Chapter 4 -JESUS CHRIST THE KEY TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD

THE PROMISED MESSIAH

From the days of the faithful man Abel, God's servants had eagerly looked forward to the Seed foretold by Jehovah God himself.  (Genesis 3:15; 4:1-8; Hebrews 11:4)  It had been revealed that the Seed would serve God's purpose as the Messiah, meaning "Anointed One."   He would "finish off sin,"  and he glories of his Kingdom were foretold in the psalms.  (Daniel 9:24-26; Psalm 71:1-20) Who would prove to be the Messiah?

Imagine the excitement felt by a young Jew named Andrew when he listened to the words of Jesus of Nazareth.  Andrew rushed to his brother Simon Peter and told him:  "We have found the Messiah."  (John 1:41) Jesus' disciples were convinced  that he was the promised Messiah.  (Matthew 16:16)  And true Christians have been willing to stake their lives on the belief that Jesus was indeed the foretold Messiah, or Christ.  What proof have they had?  Let  us consider three lines of evidence.

Next time: EVIDENCE THAT JESUS WAS THE MESSIAH

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