What do You Believe About Jesus Christ? What is your supreme proof that you believe that Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God? “But there was a certain…
Entrance into the Kingdom of God is the same for all nations. It doesn't matter whether we are Jews or Gentiles because we all must repent and turn to God.
And all must do works appropriate for repentance. In other words, our actions must indicate the transformation we have been through.
Note that the Bible didn't say, bring forth therefore, "fruit" meet for repentance.
The opportunity to preach or teach Jesus Christ as the Son of God is never far from us.
All of the early disciples experience this. The First Century Church experienced persecution for this sole reason. They preached and taught that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
“And when [Saul] had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus,” (Acts 9:19).
Now it’s Saul of Tarsus’ opportunity to turn the tables. He consented to the death of Stephen as he preached Jesus.
However, he is about to begin his apostolic ministry by doing the identical thing. He too shall preach that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. What does this mean, that he is the Son of God?
“And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God,” (Acts 9:20).
Having examined how the name of Jesus is different from other names, now let’s explore the surname or last name of Jesus and whether or not he had one. If you ask many Bible-readers: “What is the surname of Jesus”? The answers may surprise you. The word “Christ” alone is not a name. It’s not specific enough to be a name. It’s a title. But is it the surname of Jesus?