Who is Jesus?

 Jesus lived in Israel as the eternal Son of God.

As a child, he lived in a far from noble village. He was not recognised as the almighty God and he did not reveal his identity.

Everyone knew that he was born shortly after his parents' wedding. He was therefore regarded as an illegitimate child. He had to win the respect of his neighbours with humility and patience.

At the age of thirty, he was baptised by his cousin. John the Baptist baptised him in the Jordan.
What did that mean?

People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan.
Confessing their sins, they were baptised by him in the Jordan River. Mt 3:5–6 NIV

Baptism in the Jordan was a sign of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Jesus had no sin, but he came as Saviour and Redeemer. He identified himself with us.

But then something dramatic happened.

As soon as Jesus was baptised, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.

And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” Mt 3:16–17 NIV

Jesus prepared himself for this by humbly living as a human being. In this he is our role model.

In doing so, he also exemplified God's heart and character. God is loving by nature and also humble.

Three years later, Jesus revealed another side of his nature.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Jn 14:6 NIV

How can a man say that?
A man who dares to say such a thing must be crazy, or a deceiver who wants to found a sect to enslave his fellow human beings.

But Jesus is universally respected as a good man and a sincere teacher. If you take his story and his teachings in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John seriously, you can in no way dismiss him as a fraud. His character is obviously genuine.

A humble, kind and loving man who claims to be God can only be God.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Jn 14:6 NIV

Jesus also said:

“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Mt 11:28 NASB95

After his cruel execution on the cross, Jesus came back.

Jesus wants to give you a whole new life. He wants to give you an eternal and intimate fellowship with God.

This is hard to understand. That is normal. We are only human. Our human mind cannot comprehend this, but we can experience it with God's supernatural help.

‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’ Je 33:3 NIV