Why Only Jesus?
He Alone Lived a Perfect Life
Hebrews 4:15-16 (ESV)
Jesus Was Tempted as We Are
- Jesus was fully human
- Jesus was fully tempted
- John 2:16, Genesis 3:6 )
Jesus Was Without Sin
- Jesus possessed no sin nature
- Jesus never sinned
- But unlike Jesus, we sin
- Jesus Became Our High Priest  (Hebrews 7:26–27 (NASB); Hebrews 9:14, 1 Peter 1:18-19, 1 John 3:5)
- Major Religions and their religious leaders:
Hinduism whose major avatar is Krishna who lived somewhere in the period of 3200-3100 BC.
Buddhism that was founded by Gautama Buddha who was believed to have lived somewhere between the fourth and sixth centuries BC.
Confucianism that was founded by Confucius who lived 551-479 BC
Zoroastrianism that was founded by Zoroaster who is believed to have lived between 700 and 500 BC
Islam that was founded by the prophet Muhammed around 600 AD
Mormonism that was founded by Joseph Smith in 1830
Christian Science that was founded by Mary Baker Eddy who lived between 1821-1910