Focus on Jesus THE GOD WHO IS MAN
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John 1:14.
When we talk about Jesus and who He was, it becomes very fascinating to discover what He said about the subject Himself, as recorded in the four Gospels and the Spirit of Prophecy commentaries on the four Gospels. Among those who like to talk theology, the subject of the nature of Christ is one of the most divisive and difficult of all. Sometimes we have wasted endless hours on it, and whole churches have been split over it. So it is intriguing to find what Jesus had to say about it Himself.
Almost all evangelical, fundamental, Bible-believing Christains believe that Jesus was God. We probably don't have to spend much time trying to prove that point. But let's notice a few of the major texts concerning it. "The Word was with God, and the Word was God" (John 1:1). God Himself spoke at the baptism of Jesus, saying, "This is my beloved Son" (Matt. 3:17). Even the devil knew who Jesus was, because he came to Jesus in the wilderness of temptation and tried to tempt Jesus to turn stones into bread. If he didn't know that Jesus was God, he wouldn't have wasted his time on such a temptation. None of us has ever been tempted with that one! And on more than one accasion, the devil or some of his cohorts said, "We know who You are, the Holy One of God." We are told that Jesus knew that He came from God, and that He was God (John 13:3).
So Jesus was God. He continued to be God when He became man. And He continues to be God at the right hand of the Father today.
But Jesus was also man. He was human. "The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us" (chap. 1:14). As a man, He exhibited certain triats that human beings are known for. He got tired (chap. 4:6). He went to sleep in the bottom of a boat (Mark 4:38). He got hungry and thirsty (John 4:7, 8). He was thirsty on the corss (chap. 19:28). He found out, as a man, what it is like to experience the needs that we experience.
Becaue He was man, He is touched with the feelings of our infirmities and understands our weakness. Because He was God, He is able to save unto the uttermost all who come to God by Him.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John 1:14.
When we talk about Jesus and who He was, it becomes very fascinating to discover what He said about the subject Himself, as recorded in the four Gospels and the Spirit of Prophecy commentaries on the four Gospels. Among those who like to talk theology, the subject of the nature of Christ is one of the most divisive and difficult of all. Sometimes we have wasted endless hours on it, and whole churches have been split over it. So it is intriguing to find what Jesus had to say about it Himself.
Almost all evangelical, fundamental, Bible-believing Christains believe that Jesus was God. We probably don't have to spend much time trying to prove that point. But let's notice a few of the major texts concerning it. "The Word was with God, and the Word was God" (John 1:1). God Himself spoke at the baptism of Jesus, saying, "This is my beloved Son" (Matt. 3:17). Even the devil knew who Jesus was, because he came to Jesus in the wilderness of temptation and tried to tempt Jesus to turn stones into bread. If he didn't know that Jesus was God, he wouldn't have wasted his time on such a temptation. None of us has ever been tempted with that one! And on more than one accasion, the devil or some of his cohorts said, "We know who You are, the Holy One of God." We are told that Jesus knew that He came from God, and that He was God (John 13:3).
So Jesus was God. He continued to be God when He became man. And He continues to be God at the right hand of the Father today.
But Jesus was also man. He was human. "The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us" (chap. 1:14). As a man, He exhibited certain triats that human beings are known for. He got tired (chap. 4:6). He went to sleep in the bottom of a boat (Mark 4:38). He got hungry and thirsty (John 4:7, 8). He was thirsty on the corss (chap. 19:28). He found out, as a man, what it is like to experience the needs that we experience.
Becaue He was man, He is touched with the feelings of our infirmities and understands our weakness. Because He was God, He is able to save unto the uttermost all who come to God by Him.
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