Who Jesus Is

In Christianity, Jesus is fully God and fully man — the eternal Son of God who became a real human being, lived a sinless life, died for sins, rose from the dead, and is Lord of all. He is the promised Messiah and the only Saviour.

No. Jesus is a prophet, but not only a prophet. The Bible presents Him as the eternal Son of God who forgives sins, accepts worship, and rises from the dead — things no prophet ever did. He is prophet, priest, king, and God the Son.

Christians call Jesus Lord because the New Testament applies to Him the same word — Kyrios — that the Greek Old Testament used to translate God’s name YHWH. Calling Jesus Lord is a deliberate confession that He is God.

The Bible does not tell us how tall Jesus was. Historians can make cautious estimates about average first-century Jewish men, but Jesus’ exact height is unknown.