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Jesus Is The Christ Of Jesus

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We as Christians know that Jesus is the Messiah. Jesus was born in Bethlehem during the reign of Herod the Great, around 4 to 6 B.C. At the age of 30, he was baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan River. After this he began his ministry teaching about the kingdom of God and preforming miracles. His life in recorded in the New Testament part of the bible and many movies have been made about him, such as the 1977 classic, Jesus of Nazareth. In this movie, Jesus performs many miracles including raising people from the dead. His actions show us how God treats people and how he should be treated. Jesus resurrected Lazarus from the dead because Lazarus and his family had a strong faith in God. After this Lazarus became one of Jesus’ closest friends. His faith resurrected him, Jesus was just the catalyst. Jesus declared that the people who believed in him will die, yet they will live. What I believe this means is that although people will physically die in this life, they will continue to live with God forever in Heaven. When Jesus came to the temple, he lost his temper and destroyed the market shops. He claimed that the temple was God’s house and it should not be corrupted with buying and gambling. It was a holy place and yet the people thought nothing about defiling it. When the woman who was caught committing adultery was about to be stoned, Jesus said to the men chasing her, “the one who hasn’t sinned shall throw the first stone.” No one dared cast the first stone

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