JESUS—SON OF GOD, SAVIOR OF MAN

Yes, the Bible teaches that there will be a Judgment, heaven and hell and that all are lost because of their sins. However, the Bible also teaches that you can be forgiven of sins because of what Jesus did.
Jesus was Deity—the Son of God. He left heaven and lived upon earth as a man (Philippians 2:5-7) being miraculously born of a virgin (Matthew 1:23). As Jesus lived His life, many did not believe He was the Son of God. Yet, this truth is made abundantly clear. The first verse of John chapter one reveals: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Then, in verse fourteen, the Word is identified as Jesus. Thus, Jesus, Who was God, “was made flesh, and dwelt among us” (John 1:14).
Also, upon two different occasions, God the Father clearly told us: “This is my beloved Son” (Matthew 3:17; 17:5). Jesus Himself acknowledged He was Deity (Matthew 26:63-64). Even those who were His enemies conceded this truth (Mark 1:24). The New Testament, which is the inspired Word of God, refers to Jesus with the words “Son of God” forty-seven times. When other words which also refer to Him as Deity (such as: “Christ,” “Lord,” “King,” etc.) are considered, the count is greatly increased.
Yes, Jesus is the Son of God, and He came to earth to be the Savior of man. Man is heading toward Judgment lost in sin, but “…Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” (1 Timothy 1:15). His birth was announced to the shepherds in the field with these words: “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ, Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11), and His parents were to “call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). Jesus said that the reason why He came was “to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10).
Jesus is able to save man because He gave Himself on the cross for the sacrifice for our sins. Several verses make this clear: He came “to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself” (Hebrews 9:26); “In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:14); “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh” (1 Peter 3:18); “Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world” (Galatians 1:4); “While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).
Truly, Jesus is the Son of God and Savior of man. It is all summed up in these words: “…the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity” (Titus 2:13-14).
Gary Henson