What is God Like?

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    Many people say: "If there is a god, why doesn't he reveal himself to us?" Many question God's goodness, character, and reliability.  Some blame God for all the evil in the world. Some think he is some cosmic genie waiting on every wish.
    But the truth is, God has revealed himself to us. He has done this in the person of Jesus Christ. Oh yes, Jesus was more than a great moral teacher, a prophet, and miracle worker. He is God in the flesh or as Hebrews 1:2-4 wonderfully puts it: "but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.  The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.  So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs."
   Here are 100 truths about Jesus. It is Jesus Christ who we need to look to (not Muhammad, Buddha, Confucius,) when we ask: "What is God Like?"
  1. Jesus claimed to be God - John 8:24; 8:56-59 (see Exodus 3:14); John 10:30-33
  2. Jesus is called God - John 1:1,14; 20:28; Col. 2:9; Titus 2:13; Heb. 1:8
  3. Jesus is the image of the invisible God - Heb. 1:3
  4. Jesus abides forever - Heb. 7:24
  5. Jesus created all things - John 1:1-3; Col. 1:15-17
  6. Jesus is before all things - John 1:1-3; Col. 1:17;
  7. Jesus is eternal - John 1:1,14; 8:58; Micah 5:1-2
  8. Jesus is honored the same as the Father - John 5:23
  9. Jesus is prayed to - Acts 7:55-60; 1 Cor. 1:2 with Psalm 116:4; (John 14:14)
  10. Jesus is worshipped - Matt. 2:2,11; 14:33; John 9:35-38; Heb. 1:6
  11. Jesus is omnipresent - Matt. 18:20; 28:20
  12. Jesus is with us always - Matt. 28:20
  13. Jesus is our only mediator between God and ourselves - 1 Tim. 2:5
  14. Jesus is the guarantee of a better covenant - Heb. 7:22; 8:6
  15. Jesus said, "I AM the Bread of Life" - John 6:35,41,48,51
  16. Jesus said, "I AM the Door" - John 10:7,9
  17. Jesus said, "I AM the Good Shepherd" - John 10:11,14
  18. Jesus said, "I AM the Way the Truth and The Life" - John 14:6
  19. Jesus said, "I AM the Light of the world" - John 8:12; 9:5; 12:46; Luke 2:32
  20. Jesus said, "I AM the True Vine" - John 15:1,5
  21. Jesus said, "I AM the Resurrection and the Life" - John 11:25
  22. Jesus said, "I AM the First and the Last" - Rev. 1:17; 2:8; 22:13
  23. Jesus always lives to make intercession for us - Heb. 7:25
  24. Jesus cleanses from sin - 1 John 1:9
  25. Jesus cleanses us from our sins by His blood - Rev. 1:5; Rom. 5:9
  26. Jesus forgives sins - Matt. 9:1-7; Luke 5:20; 7:48
  27. Jesus saves forever - Matt. 18:11; John 10:28; Heb. 7:25
  28. Jesus discloses Himself to us - John 14:21
  29. Jesus draws all men to Himself - John 12:32
  30. Jesus gives eternal life - John 10:28; 5:40
  31. Jesus resurrects - John 5:39; 6:40,44,54; 11:25-26
  32. Jesus gives joy - John 15:11
  33. Jesus gives peace - John 14:27
  34. Jesus has all authority - Matt. 28:18; John 5:26-27; 17:2; 3:35
  35. Jesus judges - John 5:22,27
  36. Jesus knows all men - John 16:30; John 21:17
  37. Jesus opens the mind to understand scripture - Luke 24:45
  38. Jesus received honor and glory from the Father - 2 Pet. 1:17
  39. Jesus reveals grace and truth - John 1:17 see John 6:45
  40. Jesus reveals the Father - Matt. 11:27; Luke 10:22
  41. Jesus bears witness of Himself - John 8:18; 14:6
  42. Jesus' works bear witness of Himself - John 5:36; 10:25
  43. The Father bears witness of Jesus - John 5:37; 8:18; 1 John 5:9
  44. The Holy Spirit bears witness of Jesus - John 15:26
  45. The multitudes bear witness of Jesus - John 12:17
  46. The Prophets bear witness of Jesus - Acts 10:43
  47. The Scriptures bear witness of Jesus - John 5:39
  48. The Father will honor us if we serve Jesus - John 12:26 see Col. 3:24
  49. The Father wants us to fellowship with Jesus - 1 Cor. 1:9
  50. The Father tells us to listen to Jesus - Luke 9:35; Matt. 17:5
  51. Everyone who's heard & learned from the Father comes to Jesus - John 6:45
  52. We come to Jesus - John 5:50; 6:35,37,45,65; 7:37;
  53. The Father draws us to Jesus - John 6:44
  54. The Law leads us to Christ - Gal. 3:24
  55. Jesus is the Rock - 1 Cor. 10:4
  56. Jesus is the Savior - John 4:42; 1 John 4:14
  57. Jesus is the King - Matt. 2:1-6; Luke 23:3
  58. In Jesus are the treasures of wisdom and knowledge - Col. 2:2-3
  59. In Jesus we have been made complete Col. 2:10
  60. Jesus indwells us - Col. 1:27
  61. Jesus sanctifies - Heb. 2:11
  62. Jesus loves - Eph. 5:25
  63. We sin against Jesus - 1 Cor. 8:12
  64. We receive Jesus - John 1:12; Col. 2:6
  65. Jesus makes many righteous - Rom. 5:19
  66. Jesus sends the Holy Spirit - John 15:26
  67. Jesus offered up Himself - Heb. 7:27; 9:14
  68. Jesus offered one sacrifice for sins for all time - Heb. 10:12
  69. The Son of God has given us understanding - 1 John 5:20
  70. Jesus is the author and perfector of our faith - Heb. 12:2
  71. Jesus is the Apostle and High Priest of our confession - Heb. 3:1 
  72. Jesus is preparing a place for us in heaven - John 14:1-4
  73. Jesus is the Light of the world - John 8:12 
  74. Jesus has explained the Father - John 1:18
  75. Jesus was crucified because of weakness - 2 Cor. 13:4
  76. Jesus has overcome the world - John 16:33
  77. Truth is in Jesus - Eph. 4:21
  78. The fruit of righteousness comes through Jesus Christ - Phil. 1:11
  79. Jesus delivers us from the wrath to come - 1 Thess. 1:10
  80. Disciples bear witness of Jesus Christ - John 15:27
  81. Jesus died for us - 1 Thess. 5:10
  82. Jesus died and rose again - 1 Thess. 4:14
  83. Jesus was a ransom for many - Matt. 20:28
  84. The Christian dead have fallen asleep in Jesus - 1 Thess. 4:15
  85. Jesus rendered the devil powerless - Heb. 2:14
  86. Jesus is able to save completely - Heb. 7:25
  87. Jesus came to serve - Matt. 20:28
  88. Jesus came to be a high priest - Heb. 2:17
  89. Jesus came to save - John 3:17; Luke 19:10
  90. Jesus came to preach the kingdom of God - Luke 4:43
  91. Jesus came to bring division - Luke 12:51
  92. Jesus came to do the will of the Father - John 6:38
  93. Jesus came to give the Father's words - John 17:8
  94. Jesus came to testify to the truth - John 18:37
  95. Jesus came to set us free from the Law - Rom. 8:2
  96. Jesus came to die and destroy Satan's power - Heb. 2:14
  97. Jesus came to fulfill the Law and the Prophets - Matt. 5:17
  98. Jesus came to give life - John 10:10,28
  99. Jesus came to taste death for everyone - Heb. 2:9
  100. Jesus came to proclaim freedom for believers - Luke 4:18
 (100 truths taken from: http://carm.org/100-truths-about-jesus)

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