Scenes
from Jesus Christ's life
Bible translation - 1769 Authorised Version
(KJV)
Jesus,
the Saviour
Jesus Christ is the Son
of God. He came into our world to give us salvation from sin
In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God.(John 1:1)
And the Word was made flesh,
and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only
begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.(John 1:14)
For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have everlasting life.(John 3:16)
And she shall bring forth
a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people
from their sins.(Matthew 1:21)
Behold, a virgin shall be
with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,
which being interpreted is, God with us.(Matthew 1:23)
For God sent not his Son
into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might
be saved.(John 3:17)
This is a faithful saying,
and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to
save sinners; of whom I am chief.(1 Timothey 1:15)
I am crucified with Christ:
nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which
I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved
me, and gave himself for me.(Galatians 2:20)
Pilate therefore said unto
him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king.
To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that
I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth
my voice.(John 18:37)
Jesus,
the Good Shepard
Jesus Christ is the Good
Shepard. We are the sheeps - we are lost and without hope. But our Shepard
have the most care of us
All we like sheep have gone
astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid
on him the iniquity of us all.(Isaiah 53:6)
For thus saith the Lord
GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
As a shepherd seeketh out
his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so
will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where
they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
And I will bring them out
from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them
to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers,
and in all the inhabited places of the country.
I will feed my flock, and
I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.
I will seek that which was
lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that
which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy
the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.(Ezekiel 34:11-13;15,16)
He shall feed his flock
like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them
in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.(Isaiah 40:11)
The thief cometh not, but
for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have
life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
I am the good shepherd:
the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
As the Father knoweth me,
even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.(John 10:10,11,15)
What man of you, having
an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and
nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find
it?
And when he hath found it,
he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
And when he cometh home,
he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice
with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
I say unto you, that likewise
joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety
and nine just persons, which need no repentance.(Luke 15:4-7)
Jesus
and His care for all our needs
Jesus Christ is The Only One that takes care of all our needs. Why worry? Consider the lilies of
the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
That even Solomon in all
his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Therefore I say unto you,
Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink;
nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than
meat, and the body than raiment?
Behold the fowls of the
air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet
your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Which of you by taking thought
can add one cubit unto his stature?
And why take ye thought
for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil
not, neither do they spin:
And yet I say unto you,
That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Wherefore, if God so clothe
the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the
oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Therefore take no thought,
saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall
we be clothed?
(For after all these things
do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need
of all these things.
But seek ye first the kingdom
of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto
you.
Take therefore no thought
for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.(Matthew 6:25-34)
Jesus
and the children
Jesus Christ is the children's
friend. He always looks with love on children. Children are our models for simplicity and clean souls.
Suffer the little children
to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever
shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter
therein.
And he took them up in his
arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.(Mark 10:14-16)
And he sat down, and called
the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same
shall be last of all, and servant of all.
And he took a child, and
set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he
said unto them,
Whosoever shall receive
one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive
me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.(Mark 9:35-37)
Jesus
and His cross
Jesus Christ hath borne
our griefs, and carried our sorrows. He came unto His people, but they would not receive Him.
Who hath believed our report?
and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
For he shall grow up before
him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form
nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should
desire him.
He is despised and rejected
of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were
our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely he hath borne our
griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten
of God, and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our
transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of
our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone
astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid
on him the iniquity of us all.
He was oppressed, and he
was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to
the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth
not his mouth.
He was taken from prison
and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut
off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was
he stricken.
And he made his grave with
the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence,
neither was any deceit in his mouth.
Yet it pleased the LORD
to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul
an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days,
and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
He shall see of the travail
of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous
servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
Therefore will I divide
him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong;
because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with
the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for
the transgressors.(Isaiah 53)
Jesus
- an Alive Saviour!
Jesus Christ overcame the
death. He is alive and He will give life to all who have faith in Him, even though they die.
Jesus is the Son of God,
the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He will return soon to give His promise
to the saints. Let's be ready for His returning!
For I delivered unto you
first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins
according to the scriptures;
And that he was buried,
and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.(1Corinthians
15:3,4)
O death, where is thy sting?
O grave, where is thy victory?(1Corinthians 15:55)
In the end of the sabbath,
as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene
and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
And, behold, there was a
great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and
came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
His countenance was like
lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
And for fear of him the
keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
And the angel answered and
said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which
was crucified.
He is not here: for he is
risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
And go quickly, and tell
his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before
you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
And they departed quickly
from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples
word.
And as they went to tell
his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came
and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.(Matthew 28:1-9)
Then the eleven disciples
went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
And when they saw him, they
worshipped him: but some doubted.
And Jesus came and spake
unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Go ye therefore, and teach
all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost:
Teaching them to observe
all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway,
even unto the end of the world. Amen.(Matthew 28:16-20)
So then after the Lord had
spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right
hand of God.
And they went forth, and
preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word
with signs following. Amen.(Mark 16:19,20)
And when he had spoken these
things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out
of their sight.
And while they looked stedfastly
toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
Which also said, Ye men
of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which
is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have
seen him go into heaven.(Acts 1:9-11)
Looking at this great love for us, what is our answer?
Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost
saith), To day if ye will hear his voice,
Harden not your hearts, as
in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness.(Hebrews
3:7,8)
Behold, I stand at the door,
and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in
to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.(Revelation 3:20)