Who is Jesus Christ?

Last Monday, October 7, 2013 we had our talk 2 of our ongoing CLP which is entitled, “Who is Jesus Christ?” Our speaker for that night was brother Rommel Gojo, or kuya Mel. He delivered his talk by first going into an introduction, stating that all Christians are identified to one person (Jesus). He then gave some more information about Jesus by stating that there are 2 2 billion people following Him today, that countless were martyred because of their faith to Him, that the Bible is the no. 1 best seller of all time, and that this person have won a battle for our salvation and He restored our relationship with God.

Going now to the talk proper, kuya Mel first showed and explained to the participants the uniqueness of Jesus – that He is not just an ordinary person as emphasized in Mark 6:3. There are 3 things absolutely unique on Jesus:  1.) His birth and arrival to the world is pre-announced and expected; 2.) His existence in the world split history into two periods: BC or Before Christ and AD or After the Death of Christ; then lastly:  3.) Jesus came into the world to die.

The speaker also told the participants about some details about Jesus, that He is a young carpenter from Nazareth, that He performed his mission and became a preacher for 3 years and that after 3 years he was killed and died at the cross for stirring up the people. He is the most famous, most honored, and best loved person.

Kuya Mel characterized Jesus as having a very attractive personality, having a strong mind and body, being down to earth – not a romantic or a dreamer, being courageous, being a magnetic leader with an extra ordinary authority, being certain and not confused of Himself and His mission, and lastly, being very human like us.

Finally, the speaker pointed out to the participants that Jesus himself is God. He is worthy to be the center of our lives because He is God. Kuya Mel asks of how do we know that He is God? Answering the question is simple; Jesus himself told us that He is God, and these are supported in the following Bible passages: Mark 14:61-62 and John 12:45, 10:30, 8:58.

In addition, none from Buddha, Confucius, or Mohammed claimed to be God but only Jesus Christ. He can even forgive sins and we could come to Him and repent our sins (Mark 2:3-12). Jesus speaks about the Truth that He is the only Son of God, and this was realized and attested to by some of His contemporaries like Simon Peter, Martha, Nathaniel, Thomas, the Centurion, and even the evil spirits.

God the Father claimed that Jesus is His only Son. Jesus is the only one who resurrected from death and his tomb was the only one that is empty, without any remains. Now the question for the participants that night was who is Jesus Christ for them?

Two shares were called by kuya Mel from our chapter and they are sister Mary Joy Mance or MJoy, and brother Jhun Michael Dungca or JM.

MJoy was the first one to share her experience to the participants of who is Jesus Christ to her. She pointed out that God is her Provider, Protector and Healer. She told her story that when she applies for a job, she simply calls the name of the Lord for guidance. She then shared the time when she got broke out of money, worrying if she could survive in the next few days for her expenses with the limited money she had. She remained faithful to God during those times of need, and later on she found out that she still have a bigger amount of money left in the pocket of her pants enough for her expenses.        Lastly she mentioned that when she was still a baby, she had an accident that the double deck bed fell unto her. Luckily she miraculously survived and she considered that incident her 2^nd life granted by God.

The next and last sharer was JM. All of his life he had been close to God and to the church. In fact, he even entered the seminary during his youth but he did not pursue it. His perception about Jesus during those times was somewhat shallow and vague. There was a point during the time that he was serving as a lector commentator that he slowly wanted to know more about God. Unfortunately, the church he was serving had an issue and in the end, he was no longer able to serve that church. At that moment, he was asking: “Lord what will happen now?” God answered him by a way he did not expect to happen. One time he went to Santisimo Rosario Parish to hear mass. After the mass, a flyer was given to him by some people he did not know at that time. For quite a long time, he is not looking at it. But when he closely looked at it, it’s an invitation to the Christian Life Program. From then on he attended and finished the CLP of CFC-Singles For Christ and became an active member of SFC.

He now told the participants that Jesus is just like our brother, father and friend. Like for an instance, he called his “Bro” during the time when his little sibling needed money for his tuition fee in school. God then made a way for him the very next day, providing the money they needed for his little sibling.  Another instance was when their electric bill was due to disconnection, the good Lord provided every thing in its proper time! Lastly he shared that every time he says bad words or thinks negatively of other people, he says “sorry Bro and forgive me for my short comings.”

There are a lot of ways that Jesus can reach out to us. Thus, he may be different persons to each of us. What is important though is our intimate relationship with Him.  I believe and pray that the participants are already thinking of who is Jesus Christ for them after what had happened that night. In God’s grace, I know most of them will accept the Lord Jesus in their lives.

And with that, may God be praised!

By: Tony Alarilla (Anthony Dominic Alarilla)