There are people that say Jesus was a nice teacher and nothing more. I think these people have never actually read the Bible. If they had, they'd see the audacious claims that Jesus Christ was making. Our choices are that he was either completely insane, or he was who he said he was -- the Son of God, about whom Moses wrote about a thousand years before he was born. Jesus is telling us that the Scriptures (which is all the Old Testament, because that was all they had at that point) are writing about him. If I were to tell you that the Scriptures were written about me, you'd assume that I had one or two screws loose, because I don't fulfill the prophecies and have a lack of miracle-working powers. Jesus, on the other hand, has all those things and more, so his bold claim that he is the fulfillment of Scriptures turns out to be true!
Jesus is far more than a nice teacher -- he is one who is worthy of our allegiance, our devotion, and our love, and he will never disappoint us. Thanks be to God!
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