These pages are designed for use to aid discipleship among Christians through individual Bible study, Cell groups, Home groups, or for meeting one to one.  If you wish, you could use the questions, while leaving the group to choose their own translation of the Bible.

Who is Jesus?

There are many ways of looking at Jesus.  Each one brings us a new aspect, a new dimension that colours the overall view.  There are also many places one could start.

Jesus is the Son of God.  Many pictures of Jesus show him as the baby born in Bethlehem.  The point that is being made is that God came and became man.  He came and lived with us.  Leaders have such a tendency to live in their ivory tower, but here was the God who created the universe humbling Himself and becoming one with us.  Jesus the Son of God.

Another image that dominates in the Christian culture is that of Jesus on the cross.  It was there that the Lord of the universe gave up His life to buy us back from death and the judgement that we all deserve.  The cross is key to understanding Jesus, it puts everything else in context. The Cross.

Our focus on Jesus as the Son of God can blind us to the reality that He is also man, with all of mans weakness and temptations, but without having failed.  The very fact that Jesus was a physical being with all the limitations that are entailed gives us incredible hope.  He then shows us what is possible in life.  When we fail, He understands and is ready to forgive us.  Jesus the man.

Jesus being with God holds a position of authority.  He is the King.  Jesus’ way of being King is instructive to us both as to the way we should live, and in our use of any authority that comes our way.  Jesus lives out His authority not with domination but with service!  He has a clear aim in His authority, to bring all things into a right place for the Father.   Jesus the King.

Jesus has an incredible place in the universe.  Many do not see Him beyond His life on earth, but His role has been from the beginning of creation and extends far beyond.  As we understand this role better we can appreciate Him more.  Some of the most significant factors are that it was through Jesus that all creation was made.  Jesus in being God on earth shows us what God is really like.  When we look at the character of Jesus, we are seeing in action the character of God.  Jesus now lives in heaven, and there He is the head of the church, which is His body.   Jesus’ place with God.