christ all the fullness of Deity lives in bodily form.”
“Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage…”
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son…”
“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me… in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”
“My Lord and my God!”
“I am the First and the Last… I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever!”
Key Passages
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