Jesus Christ Burning Bushes
Jesus Christ is the most amazing Burning Bush. Some scholars believe the Angel that appeared in the Burning Bush in Exodus 3 was in fact ourLord Jesus Christ. There is an elegance and simplicity yet profound depth inJesus Christ. He is the second person of the Trinity. He dwells in us through the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity. He represents us and constantly intercedes for us with the Father, the first person of the Trinity.The scripture has many names for Christ. Each name represents an aspect of His character and nature.
Every one of His names is significant. There are many views on Jesus. His nature and personality is complex, wonderful, and deep.Yet a child can understand and relate to Him. In my many struggles as well as encounters with believers and skeptics, I have learned one thing. If you want to reject Him and make excuses of even His very existence, you will beable todo so—and many have.
Jesus is the only one in history who is fully divine and fully human. He is therefore the only one who can bridge the enormous gap between humanity and God. The Bridge of Life Illustration is a powerful tool and can get us to God. Jesus is not a way but the only way to God.
Repentance
John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus through the message of repentance.
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar— when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene — during the high-priesthood ofAnnas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. (Luke 3:1–3).
Our Lord Jesus Christ starts his ministry with the message of repentance.
After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” (Mark 1:14–15).
The disciples and followers of Jesus continued with the message of repentance.
Peter replied,“Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 2:38)
Resentence is a change in direction– 180 degree – “Repentance is a 180-degree turn.”[1] But what direction? Of course, the most obvious is the “turn” for those who were committing recognized sins, like tax collectors swindling money (e.g., Zacchaeus), or adulteresses, or murderers. Repentance is the foundation that is often missing in most stagnant churches and communities. The routine and stagnated traditional behaviors and beliefs need to be rekindled through the fire of the Holy Spirit, starting with repentance. Jesus is the ONLY way to rekindle and bring back the fire.
https://www.lockhaven.com/news/religion/2018/03/repentance-is-a-change-of-direction/
Who Jesus Is
A pop icon, a conqueror, and a skeptical historian make an unlikely chorus. Madonna, in a 1985 interview, could only reach for celebrity language to describe Him. Napoleon Bonaparte insisted that Jesus Christ belongs to an entirely different category from the founders of empires and religions. And H. G. Wells — no believer — still placed the penniless preacher from Galilee at the very center of history. No figure compares with Jesus in goodness, courage, and influence; the greatest artists, leaders, and thinkers combined are dwarfed by Him.
And yet Jesus did not come to impress humanity. He came in humility, as God among us, on a rescue mission. His mission statement:
“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” (Luke 19:10)
Jesus is God
Every generation must answer for itself the question Jesus put to His own disciples: “Who do you say I am?” The people who actually met Him reached only three verdicts. His own family said He was out of His mind (Mark 3:21). The teachers of the law said He was possessed (Mark 3:22). And the impure spirits cried out, “You are the Son of God” (Mark 3:11). In short — insane, evil, or God.
Many of us assume a fourth option: that Jesus was simply a good man and a good teacher. But that option collapses under the weight of His own claims and deeds. Good teachers do not repeatedly claim to be God and one with the Father (John 10:30), announce that they have come to die for all mankind, raise the dead, walk on water, or calm storms. The claims are too strong, and the deeds too extraordinary, for a merely human category to hold them.
This is the famous “trilemma” made popular by C. S. Lewis in Mere Christianity: a merely human Jesus who said the things Jesus said could not be a great moral teacher. The one response His claims do not leave open to us is patronizing admiration at a distance. He forces a choice — a choice that will one day divide all humanity, as the Shepherd separates the sheep from the goats (Matthew 25:31–33).Jes
The Invitation
The story does not end with an argument — it ends with an invitation. If the evidence is compelling and you are willing to take the leap of faith — to ask whether God is really there, and really good — what follows is the start of an adventure into life. The offer is two thousand years old and still open:
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)
For those who accept it, Jesus seeks, saves, strengthens, supports, and shows us how to live every day — whether you are searching, wanting more, or walking away.
