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Question:
Was Jesus just a good man?

Answer: No.  He was far more than that. Jesus understood that he filled a number of important roles in carrying out God's will.  Here are a few of them:

*  "Only-begotten Son of God."  (John 3:18) Jesus knew his roots.  His life actually began long before his birth on earth.  "I have come down from heaven," he explained. (John 6:38) Jesus was God's first creation, and he helped in the creation of all other things. As the only one directly created by God, Jesus could rightly be called "the only-begotten Son of God." -John 1:3, 14; Colossians 1:15, 16.

*  "Son of man."  (Matthew 8:20) Jesus many times referred to himself as "the Son of man," using an expression that occurs about 80 times in the Gospels.  This expression indicates that he was fully human and not God incarnate.  How did God's only-begotten Son come to be born as a human? By means of holy spirit, Jehovah transferred his Son's life to the womb of the Jewish virgin Mary, causing conception to take place. As a result, Jesus was born sinless and perfect. -Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:35; John 8:46.

*  "Teacher."  (John 13:13) Jesus made it clear that his God-given work was "teaching . . .and preaching the  good news" about God's Kingdom.  (Matthew 4:23; Luke 4:43)  With remarkable clarity and simplicity,m he explained what God's Kingdom is and what it will do in fulfilling Jehovah's will. -Matthew 6:9, 10.

*  "The Word."  (John 1:1) Jesus served as God's Spokesman-the means by which God conveyed information and instruction to others.  Jehovah used Jesus to deliver His message to humans on earth. -John 7:16, 17.

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The Watchtower, 2012