The Spirit of Christmas 2017 – It is now over two thousand years since Jesus had accomplished His mission on earth and returned to His heavenly kingdom. It is also the same number of years since the gospel of Jesus Christ has been revealed to the entire world; first by the disciples, then, by the scattered (dispersed) Christians Jews. Nevertheless, some people are still questioning Jesus’ divine power. Most of these questions have been directed as these once: Is it true Jesus is the son of God? Is He the Christ or the Messiah? Although the ancient disciples and many preachers have been answered these questions throughout the ages, it seems that some people of this 21st century are still living in darkness. It is a shameful situation indicating that Christians have a lot of works to do; owing to the fact that Jesus will return for His churches exactly on the time settle by His father, which could be any times soon. That’s why Christians should not stop confessing Jesus-Christ regardless of the consequences; especially in this critical time when the name of God or Jesus cannot be mentioned in schools and work place; and family teaching is focuses more on standalone moral values than salvation through Jesus-Christ. This article is focuses on the testimony of John the Baptist, the proclamation of God, the testimony of Jesus about Him-self; as for me…
JESUS’ TESTIMONY –That day, after a great healing event of a blind man, the Jews wanted to know if Jesus’ power is demonic; so they asked Him. He answered: “…For the works which the father has given me to finish, the same works that I do bear witness of me that the father had sent me”. My father gives me the power to give life to which I want, and to judge everyone” (1 John 5 v 9, John 5 v 21, 22) He continued on to testify: “I am the bread of life; he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes on me shall never thirst” (John 6 v 35). Jesus says:” I am the light of the world, I am the true vine, and I am the way to the father; there is no other way of salvation but me.HON’S TESTIMONY – First, who was John the Baptist, and how credible is his testimony in the bible about Jesus? John was the sacred messenger chosen by God several hundreds years before he even born to introduce to the world Jesus-Christ the Son of God, and to prepare the way for His mission. How sacred was John the Baptist? John the Baptist was sacred because his prediction as messenger of God was revealed by God the Father Him-self to Isaiah the prophet about 600 years before Christ, and before the birth of John, saying: “The voice of him that cries in the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God” (Isaiah 40 v 3). THE TESTIMONY – it happened during a baptism event in Bethabara beyond the Jordan river: John saw Jesus coming toward him; immediately the Spirit of God came upon him and he began to testify: “This is he of whom I said After me comes a man who is ranks higher than I, for He was before me…I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it above upon Him. I knew him not, but He that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me upon whom thou shall see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, the same is he which baptize with the Holy Spirit. I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God” (John 1 v 30, 32, 33, 34) This testimony of John is credible; owing to the fact that it was revealed to Him by the Spirit of God at the same moment that he saw Jesus coming toward him. Also, according to John, Jesus was one of the trinity members (God, Jesus-Christ, and the Holy Spirit of Christ as one body) who created the earth and it occupancy, and later on came to earth as the “word” of God in flesh.
THE PROCLAMATION OF GOD ABOUT JESUS – It was done during the baptism of Jesus by John; to be more precise, God’s proclamation was heard by everybody at the Jordan’s river during the event, and at the exact moment when Jesus came out of the water; suddenly, the heaven was opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Jesus. And there came a voice from heaven, saying: “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” (Matthew 3 v 16 & 17).
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THE BIBLE 