Jesus Christ: The Life of the World
Text: Colossians 3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.”
Jesus Christ is the life of the world and Christians. The Lord Jesus declared in John’s Gospel 14:6 “…I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Man generally has been condemned because of the sin of Adam but thank God, Jesus Christ came to restore the broken relationship between God and man.
However, millions of people are still ignorant of this truth. They live their life in the world without God but in reality, they are not living, they are just walking corpses because without Jesus Christ there is no life.
Jesus said in the above scripture, that He is the way, the truth and the life. And no one can come to the Father except by Him.
The Father in that verse is referring to God the creator. A lot of people believe there is a God that made the heavens and the earth though, there are those who don’t even believe that God exists. I will be talking to those who believe in God but don’t believe in Jesus in this post.
The Reality Of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
If you are reading this message but don’t believe in Jesus as the saviour of the world or as the only way to God, you need to pay rapt attention to this message as this will help you understand why you need to put your faith in Jesus.
First, I want you to know that whatever we are saying about Christianity happened here on Earth and there are facts to back it up.
So it is not fiction, people served idols of bronze, silver, wood, gold and more, long before Christianity came into existence.
People created by God ignorantly worshipped things they made with their own hands till God called out men from different generations.
Abraham: The First Missionary to The World
God’s ultimate desire was to restore man to his original position. As a result, He called out Abraham from his household, kindred and country.
A people that worshipped idols, to a place called Canaan which later became Israel to this present day.
Several generations later, Jesus came from the lineage of Abraham to restore the long-lost relationship with God that brought so much suffering to the world. For more insight, read this post.
Jesus came, lived on Earth, died and was raised again on the third day by God the Father. He later ascended to heaven, where he is seated at God’s right hand.
Jesus Christ Has Been Given All Power
All power has been given to Jesus in heaven, on earth and under the earth. This implies that there is no other power in the whole universe except the power of God that is in Christ Jesus.
There may be believers in some other spirits or power, but all these are subject to Jesus. And as a matter of. fact, they don’t exist. such spirits or “powers” succeed in the lives of those who don’t believe in Jesus.
Those who believe in Jesus and know that He is their life are not subject to such “powers”.
Time and space will fail me to fully explain this but I will just buttress this with a few scriptures from the Bible.
Let’s look at a few verses from the Bible.
Genesis 2:7 “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”
This verse above shows that God is Life, He is the one that gives life to all men. After God created man in His image and likeness, man didn’t have a physical body – Genesis 1:26-27.
God had to form a body for man to function with on Earth, and then he breathed into Him His image and likeness which He made in Genesis 1:27 and man became a living soul.
Yet, a lot of folks, think they have their own life to live. No, God Himself is the life of every man. That is why I said, anyone without Christ is a walking corpse.
Such a person is a living dead. (If you have not read my message on ” The Gospel of Jesus Christ: The Only Saving Power”. click this link to read it, as it will help you understand this message better.
Why You Need Jesus as Your Lord and Saviour
I would like to add a few more scripture verses before I round up this message.
John 17:3, “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”
The reason for this is simple, Adam’s sin brought condemnation to the entire human race. and as a result, the Bible says “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus…through faith in His blood….” Romans 3:23-25.
From the above scripture verses, you can see that eternal life is to know the only true God and Jesus whom He sent to save us from sin and condemnation. This is LIFE and nothing else.
This also implies that if you say you believe in God but don’t believe or know Jesus, then you don’t have life. It is only in Jesus Christ that you can have LIFE.
I’d like to talk more on our anchor scripture in Colossians 3:4. Colossians 3:4 “When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.”
With the foregoing, you can see here that Christ is Life, He is the LIFE of everyone who believes in Him. In Genesis 2:7, where we read God gave His life to man and that is why the body of man came alive. But when Adam sinned, that body became subject to death.
That anomaly was corrected when Jesus came and paid the ultimate price for Adam’s sin for the whole world but that life can only be given to those who believe in Jesus Christ.
Therefore, if you have not believed in Jesus, you don’t have life, you are subject to the consequences of sin, which are suffering sickness and death.
However, if you believe in Jesus the son of God, you receive His life into your spirit and that life, by the spirit of God gives life to your body. Not when. you get to heaven but here on Earth.
You will live the God – Life as your body comes alive because the same Holy Spirit that raised Jesus from death has now taken possession of your spirit. As Romans 8:11 rightly says “Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.”
Jesus Christ Gives The God – Life to Those Who Believe in Him
Finally, Mark 16:16-18.” He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”
This is the life to which God has called us, the Life of God.
Having said that, as I round up this message, I want to ask, would you give Him the chance to give you His LIFE? He is waiting for you with open arms, just say this prayer of salvation below.
Dear heavenly Father, I thank You for Your son Jesus, I believe He died for me, I believe You raised Him from death, I confess Him as my Lord and Saviour. Holy Spirit, come into my heart, dwell in me, walk in me, talk through me and live through me. Thank you, Lord, for saving me in Jesus’ name… Amen.
If you just said that prayer, believe you are saved. To learn more about your new life in Christ, click on this link to download my e-book “Understanding Your New Life in Christ.”
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