The Man Named Christ

God's Gospel has been on the earth since the beginning, and by the time Christ came into the world, the foundation of the Gospel had been rooted deep in many cultures [knowingly or not]

As last week’s post pointed out, God provides living witnesses to provide and expound on solid truths.

However, ancient prophets have pointed to the day that Jesus Christ Himself would come.

So who exactly is Jesus Christ, and what was His purpose for coming to earth?

This week’s post’s aim is to simply review Christ life and his purpose not only for reestablishing His church [as prophets of old did] but to redeem mankind from their fallen state.

The Life of Christ in a Nutshell

Around 2000 years ago, Christ was born in humble beginnings in a small town at Jerusalem called Bethlehem.

He grew up as a carpenter, and grew in knowledge since youth.

He went to a man named John [a cousin of his] who himself was a prophet to be baptized. After being baptized, Christ continued to spend time preparing for his earthly ministry.

When he was old enough, Christ began to teach the Gospel among his people [the Jews] and people not of the covenant [the Gentiles].

He taught his disciples [followers] eternal truths, reestablished His gospel after years of tradition and corruption.

He gave his apostles [or prophets] authority to act in His name, to heal and serve just as He did when he was out and about.

He did not, however, come to destroy the truth that existed, but to “fulfill” and bring more light and knowledge to man.

The Ultimate Sacrifice

Long before Christ, God commanded his people to sacrifice their best livestock without blemish to point to the Sacrifice that would ultimately save man from their everlasting guilt, pain and death both physical and spiritual.

Christ was symbolically that best livestock without blemish. He had to be perfect in order to pay man’s eternal debt.

At the end of His life, Christ suffered in a secluded garden near Jerusalem for the guilt and sins of EVERY HUMAN BEING, past, present and future.

Christ was shortly afterward killed by the people he served to overcome one of man’s greatest fears: Christ had overcome physical death.

Upon defeating both spiritual and physical death, Christ ascended back to his Heavenly Father, with a charge to his apostles to carry on His saving work.

Epilogue

Christ had forever changed the course of mankind, and had left a miraculous legacy that still inspires millions both within and without Christianity. Man from every era, creed, faith, nation, ethnicity and background can leap for joy, knowing that death will NEVER be final.

However, this greatest leap to mankind also dove into the darkest times in human history.

Next week's post will go into the dark ages, when pressures within and without the church would distort the purity of the Gospel.