Question: How is Jesus Christ unique? Answer: 1. He is the only, unique Son of God (Psalm 2:7, 11-12; John 1:14; Luke 1:35). 2. He is eternal. He existed from eternity past, He exists in the present, and He will exist for all eternity in the future ( John 1:1-3, 14; John 8:58). 3. Jesus alone is the One who bore our sins so that we could have forgiveness and be saved from them ( Isaiah 53; Matthew 1:21; John 1:29; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Corinthians 15:1-3). 4. Jesus is the only Way to the Father ( John 14:6; Acts 4:12; 1 Timothy 2:5); there is no other way to salvation. He is the only righteous One who exchanged that perfect righteousness for our sin ( 2 Corinthians 5:21). 5. Jesus alone had power over His own death and the ability take back His life again ( John 2:19; 10:17-18). Note: His resurrection was not a “spiritual” one, but was physical ( Luke 24:39). His resurrection from the dead, never to die again, distinguished Him as the unique Son of God ( Romans 1:4). 6. Jesus alone accepted worship as an equal with the Father ( John 20:28-29; Philippians 2:6), and indeed God the Father states that the Son is to be honored as He is honored ( John 5:23). All others, whether Jesus’ disciples or angelic beings, rightly reject that worship ( Acts 10:25-26; Acts 14:14-15; Matthew 4:10; Revelation 19:10; 22:9). 7. Jesus has the power to give life to whom He will ( John 5:21). 8. The Father has committed all judgment to Jesus ( John 5:22). 9. Jesus was with the Father and directly involved in the creation, and it is by His hand that all things are held together ( John 1:1-3; Ephesians 3:9; Hebrews 1:8-10; Colossians 1:17). 10. It is Jesus who will rule the world at the end of this present age ( Hebrews 1:8; Isaiah 9:6-7; Daniel 2:35, 44; Revelation 19:11-16). 11. Jesus alone was born of a virgin, conceived by the Holy Spirit. The sin nature is genetically inherited from the male. He had no human father and therefore was born without a sin nature ( Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:20-23; Luke 1:30-35). 12. It is Jesus who demonstrated that He had the attributes of God [e.g., the power to forgive sins and heal the sick ( Matthew 9:1-7); to calm the wind and waves (Mark 4:37-41; Psalm 89:8-9); to know us, being perfectly acquainted with us ( Psalm 139; John 1:46-50; 2:23-25), to raise the dead (John 11; Luke 7:12-15; 8:41-55), etc.] 13. There are a great number of prophecies concerning the Messiah’s birth, life, resurrection, person, and purpose. All were fulfilled by Him and no other ( Isaiah 7:14; Micah 5:2; Psalm 22; Zechariah 11:12-13; 13:7; Isaiah 9:6-7; Isaiah 53; Psalm 16:10).
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 19:09:10 +0000