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Do you know God?
The third statement found in John
3:16 is "that He gave His only Son".
We can see this diagramed out like
this:
In
order to allow us to be in relationship with Him, God sent His
Son. There is many things that is said about Jesus. Most people
have heard that He was born miraculously, lived a life, taught
good things, and was killed and resurrected. There are some
thoughts that all Jesus was was a good person. Several other
religions teach that He was a good man. However He was more than
that. The Bible says that God sent Him for us. Jesus also
claimed to be God. Imagine God dying for us. That is incredible.
In
fact there are a few things that help show what Jesus said was
accurate.
1)
First many other people said He was a good man. Muslims
think He was a prophet. Others classify Him as a philosopher.
2)
Second 10 of His disciples who followed Him died horrible
deaths because they believed and saw first hand His resurrection
and teachings of His Lordship.
3)
Third Jesus fulfilled over 300 prophecies of the Old
Testament. If He were to fulfill only eight that happened on one
day, it would be like taking the state of Texas and filling it 2
feet deep with silver dollars, marking one of them, walking
through blindfolded and finding that silver dollar. Granted some
of the 300 plus could have been planned (like He read the
Messiah was supposed to ride to town on a colt so He did) but
others would be hard to plan (Jesus having no bones broken,
betrayed for 30 pieces of silver, poked in the side by a spear).
All
these go to show the truthfulness of Jesus and His message. But
what is more amazing that this is what His death did for us.
To
find out how to accept this gift and to know God click
here.
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