Who Is Jesus?

Recently the American Bible Society came under criticism for placing restrictions on the .bible domain for Internet addresses. After purchasing the rights to all websites that would have .bible as their ending, the Society created guidelines that would prevent secular and non-Christian religions from expressing disrespect for the Bible using the .bible domain.

What is clear from this debate is that those who have faith in the Bible as the Word of God have felt the threat of those who would ridicule the Bible as being just a book of fiction. This tension is another reflection of the battle over the identity of Jesus. After all, when the Bible is doubted, the identity of Jesus also comes under question.

This is because the Bible is primarily about who Jesus is. In speaking of the Old Testament, Jesus said: “You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me” (John 5:39). The New Testament, on the other hand, is obviously about Jesus.

Therefore, the battle over the reliability of the Bible is also an extension of the battle over the identity of Jesus.

The identity of Jesus is not only crucial for salvation, but it’s also necessary for understanding all truth. When Christ claimed that He is the truth, He was saying that we cannot truly understand anything apart from Him. The apostle Paul, who wrote a large part of the New Testament, affirms how “the truth is in Jesus” (Ephesians 4:21). Therefore, the battle between Christ and Satan has repercussions in every area of knowledge insofar as we cannot truly know something without it being true.

Apply It:

Where it is legally and socially acceptable, post a Bible verse in a conspicuous place.

Dig Deeper:

Matthew 16:13–17; Romans 1:20; Colossians 1:17

Key Bible Texts

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6 KJV)