The Titles of Jesus?

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The Titles of Jesus?
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King of the Jews
Son of David
Descendent of King David
Rabbi/Teacher
Carpenter
Lord
Jesus
Son of God
Messiah/Christ
Son of Man
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Messiah/Christ

• The Jews were expecting a Messiah, a leader sent
  by God.
• Messiah and Christ mean the same thing anointed
  one.
• Jewish kings and priests were anointed as a sign
  they were chosen by God.

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Messiah/Christ

• The Jewish Messiah
• He would be a Son of David.
• A descendent of King David
• A great king and leader just like David.
• The Zealots were looking for a political leader
  who would fight the Romans and return Israel to
  the Jews. They wanted a warrior.
• The Messiah would be a human. To claim he would
  be God in human form was blasphemy.

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Meaning of Messiah for Christians today

• Just as the Jews came to hope for a Messiah who
  would free them from all their suffering, so
  Christians have always thought of Jesus the
  Christ as one who came to guide them through such
  times and bring them back to God.
• The Christian is commanded as a follower of
  Christ to stand against the evils in the world
  to speak out against all injustice and to work
  for the peace and harmony of all people under God.

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Son of Man

• Son of Man is the title that Jesus uses to
  describe himself.
• In Hebrew and Aramaic Son of Man means a human
  being.
• So Jesus could have used the title to mean simply
  this man or I. He is a man of the people.

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Son of Man

• Daniel had a vision of someone like a Son of Man,
  who was given power by God.
• Other books in the Bible describe the Son of Man
  as someone from heaven whom God would send to
  judge people.
• Jesus preferred this title because the Jews had
  fixed ideas about the Messiah. If people did not
  know what Son of Man meant they would not think
  Jesus would start a war with Rome

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Son of Man

• Mark uses the title Son of Man in 3 ways
• The Son of Man has authority on earth. The Son
  of Man has power to forgive sins, and he is Lord
  of the Sabbath.
• The Son of Man must suffer, die and rise again.
  When Jesus uses this title it is to predict his
  suffering and death.
• The Son of Man will return at the end of the
  world.

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Meaning of Son of Man for Christians today

• It is important to realise that Jesus was a man.
• As a man Jesus experienced the things human
  beings experience emotions such as love, anger,
  anxiety, sorrow and distress.
• It is because he understood these emotions that
  Christians believe Jesus understands them.

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Meaning of Son of Man for Christians today

• The story of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane,
  shows the human emotions of anxiety and distress
  experienced by Jesus humans emotions felt by
  most people at some time in their lives.
  (1432-42).

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Meaning of Son of Man for Christians today

• More importantly, Jesus is presented as a man who
  shows what it means to live a human life
  according to Gods will.
• In his life Jesus came across temptation,
  opposition, hatred, suffering and even death, all
  because he refused to turn away from Gods will.
• Christians are encouraged to follow the example
  of Jesus because he showed them how a human being
  could live a life perfectly dedicated to God.

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Meaning of Son of Man for Christians today

• The title Son of Man still tells of a time when
  Jesus will return and assist in judgement.
• Mark warns that the disciple who is ashamed of
  Jesus will face the same treatment at the time of
  judgement (838)
• A persons discipleship will be judged.

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Son of God

• Mark begins his Gospel with the declaration that
  Jesus is the Son of God.
• Christians are monotheists. They believe in only
  one God. There are three persons
• God the Father
• God the Son
• God the Holy Spirit

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Son of God

• To the Jews of Jesus time any suggestion that
  Jesus was the Son of God was Blasphemy.
• The Jews called the kings of Israel Gods Son.
• They expected the Messiah to be THE King of
  Israel.
• However Jesus does not use this title to describe
  himself.

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Son of God

• He does not want his followers to get the wrong
  idea.
• The Jews, especially the Zealots, expected a
  kingly Messiah, a warrior, but Jesus saw himself
  as a suffering servant.
• However, Jesus resurrection proved he was the
  Son of God and Christians openly used this title
  to describe Jesus.

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Meaning of Son of God for Christians Today

• This is the most popular title given to Jesus
  today.
• By the time of Jesus the Son of God was
  regarded as being a Messianic title referring to
  the one who was come to do all that the Messiah
  would do.
• It is the title that expresses the closest
  possible relationship between Jesus and God.

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Meaning of Son of God for Christians Today

• Many people have difficulty in understanding what
  God is really like.
• This is not surprising God is not a human being.
• Even when God is called Father it is only an
  image that is being used. Unlike a human father
  God is everywhere he is all powerful he is
  perfect.

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Meaning of Son of God for Christians Today

• Christians believe that Jesus provides the answer
  to the question, What is God really like?
• Jesus is someone ordinary that human beings can
  understand, yet he is believed to mirror God.
• Gods love is shown in the way Jesus cared for
  those who were sick or outcast in society
• Gods desire for all people to come to him is
  shown in the way Jesus was willing to die to
  convince them of his love.