Knowing Yeshua 

Knowing that Jesus (Yeshua) spoke Hebrew is important to better understand His words and culture.  Equipped with that knowledge we can more accurately interpret some of the hard sayings of Jesus.  However, do you know Him?  Knowing Jesus is the most important thing in life.  Do you know what His name actually means?

"Iesous" (ιησους) is the Greek (from the Septuagint) equivalent of the Hebrew name "Yeshua".   "Yeshua" seems to be the first century equivalent of Yehoshua יהושׁע or Joshua.   "Yeshua" comes from the Hebrew root "yesha" which means "salvation" while "Yehoshua" (Joshua) means YHWH is salvation.   So, when you call upon His name, you are calling out "salvation"!  It doesn't matter what language you speak  since Jesus knows your language!   His message is very simple and easy to understand and you don't have to know Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek to understand it!  Here are some of the words of Jesus:

• "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."  Mark 10:45

            The Bible declares that all have sinned (Romans 3:23)

• For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.  For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.  He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.   (John 3:16 -18)

Jesus states that God loved us so much that he didn't want us to be eternally separated from Him as a result of our sin.

• "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.'"  (John 14:6)

Jesus declares that there is no other way to God except through Him.  If we want to live forever with God we must go through the sacrifice of Jesus.

• Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.  And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"  John 11:25, 26

Jesus died on the cross and then rose again on the third day proving that He indeed has the power to forgive sins.  If we believe in Him as the payment for our sin, we will live forever in Heaven with Him.

So the question is, do you believe this?  Jesus came to die for your sins and for mine.  He is willing to forgive us just for the asking - and that is our part.  We must put our trust in Jesus as our Savior for our sins rather our own efforts.   Asking Him to do this for you is easy; it just requires a sincere heart.

1. Admit that you have done wrong (sin) and are in need of a savior to save you from eternal separation from God.
2. Repent: turn your back on your sins.
3. Look to Jesus and what He did on the cross as the payment of your sins.  If you sincerely ask Him to forgive you of your sins He will do so based on His death on  the cross.

If you believe that Jesus died for your sins, as the Scriptures clearly say, then you can have eternal life.  I invite you to receive His gift of life to you and then to rest in the promise that you are a new creation and will live forever with Christ.  If you would like pray or to speak with me one on one, please don't hesitate to write or call!