THE SCRIPTURES TESTIFY OF HIM!

BELIEVE ON HIM!

To the question, Sirs what must I do to be saved, came the simple answer, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved and your house!

And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.  Acts 16:30-32 KJV

What was this all about?

But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Romans 10:8-10 KJV

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? Romans 10:13-14 KJV

Being a Christian was never about joining an organization or a church. It was about repenting and believing the gospel! That is why John was preaching: The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.  Mark 1:15 KJV

SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES!

Jesus said, Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. John 5:39-40 KJV

Jesus urged us to search the Scriptures. However in our search through the Scriptures we are not looking for proof text to support our particular line of thought or belief. We are searching the Scriptures looking for Him, for in Him alone we have eternal life.

Jesus met two doubtful and questioning followers on the Emmaus Road and said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. Luke 24:25-27 KJV

He gave them a thorough exposition of what the Scriptures had to say about Himself. 

Shortly after He spoke to the rest, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.  Luke 24:44 KJV

Over 300 prophecies were fulfilled at the first coming of Jesus Christ!

He was the Seed of the woman , born of a virgin

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.  Genesis 3:15 KJV

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.  Isaiah 7:14 KJV

Being born of a virgin was vital to the redemptive work on the cross!

He was the descendant of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He was of the seed of David. He was that Prophet Moses spoke about. His suffering and death were described with extraordinary precision in the Scriptures!

THE SCRIPTURES TESTIFY OF HIM.

The wise men made a lengthy journey of hundreds of miles because they also found the Scriptures that testified of Him. How did this happen? It probably all started with Balaam who prophesied: I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.  Numbers 24:17 KJV

But it all became more defined when a Jewish captive called Daniel recorded the revelations from Yahweh for posterity. Daniel was the person who saved the collective lives of the wise men or magi in the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, and was held in high esteem in the kingdom. The book of Daniel records extensive visions and revelation including the remarkable "70 Weeks" prophecy of the Messiah! The magi had access to this and based on the calculations were able to pinpoint the star that announced the birth of the Messiah!  Of course when they came to Israel they went to the most obvious place to find the King, Jerusalem the capital. They did not know of Micah's prophecy which gave the location of the Messiah's birthplace! The same Scriptures which we are advised to search gave His birthplace as being in Bethlehem. This in itself is remarkable since Mary and Joseph lived in Nazareth of Galilee in Northern Israel, but due to a census ordered by Caesar,  they had to travel south past Jerusalem to Bethlehem. But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.  Micah 5:2 KJV

From Genesis to Malachi the Scriptures testify of Him and in the final book of Revelation we are told that: they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. Revelation 5:9-10 KJV

This is He of whom the angel told Mary: And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Luke 1:31-33 KJV.

This is He of whom the angel said unto the shepherds: Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:10-11 KJV

We are well advised to search the Scriptures for the Savior has come and all who come to Him will have eternal life.

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. John 5:39-40 KJV