(Part 3 of 3)
“The Romand officer and the other soldiers at the crucifixion were terrified by the earthquake and all that had happened. They said, “This man truly was the Son of God!”-Matthew 27:54
As Jesus breathed his last breath on the cross, a mighty earthquake caused the hill upon which he was crucified to shake violently. The Roman soldiers suddenly realized that the man they had nailed to the cross was no ordinary man. From His birth to His death, Jesus’ life proclaimed that He was the Son of God:
“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means, ‘God is with us.’”-Matthew 1:23
Jesus was recognized as being the very embodiment of God Almighty from the day He was born. His immaculate conception distinguished Him as the Son of God as He was miraculously conceived by the Holy Spirit.
Jesus then went on to do what no other mortal man had ever been able to accomplish. He lived a sinless life:
“For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.”-2 Corinthians 5:21
Too further confirm His identity as the Son of God, Jesus did many miracles, signs and wonders:
“People of Israel, listen! God publicly endorsed Jesus the Nazarene by doing powerful miracles, wonders and signs though him, as you well know.”-Acts 2:22.
However, what made Jesus truly unique is that He fulfilled Scripture by becoming the ransom for our sin and defied nature by being raised from the dead:
“I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day.”-1 Corinthians 15:3-4
Scripture tells us that He was seen by over 500 of His followers after He rose from the grave. After triumphing over death, hell, and the grave, Jesus was taken into heaven (Acts 1:9) and was seated at the right hand of the Father (Hebrews 1:3).
The Apostle Paul describes it this way:
“Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and give him the name above all other names.”-Philippians 2:9
These passages, coupled with all the other evidences, confirm that Jesus truly is the Son of God. He is the I Am. He is everything that He claimed to be. May we too exalt Him and give Him the highest place of honor in our lives!
Pastor Scott Burr
Dayspring Community Church
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