Who Jesus Is - Lesson 6

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Who Jesus Is Lesson 6

“So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.” 1 Cor. 15:45 We left off the last lesson with the above verse. Adam, the first man became a living being. Jesus...the last Adam. A life-giving spirit.

To understand who Jesus is, first we have to understand who Adam was. He was the first and only man created by God...created a perfect being and placed in a perfect world. If you'll take a look at the first three chapters of Genesis, you'll see that Adam is the guy that ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. By doing so, sin entered the world, and the perfect man, along with the perfect creation, became a fallen man in a fallen world.

Before we get too far along this trail, let's take another look at who Jesus is, according to what we've learned so far. First, he is fully human. His mother was a woman, just like any other, except for the fact that she was a virgin. He wasn't some sort of hybrid or mutant, he was a human being through and through. Just like you and me.

His Father was and is God. So, just as Jesus is fully human, he is also fully God. Jesus was born without the sin nature that the rest of us have running through our genes, because his Dad was not from the same lineage as our forefather, Adam. It is his Father's DNA that ensured he was born without the sin “gene” that Adam passed on to the rest of us.

Keep in mind that there are only two people directly put here on Earth by God...Adam and Jesus. Adam was disobedient in eating the forbidden fruit and as a result all of creation fell, as it was all under his dominion (Gen. 1:26,28).

Jesus, on the other hand, was “obedient to death—even death on a cross!” (Phil. 2:8). Because of his obedience, just as Adam's disobedience caused all of creation to fall into sin, Jesus provided redemption for all of creation (Rom. 5:12,17,19).

Just to be sure there's no misunderstanding here, while redemption has been provided for all of creation, that doesn't mean all of creation will accept that redemption. It is there and available, but it is not forced upon us. It is up to us to decide whether or not to remain a son of Adam, or to become a son of Jesus (John 1:12,13).

Aside from being the last Adam, the one who redeemed creation from the sin of the first Adam, let's take a look at some of the other aspects of who Jesus is.

Jesus said, “I and the Father are one.” (John 10:30) “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.” (Col. 1:15) In other words, Jesus is God wrapped up in skin and bones so that we can see him with our human eye. Which is why Timothy made this statement: “...God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” (1 Tim. 3:16 KJV) Jesus is God in human form. Just as you...the real you...the you inside your body...just as you have a bodily form, God took on a bodily form. You have to understand that your body is not where your “life” is. Your body is simply a home for your “life” that allows

the rest of us to see you and interact with you. Same with God. The “life” of God took on a human body so the rest of us could see and interact with him...and that human body had the name of Jesus, just as your body is called by your name.

Understanding that Jesus is simply God in the flesh, let's see who else Jesus is...

In chapter 3 of Exodus, Moses asked God His name and God replied: “God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” (Ex. 3:14) What did He mean by that? I Am who I Am....

First of all, He is not “I Was”...or “I Will Be”. He is “I AM”. Right now. In the present. Of course, He is also in the past and future, but the important thing is that He Is...right now. This moment. The last moment is gone, and the next has yet to arrive. You and I don't need an “I Was”. We may or may not need an “I Will Be” because we may or may not be in the next moment.

What we need is an “I Am”. Which is great, because that's what we have!

The next thing is that we all have similar, but different needs because we are individual people with individual lives. What does that mean? It means this: I Am your Healer, for those who need healing.

I Am your Provider, for those who need provision.

I Am your Savior, for those who need salvation.

I Am your Protector, for those who need a protector.

I Am your Life, for those who desire life.

I Am your Redeemer, for those who need redemption.

I Am your Strength, for those who are weak.

I Am the Way, for those seeking a path...

I Am the Truth, for those seeking truth...

I Am your Comforter, for those who need comfort...

I Am your Friend, for those who need a friend...

I Am your Father, for those who need a father...

Whatever your need may be, you have an “I AM”. The thing is, we all have the same needs, we just have them at different times along the way. Regardless of what you need or when you need it, you have an “I AM”. That “I AM” is Jesus.

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