![]() ![]() ![]() The Gospel of Luke (2:41-52) recounts that a 12-year-old Jesus had accompanied his parents on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and became separated. There is very little written about Jesus' early life. But Joseph was warned by an angel and took Mary and the child to Egypt until Herod’s death, where upon he brought the family back and settled in the town of Nazareth, in Galilee. According to the Gospel of Matthew (2:1), Jesus was born during the reign of Herod the Great, who upon hearing of his birth felt threatened and tried to kill Jesus by ordering all of Bethlehem’s male children under age two to be killed. His lineage can be traced back to the house of David. ![]() Christians believe Jesus was born through Immaculate Conception. His mother, Mary, was a virgin who was betrothed to Joseph, a carpenter. They are written to engender faith in Jesus as the Messiah and the incarnation of God, who came to teach, suffer and die for people’s sins. These are not biographies in the modern sense but accounts with allegorical intent. Most of Jesus' life is told through the four Gospels of the New Testament Bible, known as the Canonical gospels, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Christians believe he died for the sins of all people and rose from the dead. According to Christians, Jesus is considered the incarnation of God and his teachings are followed as an example for living a more spiritual life. Little is known about his early life, but his life and his ministry are recorded in the New Testament, more a theological document than a biography. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will bear much fruit for you can do nothing without me.Jesus Christ was born circa 6 B.C. “Jesus answered him, “I am the way, the truth and the life no one goes to the Father except by me.” ![]() Those who believe in me will live, even though they die and those who live and believe in me will never die.” “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. As the Father knows me and I know the Father, in the same way I know my sheep and they know me. The hired man runs away because he is only the hired man and does not care about the sheep. When the hired man, who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees a wolf coming, he leaves the sheep and runs away so the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them. “I am the good shepherd, who is willing to die for the sheep. Those who come to me will be saved they will come in and go out and find pasture.” All others who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. So Jesus said again, I am telling you the truth: I am the gate for the sheep. “I am telling you the truth,” Jesus replied. “Whoever follows me will have the light of life and will never walk in darkness.” The bread that I will give is my flesh, which I give so that the world may live.” If you eat this bread, you will live forever. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. But the bread that comes down from heaven is of such a kind that whoever eats it will not die. Your ancestors ate manna in the desert, but they died. “I am telling you the truth: he who believes has eternal life. Share the post with others so they, too, can glean rich meaning from his statements. Meditate on these 8 ‘I Am’ statements so you can gain a deeper understanding our Lord’s identity. Yet, throughout the Gospel of John, Jesus describes himself in other ways that help us draw closer to him. It is a powerful name as we are reminded in Philippians 2:10: “So at the name of Jesus everyone will bow down, those in heaven, on earth and under the earth.” Jesus, too, was gifted with a name when he was conceived by the Holy Spirit in Mary’s womb. When we were born, our parents gave each of us a name that identifies who we are and who we will be. ![]()
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