Series: God Among Us
The God Who Took on Flesh
John 1:14-18
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. We observed his glory, the glory as the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:14
Incarnation = to become flesh
Christians believe Jesus is both God and Man.
It is easy to emphasize one nature and neglect the other.
The early church believed Jesus was God and Man, but they struggled to understand how these truths related to each other.
The church agreed that Jesus is 100% God and 100% Man.
Christians affirm that God can do the supernatural.
Christians believe in the virgin birth of Jesus.
Atheists believe in the virgin birth of the universe.
You just have to Choose your miracle.
Jesus did not come to earth so God could understand man; Jesus came to earth so man could understand God.
This uniqueness of Jesus makes it impossible for Christianity to be a syncretistic religion.
The God-Man, Jesus, enables us to understand the nature of God and the intended nature of man.
Today’s Takeaways
The Incarnation assures us God will always be with us.
In the life of Jesus, we have an example of how to live and treat others.
Because of Jesus’ incarnation, we have hope of forgiveness.
