JESUS

 "You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!" John 5. 39

He is at the center of it all.

1. The promise of the messiah

The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his. Gen 49:10

All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means 'God is with us'). Ishaiah 7:14

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this. Isaiah 9:6-7

2. The son of God

All who confess that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God. 1John 4:15

Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." Matthew 16:16

And a voice from heaven said, "This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy." Matthew 3:17

But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name. John 20.31

3. Our access to God

Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. John 14:16

For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. Ephesians 2:18

So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe..So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. Hebrews 4:14-16

4. He died and rose again for us

The first thing I did was place before you what was placed so emphatically before me: that the Messiah died for our sins, exactly as Scripture tells it; that he was buried; that he was raised from death on the third day, again exactly as Scripture says; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life. He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them. 2 Corinthians 5:15

5. He is our righteousness: we have right standing with God

God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5.21

For God's will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time.    Hebrews 10:10

The words "it was credited to him" were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. Romans 4:24

... I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. Phillipians 3:9

6. He is our substitute: he became a curse for us, bore our diseases and died to give us life

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole." He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus... Galatians 3:13

Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:4-5

For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20

7. Our coming king

When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. Matthew 25:31

So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. Matthew 24:44

Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

Matthew 24:30-31