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     We have considered why there are two testaments in the Bible and that Jesus of Nazareth claims to have a kingdom, ruling it with the New Covenant.  Perhaps we should ask, “Just who is Jesus of Nazareth?” and “How do we know that He is God and has a kingdom?”  “Is Jesus really God, or a myth or mere man?”
     That Jesus of Nazareth has had a long standing influence on mankind, needs little explanation, as it is evident by the world’s calendar – dated from His birth over 2000 years ago.  Fully one third of the world’s population acknowledges Jesus as a real person and as their religious leader.  Yet many do not believe He ever existed and many, if not most people do not believe that He is God – that He is just a myth, or was only a mere man.  Indeed, every person should honestly and intelligently examine the question “Was Jesus of Nazareth just a man or is he just a myth or is He really the living God?”  If he is myth or just a man, we must question why the world thought so much of him to date time from his birth.  If Jesus of Nazareth is God, His teachings indicate eternally wonderful or tragic consequences for each person who ever lived, thus would deserve our attention to what he taught.
     Was Jesus of Nazareth a real historical character or just a myth?  If he was man, was he also God at the same time?  If He was God, did He actually die on the cross and then rise from the dead?  These questions must be answered in order for a person determine if Jesus is God.  If the answer is no and sustained by proof, then only fools would follow him and suffer as his followers have through the last two millennia.  If the answer is yes, then each of us, individually, must consider following Him according to the New Testament so as to inherit eternal life (Romans 6:22-23).  The other option is to live as we please and thus inheriting an unthinkable eternal punishment, as Jesus promises will be at the end of time as we know it (2 Thessalonians 1:7-9).

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