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NASB | John 4:26 Jesus *said to her, "I who speak to you am He." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 4:26 Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you, am He (the Messiah)." |
Bible Question: What evidences are there that Jesus is the true messiah and that the biblical documents we have on him are true ? please include bible references |
Bible Answer: In John chapter 4, Jesus said he was the Messiah. If we believe in him, then we will believe that. If we do not believe in him, then we take him to be a liar. But Jesus is not only the Messiah, he is the Truth (John 14:6). If that is true, and if we fail to believe it, then we will die in our sins (John 8:24). Jesus is everything the prophets said he would be. The Samaritan woman he met at the well could see it. For one thing, he was a prophet himself (John 4:19). In this he was fulfilling one of the prophecies of Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15,18). But he went beyond that to fulfill all the other prophecies that the prophets had spoken concerning the Messiah (Luke 24:27). The second part of the question is beyond my capacity to answer. By itself it seems to ask: “What evidences are there that the biblical documents we have on him are true?” For me, the fact that we do have biblical documents is enough. The fact they are so many and they agree and support each other is impressive. Whether that makes each of them true, I do not know. It is interesting to me, however, that the woman at the well was convinced, and so were the others who heard him (John 4:42). The Bible does not expect that we will be convinced by a multitude of references. John wrote one account of the life of Christ. He wrote it, he said, so that we might believe that Jesus is the Messiah, so we might trust in him and be saved (John 20:31). There are many other signs that Jesus did in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in that book. But many who read that book say it is enough. The see that many who had been in his presence and believed and they decide that they will believe on him themselves even if they have not seen (John 20:29). Hearing alone causes them to believe (Romans 10:17). It is not possible to tell whether one would ask these questions out of academic interest or because one is looking for a reason to believe on Jesus. But the woman at the well said she believed because he told her everything that she had done. He does know our hearts, and he says, “If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself” (John 7:17). So anyone can prove it to himself. Do you want to do the will of God? Then you will know if what Jesus said is true, including the fact he is the Messiah. And what is the will of God? Someone asked him. Then said they unto him, “What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?” Jesus answered and said unto them, “This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent” (John 6:28,29). He is the Messiah, and we ought to believe on him. |
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