Meet JESUS the CHRIST

Break off quietly ….?  Really? Divorce? What? Why? Joseph the Carpenter seems to have been a decent man and a kindly one. He faced these troubling questions. But, of course, that is not the beginning... Below is the core story, as we have it.

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(Edited. Originally published as part of "Jesus & the Jews" but revised here) The man from Tarsus may well have walked (?) that road Apart from Jesus himself, the most prominent person we know about in the spreading of the message of Jesus was Paul. (He was originally introduced as the Jew, “Saul of Tarsus”). He presents as formerly furiously antagonistic, miraculously changed into a representative of Jesus. (Below I am thinking about Paul’s “CV” - I do not plan to make this exhaustive.) Saul first enters the Acts record here, as a participant in the Jerusalem death of Stephen, a Jesus-follower:

Yep; he sure did. if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one he said (see below)   HOWEVER, please see the whole, not just the shocking bit!

Would a drowning person accept help?  We find it quite plainly said that Jesus saves sinners.

Jesus recognised as The Christ? Who? How? When? Where? They met him! How do you learn new stuff? Various senses may be involved, for example, touch ("Ow, that is really hot!"). I have posted previously on Jesus being The Christ (ie, The Messiah). I have included information from disciples who show differing levels of understanding and conviction. But, how did it come about in the first place that they had become disciples of Jesus as being The Christ?

From very early Jesus was seen as king. Jesus claimed a kingdom, not of this world.  He is king of his kingdom. He has and welcomes servants (followers) but his retinue is unique.  "The Kingdom of God/Heaven" was a major topic for Jesus. At the time many wrong (human) ideas about God's kingdom were prevalent. Jesus rejected use of force or compulsion.