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[[Image:Jesus5.jpg|thumb|350px|Jesus Christ (Conceptualization)]]
[[Image:Jesus5.jpg|thumb|350px|Jesus Christ (Conceptualization)]]
'''Jesus Christ''' is the only Son of [[God]] who, in the fullness of time, was sent by God the Father to be the propitiation for our sins and to ransom us from death.<ref>1 John 4:10; 2 Corinthians 5:19.</ref> By the power of the [[Holy Spirit]], Jesus was conceived in the womb of the [[Virgin Mary]], and became man in an event known as the Incarnation, as possibly referred to in Isaiah 7:14. Indeed, the calendar itself reflects this truth, with the traditional calculation of Jesus’ birth marking the first century A.D., that is, "''in the year of Our Lord…''".
'''Jesus Christ''' is the only Son of [[God]] who, in the fullness of time, was sent by God the Father to be the propitiation for our sins and to ransom us from death.<ref>1 John 4:10; 2 Corinthians 5:19.</ref> By the power of the [[Holy Spirit]], Jesus was conceived in the womb of the virgin [[Virgin Mary|Mary]], and became man in an event known as the Incarnation, as possibly referred to in Isaiah 7:14. Indeed, the calendar itself reflects this truth, with the traditional calculation of Jesus’ birth marking the first century A.D., that is, "''in the year of Our Lord…''".
When he was about thirty, Jesus was baptized by [[John the Baptist]], inaugurating his ministry. Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ or Messiah, prophesied in the Old Testament (Greek: Χριστός; [[Hebrew]]: 'משיחא'). Jesus proclaimed that “[t]he time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent, and believe in the Gospel.”<ref>Mark 1:14-15.</ref> As signs of these truths, Jesus performed various miracles.
When he was about thirty, Jesus was baptized by [[John the Baptist]], inaugurating his ministry. Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ or Messiah, prophesied in the Old Testament (Greek: Χριστός; [[Hebrew]]: 'משיחא'). Jesus proclaimed that “[t]he time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent, and believe in the Gospel.”<ref>Mark 1:14-15.</ref> As signs of these truths, Jesus performed various miracles.