Jesus Christ

Answers to Your Questions About Jesus Christ

When the first people sinned in the Garden of Eden, they were afraid and tried to hide from God. But God in His love sought them out and spoke to them. God showed them the consequences of their sin, but He also gave them a message of hope. Death, suffering and pain would not be the end of their lives. They would not have to live without hope! God promised them that someday a person would come to earth and win the victory over sin and death!

Although they did not understand everything, the person God was promising to send was Jesus Christ. Jesus was the One who would bring peace and forgiveness. Jesus would restore to lost humanity fellowship with God!

Meditate on the story of Jesus and understand why thousands of people, from all over the world, have discovered that He is God, Lord and Savior.

1.Who is Jesus Christ?
Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God.
and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”
Luke 3:22
His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, who, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high,
Hebrews 1:3
2.Why did God send His Son into the world?
God sent Jesus into the world so that we could have eternal life in Him.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:16
3.How did Jesus come into our world?
Jesus was born as a human baby to an Israelite virgin named Mary.
Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of David’s house. The virgin’s name was Mary. […] Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and shall name him ‘Jesus.’
Luke 1:26-27,31
4.Who was the father of Jesus?
Jesus was conceived by God, of the Holy Spirit.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this: After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:18
5.Did most of the world rejoice when Jesus was born?
No. Jesus was born in a small village, in very humble circumstances.
While they were there, the day had come for her to give birth. She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in bands of cloth and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Luke 2:6-7
(Read the story of the birth of Jesus in Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 2:1-20.)
6.Why was He given the name Jesus?
Because the name Jesus means Savior. Jesus came to save His people from their sins.
She shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:21
7.What did Jesus do while He was on earth?
Jesus lived in Palestine, among the Israelites, teaching and preaching, healing the sick, casting out demons, forgiving sins and helping the needy.
Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
Matthew 9:35
Demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God!” Rebuking them, he didn’t allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
Luke 4:41
He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
Luke 7:48
the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
Matthew 11:5
8.What was the people’s reaction to the miracles and teachings of Jesus?
Most of the people were astonished and many believed in Him.
They were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
Mark 7:37
Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name, observing his signs which he did.
John 2:23
(Read the four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, which give a fuller account of the life of Jesus.)
9.Did those who saw the miracles of Jesus and heard His message believe in Him?
No. The Jewish leaders were envious of Him and rejected Him. They handed Jesus over to the Roman governor so that he would sentence Him to death.
Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. They bound him, led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
Matthew 27:1-2
For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up.
Matthew 27:18
10.How did Jesus die?
The Roman soldiers mocked Jesus, tortured Him and then killed Him on a cross outside Jerusalem.
The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort. They clothed him with purple; and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him. They began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” They struck his head with a reed and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him. When they had mocked him, they took the purple cloak off him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to crucify him.
Mark 15:16-20
(There is a more complete account of the death of Jesus in Matthew 26 and 27, Mark 14 and 15, Luke 22 and 23, and John 18 and 19.)
11.Did Jesus commit any crime to deserve death on the cross?
No. Jesus lived an absolutely perfect life.
who didn’t sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.” When he was cursed, he didn’t curse back. When he suffered, he didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously.
1 Peter 2:22-23
12.What happened to the body of Jesus after His death?
A rich and devout man named Joseph of Arimathea buried the body of Jesus, according to the custom of that time.
Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock. Then he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed.
Matthew 27:59-60
13.Did the body of Jesus stay in the tomb?
No. After three days, Jesus rose from the dead.
whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.
Acts 2:24
(The Bible records the story of the resurrection of Jesus in Matthew 28:1-10, Mark 16:1-8, Luke 24:1-49, and John 20 and 21.)
14.What did Jesus do after He came out of the tomb?
For forty days He was on earth to prove to His followers that He was alive.
To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking about God’s Kingdom.
Acts 1:3
15.What happened after the forty days?
Jesus returned to heaven, from where He now rules over all things in heaven and on earth.
While he blessed them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven.
Luke 24:51
which he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule, authority, power, dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come.
Ephesians 1:20-21
16.What is Jesus doing now?
Jesus intercedes for us and is preparing a place for us.
For Christ hasn’t entered into holy places made with hands, which are representations of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;
Hebrews 9:24
In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.
John 14:2
17.Will Jesus stay in heaven?
No. Someday He will return to earth and take us to where He is.
If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.
John 14:3
(For more information about the return of Jesus, see the topic “Eternal Life”.)

Jesus Christ

Answers to Your Questions About Jesus Christ

Meditate on the story of Jesus and understand why thousands of people, from all over the world, have discovered that He is God, Lord and Savior.

1.Who is Jesus Christ?
Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God.
and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”
Luke 3:22
His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, who, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high,
Hebrews 1:3
2.Why did God send His Son into the world?
God sent Jesus into the world so that we could have eternal life in Him.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:16
3.How did Jesus come into our world?
Jesus was born as a human baby to an Israelite virgin named Mary.
Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of David’s house. The virgin’s name was Mary. […] Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and shall name him ‘Jesus.’
Luke 1:26-27,31
4.Who was the father of Jesus?
Jesus was conceived by God, of the Holy Spirit.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this: After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:18
5.Did most of the world rejoice when Jesus was born?
No. Jesus was born in a small village, in very humble circumstances.
While they were there, the day had come for her to give birth. She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in bands of cloth and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Luke 2:6-7
(Read the story of the birth of Jesus in Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 2:1-20.)
6.Why was He given the name Jesus?
Because the name Jesus means Savior. Jesus came to save His people from their sins.
She shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:21
7.What did Jesus do while He was on earth?
Jesus lived in Palestine, among the Israelites, teaching and preaching, healing the sick, casting out demons, forgiving sins and helping the needy.
Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
Matthew 9:35
Demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God!” Rebuking them, he didn’t allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
Luke 4:41
He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
Luke 7:48
the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
Matthew 11:5
8.What was the people’s reaction to the miracles and teachings of Jesus?
Most of the people were astonished and many believed in Him.
They were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
Mark 7:37
Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name, observing his signs which he did.
John 2:23
(Read the four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, which give a fuller account of the life of Jesus.)
9.Did those who saw the miracles of Jesus and heard His message believe in Him?
No. The Jewish leaders were envious of Him and rejected Him. They handed Jesus over to the Roman governor so that he would sentence Him to death.
Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. They bound him, led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
Matthew 27:1-2
For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up.
Matthew 27:18
10.How did Jesus die?
The Roman soldiers mocked Jesus, tortured Him and then killed Him on a cross outside Jerusalem.
The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort. They clothed him with purple; and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him. They began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” They struck his head with a reed and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him. When they had mocked him, they took the purple cloak off him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to crucify him.
Mark 15:16-20
(There is a more complete account of the death of Jesus in Matthew 26 and 27, Mark 14 and 15, Luke 22 and 23, and John 18 and 19.)
11.Did Jesus commit any crime to deserve death on the cross?
No. Jesus lived an absolutely perfect life.
who didn’t sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.” When he was cursed, he didn’t curse back. When he suffered, he didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously.
1 Peter 2:22-23
12.What happened to the body of Jesus after His death?
A rich and devout man named Joseph of Arimathea buried the body of Jesus, according to the custom of that time.
Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock. Then he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed.
Matthew 27:59-60
13.Did the body of Jesus stay in the tomb?
No. After three days, Jesus rose from the dead.
whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.
Acts 2:24
(The Bible records the story of the resurrection of Jesus in Matthew 28:1-10, Mark 16:1-8, Luke 24:1-49, and John 20 and 21.)
14.What did Jesus do after He came out of the tomb?
For forty days He was on earth to prove to His followers that He was alive.
To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking about God’s Kingdom.
Acts 1:3
15.What happened after the forty days?
Jesus returned to heaven, from where He now rules over all things in heaven and on earth.
While he blessed them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven.
Luke 24:51
which he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule, authority, power, dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come.
Ephesians 1:20-21
16.What is Jesus doing now?
Jesus intercedes for us and is preparing a place for us.
For Christ hasn’t entered into holy places made with hands, which are representations of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;
Hebrews 9:24
In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.
John 14:2
17.Will Jesus stay in heaven?
No. Someday He will return to earth and take us to where He is.
If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.
John 14:3
(For more information about the return of Jesus, see the topic “Eternal Life”.)

1.Who is Jesus Christ?

2.Why did God send His Son into the world?

3.How did Jesus come into our world?

4.Who was the father of Jesus?

5.Did most of the world rejoice when Jesus was born?

6.Why was He given the name Jesus?

7.What did Jesus do while He was on earth?

8.What was the people’s reaction to the miracles and teachings of Jesus?

9.Did those who saw the miracles of Jesus and heard His message believe in Him?

10.How did Jesus die?

11.Did Jesus commit any crime to deserve death on the cross?

12.What happened to the body of Jesus after His death?

13.Did the body of Jesus stay in the tomb?

14.What did Jesus do after He came out of the tomb?

15.What happened after the forty days?

16.What is Jesus doing now?

17.Will Jesus stay in heaven?