The Ultimate Question

Questions are a part of life. Each day we respond to a number of questions. They come from family members and friends, even strangers we might pass on the street or in the market. Can you tell me how I can get to Willow Avenue? Did you pick up the dry cleaning? Would you mind taking out the trash? Are you watching the kids? Will you take the dog for a walk? We all ask and answer questions on a daily basis. But are we asking the right question?

Who is Jesus Christ? I believe this is the ultimate question we must all ask and answer in life. In the New Testament, everything revolves around this question. In the Old Testament, everything points to this question. It is the one question we can never push aside because it is woven into the fabric of our lives.

We read about Jesus in the scriptures and in books. He is discussed on television and across the internet. We here his name on the street, standing in line, at work, and at school. He is presented in a positive light by some and a negative light by others, but the discussion continues, as it has for over 2,000 years. Who is Jesus? This is and will remain the ultimate question in our lives. How we answer it will determine life itself.

The Apostle Paul was confronted with this question while on a trip to Damascus. His answer changed his life and would start a chain reaction of events that are still being felt around the world today. Paul went from being a Pharisee to a promoter of Jesus Christ. For him, Christ became his all and all. The New Testament is full of Paul's writings about Jesus Christ - his answer to the ultimate question.

In his message to the Colossians Paul gives us an example of his answer. He tells the Colossians Jesus is the true knowledge they have been searching for in life. He is the embodiment of wisdom and understanding. The truth dwells in Christ alone and the very power of God is found in him. Paul goes on to remind us that Jesus is the incarnation of God and if we want to experience God's love and bear true spiritual fruit in our lives we must grab hold of Jesus.

Jesus, who is Jesus, this is the ultimate question we must answer in life. Paul was confronted with this question. Colossians 3:11 gives us insight to Paul's answer "Christ is all and in all." We can go through life and accept or reject Jesus Christ but we cannot change the question. For Paul the answer to the ultimate question was simple. Jesus is all in life and all of life is in Him.

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