Episode 423 - Show Notes
- There is a God-given desire in the hearts of mankind to know God. Many are searching in all the wrong places seeking to fill a desire that can only be met by God.
- Jesus left the glory of heaven and stepped into our world and into our lives. Humanity longed for a real encounter with God, so he stepped out of the heavens, out of the realms of glory and became real.
- God was no longer just speculation or a voice from the sky or someone you read about in a book. He was a God you could touch, you could feel, you could hear, you could see. He had flesh and bones, he suffered, became tired, he grieved, he got hungry, he was frustrated, disappointed. He was just like you and me.
- The New Testament often refers to Jesus by two terms: the Son of God and the Son of man. Jesus was fully God and fully man at the same time.
- So, what does this mean to us. Why does the humanity of Jesus matter to you and I? Here’s why: In order to purchase our salvation, the justice of God had to be satisfied. If God overlooked our sins, he would not be just and holy. Our sin had to be accounted for.
- In the Old Testament, God temporarily instituted a system of sacrificing animals as a foreshadowing of Christ’s sacrifice for us. The book of Hebrews says “it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.” Jesus Christ, the perfect Lamb of God, sacrificed His human life and shed His human blood to cover the sins of all who would ever believe in Him. If He were not human, this would have been impossible.
- In addition to our salvation, the humanity of Jesus enables Him to relate to us on a personal level. He experienced what we experience. Only a human could sympathize with our weaknesses and temptations. In His humanity, Jesus was subjected to all the same kinds of trials that we are, and He is able to sympathize with us and to help us in our times of need.
John 1:14 - “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
Colossians 1:15 - “The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.” Verse 19 says, For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him.”
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