8. The Gospel of Jesus Christ IS: “Repent for the kingdom of God at hand”. Matthew 4:17 Further, Jesus taught “I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also, because for this purpose have I been sent.” Luke 4:43 The “gospel of the kingdom” will be preached as a witness to all the nations. Matthew 24:14 Note: Jesus came to reassert God’s message of salvation, which existed long before Christ came in the flesh.
9. Jesus purpose was to preach the kingdom of God. Luke 4:43
10. Jesus never equated himself as equal with God [the Father]. Instead, Jesus always pointed people back to God [the Father]. “Nor is he who is sent [Jesus] greater than [God]...” John 13:16 If Jesus was a co-equal with God, Jesus would know everything that God knows. However, in Matthew 24:36, Jesus states: “… only my Father [God] knows.” Also in Mark 13:32 etal.
a. Jesus is our high priest in the temple of [Jesus’] God. Rev 3:12
i. “He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God.” Rev 3:12
ii. “In all things Jesus had to be made like his brethren, that Jesus might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God.” Heb 2:17 [paraphrased]
iii. “Jesus is a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” Heb 7:21
iv. Note: Do you go to church to worship the priest? No. Yet, this is exactly what many misled Christians do. They worship Christ the high priest and messenger when they worship Jesus. He is our high priest who will lead our worship of God in heaven. Instead, they should worship God [the Father] as Jesus has commanded us to do. John 4:23-24
b. “Jesus is our brother if we do [God’s] will.” Matthew 12:50
c. “Why do you call me good? No one is good but ONE, that is God.” Mark 10:18
d. “I can of myself do nothing.” John 5:20
e. “He who sent me is true.” John 7:28
f. “I am going back to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.” John 20:17 NCV
g. “I do nothing of myself.” John 8:28
h. “I [Jesus] fully obey God”. John 8:55 Living
i. “I must work the works of Him [God] who sent me.” John 9:4
j. “My Father is greater than all.” John 10:29
k. “The Father is greater than I am.” John 14:28
l. “Whoever believes in me is really believing in the One who sent me.” John 12:44 NCV
m. “You believe in God, believe also in me [Jesus].” John 14:1
n. “The Father is glorified in the Son.” John 14:13
o. “There is one God, the Father … [and there is also] one Lord Jesus Christ” 1 Cor 8:6
p. “[Jesus] has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2
q. “Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him [God] who sits on the throne and [also] to the Lamb [Jesus], forever and ever.” Revelation 5:13
r. “He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my [Jesus’] God and he shall go out no more.” Revelations 3:12
s. “[Jesus is] the Beginning of all that God has made”. Revelation 3:14 NCV
“The Beginning of the creation of God”. NKJV
