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What is your answer when someone asks you “Why should I believe in Jesus?” or do you yourself have this question? I was looking up the internet to see what people searched more for “Why should I believe” and the most searched sentence was “Why should I believe in Jesus?” So I thought why not write about Why do I believe in Jesus? It is very important that we ask this question to our self and have an answer for it. If you don’t have an answer to this question, try to get an answer. If you have been brought up in a Christian traditional home then there are very high chances that you haven’t personally tasted Jesus in your life. If you are a new believer and have accepted Jesus into your life as your personal savior, what is your reason for accepting Christ as your personal Savior? If you haven’t known Jesus ever before and you are reading this to find a reason to believe in him, I have infinite reasons to give you why to believe in Jesus. Who was Jesus? For many Jesus was a prophet reborn and to others, only the Son of God and still others believed that he was just an angel. Wikipedia describes Jesus as a Jewish preacher and religious leader. Let’s see what Bible says about Jesus and what he claimed to be- - In John 10: 30, Jesus says that “I and the Father are one.” At first glance, this might not seem to be a claim to be God. However, look at the Jews’ reaction to His statement, “‘We are not stoning you for any of these,’ replied the Jews, ‘but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God’” (John 10:33). The Jews understood Jesus’ statement as a claim to be God. In the following verses, Jesus never corrects the Jews by saying, “I did not claim to be God.” That indicates Jesus was truly saying He was God by declaring, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30). - Another powerful statement made by Jesus was when he said in John 8:58 – “‘I tell you the truth,’ Jesus answered, ‘before Abraham was born, I am!’” Again, in response, the Jews took up stones in an attempt to stone Jesus (John 8:59). Jesus’ announcing His identity as “I am” is a direct application of the Old Testament name for God (Exodus 3:14). - John 10:11 Jesus says that “I am the good shepherd”, David speaks in Psalms 23:1 that The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. - In Revelation 1:17 Jesus says He is the first and the last, which is identical to what Lord says of Himself in Isaiah 44:6: “I am the First and I am the Last.” The above verses are just few which speaks who Jesus was. So Jesus was and is the Son of God. He was 100% man and 100% God while he was on earth. Jesus is God the Son. The most important reason that Jesus has to be God is that if He is not God, His death would not have been sufficient to pay the penalty for the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2). Only God could pay such an infinite penalty (Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus had to be God so that He could pay our debt. Jesus had to be a man so He could die. Salvation is available only through faith in Jesus Christ. Jesus’ deity is why He is the only way of salvation. Jesus’ deity is why He proclaimed, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6) Why do I believe in Jesus? I believe and have faith in Jesus, not because my parents are missionaries, not because I have been hearing about Jesus since my childhood but because, Jesus died for me and you, even while we were still sinners. His blood has redeemed me from my sins and through him, I have salvation and eternal life. But Why Should you believe in Jesus? The choice is yours, he has given you a free will and you can choose to believe it or not. But let me also tell you one thing, The Bible clearly says that the eternal life is for those who believe that Jesus died and rose again for our sins. We have redemption and salvation only through him. You will be judged based on how you live on this earth. Once you finish the journey on this earth, no amount of prayer to anyone including saints can take you to heaven. You have nothing to lose if you believe Jesus is GOD and accept him as your personal savior but everything to lose and suffer in eternal hell if you don’t believe. There is no second chance after death, repent of your sins now while you are alive. Why am I sharing this? You are Gods most wonderful creation, when I planted a sapling and saw it grow in front of my eyes, my heart was overjoyed. But one day it withered away due to the heat and it broke my heart. I saw it dying, so dear ones, one death is inevitable but the second death can definitely be avoided. God’s heart breaks when he sees his creation whom he created in his own image suffering in the eternal hell. John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. No prophet or self-claimed gods has ever claimed this. So as you read this, I pray in my heart the May the Spirit of God intervene in your heart and reveal the light to you.
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Generalno je prihvaćeno da je Isus zaista bio čovek koji je hodao zemljom, u Izraelu, pre skoro 2000 godina. Debata nastaje kada se počne raspravljati o Isusovom punom identitetu. Skoro svaka velika religija uči da je Isus bio prorok, ili dobar učitelj ili pobožan čovek. Problem je u tome da nam Biblija kaže da je Isus bio beskonačno mnogo više od proroka, dobrog učitelja ili pobožnog čoveka. Za vreme svoje zemaljske službe pre dve hiljade godina Isus je indirektno izjavio: “Ja sam Bog.” Rekao je takođe, da je Stvoritelj neba i zemlje i da jedino kroz Njega čovečanstvo može iskusiti istinski mir i dobiti večni život. Time nije samo rekao svoju dramatičnu izjavu, već je imao dokaze za potvrđenje tih tvrdnji. Upravo je Isusova jedinstvenost dokaz Njegovog božanstva. Isus je jedinstven među svim religijskim vođama upravo po svojoj tvrdnji da je Bog. Buda nikad nije tvrdio da je Bog. Mojsije nikad nije tvrdio da je Jahve. Muhamed nikad nije tvrdio da je Alah. A Isus Hrist je tvrdio da je istiniti i živi Bog! Zapisi pokazuju da Isus nije bio raspet zato što je oživljavao mrtve ili učinio da slepi progledaju odnosno hromi prohodaju. Bio je raspet zato što je tvrdio da je Bog. Stoga pitanje Njegovog božanstva postaje veoma važno. Buda je rekao: – “Ja sam učitelj u potrazi za istinom.” Isus je tvrdio: “Ja sam Istina.” Konfučije je izjavio: – “Ja nikad nisam tvrdio da sam svetac.” Isus je upitao: – “Ko me može optužiti za greh?” Muhamed je rekao: – “Ako Bog ne prebaci svoj ogrtač milosti preko mene, ja nemam nade.” Isus je rekao: – “Ako ne verujete u mene, umret ćete u svojim gresima.” Isusove reči teraju slušatelje ili čitatelje na odluku. Ono što odlučite u vezi sa Hristom danas, to je najvažnija odluka koju ćete ikada doneti. Vaša odluka za Isusu Hristu važnija je od vaše ideologije ili od vaše karijere. Važnija je i od izbora bračnog druga. Ako je Isus zaista Bog, morate se odlučiti koji stav ćete zauzeti prema toj tvrdnji. Ako pak mislite da nije Bog, ne biste smeli imati ništa sa Njim. Lewis, nakadašnji profesor Oksfordskog univerziteta i poznati hrišćanski pisac, bio je ateista koji je kasnije postao hrišćaninom. U svojim delima ističe kako niko ne može biti neutralan kad je reč o Hristu Isusu. Lewis je napisao: “Pokušavam sprečiti ljude da kažu glupost o Isusu, kao što je ova: ‘Spreman sam prihvatiti Isusa kao velikog moralnog učitelja, ali ne prihvaćam Njegovu tvrdnju da je Bog.’ To je nešto što ne smemo reći… Vi se morate odlučiti: ili je taj čovek bio Božji Sin, ili ludak, ili nešto još gore. Možete Ga zatvoriti kao ludu, možete pljuvati po Njemu i ubiti Ga kao demona, a možete i pasti pred Njegove noge i zvati Ga Gospodom i Bogom. Ali ne smemo sebi dopustiti glupost govoreći kako je On bio veliki ljudski učitelj. On nam nije ostavio tu mogućnost. On to nije želeo biti.” Jednog dana Isus je nekim svojim učenicima postavio dva pitanja: “Šta svet kaže da sam ja?” i “Šta ti kažeš da sam ja?” Naravno, u Bibliji nalazimo četiri različita detaljna prikaza Hristova života. Primetio sam da mnogi ljudi ispituju istorijsku autentičnost Biblije, ali ponovo naglašavam kako moramo biti oprezni sa tvrdnjama koje nisu utemeljene na pouzdanim istraživanjima. Zapravo, postoji više vekovni dokazi o istorijskoj pouzdanosti četri Evanđelja nego za bilo koje drugo delo klasične literature. Što kaže svet da je Isus Hrist? Intelektualci često vole reći kako duhovni i religijski interesi postoje samo zato da pomognu manje školovanim ljudima, da su samo neznalice i neškolovani ljudi zainteresirani za to kako upoznati Boga te da su oni jedini kojima Bog treba. Samo se nadam da takvi ljudi nece zbog svoje gordosti i ponosa propustit poklon sto Gospod im nudi, večan život u Isus Hristu. Dakle, šta je Isus tvrdio za sebe? Šta Biblija kaže ko je On bio? Pogledajmo prvo Isusove reči u Jovanu 10,30, „Ja i Otac jedno smo.“ Na prvi pogled, ovo možda ne izgleda kao tvrdnja da je Bog. Međutim, pogledajmo reakciju Jevreja na Njegovu izjavu: „Odgovoriše mu Judeji: za dobro delo te ne zasipamo kamenjem, nego zbog hule na Boga, što se ti – kao čovek – gradiš Bogom“ (Jovan 10,33). Jevreji su Isusovu izjavu razumeli kao tvrdnju da je Bog. U stihovima koji slede, Isus nikada nije ispravio Jevreje govoreći, „Ja nisam tvrdio da sam Bog.“ To ukazuje da je Isus zaista govorio da je Bog kada je izjavio, „Ja i Otac jedno smo“ (Jovan 10,30). Jovan 8,58 je drugi primer. Isus je izjavi: „’Istinu vam kažem’, reče Isus, ’pre nego što se Avraam rodio, Ja jesam!’“ I ponovo, kao odgovor na ovo, Jevreji uzimaju kamenje u pokušaju da Ga kamenuju (Jovan 8,59). Isus proglašava svoj identitet izrazom „Ja jesam“ koji je direktna primena starozavetnog imena za Boga (Druga Mojsijeva 3,14). Zašto bi Jevreji želeli da kamenuju Isusa ako On nije rekao nešto što su oni smatrali bogohulnim, u ovom slučaju, tvrdnju da je Bog? Jovan 1,1 kaže da „Bog beše Reč.“ Jovan 1,14 kaže „Reč se ovaploti.“ Ovo jasno pokazuje da je Isus Bog u telu. Toma, jedan od učenika, izjavio je o Isusu: „Gospod moj i Bog moj“ (Jovan 20,28). Isus ga ne ispravlja. Apostol Pavle Ga opisuje kao, „…velikog Boga i Spasitelja – Isusa Hrista“ (Titu 2,13). Apostol Petar kaže isto, „…našeg Boga i Spasitelja Isusa Hrista“ (2. Petrova 1,1). Bog Otac takođe svedoči o potpunom Isusovom identitetu: „Za Sina pak (kaže): ’Tvoj presto Bože, stoji u sve vekove i žezlo tvoje pravosti je žezlo tvoga carstva.’“ Starozavetna proročanstva najavljuju Njegovu božansku prirodu: „Jer nam se rodi dete, sin nam se dade, kojemu je vlast na ramenu, i ime će mu biti Divni Savetnik, Bog Silni, Otac Večni, Knez Mira.“Zašto je pitanje Isusovog paravog identiteta toliko važno? Zašto je bitno da li Isus jeste ili nije Bog? Najvažniji razlog zašto Isus mora da bude Bog je taj da u slučaju da nije Bog, Njegova smrt ne bi bila dovoljna da plati kaznu za grehe čitavog sveta (1. Jovanova 2,2). Samo je Bog mogao da plati tako veliku kaznu (Rimljanima 5,8; 2. Korinćanima 5,21). Isus je morao da bude Bog da bi mogao da plati naš dug. Isus je morao da bude čovek da bi mogao da umre. Spasenje je dostupno jedino kroz veru u Isusa Hrista! Isusova božanska priroda je razlog iz kog je On jedini put ka spasenju. Isusova božanska priroda je razlog iz kog je On objavio: „Ja sam Put, i Istina i Život: niko ne dolazi k Ocu – sem kroz mene“ (Jovan 14,6).