Many people asked, who is Jesus Christ? Even Jesus asked His Disciples, who do men, say to me? Some of the replies to this question were that, said He was John the Baptist, Elijah, or that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life. (Luke 9:20)
Why is this question of such a vital nature?
God has clearly said that the only source of salvation in the world is His Son. Only Jesus is the hope for salvation. (Acts 4:12) When a man inquired what he had to do to be saved, the Apostle Paul said, ''Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved; we can discover about it in the Gospel of (Acts 16:31)
Believing in the scripture does not mean to be only acknowledging some mental credence. But to rely fully upon the scripture and have strong faith in the scripture, you must acknowledge that the scripture is inspired by God and that whatever is written there is true. And also, you must fully believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, that He is the Savior of this world.
First, believe that He is the Lord.
The word "Lord" implies Master, Ruler, the one who has the right to control your life. This word also implies deity. Secondly, He is Jesus. The word "Jesus" means "God is salvation" and implies Jesus' saving work. Savior implies "one who rescues another." It is very much like a person who rescues another person from drowning so that they might live. So, Jesus rescues people from perishing so that they might have eternal life. Thirdly, He is "Christ" a "King" (Luke 23:2) Christ" is a word that means the Messiah, the "anointed" to rule.
The Bible says to enter His Kingdom we must be "converted," which means we must turn around, change our direction, and change our course by coming out from under the jurisdiction, control, and possession of the kingdom of Darkness (Colossians 1:13-14). The apostle Paul describes this as turning from darkness to light, and from Satan to God so that we might receive the forgiveness of our sins (Acts 26:18). This is another way of describing "repentance." Repentance is not man's self-effort to clean up his life, rather repentance is to recognize one's sin, to hate it and turn one's back on it by fleeing to Christ.
The Scriptures teach that we are in a conflict between two kingdoms and two kings (Matthew 6:24; Colossians 1:13-14). In times past we have all followed the god of this world in the kingdom of darkness (See Ephesians 2:1-5). The question is, are you willing to give up and give control of your life to Jesus Christ? Are you now willing to follow the King (Jesus) and accept His sacrifice for the forgiveness of your sins (Acts 5:31)? To "follow" means to come or go after; move behind and in the same direction; to come or go with; to accept the guidance or leadership of; to adhere to the cause or principles of; to be governed by; obey; comply with (John 10:27-28; Romans 10:9-10, 13).
Many people feel they can ride the fence. That is to say "I'm not serving Jesus Christ, but I'm certainly not going to serve the devil." The Bible does not teach this. Jesus said, "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other...." (Matthew 6:24). You cannot be saved from what you deliberately want to hold on to.
What Kingdom are you in? What master are you serving? Jesus Christ or the god of this world (Satan)? A kingdom in the Bible was the realm in which either Satan or God was in control.
One's kingdom is the people over which one has authority or rule. Through Jesus' sacrificial death, He has become how your sins may be forgiven. Would you turn to Him today for newness of life, by confessing with your mouth, Jesus as your Lord (Master and Savior) and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead to secure your salvation?
(Romans 10:9-10)The word "gospel" means "good news" and carries the basic facts of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection as the means of obtaining forgiveness of your sins and right standing before a Holy God (1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus commanded that repentance and the forgiveness of sins should be preached to all the nations (Luke 24:47).
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