The New Testament is alive with the excitement of people who Realised that Jesus Christ, who had been their friend and teacher, was in fact the savior of mankind, the Son of God. The following scripture readings unfold for us the personality of Christ and bring to us the assurance and encouragement of one who human grief and affliction; who spent himself in his attempts to relieve suffering ; and who most of all endured suffering and overcame it for love of his Father.