jesus the savior

As Christians we have made a decision to follow Jesus. So we’ve put together a collection of scriptures that paint a picture of who Jesus is. We will use nothing but the Bible and hear from Jesus friends as well as His foes. Our goal is to help you obtain a greater understanding of who Jesus is by reading these (and other) verses. There are plenty of verses that weren’t include because of space so I encourage you to use the ones we’ve included as a sort of “starting point” in your effort to know Jesus better.

“Jesus Christ the same yesterday and today and forever”
- Hebrews 13:6

JESUS IS GOD…

Philip said to Him, “Lord show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long and yet you have not seen Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father.”
- Jesus, claiming He is God. (John 14:8-9)

“I and My Father are one.” Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of these do you stone Me?” The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make yourself God.”
- The Jewish people who wanted to kill Jesus because He was claiming to be God. (John 10:30-33)

“Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”
- Jesus, on how He knew Abraham (John 8:58)

“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which means, God with us.”
- An angel talking to Mary (Matthew 1:23)

“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
- Isaiah, describing Jesus (Isaiah 9:6)

“And Thomas answered and said to Him [Jesus], “My Lord and my God!”
- Thomas after realizing Jesus is God (John 20:28)

JESUS COMFORTS US…

“Come to Me all you who are weary and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
- Jesus’ invitation to you (Matthew 11:28)

“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
- Jesus’ word to those who follow Him (John 14:27)

“Casting all your cares upon Him; because He cares for you.”
- Peter, giving us advice (1 Peter 5:7)

“So do not worry, saying, What shall we eat? Or what shall we wear? For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these thing will be given to you as well.”
- Jesus, talking about worrying about life’s problems (Matthew 6:31-33)

“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
- John, describing heaven (Revelation 21:4)

JESUS PREFORMES MIRACLES…

“He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, Quiet! Be still! Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to His disciples, Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith? They were terrified and asked each other, Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey Him!”
- Jesus, calming a storm (Mark 4:39-41)

“A man with leprosy came and knelt before Him and said, Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean. Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man, I am willing, He said, Be clean! Immediately he was cured of his leprosy.”
- Jesus, healing a man of leprosy (Matthew 8:2-3)

“The angel said to the women, Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; He has risen just as He said.”
- An angel, talking to two women at Jesus’ empty grave (Matthew 28:5-6)

“Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.”
- John, talking about Jesus many works (John 21:25)

JESUS IS OUR BEST FRIEND….

“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this; that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command.
- Jesus, talking to all of us that are His friends (John 15:12-14)

“But God commanded His love towards us, in that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him”
- Paul, talking about how much the Lord loves us (Romans 5:8-9)

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.”
- John, with the best news ever told! (John 3:16-17)

JESUS IS OUR SAVIOR…

“Look! The Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”
- John the Baptist, introducing Jesus (John 1:29)

“For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.”
- Paul, on why Jesus dies for us (1 Thessalonians 5:9)

“But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
- Paul, on how God shows us He loves us (Romans 5:8)

“Sirs, what must I do to be saved? They replied, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved – you and your household.”
- Paul, explaining how to become saved from judgment (Acts 16:30-31)

JESUS IS THE TRUTH…

“grace and truth come through Jesus Christ.”
- John in his description of Jesus (John 1:17)

“If you hold to My teachings, you are really My disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
- Jesus, talking to His followers (John 8:31)

“I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me”
- Jesus, claiming to be the Truth (John 14:6)

JESUS KNOWS EVERYTHING…

“And even the very hairs of your head are numbered”
- Jesus, talking about how well knows you (Matthew 10:30)

“I know your works. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know you have little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.”
- Jesus, reviewing everything that the Church has done (Revelation 3:8)

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the ending.”
- Jesus, telling us He knows the beginning of history as well as He knows its ending (Revelation 1:8)

JESUS WILL JUDGE THE WICKED…

“Then I saw a great White Throne and Him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from His presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and the books were open. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. If anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.”
- John, describing how Jesus will judge those who have not asked for His forgiveness (Revelation 20:11-12,14-15)

JESUS FORGIVES US…

“For they shall all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, declares the Lord, For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”
- Jesus, talking about the new covenant He would make when He died on the cross (Jeremiah 31:34)

“When Jesus saw their faith, He said, Friend, your sins are forgiven”
- Jesus, forgiving a man of his sins (Luke 5:20)

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
- John, on how to be forgiven (1 John 1:9)

JESUS WILL COME AGAIN…

“I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you with Me so that you also may be where I am.”
- Jesus, promising to return for His followers (John 14:2-3)

“For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that we, who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore, encourage one another with these words.”
- Paul, on our great hope that Jesus will soon return (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18)

Becoming a Christian

To become a Christian it is important not only to understand and agree with Christian beliefs, but also to rely on these things for your life and salvation. We must put into practice what we believe by forgiving others and by living a life free from corruption.

Believe

An important step in becoming a Christian is to realise that no man is perfect. Although compared to others we may be above the average, who amongst us could say that they live a life without any hint of self-interest or desire.

How shall we answer the heavenly Judge when he calls us to account? Let us contemplate that Judge, not as our own unaided intellect conceives of him, but as he is portrayed to us in the Bible, with a brightness which obscures the stars, a strength which melts the mountains, an anger which shakes the earth, a wisdom which takes the wise in their own craftiness, a purity before which all things become impure, a righteousness to which not even angels are equal. Let Him, I say, sit in judgment on the actions of men, and who will feel secure in standing before His throne? (John Calvin)

Rather than despairing over our own nature we should turn to God, knowing that He offers us forgiveness for all that we have done wrong. Instead of God demanding punishment for our sin He has given us a way out, a lifeboat which can save us from the sinking ship.

His chosen one, Jesus Christ, the true child of God, who he loved and committed all things to, was given up as a sacrifice in our place. Being both divine and human, it meant that he could be a unique mediator between man and God. His death was an offering by all believers to say sorry for their sins and to beg forgiveness from a holy God. When we follow Jesus we are partakers of this sacrifice, and so the things which we have done in the past will not be used against us.

When we commit ourselves to becoming Christians we are adopted into the family of God, to become sons and heirs. God, who has done so much for us in the past, will continue to help us in the future. His tender care and awesome wisdom will never fail us. We can rest on Him as a loving Father who will love us, protect us and guide us in all the tough times which lie ahead.

Christian life

To follow Jesus means that we have a faith which trusts in God and loves the pure things of life.

It is impossible that faith ever stop doing good. Faith doesn't ask whether good works are to be done, but, before it is asked, it has done them. It is always active. Whoever doesn't do such works is without faith; he gropes and searches about him for faith and good works but doesn't know what faith or good works are. (Martin Luther)

We must love others even when they do not love us. We must help and care for those who have wronged us and caused us trouble. There can be no excuses - we must love and forgive, just as our Heavenly Father has forgiven us. We must let no good deed go undone, nor any chance of helping others be missed. We must live as Jesus lived and use his life and his teachings as the model for our own lives.

The road ahead may be difficult, but we can choose no other way. When trouble comes we know that we can trust in God who has promised that he will never allow us to go through more than we can bear. We will also have the spirit of God dwelling within us, helping us, strengthening us and leading us in the right path, producing the fruits of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control.

"HE WILL SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR SINS"

Do you know the difference between being saved from sin and being forgiven for sin? To be saved from sin means to be kept from committing sin. No one who is sinning is being saved from sin. To be forgiven for sin means to obtain mercy for sins that have already been committed. That may seem to be a simple concept, but Christianity's confused teaching concerning "getting saved" has clouded the issue for some.

Long ago, Preacher Clark was trying to explain the difference to a sister in the Lord who, though listening patiently, just could not understand it. So, with equal patience, he walked over to the fireplace where her husband kept his shotgun and took it down from the wall.

As the stunned woman looked on, the Preacher calmly pointed the gun at her husband and asked, "Now, do you want to save me from shooting your husband, or do you want to forgive me for shooting him?"

"I get your point, Brother Clark", she replied.

Jesus, too, would rather save us from sin than to forgive us for sinning, and he suffered and died so that once he cleanses us from past sins by the power of the holy Ghost, there is no need for us ever to sin again. Every sin you do not commit is a sin Jesus has saved you from. Have you been saved from sin today? Thank Jesus if you have. If, however, you did sin today, then Jesus must forgive you if you are ever to meet God in peace. Jesus is saving multitudes of his children right now from sin. In fact, if he does not save them from sin now in this life, they will not be saved from the wrath of God in the Final Judgment.

Christian ministers who teach that those who trust in Jesus must still sin every day are servants of sin, not of God, for "Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin" (Jn. 8:34). They are also, as they themselves freely admit, sinners. Child of God, stay away from them. They are condemned; they are prisoners of sin. Without realizing it, they are teaching men that there is no hope of being saved from the coming wrath of God.

When the apostles mentioned the subject of when salvation is received, the overwhelming majority (72%) of those references say that salvation will be given to men in the future ("shall be saved"). However, a significant number of times (almost 30%), they mentioned salvation as a present condition ("are being saved"). The power of God can save us now from committing sin, and because of that, we have great hope that God will spare us (save us) later from damnation in the Final Judgment.