Jesus Christ – Names, Titles and Characters

I.—And Simon Peter Answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God. Mat 16:16
The Son 1Jo 4:14
The Son of God Jhn 1:34
The Son of the living God Mat 16:16
His only begotten Son Jhn 3:16
The Son of the Father 1Jo 1:3
The only begotten of the Father Jhn 1:14
The only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father Jhn 1:18
The first-born of every creature Col 1:15
His own Son Rom 8:32
A Son given Isa 9:6
One Son (his well-beloved) Mar 12:6
My Son Psa 2:7
His dear Son (or the Son of his love) Col 1:13
The Son of the Highest Luk 1:32
The Son of the Blessed Mar 14:61
Secret Jdg 13:18
Wonderful Isa 9:6
Testimony borne to the Son by the Father, by Jesus Himself, by the Spirit, by Angels, saints, men and devils.
The Father, “My Beloved Son.” Mat 17:5
Jesus Himself, “I am the Son of God.” Jhn 10:36
The Spirit, “The Son of God.” Mar 1:1
Gabriel, “The Son of God.” Luk 1:35; 2:11
John Baptist, “This is the Son of God.” Jhn 1:34
John, Apostle, “The Christ, the Son of God.” Jhn 20:31
Paul, Apostle, “He is the Son of God.” Act 9:20
Disciples, “Thou art the Son of God.” Mat 14:33
Nathaniel, “Rabbi, thou art the Son of God.” Jhn 1:49
Martha, “The Christ, the Son of God.” Jhn 11:27
Eunuch, “Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” Act 8:37
Centurion, “Truly this was the Son of God.” Mar 15:39
Unclean spirits, “Thou art the Son of God.” Mar 3:11
The Legion, “Thou Son of the Most High God.” Mar 5:7
II.—Unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever. Hbr 1:8
God Jhn 1:1; Mat 1:23; Isa 40:3
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever Hbr 1:8
The Mighty God Isa 9:6
The Everlasting God Isa 40:28
The True God 1Jo 5:20
My Lord and my God Jhn 20:28
God my Saviour Luk 1:47
Over all, God blessed for ever. Amen Rom 9:5
The God of the whole earth Isa 54:5
God manifest in the flesh 1Ti 3:16
Our God and Savior 2Pe 1:1
The great God and our Saviour, Jesus Christ Tts 2:13
Emanuel, God with us Mat 1:23
The God of Abraham, The God of Isaac, The God of Jacob Exd 3:2, 6
The Highest Luk 1:76
III.—Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Jhn 8:58. Holy, Holy, Holy is Jehovah of Hosts. Isa 6:3
Jehovah Isa 40:3
The Lord Jehovah Isa 40:10
Jehovah my God Zec 14:5
Jehovah of Hosts Isa 6:3; Jhn 12:41
Jehovah, God of Hosts Hsa 12:4, 5; Gen 32:24
The King, Jehovah of Hosts Isa 6:5
The Strong and Mighty Jehovah Psa 24:8
Jehovah, mighty in battle Psa 24:8
The Man, Jehovah’s Fellow Zec 13:7
Jehovah-tsidkenu (the Lord our righteousness) Jer 23:6
The Lord Rom 10:13; Joe 2:32
The Lord of Glory 1Cr 2:8
The Same Hbr 1:12; Psa 102:27
I am Exd 3:14; Jhn 8:24
I am (before Abraham was) Jhn 8:58
I am (whom they sought to kill) Jhn 18:5, 6
I am (the Son of Man lifted up) Jhn 8:28
I am (the Resurrection and the Life) Jhn 11:25
IV.—He is before All things, and by Him All things consist. Col 1:17
The Almighty, which is, and which was, and which is to come Rev 1:8
The Creator of all things Col 1:16
The Upholder of all things Hbr 1:3
The Everlasting Father (or Father of Eternity) Isa 9:6
The Beginning Col 1:18
The Beginning and the Ending Rev 1:8
The Alpha and the Omega Rev 1:8
The First and the Last Rev 1:17
The Life 1Jo 1:2
Eternal Life 1Jo 5:20
That Eternal Life which was with the Father 1Jo 1:2
He that liveth Rev 1:18
V.—No man hath seen God at any time; he hath Declared Him. Jhn 1:18
The Word Jhn 1:1
The Word was with God Jhn 1:1
The Word was God Jhn 1:1
The Word of God Rev 19:13
The Word of Life 1Jo 1:1
The Word was made flesh Jhn 1:14
The Image of God 2Cr 4:4
The Image of the Invisible God Col 1:15
The Express Image of his Person Hbr 1:3
The Brightness of his Glory Hbr 1:3
Wisdom Pro 8:12, 22
The Wisdom of God 1Cr 1:24
The Power of God 1Cr 1:24
My Messenger Isa 42:19
The Messenger of the Covenant Mal 3:1
The Angel of Jehovah Gen 22:15
The Angel of God Gen 31:11, 13; Exd 14:19
The Angel of his presence Isa 63:9
VI.—Thou hast made Him a little lower than the angels. Hbr 2:7
The Man Jhn 19:5
The Man Christ Jesus 1Ti 2:5
A Man approved of God Act 2:22
The Second Man, the Lord from heaven 1Cr 15:47
The Son of Man Mar 10:33
The Son of Abraham Mat 1:1
The Son of David Mat 1:1
The Son of Mary Mar 6:3
The Son of Joseph (reputed) Jhn 1:45
The Seed of the Woman Gen 3:15
The Seed of Abraham Gal 3:16, 19
Of the Seed of David Rom 1:3
VII.—Lo, I Come, to do thy will, O God. Hbr 10:9
The Babe Luk 2:12
The Child Isa 7:16
The Young Child Mat 2:20
A Child Born Isa 9:6
The Child Jesus Luk 2:43
Her First-Born Son Luk 2:7
The Sent of the Father Jhn 10:36
The Apostle Hbr 3:1
A Prophet Act 3:22, 23
A Great Prophet Luk 7:16
The Prophet of Nazareth Mat 21:11
A Prophet mighty in deed and word Luk 24:19
A Servant Phl 2:7
The Servant of the Father Mat 12:18
My Servant, O Israel Isa 49:3
My Servant, the Branch Zec 3:8
My Righteous Servant Isa 53:11
A Servant of Rulers Isa 49:7
A Nazarene, or Nazarite Mat 2:23
The Carpenter Mar 6:3
The Carpenter’s Son (reputed) Mat 13:55
He Humbled Himself unto death Phl 2:8
A Stranger and an Alien Psa 69:8
A Man of Sorrows Isa 53:3
A Worm, and no Man Psa 22:6
Accursed of God (or the Curse of God) Deu 21:23
VIII.—God hath given him A Name which is above every name. Phl 2:9, 10
Jesus Mat 1:21
Jesus Himself Luk 24:15
I, Jesus Rev 22:16
A Saviour, Jesus Act 13:23
The Saviour of the World 1Jo 4:14
A Saviour, which is Christ the Lord Luk 2:11
Jesus Christ Rev 1:5
The Lord Jesus Christ Col 1:2
Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself 2Th 2:16
Jesus the Christ Mat 16:20
Jesus Christ our Lord Rom 5:21
Jesus Christ the Righteous 1Jo 2:1
Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, to-day and for ever Hbr 13:8
Jesus of Nazareth Act 22:8
Jesus Christ of Nazareth Act 4:10
Lord Jesus Act 7:59
Christ Jesus 1Ti 1:15
Christ Mat 23:8
Messiah, which is called Christ Jhn 4:25
Anointed Psa 2:2; Act 4:27
Christ the Lord Luk 2:11
The Lord Christ Col 3:24
The Christ of God Luk 9:20
The Lord’s Christ Luk 2:26
The Christ, the Son of the Blessed Mar 14:61
The Christ, the Saviour of the World Jhn 4:42
IX.—Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, riches, wisdom, strength, honor, glory and blessing. Rev 5:12
The Lamb of God Jhn 1:29
A Lamb without blemish and without spot 1Pe 1:19
The Lamb that was slain Rev 5:12
A Lamb as it had been slain Rev 5:6
The Lamb in the midst of the throne Rev 7:17
The Bridegroom Mat 9:15; Rev 21:9
The Lamb (the Temple of the City) Rev 21:22
The Lamb (the Light of the City) Rev 21:23
The Lamb (the Overcomer) Rev 17:14
X.—I will set up One Shepherd over them, and he shall feed them. Eze 34:23
One Shepherd Jhn 10:16
Jehovah’s Shepherd Zec 13:7
The Shepherd of the Sheep Hbr 13:20
The Way Jhn 14:6
The Door of the Sheep Jhn 10:7
The Shepherd of Israel Eze 34:23
The Shepherd and Bishop of Souls 1Pe 2:25
The Good Shepherd (that laid down his life) Jhn 10:11
The Great Shepherd (that was brought again from the dead) Hbr 13:20
The Chief Shepherd (that shall again appear) 1Pe 5:4
XI.—The Tree of Life in the midst of the Paradise of God. Rev 2:7
The Root of Jesse Isa 11:10
The Root of David Rev 5:5
The Root and Offspring of David Rev 22:16
A Rod out of the stem of Jesse Isa 11:1
A Branch out of his roots Isa 11:1
The Branch Zec 6:12
The Branch of the Lord Isa 4:2
The Branch of Righteousness Jer 33:15
A Righteous Branch Jer 23:5
The Branch strong for thyself Psa 80:15
The Vine Jhn 15:5
The True Vine Jhn 15:1
The Tree of Life Rev 2:7
The Corn of Wheat Jhn 12:24
The Bread of God Jhn 6:33
The True Bread from Heaven Jhn 6:32
The Bread which came down from Heaven Jhn 6:41
The Bread which cometh down from Heaven Jhn 6:50
The Bread of Life Jhn 6:35
The Living Bread Jhn 6:51
The Hidden Manna Rev 2:17
A Plant of Renown Eze 34:29
The Rose of Sharon Sgs 2:1
The Lily of the Valley Sgs 2:1
A Bundle of Myrrh Sgs 1:13
A Cluster of Camphire Sgs 1:14
XII.—I am the Light of the world; he that followeth me shall have the Light of Life. Jhn 8:12
The Light Jhn 12:35
The True Light Jhn 1:9
A Great Light Isa 9:2
A Light came into the world Jhn 12:46
The Light of the world Jhn 8:12
The Light of men Jhn 1:4
A Light to lighten the Gentiles Luk 2:32
A Light of the Gentiles Isa 42:6
A Star Num 24:17
The Morning Star Rev 2:28
The Bright and Morning Star Rev 22:16
The Day Star 2Pe 1:19
The Day-spring from on High Luk 1:78
The Sun of Righteousness Mal 4:2
XIII.—The name of the Lord is a Strong Tower. Pro 18:10
The Strength of the children of Israel Joe 3:12-16
A Strength to the Poor Isa 25:4
A Strength to the needy in distress Isa 25:4
A Refuge from the Storm Isa 25:4
A Covert from the Tempest Isa 32:2
The Hope of his people Joe 3:12-16
A Horn of Salvation Luk 1:69
XIV.—They drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. 1Cr 10:4
The Rock Mat 16:18
My Strong Rock Psa 31:2
The Rock of Ages Isa 26:4
The Rock that is higher than I Psa 61:2
My Rock and my Fortress Psa 31:3
The Rock of my Strength Psa 62:7
The Rock of my Refuge Psa 94:22
A Rock of Habitation Psa 71:3
The Rock of my Heart Psa 73:26
The Rock of my Salvation 2Sa 22:47
My Rock and my Redeemer Psa 19:14
That Spiritual Rock 1Cr 10:4
The Rock that followed them 1Cr 10:4
A Shadow from the Heat Isa 25:4
XV.—Other Foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1Cr 3:11
The Builder Hbr 3:3; Mat 16:18
The Foundation 1Cr 3:11
A Sure Foundation Isa 28:16
A Stone Isa 28:16
A Living Stone 1Pe 2:4
A Tried Stone Isa 28:16
A Chief Corner-stone 1Pe 2:6
An Elect Stone 1Pe 2:6
A Precious Stone 1Pe 2:6
The Head Stone of the Corner Psa 118:22
A Stone cut out without hands Dan 2:34, 45
But unto them which are disobedient,
    A Stone of Stumbling 1Pe 2:8
    A Rock of Offence 1Pe 2:8
XVI.—In His Temple every Whit of it uttereth His glory. Psa 29:9
The Temple Rev 21:22
A Sanctuary Isa 8:14
The Minister of the Sanctuary and of the True Tabernacle Hbr 8:2
Minister of the Circumcision Rom 15:8
The Veil (his flesh) Hbr 10:20
The Altar Hbr 13:10
The Offerer Hbr 7:27
The Offering Eph 5:2
The Sacrifice Eph 5:2
A Ransom (his life) Mar 10:49
The Lamb Rev 7:9
The Lamb Slain Rev 13:8
Within the Veil-
    The Forerunner (for us entered, even Jesus) Hbr 6:20
    The Mercy-seat (or Propitiation) Rom 3:25
    The Priest Hbr 5:6
    The High Priest Hbr 3:1
    The Great High Priest Hbr 4:14
    The Mediator 1Ti 2:5
    The Daysman Job 9:33
    The Interpreter Job 33:23
    The Intercessor Hbr 7:25
    The Advocate 1Jo 2:1
    The Surety Hbr 7:22
XVII.—A Gift is a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. Pro 17:8
The Gift of God Jhn 4:10; 3:16
His Unspeakable Gift 2Cr 9:15
My Beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased Mat 12:18
Mine Elect, in whom my soul delighteth Isa 42:1
The Holy Child Jesus Act 4:27
The Chosen of God Luk 23:35
The Salvation of God Luk 2:30
The Salvation of the daughter of Zion Isa 62:11
The Redeemer Isa 59:20
The Shiloh (Peace-Maker) Gen 49:10
The Consolation of Israel Luk 2:25
The Blessed Psa 77:17
The Most Blessed for ever Psa 21:6
XVIII.—Who was Faithful to Him that appointed him. Hbr 3:2
The Truth Jhn 14:6
The Faithful and True Rev 19:11
A Covenant of the people Isa 42:6
The Testator or Covenanter Hbr 9:16, 17
The Faithful Witness Rev 1:5
The Faithful and True Witness Rev 3:14
A Witness to the People Isa 55:4
The Amen Rev 3:14
XIX.—He that is Holy, he that is True. Rev 3:7
The Just 1Pe 3:18
The Just One Act 7:52
Thine Holy One Act 2:27
The Holy One and the Just Act 3:14
The Holy One of Israel Isa 49:7
The Holy One of God Mar 1:24
Holy, Holy, Holy Isa 6:3; Jhn 12:41
XX.—That in All things he might have the Pre-Eminence. Col 1:18
The Beginning of the Creation of God Rev 3:14
My First-Born Psa 89:27
The First-Born from the dead Col 1:18
The First-Begotten of the dead Rev 1:5
The First-Born among many Brethren Rom 8:29
The First-Fruits of them that slept 1Cr 15:20
The Last Adam 1Cr 15:45
The Resurrection Jhn 11:25
A Quickening Spirit 1Cr 15:45
The Head (even Christ) Eph 4:15
The Head of the Body, the Church Col 1:18
The Head over all things to the Church Eph 1:22
The Head of every Man 1Cr 11:3
The Head of all Principality and Power Col 2:10
XXI.—Gird thy Sword upon thy thigh, O Most Mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. Psa 45:3
The Captain of the Host of the Lord Jos 5:14
The Captain of Salvation Hbr 2:10
The Author and Finisher of Faith Hbr 12:2
A Leader Isa 55:4
A Commander Isa 55:4
A Ruler Mic 5:2
A Governor Mat 2:6
The Deliverer Rom 11:26
The Lion of the Tribe of Judah Rev 5:5
An Ensign of the People Isa 11:10
The Chiefest among Ten Thousand (in an army) Sgs 5:10
A Polished Shaft Isa 49:2
The Shield Psa 84:9
XXII.—All Power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Mat 28:18
The Lord 1Cr 12:3
One Lord Eph 4:5
God hath made that same Jesus both Lord and Christ Act 2:36
Lord of Lords Rev 17:14
King of Kings Rev 17:14
Lord both of the dead and living Rom 14:9
Lord of the Sabbath Luk 6:5
Lord of Peace 2Th 3:16
Lord of all Act 10:36
Lord over all Rom 10:12
XXIII.—Him hath God Exalted to be a Prince and a Saviour. Act 5:31
The Messiah the Prince Dan 9:25
The Prince of Life Act 3:15
A Prince and a Saviour Act 5:31
The Prince of Peace Isa 9:6
The Prince of Princes Dan 8:25
The Prince of the Kings of the earth Rev 1:5
A Prince (among Israel) Eze 34:24
The Glory of thy people Israel Luk 2:32
He that filleth all in all Eph 1:23
XXIV.—He shall reign for ever and ever. Rev 11:15
The Judge Act 17:31
The Righteous Judge 2Ti 4:8
The King Zec 14:16
The King of Kings Rev 19:16
Lord of Lords Rev 19:16
A Sceptre (out of Israel) Num 24:17
The King’s Son Psa 72:1
David their King Jer 30:9
The King of Israel Jhn 1:49
King of the daughter of Zion Jhn 12:15
The King of the Jews (born) Mat 2:2; 15:2
The King of the Jews (crucified) Jhn 19:19
The King of Saints or King of Nations Rev 15:3
King over all the Earth Zec 14:4, 5, 9
The King of Righteousness Hbr 7:2
The King of Peace Hbr 7:2
The King of Glory Psa 24:10
The King in his beauty Isa 33:17
He sitteth King for ever Psa 29:10
Crowned with a Crown of Thorns Jhn 19:2
Crowned with Glory and Honor Hbr 2:9
Crowned with a Crown of Pure Gold Psa 21:3
Crowned with many Crowns Rev 19:12
Allusions, Characteristics and Epithets
As a Refiner’s Fire. As Fuller’s Soap Mal 3:2
As the Light of the Morning when the sun riseth, a morning without clouds. As the Tender Grass by clear shining after rain 2Sa 23:4
As a Tender Plant (to God). As a Root out of a dry ground (to man) Isa 53:2
As Rain upon the mown grass. As Showers that water the earth Psa 72:6
As Rivers of Water in a dry place. As the Shadow of a great Rock in a weary land. As an Hiding-place from the wind Isa 32:2
As Ointment poured forth Sgs 1:3
Fairer than the Children of Men Psa 45:2
A glorious high Throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary Jer 17:12
For a Glorious Throne to his father’s house Isa 22:23
A Crown of Glory and Beauty Isa 28:5
A Stone of Grace Pro 17:8
Nail fastened in a sure place Isa 22:23
A Brother born for adversity Pro 17:17
A Friend that sticketh closer than a brother Pro 18:24
A Friend that loveth at all times Pro 17:17
His Countenance is as the sun Rev 1:16
His Countenance is as Lebanon Sgs 5:15
Yea. He is altogether lovely. This is my beloved and my Friend Sgs 5:16
Consider Him
He was Obedient Phl 2:8
He was Meek, Lowly Mat 11:29
He was Guileless 1Pe 2:22
He was Tempted Hbr 4:15
He was Oppressed Isa 53:7
He was Despised Isa 53:3
He was Rejected Isa 53:3
He was Betrayed Mat 27:3
He was Condemned Mar 14:64
He was Reviled 1Pe 2:23
He was Scourged Jhn 19:1
He was Mocked Mat 27:29
He was Wounded Isa 53:5
He was Bruised Isa 53:5
He was Stricken Isa 53:4
He was Smitten Isa 53:4
He was Crucified Mat 27:35
He was Forsaken Psa 22:1
He is Merciful Hbr 2:17
He is Faithful Hbr 2:17
He is Holy, Harmless Hbr 7:26
He is Undefiled Hbr 7:26
He is Separate Hbr 7:26
He is Perfect Hbr 5:9
He is Glorious Isa 49:5
He is Mighty Isa 63:1
He is Justified 1Ti 3:16
He is Exalted Act 2:33
He is Risen Luk 24:6
He is Glorified Act 3:13
The Lord is my Portion
My Maker, Husband Isa 54:5
My Well-beloved Sgs 1:13
My Saviour 2Pe 3:18
My Hope 1Ti 1:1
My Brother Mar 3:35
My Portion Jer 10:16
My Helper Hbr 13:6
My Physician Jer 8:22
My Healer Luk 9:11
My Refiner Mal 3:3
My Purifier Mal 3:3
My Lord, Master Jhn 13:13
My Servant Luk 12:37
My Example Jhn 13:15
My Teacher Jhn 3:2
My Shepherd Psa 23:1
My Keeper Jhn 17:12
My Feeder Eze 34:23
My Leader Isa 40:11
My Restorer Psa 23:3
My Resting-place Jer 50:6
My Meat (his flesh) Jhn 6:55
My Drink (his blood) Jhn 6:55
My Passover 1Cr 5:7
My Peace Eph 2:14
My Wisdom 1Cr 1:30
My Righteousness 1Cr 1:30
My Sanctification 1Cr 1:30
My Redemption 1Cr 1:30
My All in All Col 3:11

How to plow the heart?

Who brings the seed?

It’s not the preacher or believer –

It’s the Holy Spirit

You & I got the privilege to plow the heart.
When the heart is plow and prepared – then ‘Holy Spirit’ will bring the seed.

No one can bring/give people to Salvation. We cannot bring anyone to Salvation.
It’s only the Holy Spirit that brings to conviction & Salvation.

We should plow the heart and get them prepared and ready for the Holy Spirit to put the seed – deep down the heart.

Acts 2:37 (ESV)

37 Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

Peter could have preached that we will heal you – make you walk, etc
But he did not preach that way – he preached about their sins, sin of their father, fore-fathers. He said you killed ‘Jesus Christ’, You’ve killed the Messiah…Then, they were pricked in their heart

This is not the time to take the advantage of the difficulties of the people, not the time to test the emotions. But it is the time to test the conscience of the people – word should go straight to the conscious . Preaching should not be to whip up the emotions but it should go to the conscience. Then only the seed will come. Otherwise they will get some compassion.

How to plow/ prick the heart.

Numbers 32:23 (ESV)

23 But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out.

Here the word says that your sin will find you out. You might sin and find the pleasure for a while… But one day your sin will catch you one day.

When a fisher man goes for fishing, he puts the food at the end of this fishing rod. The fish will enjoy the food for a while but the rod will then catch you and fisher man takes you out. Similarly you sin for a while and enjoy it for a while. And then your sin will one day catch you.

Ecclesiastes 8:11  (ESV)

11 Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil.

You can see above verse that God will not immediately punish people for the sins. He will give opportunity & time to come out of the sin. Since God is not speedily punishing people for the sins – so the people carry on continuing to do more sins.

When someone did theft for the first time they were not caught, so they continue to do the theft.
When someone first bribed, they were not caught so they continue to do it again.
When someone first did adultery they were not caught so they continue to do it again and again.

Why God is not punishing immediately. Because God by His mercy gives opportunities over opportunities to rectify and correct the sins. If He starts punishing then there will be no one living. He gives opportunities over opportunities. It doesn’t mean that HE has not seen it.

Jeremiah 16:17 (ESV)

17 For my eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from me, nor is their iniquity concealed from my eyes.

Here God says that everything I see. When someone sins God sees it. Our iniquities are not hidden from him. He knows and sees our ways.

Ezekiel 11:5 (ESV)

And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and he said to me, “Say, Thus says the Lord: So you think, O house of Israel. For I know the things that come into your mind.

When a person is sinned not punished then they may think that God doesn’t know or seen it. It is clear in the above verse that God even knows what we think.

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All our ways are before the God

And everything that comes in our mind are also before God.

Jeremiah 17:1  (ESV)

The Sin of Judah

17 “The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron; with a point of diamond it is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of their altars,

 Every sin we commit is written in our conscious of our heart. It is written with sharp diamond. So when sin is not punished immediately – people keep on doing sin. And this sin is written in the heart.

Keep on preaching about the sin. If you speak about their physical needs they might be cry and want it. But they don’t look for a Savior.

Keep and preaching about their sin and exposing it again and again. Then their heart with prick for their sins and they will start looking for a Savior not for a Healer.

Ecclesiastes 12:14 (ESV)

14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, with[a] every secret thing, whether good or evil.

How God will bring it before judgement?

Psalm 90:3 (ESV)

You return man to dust
    and say, “Return, O children of man!”[a]

The Lord will say one day – children of man return.
In some place people say that they are born again and again for 84 lakhs time. Consider as per their saying they must have sinned in each life whether born as a man or cow or bird etc. Every with birth you have sinned and so the no of sins are too high ! Then they will realize how madness/ untrue is believing many births in earth.

There is only birth in this earth !

So God is going to call – children of man return

Revelation 20:11-15 (ESV)

Judgment Before the Great White Throne

11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

This is the message is what should be preached ! It is not the material blessing. We must tell about the Judgement Day that is coming and all will be standing before the White throne – Great and Small, Educated and Uneducated, All avatars and prophets will stand before the Great White Throne on Judgement.

When we stand before God, He will call his witnesses. Who are the first two witnesses?

Job 20:27 (NKJV)

27 The heavens will reveal his iniquity,
And the earth will rise up against him.

It’s the Heavens and Earth. Heaven will not give a partial report neither Earth will give a partial report.

Whether Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Believer etc sow in the fields and it yields crop. When the rain comes it will not see which caste, religion he or she is – it will rain everywhere and in every land whether Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Believer etc

In the same way when God calls, Heaven and Earth will give impartial report before God. That’s why in the below verse we read like this

Isaiah 1:2 (NKJV)

The Wickedness of Judah

Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth!
For the Lord has spoken:
“I have nourished and brought up children,
And they have rebelled against Me;
The ox knows its owner
And the donkey its master’s crib;
But Israel does not know,
My people do not consider.”

 Wherever there are material things – we can so many people gather there. There is a day coming where God is going to take back everything. So God is saying above that people have forgotten the God. Give the knowledge of the God not the material blessings.

People come to Christian conventions, pray and after sometime goto some other worship place and again to some other Gods, etc. No give the right knowledge of the God and they will know it.

If ‘Paul’ lives today what he will preach. He might call all these healers and rebuked them and declare them as wolfs, thieves coz they want only your money not worried about saving you.

What people needs today is a Savior not a Healer !

Habakkuk 2:11 (NKJV)

11 For the stone will cry out from the wall,
And the beam from the timbers will answer it.

The Stone will cry – every sin that has been committed inside the room – The stone and timber will cry.

All Sin committed in the open – Heaven and Earth will Cry !

In the book of Revelation; it mentions about a video that is recorded, that’s the memory video. Everyone’s memory book will be opened that day and that video will give the true report. This will not tell the intention what you thought – it will tell the intention from the conscious. We should preach these kinds of messages so that the heart is pricked and they search for the Savior.

Jeremiah 2:22 (NKJV)

22 For though you wash yourself with lye, and use much soap,
Yet your iniquity is marked before Me,” says the Lord God.

We should preach to the people that by going to so called Holy places and taking bath is not going to wash your sins away. You cannot wash your sins by doing good things.

Romans 6:23 (NKJV)

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Death is not a place! It’s an exit. It’s a passage.

When we goto Railway Station or other place we can see ‘Exit’. It’s a passage. Similarly Death is a passage not a place. Through the physical death our Soul & Spirit will go out from the body.
There are two places “Place of Rest” and another “Place of Torment”
We should preach that if your sins are not forgiven then you will be in the place of permanent torment. Only way for the forgiveness of Sin is through Jesus Christ. And if your sins are forgiven through Christ you will enter the resting place.

Physical death is an passage.
Spiritual death is Hell Fire. Lake of Fire

 

Your sin will take you to the Lake of Fire. That’s the message we should give to all people – blind, sick, leopers, healthy people. Your soul will goto Lake of Fire. Then people will ask what’s the way. Then we can say that father God has laid all sin in one person.

Isaiah 53:6 (NKJV)

All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way;
And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

All our sins are laid upon him.

John 1:29 (NKJV)

The Lamb of God

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

Tell the world to Look at the Lamb of the God who can take away the sin of the world. Rather than saying Jesus healed that lame man and so He will heal you also. We need to give the healing from the sin not from the body needs. Body needs will be healed when God wants to. But we need to deliver from the Lake of Fire.

If you see a man is burning; his hands are burning, his dress is burning. What will you say to him – are you thirsty drink some water? A man bound in a house is burning will you give glass of water to drink. What he needs is to deliver from the fire. People are caught in the Hell fire. What they need is not the money, healing but they need a Deliverer from the Hell of Fire.

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

When you are a new creation all your old is gone, all your olden curse is gone. No more curse on you. All sins forgiven. That’s the love of Christ at the cross.

Tell the world about the Love of Christ at the Cross !!!

 

Do you really Believe in Jesus Christ?

What we are …..

What we are –
DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE?

http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/do-you-really-believe-bruce-ball-sermon-on-growth-in-christ-91362.asp?Page=1

eg:
Take an empty cola bottle sometime and fill it half full of water. Then, take some vegetable oil and fill it the rest of the way. Then try to shake it with all your might so it will become all mixed up. What happens? The moment you stop shaking, it begins to separate from one another, doesn’t it? What is the moral? The moral is that, by their very nature, oil and water do not mix.

The same is true with Godliness and worldliness.

You might say that we live here and we need to be in the world. We might need to be in the world, but does the world have to be in us?

2 CORINTHIANS 5:20 tells us where we stand in relation to the world.
2 Corinthians 5:20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.

In EPHESIANS 2:19,
Ephesians 2:19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household,

we are told that we are citizens and members of God’s household. We are no longer citizens of this world, and as the song says, “This World is Not My Home, I’m Just a Passing Through.” And since we belong to God; since we are citizens of heaven working as ambassadors here on earth;
we need to focus more on God and less on the world, but to do so, we need to make sure that
we really believe in God, and not just think we do.

eg:
When I was going to school, I had a physics professor who was teaching us about the law of the pendulum. We all know what a pendulum is, right? It swings from side to side, and it always decreases in the length of its ark with every swing. The professor had nailed a rope to the wall just above the blackboard. To this rope, he had attached a baseball. He asked how many of us really believed in the law of the pendulum and we all raised our hands.

With that, he pulled the rope to one side and marked where it was on the board. Then he let go of it and every time it swung back to his side, he put another mark where it stopped. The end result was he had many marks, all closer to the center than the one before, proving the law was true. He asked again how many of us really believed in the law, and we all raised our hands once again.

Then he took us to the auditorium, where he had hung a thick nylon chord from the rafters just above the stage. Attached to this chord was a 100-pound weight. He asked for a volunteer. He had a chair sitting on the side of the stage and he had the man who volunteered sit in it. He then took the weight, which was hanging in the middle of the stage and carried it over to about an inch from the boy’s face. He asked him if he believed in the law of the pendulum, and the boy, starting to get a little worried by now, said he did.

With that, the professor let go of the weight and it swung clear to the other side of the stage, and then began to come back. I have never seen anyone move so fast in my life as that young man trying to get out of the way.
Did he believe, or did he just think he believed?

This is not a particularly long sermon, rather it is particularly short, but I felt like I should talk about the belief Christians have, or at least, should have.

The first thing we need is…

1. A BELIEVING HEART

In JOHN 1:7, we are told that Jesus came so that all men might believe.
That is how we believe; through Jesus Christ. Without Jesus there is no belief.
John 1:7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.

That is confirmed in JOHN 20:31, when it says that by believing in Jesus Christ, one may have life in His name.
John 20:31 But these are written that you may believe[a] that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

In order to be a real Christian, and in order to receive eternal life, we must be real believers.
We must have a burning in our hearts to be with Jesus; to know more about Him; and to know Him more.

Remember the story about the young man who sat on the chair waiting for the 100-pound weight to come back towards his face? There are many Christians who have the same type of faith in their belief in Jesus. They think they believe, and they say they believe, but when push comes to shove, they get out of the way as fast as they can.

Remember when Peter told Jesus that he would follow him into death if necessary? A few verses later, we see where Peter denied Jesus three times. Peter was like that young man on stage, too. He thought he believed, but when he was pushed, he collapsed like a house of cards. And we cannot have faith unless we really believe.

Everybody believes in something. What is it that you believe in? And how much do you really believe in it? It is very easy to think you believe when there is no risk involved. It is more difficult to truly believe when you risk losing something very important.

Just like the student, we need to know the basics of what is offered to us. He needed to know what the law of the pendulum was, and we need to know what the law of salvation is. It is eternal life in heaven, with God the creator.

Once we understand what is offered, we are ready to find out …

2. WHAT IT IS WE REALLY BELIEVE IN

USA Today took a survey several years ago and asked Americans in the top 1% income bracket how much they would spend for three things: Great intellect, true love, and a place in heaven. Those wealthy people said they would be willing to spend an average of $407K for great intellect, $487K for true love, $640K for a place in heaven!

So, some people think they can buy their way into heaven. That falls right in line with people like that great theologian, Sophia Loren. She said, and I quote, “I should go to heaven; otherwise it’s not nice. I haven’t done anything wrong. My conscience is very clean. My soul is as white as orchids, and I should go straight, straight to heaven.”

George Barna conducted his own survey, and 51% of those surveyed said they believe that if a person is good, or does good things for other people, they will get their spot in heaven. So we see that Ms. Loren’s beliefs have been around as long as there have beenpeople on the earth.

We see the fallacy of this in ROMANS 9:30-32 –
Romans 9:30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;31 but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness, have not attained their goal.32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.
‘What then, shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it – righteousness that is by faith; but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.

Why not? Because they pursued it, not by faith, but as if it were by works.’

In ISAIAH 55:8, we are told,

For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, declares the Lord.’

Why are we so intent on taking God’s word and trying to change it to fit our desires instead of just accepting His word as the law we should live by? But by our works is how we live, isn’t it? We must earn the respect of others and earn promotions at work. We can sing about the best things in life being free, but when it comes to the things of this world, it all has to be earned. And that is how most people think about going to heaven; it must be earned by what we do.

The Israelites had a believing heart, but what they believed in wasn’t helping them. They believed they had to follow all the laws of the Old Testament to get to heaven. They were just like the people today; good and earnest people who have it all wrong when thinking about their relationship to heaven.

Those who believe in works or some other way of getting to heaven besides believing in Jesus are not bad people. They are wonderful people who have the right heart, but their heart is misdirected. The trouble with works getting you to heaven is that you have to be in 100% compliance – in every thing, all the time. That, in itself, is impossible for us to do. That is the same thing as saying you can never make any mistakes. None of us could live up to that expectation.

Mark Twain once said that if doing good was what got us to heaven, you could not get in, but your dog could. Like Paul says, you cannot be good enough to get into heaven any more than you can stand on the earth and touch the stars.

The Bible is very clear in what we should believe in. It does not mince words and it uses no metaphors to explain it. Pure and simple, we need to believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, sent to be our ONLY way to heaven. He is our Redeemer and our Savior. He is THE path, not ONE OF THE paths.

So, we need a believing heart, and we need to realize just what we really believe in. Once we have these down pat, we are then ready to …

3. STOP RUNNING AWAY

The student sat in the chair, and when the weight started swinging back his way, he quickly jumped out of his chair and ran away. He believed, but he believed only until he had to risk losing something, like his head.

Many Christians are the same way, too. They go to church and do all the things, and they will continue to do that until a serious challenge comes along. With our finite minds, we must have certain logical steps to take us into Christian maturity. God knew this, so we find His instructions in the Bible.

In MARK 9, we read where Jesus healed a demon-possessed boy and then the boy’s father came up and said, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief.” We are much like that boy’s father. We all believe, but we also sometimes … don’t believe. In other words, we believe with our intellect, but we do not believe with our heart. We need to do like the boy’s father did and ask Jesus to help us have more belief.

We need to do the same thing Jesus told Thomas about the scars in His side. In the last part of JOHN 20:27, Jesus said, “Stop doubting and believe!”

We have a natural tendency to run away before we commit. We see that all the time with people who say they are Christians, but will not go to anybody and tell them about Jesus. I truly believe that being non-committal towards Jesus is a sin. If we don’t know Him here, He has promised to not know us there.

Let me ask you a question. Picture yourself at your wedding. You are standing there and the minister asks you if you will take your fiancé for better or worse, etc. What do you think would happen if you just looked around and said nothing? Do you think you would hurt your fiancé?

If the minister asked you if you took that person to be your spouse, what do you think the response would be if you were absolutely silent? Again, do you think you would hurt your fiancé? Do you think you would be helping yourself? No, you would be doing more damage to that person and to yourself than you could ever calculate.

That is the same with your relationship to Jesus. Many people freeze up when asked to state their relationship to Jesus. Many people would actually rather deny Him than take the risk of having somebody mock them by confessing Jesus. Isn’t that what Peter did on the night they arrested Jesus?

ROMANS 10:9 promises us,

‘… if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord”, and believe in your heart that God raised Him, you will be saved.

Now, before we go any further, let me say that we must believe in Him, and we must confess Him. And, if we confess Jesus is our Lord, and that we have Him in our hearts, doesn’t it make sense that we would also be striving to do what He wants us to do?

In ACTS 2:38, we are told to repent and be baptized. It means just that.

Stop running! Get on B.A.S.E. with God.

BELIEVE – ADMIT – SURRENDER – EXPRESS

Believe that Jesus is Lord; Admit to yourself that He is your Savior; Surrender your heart to Him today; and Express Him to others around you.

The young man who sat in the chair on the stage had a decision to make. He could trust the truth, or he could run when it got uncomfortable. We have that same choice to make today.

that one day you will have no other place to run to, and you will find yourself in that long line, waiting to be judged one-on-one with the Lord. When you find yourself standing there, what are you going to feel like when He looks directly at you and says, “NEXT”?

I think the only option we have today is to be sure we are protected against tomorrow’s onslaught. Are you protected? Would you like to be? Do you think you should be?

Earth created for whom?

2 Peter 3:5-6New King James Version (NKJV)

5 For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, 6 by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water.

In the above verse we can know that the earth was fully under water. But during Noah flood – the earth was not fully under water.. coz it did had land, etc

Jeremiah 4:23-28New King James Version (NKJV)

23 I beheld the earth, and indeed it was without form, and void;
And the heavens, they had no light.
24 I beheld the mountains, and indeed they trembled,
And all the hills moved back and forth.
25 I beheld, and indeed there was no man,
And all the birds of the heavens had fled.
26 I beheld, and indeed the fruitful land was a wilderness,
And all its cities were broken down
At the presence of the Lord,
By His fierce anger.

27 For thus says the Lord:

“The whole land shall be desolate;
Yet I will not make a full end.
28 For this shall the earth mourn,
And the heavens above be black,
Because I have spoken.
I have purposed and will not relent,
Nor will I turn back from it.

Genesis 1:1-2New King James Version (NKJV)

The History of Creation

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was[a] on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Isaiah 45:18New King James Version (NKJV)

18 For thus says the Lord,
Who created the heavens,
Who is God,
Who formed the earth and made it,
Who has established it,
Who did not create it in vain,
Who formed it to be inhabited:
“I am the Lord, and there is no other.

In above verse we can see that the Earth was inhabited – who made it so. In Genesis we can see that the earth was void and formless. How did it become so. The first Earth was perished due to the sin of Lucifer.

Satan means Adversary

Names of Satan
Rev 12:9 – the Great Dragon, Old Serpent, Devil & Satan

Isaiah 54:16New King James Version (NKJV)

16 “Behold, I have created the blacksmith
Who blows the coals in the fire,
Who brings forth an instrument for his work;
And I have created the spoiler to destroy.

Above verse says that God created the spoiler, waster