Articles of Faith What Nazarenes Believe

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Articles of Faith What Nazarenes Believe
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Article of Faith 2 Jesus Christ
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Agree or Disagree?

• There was nothing special about the birth of
  Jesus.

• Jesus was a human, just like you and me.

• Jesus never sinned.

• Jesus died on the Cross for the sins of the
  world.

• Jesus rose from the dead.

• Right now, Jesus is in heaven.

• It doesnt really matter what you believe about
  Jesus only that you believe He existed and make
  an effort to follow His teachings.

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GandhiHe was the leader of the Indian
Independence Movement in India. He believed in
the opposition of oppression through non-violent
civil disobedience. His life and teachings have
been the inspiration for civil rights movements
across the world. MuhammadThe founder of Islam
and is considered by Muslims as the last
messenger and prophet of Allah. Today there are
1.4 billion Muslims worldwide who follow his
teachings. Jesus ChristChristians believe that
He is the Messiah whose coming was foretold in
the Old Testament, and that He died on a cross
for our sins and was raised from the dead.
Does it matter what we believe about someone?
What about someone in whom we place our trust and
faith?
What sets Jesus Christ apart from all others who
have ever lived?
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We believe in Jesus Christ, The Second Person of
the Triune Godhead that He was eternally one
with the Father.
1 John 11-3What does this say about Jesus?
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That He became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and
was born of the Virgin Mary, so that two whole
and perfect natures, that is to say the Godhead
and manhood, are thus united in one Person very
God and very man, the God-man.
Matthew 120-25What does this say about Jesus?
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We believe that Jesus Christ died for our sins,
and that He truly arose from the dead and took
again His body, together with all things
appertaining to the perfection of mans nature,
wherewith He ascended into heaven and is there
engaged in intercession for us.
Romans 83, 32-34What does this say about Jesus?
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Philippians 25-11What does this say about
Jesus?
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Does having a biblical belief about Jesus really
matter? If so, why?
What is the danger of believing something other
than what the Bible says about Jesus?
How does what we believe about Jesus affect our
daily lives?
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• He has always existed as part of the Trinity,
  God the Son.

• He was born of a virgin and lived on earth fully
  human and fully divine.

• He died on a cross for the sins of humankind.

• God raised Him from the dead.

• He ascended into heaven and is in intercession
  for us.

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• Your attitude should be the same as that of
  Christ Jesus
• Who, being in very nature God, did not consider
  equality with
• God something to be grasped, but made himself
• nothing, taking the very nature of a servant,
  being made in
• human likeness.
• And being found in appearance as a man, he
• humbled himself and became obedient to deatheven
  death
• on a cross!  
• Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
  and gave him the
• name that is above every name, that at the name
  of Jesus every
• knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under
  the earth, and
• every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
  to the glory of God
• the Father.
• Philippians 25-11, NIV

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