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Lesson 02 of 10Who Is Jesus?
Knowing Jesus as Lord, Christ, and God manifested in flesh
DESTINYAPOSTOLIC CHURCHPastor Travis
You cannot place saving faith in a Jesus whose identity does not matter. In this lesson, I want you to hear the apostolic witness clearly and allow Scripture to reveal Jesus. This is not material for winning arguments. God reveals Himself because He desires to be known, trusted, worshiped, and obeyed. — Pastor Travis Morgan
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Jesus is the promised Messiah, the risen Lord, and the saving self-revelation of the one God in genuine human flesh.
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Key Scriptures
proclaims the risen Jesus as Lord and Christ.
reveals the eternal Word made flesh.
declares the fullness of deity dwelling bodily in Christ.
confesses God manifested in flesh.
leads to faith in Jesus as Lord and God.
Jesus is the Christ
Christ is not Jesus’ last name. Christos is the Greek title corresponding to Messiah—the Anointed King promised in Israel’s Scriptures. Jesus fulfills the hopes of David’s throne, God’s kingdom, and the salvation of His people. To confess Jesus as Christ is to recognize that God’s promises find their fulfillment in Him.
The resurrection vindicates Jesus. The One rejected and crucified has been raised and exalted. Peter announces that this Jesus is both Lord and Christ. Christian faith therefore bows before His authority and trusts His saving reign.
The Word became flesh
John begins before Bethlehem: the Word was with God and was God. The Word through whom all things were made became flesh and dwelt among us. God did not cease to be God, nor did the humanity of Jesus become unreal. In Jesus, God truly entered human history.
Scripture speaks of Jesus’ genuine humanity: He was born, grew, became tired, suffered, and died. It also attributes to Him divine identity, authority, works, and worship. We must honor the whole witness rather than explaining away either side.
The fullness of God revealed
Colossians does not say that a portion of God visited Jesus. All the fullness of deity dwells in Him bodily. Jesus is the visible image of the invisible God and the exact place where God has made Himself savingly known. When we see Jesus, we behold the character of God expressed in a truly human life.
The language of Father and Son must be allowed to say everything Scripture intends. The Father is the transcendent God; the Son is God’s true self-revelation in human existence, born of Mary and sent for our redemption. We do not divide God into competing beings. We worship the one God who has come to us in Christ.
The name that saves
Jesus means “YHWH saves.” His name is not a magical formula; it reveals the saving identity and authority of the One who came. The apostles preached in His name, healed in His name, baptized in His name, and confessed that salvation is found in no other name.
Knowing who Jesus is changes how we pray, worship, obey, and live. He is not merely an assistant added to our lives. He is Lord. Faith receives His mercy and yields to His rule.
Grace Revealed
Grace does not hide truth. Grace reveals and enables.
God graciously accommodated Himself to our weakness by coming near in a life we could see, hear, and touch. In Jesus, the invisible God makes His love and saving purpose known. Revelation itself is grace.
Knowing Him
Doctrine leads toward intimacy.
God reveals His identity because He wants relationship, not merely correct vocabulary. Look at Jesus—His compassion, holiness, authority, humility, suffering love, and victory—and allow that revelation to draw you into worship.
Why this matters for salvation
Every truth belongs within God’s saving purpose.
We must know whom we are believing. Jesus said that unless people believe who He is, they remain in their sins. The saving gospel rests upon the true identity, death, resurrection, lordship, and name of Jesus Christ.
Lesson notes
Remember these truths.
- Christ means Messiah, the promised Anointed King.
- Jesus is genuinely human and the true manifestation of God in flesh.
- All the fullness of deity dwells bodily in Christ.
- The resurrection vindicates Jesus as Lord and Christ.
- His saving name carries His identity and authority.
Respond to the Word
Reflect and apply.
- Who has Jesus been to you personally?
- What does the incarnation reveal about God’s desire to be known?
- Where does Jesus’ lordship challenge your independence?
- How should the identity of Jesus shape your worship?
- What part of Christ’s character do you need to know more deeply?
Lord Jesus, reveal Yourself to me through Your Word. Deliver me from shallow ideas and give me faith to confess You truly. Let Your lordship order my life, Your grace draw me near, and Your name become precious to me. Amen.
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