![]() You see, finding the answer can be jarring, topsy-turvy, and life-altering. In Philippians 1:21 he would express his secure devotion to the Lord as well as give another clue towards answering our question when he would write: “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” After that, Paul would often refer to himself as a “bond-servant of Christ Jesus,” someone little more than a voluntary slave, but one sharing in the same servitude. The Apostle Paul, before his conversion, was known as Saul, a very legalistic Jew who persecuted Christians… until he was confronted with the answer to our question in a most dramatic way, a way that changed his life and the course of history (read about it in Acts Chapter 9). This is why even Christians continually study these precepts it is not merely skeptics, seekers, and unbelievers who benefit from asking the question, “Who is Jesus Christ?” “For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it,” says Hebrews 2:1 about the nature of the Messiah’s identity. In other words, Jesus Christ is supreme among any thing or any one – even things and people that issue from or are beloved of God. As the Ryrie Study Bible states, “The theme of the book is the superiority of Jesus Christ and thus of Christianity.” Superior to what? Among other things: prophets, angels, Moses/The Law, priests, and other powers. The New Testament book of Hebrews is another source that attempted to answer the same question. It is the most important question to settle during your lifetime, for reasons we’ll examine shortly. The same questions are being asked to this day: Who does everyone else say Jesus Christ is, but then, who do you say He is? You must ultimately decide.
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