Facts About Jesus

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1 – Jesus was the Son of God, born in a manger in Bethlehem, which today is a city in the West Bank.

2 – His father’s name is Joseph and his mother’s name was Mary.

3 – Jesus never married or had any children.

4 – The Bible says that he died on the cross to save us from our sins and came back to life after three days of death, which is called the resurrection.

5 – He had 12 disciples who followed him around and helped him preach his message. His disciples names were: Simon-Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Mathew-Levi, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, Judas son of James and Judas Iscariot.

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6 – There are many different interpretations about what happens after death, but most Christians believe that those who have accepted Christ as their savior will be granted eternal life in Heaven with him.

7 – The Gospel of Mark (6:3) and the Gospel of Matthew (13:55–56) actually mention James, Joseph/Joses, Judas/Jude and Simon as brothers of Jesus, the son of Mary. The same verses also mention unnamed sisters of Jesus.

8 – Mary gave birth to Jesus without having sexual relations with a man – she conceived Jesus through what we call “immaculate conception.”

9 – Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan River.

10 – His date of birth is not known.

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11 – The religion he started became Christianity.

12 – He performed many miracles including healing people’s illnesses, walking on water, and feeding 5 thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fish.

13 – The three wise men came from afar to worship him when he was a baby.

14 – Jesus worked as a carpenter.

15 – The Holy Spirit descended upon him at his baptism and remained with him for the rest of his life.

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16 – Jesus died in AD30/33 at the age of 33 in Jerusalem.

17 – There are over 2.5 billion Christians in the world, making it the largest religion in the world.

18 – The Bible is a collection of 66 books written by 40 different authors and compiled over many centuries.

19 – The most popular book in Christianity is John’s Gospel (36%) and Acts (26%).

20 – Christians believe that Jesus Christ is both God and man; he lived a perfect life without sin, but his death paid for our sins so we can be reconciled with God through him.

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21 – He’s also known as the Lamb of God, the Son of Man, and Lord or Savior.

22 – After his resurrection, he appeared to many people before ascending into heaven.

23 – The disciple Judas betrayed Jesus to the Romans for 30 pieces of silver.

24 – After being baptized, he began preaching about the Kingdom of God.

25 – Jesus is often depicted wearing a red robe and carrying a lamb on his shoulders.

His last words before dying are “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do”

After his death, he rose from the dead and appeared to his followers for forty days before ascending into heaven.

His teachings are contained within the New Testament which contains 27 books written by 4 different authors over an estimated period of 40 years (30 AD-100 AD).

The Bible says that God is love and that He sent His son into the world so we can have eternal life through Him.

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