Titles of Jesus
A03 –
“Jesus was a good man and a good teacher but nothing more.”
Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer to show that you have considered more than one point of view. Refer to Christianity in your answer.
I believe Jesus was presented as a good man, but also a lot more. Jesus performed miracles, healed the ill, stripped people of demons and brought about Christianity. In Mark 4:35-42 and 5:30-45, Jesus shows he is a saviour by calming the storm and feeding the 5,000. In Mark 2:1-13, the healing of the paralysed man, Jesus heals a man showing he has authority on earth, and showing he is the Son of Man. He also shows he is the Messiah in Mark 10:46-53, in the healing of blind Bartimaeus, in which he was called the Son of David: “When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, ‘Jesus! Son of David! Take pity on me!’” Blind Bartimaeus knew he was the Messiah. But perhaps most importantly, Jesus was also the Son of God. This is proved in Mark 1:9-14, Jesus’ baptism, when God spoke from Heaven and said ‘“You are my own dear Son. I am pleased with you.”’ Also in Mark 9:2-13, the Transfiguration, when God said ‘“This is my own dear Son – listen to him!”’. The first line of Mark also declares Jesus as the Son of God: ‘This is the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.’
