Saturday, 5 April 2014

Jesus - His Humanity


"Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning His Son, Who was born a descendant of David according to the flesh . . ." (Romans 1:1-3)
 
"The humanity of Jesus Christ is seen in His human parentage (Matthew 2:11).
 
1) He developed as a normal human being (Luke 2:52).
 
2) He was subject to all the sinless infirmities of the human nature:
           
            a. He was hungry (Matthew 4:2)
            b. He was thirsty (John 19:28)
            c. He was weary (John 4:6)
            d. He wept (John 11:35)
            e. He was tempted (Hebrews 4:15)
 
Jesus is man, and yet He is more than man. He is not God and man, but the God-Man. He is God in human flesh. His two natures are bound together in such a way that the two become one, having a single consciousness and will."
 
Jesus had to be human to die for sinful humans; He had to be God to be a sufficiently perfect sacrifice to be acceptable by the Father. Let us always thank Him and praise Him for all that He has done for us.

 
(This is From : Bible Foundation Course Lesson 03- 03)