Tonight we talked about Jesus as Savior. When I was growing up different people viewed me in different ways, and this changed how they treated me. For instance if they saw me as the smart one they wanted to get help from me on school work. If they saw me as the funny one they watned to spend time with me so they could laugh. If they saw me as the fat one, they wanted to mock me. I was still "Alex" the person God saw me as, since he sees us for who we really are. But others viewed me in different ways and they made a judgment accordingly.
In Mark 8:27-29 Jesus asks his disciples who others thought he was and who they thought he was. Others saw him as John the baptist, or Elijah, or even a different prophet that had come back from the grave. But Peter says he is the Christ. This is who Jesus really was. Christ is the greek word which in Hebrew is messiah. it is a title given to one that was foretold to come and be king, saving the people (they thought politically and militarily). But Jesus being Christ meant that he was sent by God, that he was to be king over all that accepted him as such, and was to save his people (through his death and by forgving sins).
People now think of Jesus is different ways. Some say prophet, some say teachers, some say crazy man, some say a normal guy with good PR, some say he was just a myth. But it really doesn't matter what people think about him, he is still "Jesus", who he really is deep down, and that means he is still christ. He is sitll messeah now for all of us. He is king and he is here to save people through his death by the forgiveness of sins. And he wants to save you, but you have to decide to allow him to forgive and become your Lord.
Favorite Moment: A youth member getting saved
I give tonight: A+
