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Jesus in the NT :: 2nd Timothy

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On January 3, 2012

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The book of 2nd Timothy gives us a glimpse of who Jesus is in the  New Testament (N.T).

The very first verse states that in Jesus is the PROMISE of life 2 Timothy 1:1).  In him, is the PROMISE of life, because in him is the PROVISION of life since Jesus abolished death (2 Timothy 1:10). In other words, Jesus is the Killer of the DEATH KILLER, our Savior. He did so by rising from the dead, by the command of God, stripping death of all its power and rendering it futile. But man is appointed to die once and then enter into judgment (Hebrews 9:27), but who will be the judge. 2 Timothy 4:1 states that Jesus is the judge of the living and the dead and 2 Timothy 4:8 establishes the fact that Jesus is the RIGHTEOUS judge.

In 2 Timothy, Jesus is the One in whom is the PROMISE of life, because He is the PROVISION Of life, the DEATH KILLER / Savior and the RIGHTEOUS Judge.

Points to ponder:
2 Timothy is the book that affirms that ALL SCRIPTURE is God breathed / inspired of God’s (2 Timothy 3:16). Question: Has the inspiration of God, inspired you and me?

Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life, and he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?” (John 11:24-25). Have you believed to live and never die?

2 Timothy 1:1 (KJV)
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

2 Timothy 1:10 (KJV)
10 But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:

2 Timothy 4:1 (KJV)
1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

2 Timothy 4:8 (KJV)
8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

I AM the Bread of life

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On July 8, 2009

In Christian, I AM, The Name

‘I AM the bread of life’ is the first of the seven ‘I AM’ statements in the gospel according to John, that is claimed by Jesus.  Jesus does not mention this once but three times does He explicitly call out that He was the bread of life (John 6:35), that bread of life (John 6:48) and living bread (John 6:51).

Exodus 16 records the incident of the daily provision of the LORD wherein He rained down bread from heaven that the Israelites called ‘manna’ for they knew not what it was (Manna means ‘what is it?’). (Exodus 16:15). It was a  mystery, just as Jesus is a mystery to some. Jesus refers to this manna in John 6 and calls to our attention that while the manna sustained the Israelites in their jouney to the promised land, it did not save them, for those who ate of it eventually died. Drawing that parallel, Jesus makes his first ‘I AM’ claim in which He talks about himself not just as a sustaining bread for our lives, but as a saving bread for our lives.

Point(s) to ponder:

  • Without food (bread), we will die physically, but without Jesus (the bread of life), we will die physically and spiritually. Double whammy!
  • Note the Israelites did not know what it was (manna), nonetheless they took and ate it. Food is absolutely useless to the one who does not eat of it. You may have the fanciest of food choices presented to you, but unless you take the first step of taking (accepting) it and eating (partaking) it, it’s nutitritive and life giving abilities remain merely in itself. Similarly, the bread of life (Jesus) is always available for our taking, even if we dont really know who He is, but unless we take the first step of accepting Him and partaking of Him, we  will continue in our road to physical and spiritual death.
  • The manna in the wilderness was found on the ground (Exodus 16:14) and in order for one to take it, they must have had to bend to the ground to pick it. Asking Jesus to be your bread of life is also a similar experience – we must first humble (bend our mind and heart) ourselves and take him into our hearts, accepting his sovereignity and Lordship.

Jesus said, I AM the bread of life and he that eateth of me (takes me into their heart) will never die, but live, and not just live, but live abundantly and eternally. The choice is yours now – whether you want to humble yourself and accept Him to be your living bread or the only other option is double whammy! It is time now, for you to decide.

John 6: 35,48-51 (KJV)
35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
48 I am that bread of life.
49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: …

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