Doctrine of Christ Humanity and Deity
Chris Hefner
Jesus became hungry and needed food (Mt 4:2).
Jesus became weary and thirsty (John 4:6-7).
Jesus became sleepy and needed to rest (Mt 8:23-27).
Jesus periodically retreated to rest from his ministry to the crowds (Mt 14:22-23).
Jesus engaged in personal prayer (Lk 6:12), and He worshiped at the local synagogue (Lk 4:16).
Jesus developed close friendships with Peter, James, and John (Mt 17:1-9; Mk 14:32-42), the twelve (Mt 10:2-4), and others (Lk 8:1-2, John 11:5).
Jesus was moved with compassion for others (Mk 1:30-42, Mt 20:29-34, Lk 7:11-15, and Mt 11:19).
Jesus was tempted (Mt. 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13; Heb. 2:18; 4:15).
Jesus’ humanity was necessary to represent us (Rom. 5:18-19), to be our substitute (Heb. 2:18-19), to be the one Mediator between God and man (1 Tim. 2:5), to be our example (1 John 2:6), to be the pattern for our redeemed bodies (1 Cor 15:23; Col1:18; Phil 3:18-21), to sympathize with us as High Priest, and to enable us to live victoriously (Heb. 2:16-18).
Explicit affirmations of Jesus’ deity:
“My Lord and my God” (John 20:28), Great God and Savior Jesus Christ (Titus 2:13), “Of the Son he says, ‘Thy throne O God is forever’” (Heb. 1:8), “the Word was God” (John 1:1), and “No one has seen God… (but Jesus) has made Him known” (John 1:18).
Implicit affirmations of Jesus’ deity:
Baptism (Mt. 3:15), proclaiming good news and healing diseases (Matt 4:23; see 9:35), miracles (Luke 7:22–23; see Isa 29:18–19; 35:5–6; 61:1), forgiveness of sins (Mk. 2:1-12), received praise and worship (Matt 14:33; 21:15–16; 28:9, 17; John 20:28).
Takeaways:
That Jesus is fully human means that he can be our substitute.
That Jesus is fully God means that his death is sufficient to cover all our sin.
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