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Can one man alone affect the way a whole world thinks? Albert Einstein, Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, and others have all Changed the way many think. However how wide has there knowledge spread? So can one man alone affect the way a world thinks and works? The answer to this question can be answered with one person’s name, Jesus Christ. This one poor carpenter became the greatest teacher the world has ever known. His teachings have lasted for more than 2000 years and the messages have not weakened in time. The cause of his creation and the effect his creation has been by all accounts uncanny and immeasurable.

“And she will bring forth a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1: 21). These are the words an angel, according to the Bible, spoke to Joseph about the son his wife would bear. The biblical message given to Joseph states a great deal about the cause of Jesus’ creation. His creation was simple; he was created and born of woman to save people, his people, from their sins. This message for his cause and purpose is further evident and confirmed when Jesus said himself, “I am the light and the way, all those who follow me shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 11: 25-26). This statement by Christ displays that he was here to guide and save his people from death or the sins that would lead them to death. His cause, purpose, and mission was to show his people the way and the path to eternal life after death.

The social impacts of Jesus’ life and teachings have affected all of his people. Who exactly are his people? Many might argue that due to their faith in other religions they are not “his people.” However, as is stated many times throughout the gospels, all people are children of God whether they choose to follow him or not. Therefore, Jesus, who is proclaimed by the gospels to be God, made into man, his people are in actuality, all people. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a...