I couldn’t start my series on heroes without starting with Jesus. He is unquestioningly had the most impact on my life and on history and philosophy that I am aware of.
1. Victory of evil and death
Jesus is my hero because He triumphed over evil and death by His death on the cross. To the onlookers and His followers at the time, this looked like defeat for Jesus and an end to His teaching. In dying on the cross, He took the punishment humanity deserved and then had victory over evil, destruction and death by coming back to life again. (people don’t just do that)
Through His victory over death and evil, I am no longer destined to live out my days in this world corrupted by evil and death and instead will be part of the new creation coming. I also can be a part of the kingdom of Jesus now by living out a new creation life and by sharing the good news that he rose again with others.
2. Wisdom
Jesus didn’t just live an exemplary life and defeat death, he also shared His wisdom with others. Through His divine wisdom and deep knowledge of the Jewish scriptures of the time, He shared wisdom for how to live life. Jesus is my hero because I can live life better by His wisdom.
3. Love and kindness
I value kindness in others a lot. I will tolerate stupidity, mistakes, clumsiness, anger, frustration, annoyances for someone who is kind. (Can’t say that I am very kind to unkind people 😅, maybe a growth area). Jesus is my hero because He showed love and kindness to those He came across and to all humanity by freeing us from the bondage of sin, evil and death.