The Importance of Jesus to Us

by esther phinias | 31 December 2019 08:46 am12

The importance of Jesus Christ in our lives cannot be overstated. The Apostle Paul writes in Ephesians 4:13:

until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ” (ESV).

From this, we see that true spiritual maturity is found only in Christ. To know Him is not optional—it is the very essence of Christian life.

Jesus: The Center of True Spirituality

Many today confuse spirituality with mystical experiences, visions, or the ability to see into the spirit world. But Scripture teaches that the mark of a spiritual person is the ability to see and know Jesus Christ.

On the road to Emmaus, when the disciples’ eyes were opened, they did not see witches, demons, or spiritual forces. Instead, they recognized Jesus Himself (Luke 24:31). True spirituality is centered on Christ, for He is the key to all revelation.

As Paul declares in Colossians 2:2–3:

Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Therefore, a person with true spiritual sight will see Christ in the Scriptures, in their life, and in the purposes of God.

Jesus: The Fullness of God

The Bible clearly affirms that in Christ, God’s fullness dwells:

Colossians 2:9–10 –

For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority.

This means Jesus is not merely a prophet, teacher, or moral example—He is the very embodiment of God Himself. To know Christ is to know God (John 14:9). To reject Christ is to reject God’s revelation of Himself (John 8:24).

This is why Paul insists that our faith and our spiritual growth must be centered entirely on the Son of God (Ephesians 4:13).

Jesus: The Second Adam

When God created Adam, He entrusted him with dominion over creation (Genesis 1:28). But through sin, Adam forfeited that authority to Satan, who then became “the ruler of this world” (John 12:31). Humanity was left condemned, sharing the destiny of fallen angels (Jude 6).

But God, rich in mercy, prepared a plan of redemption. Since man had fallen, redemption also had to come through a man. This is why Jesus came as the Second Adam (1 Corinthians 15:45):

The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

Unlike the first Adam, Jesus lived in perfect obedience and conquered sin. Through His obedience, He regained the authority that Adam lost (Romans 5:19). By His death and resurrection, He triumphed over Satan, reclaiming “the keys of Death and Hades” (Revelation 1:18).

Jesus: Our Redeemer and Elder Brother

Unlike Adam, Jesus had no physical children. Instead, He made us His family through adoption.

Romans 8:15–17:

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’ The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ.

Through His grace, we who were once condemned have become heirs with Christ. This adoption is not symbolic—it is real. We are members of His household (Ephesians 2:19).

Jesus: The Door of Grace

At present, Christ extends an open invitation to all humanity:

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest

(Matthew 11:28).

But this door of grace will not remain open forever. Jesus warned in Luke 13:24–25:

Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us,’ then he will answer you, ‘I do not know where you come from.

Now is the day of salvation (2 Corinthians 6:2). Delay is dangerous. When Christ returns, He will come not as a gentle Savior pleading with sinners, but as a righteous Judge bringing justice (Revelation 19:11–16).

Jesus: Our New Identity

Those who come to Christ are given a new identity. 1 Peter 2:9–10 declares:

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

This transformation—from condemned sinners to God’s holy nation—shows the immeasurable importance of Jesus Christ in our lives.

A Call to Repentance

Because of who Christ is, our response must be repentance and faith. Jesus Himself said in Mark 1:15:

The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.

Repentance is not mere words but a turning away from sin. True repentance involves confession (1 John 1:9), forsaking sin (Proverbs 28:13), and obedience in baptism. The early church taught baptism by immersion, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38; John 3:23).

Through repentance and baptism, God gives us the Holy Spirit, who empowers us to live victoriously over sin (Galatians 5:16–17).

Conclusion 

The importance of Jesus cannot be measured. He is the Second Adam who restored what was lost, the fullness of God revealed to humanity, the Redeemer who adopts us as His own, and the Lord who holds all authority in heaven and on earth (Matthew 28:18).

The kingdom of God is near. Jesus is coming soon, and His return will not be delayed. The question is not whether He is important to us—He is—but whether we have truly surrendered to Him.

Today, while the door of grace is still open, turn to Him, believe in Him, and live for Him.

May the Lord bless you richly.

 

 

 

 

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