Faith Expressions

Part V: GOD is REDEEMER - A Continuation

Book of Micah

“But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf.”

(Micah 5:2 / NLT 2016) --- Bible verse about the birthplace of God’s chosen Redeemer

Gospel of Luke

“That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. ’Don’t be afraid,’ he said. ’I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Saviour – yes, the Messiah, the Lord – has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.’ Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others – the armies of heaven – praising God and saying, ’Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.’ When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds…hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in a manger. After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child.”

(Luke 2:8-17 / NLT 2016) --- Bible verses about the gloriously inspiring story of the birth of God’s chosen Redeemer of humanity

Gospel of John

[Jesus said] “No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man has come down from heaven. And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life. For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.”

(John 3:13-17 / NLT 2016) --- Bible verses as uttered by Jesus who described himself as the “Son of Man,” God’s chosen Redeemer of humanity who must be lifted up [Impliedly: Die on cross, resurrect from the dead and ascend to heaven] to save humanity

Letter of Paul to the Philippians

“Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross. Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honour and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

(Philippians 2:6-11 / NLT 2016) --- Bible verses about the reason why Jesus was God’s chosen Redeemer of humanity, about the name of Jesus as the name above every other name, and about the lordship of Jesus over all created things and beings

Letter of Paul to the Colossians

“Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heaven realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see – such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.”

(Colossians 1:15-20 / NLT 2016) --- Bible verses about the supremacy of Christ – God’s chosen Redeemer – over all created things and beings because Christ, himself, is God

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