The person and work of Jesus Christ is central to Christianity. It is vital that we understand that He is eternally the Second Person of the Trinity who, at the incarnation, took on humanity that he might live, die and resurrect from the dead in order that we might be saved from sin. He has now ascended to the right hand of the Father but will return in the future to defeat all who defy Him and to reign on earth over all people. Ultimately He will usher the human race into the eternal state.