Jesus is fully God and fully human.  Jesus was miraculously born of a virgin.  He lived a perfect and sinless life.  Jesus’ death, then, was not payment for any sin he had committed, but it was the just punishment all people deserve for rebelling against God.  Our salvation was completely paid for by his sacrifice, a gift God makes available to each of us.  It is only by truly trusting and believing in Jesus as our Savior and Lord that any of us can be saved.  Following his death on the cross, Jesus was buried in a tomb, rose bodily from that tomb, and then ascended into heaven where he continues to be in the Father’s presence.  (Matt. 1:23; John 1:1; I Tim. 2:5; Is. 53:7-9; Rom. 5: 6-8; Col. 1:15-22; I Peter 1:21, 22; I Cor. 15:1-8; Mark 16:19; Heb. 10:1-18; Rom. 10:9)