We know Jesus is the Messiah through His fulfillment of prophecy and the miraculous works He performed, as affirmed in the teachings of His disciples.
The identification of Jesus as the Messiah is grounded in the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies and the miraculous works He performed. In the sermon, it is noted that when John the Baptist sent his disciples to inquire whether Jesus was the coming one, Jesus directed them to the evidence of His ministry: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, and the gospel is preached to the poor (Matthew 11:4-5). These acts were not merely signs of compassion; they were the very workings of the prophesied Messiah. Furthermore, the resurrection of Jesus solidifies His identity, as Paul writes in Romans 1:4, He was declared to be the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead. Therefore, the evidence presented through Scripture and Christ’s works confirms His messianic role.
Scripture References:
Matthew 11:4-5, Romans 1:4, John 1:29, John 5:36, Matthew 3:17, Luke 9:35, John 8, Isaiah 43:10, Isaiah 61, Mark 7:31-37, Daniel 9:24-27, Genesis 49:9-10, Zechariah 9:9, Isaiah 42, Luke 18:35-43, Isaiah 61:1-2, John 6:44, John 11:43-44, John 12:12-15, Isaiah 53, Luke 9:22, John 12:27, Psalm 110:1, Mark 12:35-37, Hebrews 1:1-3, Luke 2:10-11, Romans 10:15, Hebrews 1:1-4, John 4:26, Luke 24:27, Matthew 2:1-10, Isaiah 9:6, Malachi 3, Luke 7, Matthew 10, Isaiah 53:5, Mark 10:47-48, Matthew 1:1, Isaiah 11:1, Genesis 49:10, Matthew 1:2-16, Luke 3:33, John 1:49, Matthew 9:27, 2 Samuel 7:12-13, John 4:25-26, Daniel 9:26, Acts 7:37, Matthew 5:17, 2 Peter 1:21, John 7:40-42, Micah 5:2, Deuteronomy 18:15, Matthew 12:17-21, John 8:24, Luke 12:54-56, John 3:2, Ezekiel 16:8, Matthew 16:16, Romans 14:17, John 11:4, John 11:25-26, John 5:46, Genesis 3:15, John 1:45, Acts 2:36, Mark 10:45, Acts 2:22-24, 1 Peter 1:18-20, Psalm 16:8-11, Luke 1:32-33, Isaiah 9:6-7, Luke 2:11, 2 Samuel 7:12-16, Matthew 21:9, Romans 1:3-4, John 11:45-46, Isaiah 61:1-3, Luke 19:30-40, Psalm 118:26, Matthew 3:3, Isaiah 40:3, Malachi 3:1, John 7:40-52, Acts 4:26, Isaiah 35:8, Mark 7:37, Daniel 9, John 19:36, Zechariah 12:10, Exodus 12:46, Luke 4:18-21, John 6:37, John 3:16, 1 Corinthians 15:3, Matthew 2:5-6, Luke 24:26, Acts 2:22-36, Psalm 16, Luke 12:54-59, Isaiah 53:4-6, Mark 1:1-15, John 11:49-52, John 10:11, John 5:45-47, John 7:31, Isaiah 35:4-6, Luke 24:25-27, Romans 9:4-5, Isaiah 53:5-6, John 5:30-39, John 2:11, Acts 2:22, John 7:41, Deuteronomy 18:15-19, Matthew 16:16-17, Romans 10:17, Luke 5:10, Isaiah 35:5-6, Isaiah 61:1, Matthew 16:13-16, 2 Corinthians 5:19, Jeremiah 3:17, John 20:31
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