The Real Jesus by Joe La Bianca
We must believe in the simple sentence that saves, but we must believe according to the scriptures. What is the simple sentence that saves? Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, He was buried, and on the third day He rose from the dead according to the scriptures. Faith in this simple sentence, plus nothing, is all you must do to be saved and stay saved. And what are the scriptures that Paul refers to in 1 Corinthians 15:3&4? All of the Old Testament.
We cannot say we believe in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus for our sins if it’s not according to the scriptures. We must believe in the real Jesus, not another Jesus that someone made up. We must accept the real gospel of Paul, not another gospel, or we will be anathema. This word means (eternally condemned).
The real Jesus must be sent from the eternal God. The real Jesus is fully man and at the same time, fully God. The real Jesus must have been born in Bethlehem. He must be a Jew from the tribe of Judah. He must have fulfilled the law of Moses to the tiniest letter. The real Jesus is the only good person who ever lived on earth. The real Jesus was with the Father as the Word before He came to earth . The real Jesus is the Son of God, the second Person of the Trinity. All the fullness of the Godhead dwells in the body of the real Jesus. The real Jesus is equal with God and is God. The real Jesus obeyed the law as a Man so He could give real, man-made righteousness away to all who believe. The real Jesus was the Sin-Bearer. He suffered for sin and died on the cross. The real Jesus rose up bodily from the dead. The real Jesus is not the Jesus of the Mormons, the Jehovah's Witnesses, the African Jesus, the Islam Jesus or the good teacher Jesus. The real Jesus does not share His Savior responsibilities with any co-redemptrix, or with anyone else for that matter. The real Jesus is not an eastern religion, Zen Jesus or a mere holy man among "holy men."
I have told you of the real Jesus, who is according to the scriptures. If you are exposed to another Jesus, one that is not this Jesus, do not believe in him. If you do believe in the wrong Jesus, why don't you think about leaving him out of your beliefs. The wrong Jesus is not too important to your theology and you are in enough trouble with God, without also distorting the nature of His only Son.