Who Is Jesus to You?

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John Piper, Unknown, 163859, Pastor, Ask, Theology, Desiring God, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Questions

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🗓️ 13 January 2016

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Jesus Christ is the Alpha and the Omega. He never had a beginning and will have no end. He is fully and completely God.

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0:00.0	Well, who is Jesus?
0:07.8	It is a perennial question, and there must be as many diverse answers to that question
0:12.1	as there are about any other person who ever walked in this planet.
0:16.9	Even during his life on Earth, Christ's very presence was a point of remarkable debate
0:21.6	and contention.
0:23.5	Some said Jesus was God, and others said He was demon-possessed.
0:28.3	Some said Jesus was a good teacher, and others called Him a liar.
0:32.1	Some said He was brilliant, and others labeled Him insane.
0:35.6	Jesus was applauded as a prophet, and He was dismissed as a babbling blasphemer.
0:41.2	So who is this Jesus?
0:44.0	In the words of Hebrews 1, verse 3, we are told that Jesus is the radiance of the glory
0:49.6	of God and the exact imprint of His nature.
0:54.6	In the 1996 sermon, John Piper answered this age-old question, who is Jesus?
1:02.2	Who is it that sat down at the right hand?
1:04.5	Who is it that went to the cross?
1:06.4	Who is it that was buried in rose again?
1:08.4	Who is it that upholds all things, by the word of His power?
1:11.5	Who is Jesus Christ?
1:14.0	He is the exact representation of the divine nature or of God's nature.
1:19.7	What does that mean?
1:21.1	Jesus said, if you've seen me, you've seen the Father.
1:24.6	Paul said, he is the image of the invisible God, but you know what?
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