The Most Important Question in Your Whole Life
Who is the Lord Jesus Christ? This is not a traditional religious question you hear in church and then forget — but the most important question you will ever ask in your whole life. Your answer to this question will determine your eternal destiny — forever. Many people have different ideas about the Lord Jesus Christ — some say He is a great prophet and some say He is a righteous moral teacher and some say He is merely an ordinary man who lived and taught and died. But what does the King James Bible — the preserved Word of God — say about Him? This is the only answer that matters.
The Lord Jesus Christ Is the Eternal Word of God
The King James Bible begins speaking about the Lord Jesus Christ with the greatest verse of all — a verse that reveals who He truly is with a clarity that admits no interpretation.
The deepest verse in the King James Bible about the nature of the Lord Jesus Christ. The word "the Word" in Greek is "Logos" — a philosophical term well known to Greek readers in the age of the apostle John. But John takes this term and fills it with a new revolutionary meaning. The Word for the philosophers was merely an abstract rational principle, but for John the Word is a living person — the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. Consider three successive truths: the Word existed in the beginning (eternity), the Word was with God (distinct), the Word was God (divine in essence). This deep theology demolishes all teachings that say the Lord Jesus Christ is a creature or an ordinary prophet. He is the eternal Word, God Himself in His personal expression. Let us understand this verse word by word — because it is the foundation of everything: "In the beginning was the Word" — meaning the Word of God existed before everything. Before the creation and before time and before anything we know — the Word was already in existence. He was not created and not made and did not begin at a certain moment — but was existing from eternity without a beginning. "And the Word was with God" — meaning this Word was with God in eternity — in His presence and in fellowship with Him. "And the Word was God" — and this is the greatest statement: the Word is not a creature and not an angel and not a prophet — but He is God Himself. Not a second god — because God is one — but He is God Himself in His self-expression.
Then the King James Bible says something astonishingly great.
The greatest event in the history of the cosmos is summarised in five words: "the Word was made flesh." Notice the verb "was made" — the Word was not flesh from eternity, but became flesh at a specific moment in history. The word "flesh" here means the complete human nature: a real body, a human mind, emotions, needs. The Lord Jesus Christ was not merely human in appearance but truly human — He hungered, thirsted, grew weary, wept, died. And at the same time He did not cease to be God. This deep theology is called "the hypostatic union" — two complete natures in one person. And the phrase "dwelt among us" literally means "pitched His tent among us" — a reference to the Tabernacle in the Old Testament where the glory of God dwelt among His people. Now the glory itself dwells among us in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. The eternal Word of God — who is God Himself — appeared in a human body and walked among people on this earth. This is the Lord Jesus Christ: God's Word incarnate.
The Lord Jesus Christ Is God Manifest in the Flesh
The King James Bible leaves no room for doubt about the identity of the Lord Jesus Christ — He is God Himself manifest in a human body.
The apostle Paul calls the incarnation of God "the mystery of godliness" because it is a great truth that the human mind cannot fully grasp. What does this mystery mean? It means that the Almighty God, who is not bounded by place or time, voluntarily chose to take a limited human body. The unlimited became limited. The invisible became visible. The intangible became tangible. This is the deepest mystery of the Christian faith.
This claim shocked the Jews who heard it and they picked up stones to stone the Lord Jesus Christ. Why were they so angry? Because they understood perfectly what He said. "I and my Father are one" is not merely a claim of agreement in opinion, but a claim of unity in essence. "One" here in Greek "hen" means unity in nature not only in will. The Jews understood that the Lord Jesus Christ was claiming to be God, and said to Him explicitly: "Thou, being a man, makest thyself God." If their understanding were wrong, the Lord Jesus Christ would have corrected it. But He did not — because their understanding was correct. He was indeed claiming divinity because He is God.
"He that hath seen me hath seen the Father" — this is a bold claim that a true prophet could never utter. The prophet says: "I proclaim God" or "God sent me." But he never says: "Whoever has seen me has seen God." The difference is the difference between the messenger and the One who sends. The Lord Jesus Christ says He is not merely a messenger from God, but God Himself in a visible human form. This does not mean God became limited, but that the unlimited God chose to reveal Himself in a way man could see and touch and understand. Whoever wants to know God must look at the Lord Jesus Christ — in His humility, in His love, in His teachings, in His death on the cross, in His resurrection from the dead.
An astonishing theological statement that reveals the complete identity of the Lord Jesus Christ. Notice the unusual construction: "Before Abraham was" calls for "I was" in the past tense, but the Lord Jesus Christ said "I am" in the present tense. Why? Because this phrase in Greek "ego eimi" is the precise translation of the name of God which He declared to Moses at the burning bush: "I AM THAT I AM" — meaning "The Ever-Existing One." The Lord Jesus Christ takes for Himself the most sacred name in the Jewish religion, the name that no one utters except God Himself. Therefore the Jews present picked up stones to stone Him. They understood perfectly that He was claiming divinity, and they were right in their understanding — and He was right in His claim. Abraham lived before the Lord Jesus Christ by two thousand years — but the Lord Jesus Christ said: "Before Abraham was, I am." He did not say "I was" but "I am" — and this is the name of God which He declared to Moses: "I AM." The Lord Jesus Christ declared that He exists from eternity — because He is the eternal Word of God.
What Does "Son of God" Mean? — A Decisive Clarification
Here the greatest misunderstanding among many people occurs — especially our brothers from a Muslim background. When one of them hears the phrase "Son of God" it immediately comes to his mind that Christians are saying that God (the God of Islam) married the Virgin Mary and begat a son by the known physical manner among humans. We say with complete clarity and with complete forcefulness: this is an entirely wrong understanding and we deny it with the most emphatic denial. God did not marry and did not beget in the physical human sense — far be it from God! The phrase "Son of God" means simply: the eternal Word of God. The Word who was with God and was Himself God — this Word appeared in a human body. God is one — and His Word is not a second god but He is God Himself manifest to us. This is what the King James Bible teaches with absolute clarity.
The Lord Jesus Christ Is Not the Quran's Isa
A very important point must be clarified for our brothers from a Muslim background: the Lord Jesus Christ as the King James Bible reveals Him differs radically from "Isa ibn Maryam" whom the Quran mentions. The differences are not superficial — but fundamental and deep. The Lord Jesus Christ in the King James Bible is the eternal Word of God — He was not created and had no beginning. He is God Himself manifest in the flesh. He truly died on the cross — He was not a substitute made to appear like someone else and He was not raised before the crucifixion. He rose from the dead alive on the third day by His own power. He is the only Way to God — no other way exists.
We love our Muslim brothers with all our heart and respect them and respect their sincerity in their search for God — and we want them to know that the Lord Jesus Christ is not merely a prophet among the prophets but He is God's eternal Word who loves them and died for them personally. We ask every Muslim who reads these words to do one thing: read the Gospel of John for himself — not what people say about the Gospel but read it with his own eyes — and ask God sincerely to show him the truth. If God truly exists and truly loves him — He will answer him.
The Lord Jesus Christ Is Not a Creature — Answering the Jehovah's Witnesses
The Jehovah's Witnesses organisation teaches its followers that the Lord Jesus Christ is a creature — that He is Michael the archangel — and that He is the first of God's creatures. But the King James Bible completely demolishes this claim.
Think about this with simple logic: if all things were created through the Lord Jesus Christ — then He cannot Himself be a creature. Does the Creator get created? Impossible. And does God accept worship through an angel? The King James Bible says that angels refuse worship because they are creatures — but the Lord Jesus Christ accepted worship many times and never refused it because He is God. The "New World Translation" made by the Jehovah's Witnesses organisation changed the original Greek text in many places to fit the doctrines of the organisation — it added the word "other" four times in Colossians 1:16-17 to make the Lord Jesus Christ appear to be a creature even though the word does not exist in the original text. Do not trust a translation made by an organisation that wants to deceive you — read the King James Bible from a faithful translation and discover for yourself who the Lord Jesus Christ truly is.
The Lord Jesus Christ Lived a Life Without a Single Sin
This is a unique truth that has not been realised in any other human in history. Every prophet sinned — every king sinned — every human born on this earth sinned. But the Lord Jesus Christ alone lived His whole life — from His birth to His crucifixion — without a single sin. He never lied once. He never wronged a single person. He never envied and never was proud and never sinned even in a single thought. The King James Bible testifies:
"Knew no sin" — "did no sin" — "no guile in his mouth." This absolute perfection is what made Him alone qualified to pay the price of the sins of the world — because the sacrifice must be without blemish. If He had sinned once He could not have saved anyone — because He would have needed a Saviour Himself. But He did not sin — because He is the holy God manifest in the flesh.
A Message to Catholics and Orthodox — Jesus Is Not Merely a Saint or an Intercessor
The Catholic and Orthodox Churches teach many correct things about the Lord Jesus Christ — they teach that He is God incarnate and that He died and rose. But they add to the path of salvation things the King James Bible did not teach — things that obscure the beautiful simplicity of the Gospel message. They add the Virgin Mary as a mediatrix and intercessor — and teach that the seven church sacraments are necessary for salvation — and that confession to the priest is a condition for the forgiveness of sins — and that the church as an institution is the gateway to salvation. But the King James Bible says with unambiguous clarity that there is only one Mediator — not a thousand mediators.
One Mediator — the Lord Jesus Christ alone. You do not need Mary and you do not need saints and you do not need a priest and you do not need sacraments to mediate between you and God. By the precious blood of the Lord Jesus Christ you have the right to enter directly into the presence of God — without any human intermediary. Read the King James Bible for yourself — not what the church says about it but what it says about itself — and discover how simple the message of salvation is: believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.
Old Testament Prophecies Testified About Him Hundreds of Years Before His Coming
What happened to the Lord Jesus Christ was not a surprise — but was written in the King James Bible hundreds and sometimes thousands of years before it happened. The prophet Isaiah wrote 700 years before the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ that He would be born of a virgin: "Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." — Isaiah 7:14. And Isaiah wrote that He would suffer and die bearing our sins: "Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows... But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." — Isaiah 53:4-5. And 1,000 years before the crucifixion King David wrote about the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus Christ with precise details — before crucifixion was even invented as a method of execution: "They pierced my hands and my feet." — Psalm 22:16. And the prophet Micah wrote that He would be born in Bethlehem — and that He is eternal: "But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah... out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." — Micah 5:2. Notice: "whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting" — this confirms that the Lord Jesus Christ is not a creature who appeared at a specific moment in time — but He is eternal existing from everlasting. All these prophecies — and dozens more — were fulfilled in one single person. This is conclusive proof that the King James Bible is truly the Word of God and that the Lord Jesus Christ is who He says He is.
What the Lord Jesus Christ Did for You Personally
The Lord Jesus Christ — the eternal Word of God — appeared in a human body and lived on earth a complete life without a single sin. He is the only human in history who never sinned at all — He never lied and never wronged and never envied and never was proud and never sinned even in a single thought. Then He died on the cross willingly — no one forced Him — but He did it with a love beyond comparison for you personally.
This verse reveals the depth of the love of God in a way no other religion can offer. In other religions, God waits for you to deserve His love by your works or rituals or submission. But in the Gospel, God loved you first and paid the price for you without your asking and without your deserving it. Notice: "while we were yet sinners" — not after we had reformed ourselves, but while we were in our worst condition, enemies of God in our thoughts and actions. He died so that you might live.
What does this mean in simple words? It means that the Lord Jesus Christ who never committed a single sin in His whole life — took your sins upon Himself and paid their price in full with His precious blood. Like a completely innocent person who entered prison in your place and paid the full penalty so that you would go free forever. He died so that you might live.
Why Specifically the Cross?
Because the holy God cannot ignore sin — His complete justice requires punishment. And you cannot pay the price by your works — because one single sin is enough to condemn you before the absolute perfection of God. So the Lord Jesus Christ came — the only one without sin — and paid the price on your behalf. No prayer and no fasting and no pilgrimage and no church sacraments and no hours of field service can do what the cross did. The cross is sufficient — and the price is paid.
The Lord Jesus Christ Rose From the Dead — And the Resurrection Is the Proof
On the third day after His death and burial — the Lord Jesus Christ rose alive from the dead. Not by the power of someone else — but by His own power because He is the living God whom death cannot hold. The resurrection is the conclusive irrefutable proof that He is truly God and that His sacrifice on the cross was accepted and that the price of sin was paid in full.
The resurrection is not a legend or a myth — but a real historical event witnessed by hundreds of people who saw the Lord Jesus Christ after His resurrection with their own eyes and spoke with Him and ate with Him and touched His body. He appeared to His disciples many times during forty days after the resurrection. And He appeared to more than five hundred people at one time — and most of them were still alive when the apostle Paul wrote these words, so any person could have asked them and verified it himself. The tomb was empty — and the Roman soldiers who were guarding it could not explain what happened. And no one in two thousand years has been able to produce the body of the Lord Jesus Christ — because He simply rose and is no longer in the tomb.
The Lord Jesus Christ Is Alive Today — And He Calls You
The Lord Jesus Christ is not a historical figure who lived and died and His story ended. He is alive today — seated at the right hand of God the Father in heaven — and He is calling you today to believe in Him and to place your complete trust in Him alone for your salvation. He is not asking you to work good works to earn your salvation — because the price was paid in full on the cross. All that remains is for you to receive this free gift by faith.
It does not matter who you are and where you came from and what you did in your life and how many sins you committed — the Lord Jesus Christ loves you and is calling you right now in this moment. If you are a nominal Christian who has not experienced a genuine personal relationship with Him — today you can begin this relationship with a simple and sincere decision of faith. If you are a Catholic or Orthodox depending on rituals and priests and saints — He is calling you to rely on Him alone because He is the only Mediator. If you are a Muslim — we love you with all our heart and respect your sincerity in seeking God and we want you to know that the Lord Jesus Christ is not merely a prophet but He is the eternal Word of God who loves you and died for you personally. If you are one of the Jehovah's Witnesses — He is not Michael the archangel but He is God Himself manifest in the flesh — read the King James Bible in a faithful translation and discover the truth. If you are a Buddhist or Hindu — the one true God who created you loves you personally and calls you to know Him through His incarnate Word. If you are an atheist — the empty tomb continues to challenge all attempts at human explanation for two thousand years — and the truth deserves to be sought honestly.
Four Conclusive Proofs of the Divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ
Many accept the Lord Jesus Christ as a righteous prophet and a wise teacher but reject His being God Himself. This position seems moderate but it is logically impossible. Because the Lord Jesus Christ Himself claimed to be God. So either He was lying (and then He is not a righteous prophet), or He was insane (and then He is not a wise teacher), or He is telling the truth (and then He truly is God). There is no fourth option. The first proof — He accepted worship. True prophets always refused worship. When Cornelius tried to bow before the apostle Peter, Peter refused saying: "Stand up; I myself also am a man." But the Lord Jesus Christ accepted worship and expected it. When Thomas bowed before Him saying "My Lord and my God," the Lord Jesus Christ did not correct him but praised him. If He were merely a prophet He would have committed a great sin by accepting worship. But He accepted it because He deserves it — because He is God. The second proof — He forgave sins. Only God can forgive sins, because every sin is ultimately against God. When He said to the paralytic "thy sins are forgiven thee" — the scribes recognised what He said, and said in their hearts: "Who can forgive sins but God only?" They were right in their logic. And to prove He has this authority, He healed the paralytic immediately. If He were not God, He would have been blaspheming. But He proved by His act that He carries the authority of God because He is God. The third proof — He raised the dead by His own word. He commanded Lazarus: "Come forth!" and Lazarus rose. And He Himself rose from the dead — defeating death could not hold Him. The fourth proof — hundreds of prophecies about Him were fulfilled. No person in history has fulfilled a fraction of what was prophesied about the Lord Jesus Christ. The statistical probability of one man fulfilling even eight of these prophecies by chance is 1 in 10 to the 17th power. And the Lord Jesus Christ fulfilled hundreds. This is a mathematical proof that He is the promised Messiah — God incarnate.
What the Lord Jesus Christ Accomplished on the Cross
The cross is not merely a tragic historical event — it is the greatest event in the history of the cosmos. In it three astonishing divine truths converged: the justice of God that must punish sin, the love of God that wants to save the sinner, and the holiness of God that cannot tolerate evil. How were these three reconciled? By the Lord Jesus Christ — the completely innocent one — bearing the punishment of sin on behalf of humanity. God poured His wrath on God the Son, and thus maintained His justice and revealed His love simultaneously.
"Bare our sins in his own body" — not His sin (for He is without sin) but our sins. He bore them in His body. He felt their weight. He paid their price. And because He is God, one price was sufficient for all humanity in all ages. This is the deep secret of the cross: one sacrifice, eternal, complete, final. If you accept the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ for you by faith, something legal happens in heaven: you are reckoned righteous before God, because the righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ is credited to you. Your sins are reckoned to Him, and His righteousness is reckoned to you. When God looks at you after your faith, He does not see a sinner deserving condemnation, but a righteous son clothed in the righteousness of Christ. This is the miracle of the Gospel. You are not called to become righteous by your works, but to receive the imputed righteousness from Christ. And this gift is open to you today — freely — by faith alone.
An Invitation to Receive Divine Salvation — Accept The Lord Jesus Christ as Your Personal Saviour
Dear reader — if these words have touched your heart and you have recognised that you are a sinner in need of a Saviour, know that God is calling you to Himself in this very moment. You do not need a priest, or a human mediator, or a holy place, or rituals or works. The Lord Jesus Christ paid the full price on the cross, and the promise of God is certain and clear:
What saves you is not the words of this prayer — but the faith in your heart that the Lord Jesus Christ died for you and rose from the dead. But if you want to express your faith in sincere words, read this prayer with a humble heart as though you are speaking to the living God:
The Prayer of Salvation
"O Great, Holy, and Loving True God,
I come to You now with complete humility, confessing that I am a sinner. I have broken Your commandments many times in my thoughts, in my words, and in my deeds. I know that my sin deserves eternal death and eternal separation from You. I have no good work I can offer that is able to redeem my soul, and no righteousness of my own to cover my nakedness before Your holiness.
But I believe with all my heart in the testimony of Your Word that Your only Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, died on the cross for my sins — bearing in my place the punishment I deserved. I believe that He was buried, and that He rose from the dead on the third day, alive and victorious over death and the grave, and that He is alive now unto the ages of ages.
In this blessed moment, I receive the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal Saviour. I trust in Him alone — not in my works, not in my religion, not in rituals or any person or angel or saint. On the Lord Jesus Christ alone, and on His precious blood shed on the cross, I build the hope of my eternal salvation.
I thank You, my Father, that You have now received me in the Lord Jesus Christ, and have forgiven all my sins, and have given me eternal life as a free gift by Your grace. I thank You that You have sent Your Holy Ghost to dwell in my heart, bearing witness to me that I have become Your child. Give me grace to know You more day by day, and to live the rest of my life for Your glory alone.
I pray all this in the name of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by the power of the Holy Ghost. Amen."
After You Have Prayed — What Now?
If you prayed this prayer from a truly believing heart, the greatest miracle in all your history has happened in this moment: you have passed from death to life, from darkness to light, from the kingdom of sin into the kingdom of the beloved Son of God. You have become a child of the living God, and God's own promise guarantees this to you in His trustworthy Word:
Notice the power of this promise: "gave he power" — a settled right, guaranteed, not a wish or a possibility. And notice "them that believe on his name" — not "those who performed great deeds," not "those who completed rituals," but simply "them that believe." You are now one of them — with absolute certainty.
Here are five simple steps to establish you in your new life with the Lord Jesus Christ:
First — Read the King James Bible every day. Begin with the Gospel of John, then continue through the rest of the New Testament, then the Psalms and Proverbs. God speaks to you through His Word as a father speaks with his son. Do not read quickly — read with meditation and prayer. "The holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation" (2 Timothy 3:15).
Second — Pray every day. Speak to God as a loving Father — not with memorised words, but with words from your heart. Share with Him your joys and sorrows and questions and fears. Prayer is the breathing of the Christian life. "Pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17).
Third — Join a Bible-believing church. Do not walk this road alone. Faith grows in the fellowship of believers, where the Word is preached faithfully and baptism and the Lord's Supper are practised according to the King James Bible. "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together" (Hebrews 10:25).
Fourth — Be baptised according to the King James Bible. Baptism is not a condition for salvation, but it is the first step of obedience after faith. It is a public declaration that you died with the Lord Jesus Christ and were buried with Him and rose with Him to a new life. "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved" (Mark 16:16) — faith first, then baptism as its natural fruit.
Fifth — Witness to others about the Lord Jesus Christ. What you have experienced of salvation and love cannot remain hidden. Begin with your family and friends. Tell them simply and honestly how the Lord Jesus Christ changed your life. "That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you" (1 John 1:3).
And finally, remember always that your salvation is not built on your feelings or on any work you perform — but on the unchanging promise of God:
"These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life."
— 1 John 5:13
Notice: "that ye may know" — not "that ye may hope," not "that ye may wish," not "that ye may wait in anxious fear." But that ye may know with complete, unshakeable certainty that you have eternal life. This is the difference between all the world's religions and the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ: religions say "work and perhaps you will be saved" — and the Word of God alone says: "believe and know that you are saved."
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"Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth." — Luke 15:10