Did Jesus ever say that he was the Messiah?
And so when Jesus told his disciples that he himself was the messiah, he was saying that in the future, when God establishes the kingdom once more, I myself will be the king of that kingdom. And so it’s not that the messiah was supposed to be God. The messiah was not supposed to be God.
Who were the first to visit Jesus?
Matthew calls the visitors “Magi” (wise men) and they may well have been astrologers , following the sign of a special star in the sky. They probably came from Persia . The Magi could have come to visit weeks or even months after the shepherds visited, when Mary and Joseph had found accommodation in a house (verse 11).
How old was Jesus when he was first taken to the temple?
Jesus at the age of twelve accompanies Mary and Joseph, and a large group of their relatives and friends to Jerusalem on pilgrimage, “according to the custom” – that is, Passover.
When did Jesus first say he was the son of God?
In Acts 9:20, after the Conversion of Paul the Apostle, and following his recovery, “straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God.”
Who created Jesus?
The Quran explains, “The case of Jesus with God is like the case of Adam. He created him from dust, and then He said to him, “Be!” and he came into being.” (Quran, 3:59). Thus, the Quran affirms the Muslim belief that Jesus was created by God but that He Himself was not Deity.
Who created God?
We ask, “If all things have a creator, then who created God?” Actually, only created things have a creator, so it’s improper to lump God with his creation. God has revealed himself to us in the Bible as having always existed. Atheists counter that there is no reason to assume the universe was created.
Does Jesus have a brother?
Jesus’ brothers and sisters
The New Testament names James the Just, Joses, Simon, and Jude as the brothers (Greek adelphoi) of Jesus (Mark 6:3, Matthew 13:55, John 7:3, Acts 1:13, 1 Corinthians 9:5).