This topic should take about 4 to 6 minutes and the full page should take 15 to 18 minutes when played without stopping. New Topic: Who is Jesus Christ. Short Answer Version: Jesus Christ is the most important human who has ever lived, fulfilling His hugely important mission on earth. Jesus came to earth, humbling Himself from His exalted position in heaven to be human, relate with people, help them, teach them, motivate them, and save them by becoming their sacrifice on the cross and being resurrected. He is completely deserving of all the glory, love, praise, worship, and friendship we can give Him. Of course you also know by now that He is the one we believe in if we want to be saved and go to heaven. Long Answer Version: Jesus is, a real live person today. He is also much more. Imagine God becoming a man, so He can walk among people, experience what they do, and teach them truthful wisdom as a peer. When He was living in human form on earth, He displayed an astounding knowledge of the Bible as it had been written up to that time, which we call the Old Testament. He also displayed wisdom and authority that could not be rivaled by anyone else. He spoke often of love, and demonstrated it every day. That describes Jesus, as He lived physically on earth. Then He died sacrificially for us and rose again on the third day afterward. Forty days later after resurrecting from the dead, He physically ascended into the air, while appearing to a crowd of over 500 people. In the Bible we see much of His human side. We get to know what His personality was like during the early first century. We also see His divine side in many ways. We see it in the Bible. When we pray and spend time with Him, we can get to know what He is like today spiritually, in person. Jesus Christ is the most important person in the universe and beyond. Why is He so important? One reason is that He made this planet, all other planets, all the stars, and everything else out there. Jesus is God, but He is also called ''the Son of God''. He often called God His Father when he was physically living on the earth. He literally called His Father, ''Daddy'', which was ''Abba'' in His common language. He told us that He and the Father are one. He wanted us to know His Father in the same intimate way. Jesus is, the greatest super genius in existence. He is the Creator and the sustainer of life. Jesus is so beautiful on the inside. Many millions of people consider Him more beautiful than any other person. There is nobody more deserving of our respect, love, praise, glory, and worship than Him. He is majestic and powerful, but He is also friendly, loving, fun, and enjoyable even to people like you and me. He is knowable. People can meet Him, greet Him, and even be sweet to Him. He is the most loving, caring, strong, and wise person ever to exist. It is not only for His sake that we admit so much glory about Him, but for ours. It changes our hearts. One of the things that drew me to Jesus, is that He died on the cross to remove the separation between God and me. I was told that when I received Him as my Savior, I could have DIRECT CONTACT WITH, GOD! Wow. That cinched the deal. It turned out the person who said this to me was right. I have experienced this direct contact with, God thousands of times, and you can too. Why do we call Him Jesus Christ? The word ''Christ'' is a title, like the word ''President''. The word ''President'' means the person who ''presides'' over a group of people. ''Christ'' means the person who delivers, saves, and leads God’s followers. For my country there is only one President. But a presidency is temporary. For all time and all people, there is only one person who deserves the title ''Christ'', and that is Jesus. Jesus is, someone who already knows and loves you just the way you are. Read His story in the New Testament, how he was born, grew up, taught people, and died, resurrected, and ascended into Heaven. Read all the wise things He said and see all the good things He did. That is the best way to begin understanding who Jesus Christ is. One writer in the Bible, the apostle Paul said ''He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.'' Think about it: Sooner or later, my knee and your knee will bow at the name of Jesus, and we will each confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God our Father. New Topic: What Does Savior Mean. This topic should take about 3 to 4 minutes. Short Answer Version: ''Savior'' means a special person who rescues in a big way. Jesus will rescue believers from going anywhere other than Heaven after the body dies, and He will be glad to rescue and help us in many big ways during our present lifetimes. Jesus is not just the Savior of the world. He wants you to make Him your personal Savior. Accept Him as being just that, Your Personal Savior. Long Answer Version: A Savior brings Salvation. Salvation means the state of being saved or rescued. Once we ''get'' saved, we ''are'' saved, and we are in a state of salvation. Our English words for salvation and salvage, have the same root word. Imagine you find an item in a trash heap that you know you can clean up and enjoy. Then, you offer to buy it so you can make it a prized possession. When you do so you have salvaged, the item. When you experience salvation, it is a bit like a valuable item being saved from the trash heap, cleaned up, fixed up, and made better than new. You are a valuable person, even if others don't see you that way. When you are saved, you are placed in the hands of Jesus, the Master Craftsman. You are being salvaged. You are being made better than new. When you start relationship with Jesus, you are in the process of being cleansed, fixed up, and filled with purpose. He makes your life a beautiful thing. Some have said He is making each of us His masterpiece. Some people think they don’t need to be rescued or salvaged. They don’t want anyone to try and help them. Those people are not as wise as people who recognize everyone sometimes needs others to come along and offer some assistance. The same is true of letting Jesus be your personal Savior. Let Him, through His Holy Spirit, come along and be your Helper. It was in the lyrics of an ancient praise song where the first mention of the word "Savior" appeared in the Bible. David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. David wrote: ''The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior.'' -2 Samuel 22 The word ''savior'' was used many times after that for God's intervention in difficult situations. Before God came to earth embodied in Jesus Christ, He consistently showed Himself to be a savior. When Jesus died in our place, He fulfilled the ultimate meaning of the word. He saved us from a fate worse than death, delivered us from our evil enemies, and now shields us under His wing from the present day to eternity. New Topic: What is Eternal Life. This Topic should take about 5 to 7 minutes. SShort Answer Version There are two meanings for ''eternal life'' of which you should be aware. One pertains to longevity, and the other to quality of life. Jesus offers life that is not only everlasting, but also full of what the Bible calls ''spiritual riches''. When you receive Jesus into your heart and trust Him for your salvation, you obtain the QUALITY of life that is eternal. The quality of eternal life is not measured based on duration. It is measured in characteristics, such as beauty, positive feelings, spirituality, and hope. We could also note that is measured by the things such as being pain free, worry free, and anxiety free. When it comes to life on earth, by faith we can experience these things more and more by drawing near to God, exercising our faith, and using the tools proclaimed in scriputure for applying abundant life. You also receive the QUANTITY: forever life, with a beginning and no end. For God it also means having no beginning, if you prefer a dictionary definition. Long Answer Version When you ask Jesus into our life, His Holy Spirit ''regenerates'' you from within. That means He makes you spiritually born anew. At that moment you begin to have the quality of eternal life inside your being. It is a better quality of life than before being born again. You might feel something at that time, or you might not feel any different. But, eternal life has begun. Jesus said that unless you are born again, by the Spirit, you cannot see the kingdom of God. Conversely, by comparing the thought with similar scriptures, you'll see that if we are born again, we can see the kingdom. Jesus also said ''I am the way, the truth, and the life''. To find Jesus is to find life in its highest form and let that life be planted within us. If you have a chance to read the book of Ephesians, in the New Testament, it will give you a deeper understanding of the details. Among other striking statements, Ephesians says, ''He has given us [believers] all the spiritual blessings in the heavenly places in Christ.'' That is a powerful promise, straight from the Bible! Sometimes the quality aspect is experienced as a ''foretaste'' of heaven. The Bible describes being enlightened, tasting the heavenly gift, sharing in the Holy Spirit, and tasting the goodness of the word of God and of the powers of the age to come. These kinds of verses speak to the quality of eternal life we can experience. The heavenly quality of life is like a seed that starts small when you first believe in Jesus, and then grows getting better and better. We need to water and nourish the ''seed'', for it to grow and become a beautiful thing to enjoy in our lives. Before long, we see it is not merely a seed, but a new nature blooming within us. That is the result of being born again. It is up to us to allow Jesus to enlighten our lives more and more as time goes on and let Him rub off on us as we spend time with Him. This allows the new nature to grow and mature within us. Having ''the quality of life that is eternal'' in us stems from having the Holy Spirit in us. It comes from the Holy Spirit growing a new nature within us that exudes His eternal quality of life. This not only brings riches that are spiritual, but many emotional, physical, and relational riches we can enjoy. God gives us the gift of faith if we ask Him. That way we can talk to Him like a friend, get to know Him, grow in Him, and see His resources open up to us. Ask for faith to believe these things about eternal life, and see what happens over time. Eternal life, is also continuation and growth of that spiritual quality of life after our bodies die, yet without the encumbrances of the body. In the next life, all the faith we have built remains, along with our consciousness, and good character instilled in us by the Holy Spirit since new birth. We will leave our physical bodies behind. The apostle Paul, said these things demonstrating the process: ''For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.'' and ''We (believers) are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.'' These things echo an assurance that even though, we stand before Jesus, at ''the judgment seat of Christ'', we will receive good. It will be based on the things we have done on earth, such as believing in Jesus and living in relationship with Him. We will have built on Jesus as the foundation of our lives. Therefore, we will become victorious and purified like gold, silver, and costly precious gems. The New Testament says more in many places about eternal life in God's kingdom. For example, it is our ''blessed hope'' and it is ''an inheritance that is incorruptible and undefiled. It will not fade away. It is reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.'' Having the quality of life that is eternal does not make believers immune from the negative things happening in the world. Those aspects of life remain. But, the lives of believers contrast with those unbelievers who are in darkness. Those without God in their hearts do not have the assurance of hope. They have no loving Father, Savior, or Comforter to bring well being to their hearts and minds. They do not have the practical promises in scripture. Examples include, experiencing perfect peace by keeping our minds stayed on God, receiving wisdom from above when we ask God for it, being cleansed from all unrighteousness when we confess our sins to God, and receiving supernatural abilities, giftings, and all the blessings of the heavenly places in Christ. The concept of everlasting life was first introduced in the Bible by King David in the 23rd Psalm when he said, ''Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.'' This was not just about David, but written for others as well. Isaiah first used the word ''everlasting'' pertaining to God's people, in chapter 35: ''And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing, with everlasting joy on their heads.'' Perhaps the most famous scripture is found in John 3. I'm quoting from verses 14 to 16 to illustrate the connection between ''everlasting'' and ''eternal'': ''So must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.'' Believers ransomed by the Lord, will have eternal life in quantity that is everlasting, as we dwell in the ''house of the Lord'' forever. Website Theme: All You Need to Do To Be Saved is Believe in Jesus Christ as Your Savior. He Has Already Done the Work to Earn Your Entry into Heaven. To continue to the next Topic, What is Heaven, please click the link below.