{"id":3177,"date":"2012-10-15T23:27:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T20:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/satchurch.gold.lv\/?p=3177"},"modified":"2012-10-16T00:25:23","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T21:25:23","slug":"who-is-jesus-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satchurch.lv\/en\/who-is-jesus-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Jesus Christ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Jesus Christ is the son of God, who came to this earth connect us back to God by dying to save the world from sin.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This what an ancient Jewish prophet said about Jesus: <em>\u201c<\/em><em>The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world\u201d<\/em> <em>(John 1:29 )<\/em>.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Jesus Himself answered this question by a seven I am statement from the gospel of John. I believe this will throw a better light on the question: who is Jesus Christ?<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Seven &#8220;I AM&#8221; Statements of Jesus<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong style=\"font-size: medium;\">1. I AM the bread of life.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">John 6:35: Then Jesus declared, \u201cI am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">John 6:48: I am the bread of life.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>2. I AM the light of the world.<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>John 8:12: When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, \u201cI am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.\u201d<\/li>\r\n\t<li>John 9:5: While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.\u201d<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">3. I AM the door.<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>\r\n<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">John 10:7: Therefore Jesus said again, \u201cI tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">4. I AM the good shepherd.<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">John 10:11-14: \u201cI am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. \u201cI am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me&#8230;.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\r\n<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">5. I AM the resurrection and the life.<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">John 11:25: Jesus said to her, \u201cI am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">6. I AM the way, the truth and the life.<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">John 14:6: Jesus answered, \u201cI am the way and the truth and the life. 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