Jesus Christ: The Real Story

United Church of God

Jan 2018 · United Church of God

About this ebook

The story of Jesus Christ goes much deeper than His crucifixion and resurrection.Few will dispute that a man named Jesus Christ lived 2,000 years ago and that He was a great teacher who impacted the world. Christ made a controversial claim—that He was the very Son of God, the long-prophesied Messiah—causing religious authorities in Jerusalem to reject Him, hate Him and eventually succeeded in having Him put to death.

Likewise, the local Roman civil authorities also saw Him as a threat and became complicit in His execution. The religions of His day, both Judaism and paganism, opposed the growth of His teachings and used unlawful and violent means to try to destroy the Church He founded. The government of Rome also came to vigorously persecute the followers of this Jewish teacher from Galilee.

Today, there is much confusion and questions concerning this controversial figure. Where can you go for the answers? The Bible.

This Bible Study aid booklet, "Jesus Christ: The Real Story" will help explain what is written in the Bible about Jesus Christ. You can discover the answers to these questions and more: Who was Jesus Christ of Nazareth? Where did He come from? When was Jesus Christ born? What did Jesus teach? Was He God in the flesh? What did Jesus look like? Was He only a man? Why did He die?

Discover the true, fascinating story that so few understand. The story of the greatest Man who ever lived and the misunderstood message He preached—the gospel (good news) of the coming Kingdom of God!

Chapters in this ebook:

-- Introduction - Jesus Christ: The Real Story
-- Who—and What—Was Jesus Christ?
-- Jesus Christ's Disciples Understood Him to Be the Creator
-- Jesus Christ: 'The Rock' of the Old Testament
-- The Family of God
-- Jesus' Amazing Fulfillment of Prophecy
-- The Bible Prophesied the Exact Year the Messiah Would Appear
-- Was Jesus Born on Dec. 25?
-- A Sinless and Miraculous Life
-- Could Jesus Perform Miracles?
-- Did Jesus Really Die and Live Again?
-- Roman Forms of Crucifixion
-- When Was Jesus Christ Crucified and Resurrected?
-- The Chronology of the Crucifixion and Resurrection
-- Do Other Nonbiblical Sources Confirm Jesus Christ's Existence?
-- Much More Than a Man
-- Was Jesus a Created Being?
-- The God Who Became a Human Being
-- Jesus' Family Connections
-- Did Jesus Have Long Hair?
-- The Messiah's Misunderstood Mission
-- What Do 'Messiah' and 'Jesus Christ' Mean?
-- What Was Jesus' Gospel?
-- Salvation Is Entrance Into the Kingdom of God
-- Other Names for the Kingdom
-- Jesus' Teaching on God's Law
-- Other Important Ways Jesus Fulfilled the Law
-- Christ's New Commandment
-- Does the New Covenant Abolish the Commandments?
-- Jesus Christ and the Festivals of the Bible
-- Who Killed Jesus?
-- Jesus Christ, the Wisdom of God
-- The Tearing of the Temple Veil
-- Alive Again Today and Forever
-- Your Date With Destiny: Meeting the Real Jesus
-- 'Even So, Come, Lord Jesus!'



Inside this Bible Study Aid ebook:

"Perhaps the boldest claim Jesus made about His identity was the statement, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM” (John:8:58)...What was going on here? Jesus was revealing His identity as the actual One whom the Jews knew as God in the Old Testament."

"The New Testament writers cite messianic prophecies from the Old Testament more than 130 times. By some estimates the Old Testament contains 300 prophetic passages that describe who the Messiah is and what He will do. Of these, 60 are major prophecies. What are the chances of these prophecies being fulfilled in one person?"

"A careful analysis of Scripture, however, clearly indicates that December 25 is an unlikely date for Christ’s birth. Here are two primary reasons..."

"How can we fit “three days and three nights” between a Friday-afternoon crucifixion and a Sunday-morning resurrection?"

Ratings and reviews

The best doctrines that one can learn from the KJV bible is not the "denomination" that a person affiliates himself with, but the teachings that Jesus left for us to follow after. I was raised in a strict denomination myself, the holiness movement taught me a lot about how one can become close to God through prayer, fasting and witnessing to others about salvation and how to make it to the promised Land. But the older I've gotten (being a backslider myself) I've come to realize this fact due to the outreach of the other churches that have made sacrifices to share the gospel with me and reaching out to me .Like the proticol son in the bible I know my way home As I'm strayed from the truth and wandered a far to feeding with the sow's(like the proticol son). I just hope that I haven't had my back turned on Jesus for too long and my door is closed and my chance at reincarnation is gone for good.This is a message to those who've never had him, to the lying wanderers, and to anyone else who knows where I'm coming from!!!God is not willing that ANYONE should parish - but that all might have eternal life. He loves the Isis members and have given them the same opportunity for salvation as he did for the pastor of the church on the corner.Unlike all the feuding about one's belief here ,God is No respector of person. THANKS

I love this and hey it's the truth and a little spooky makes you wonder if you truly are living right made me do a lot of thinking and I am going to be doing a lot of praying

Reads a bit like an edited term paper for College, but, all in all very informative and thought provoking. Plus, it's FREE!

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