DONE 240313 BITES: Q22 How was our Christ humiliated?

Q22 How was our Christ humiliated? A22 Christ was humiliated by 1). His lowly birth under the Law, 2). enduring life’s miseries, 3). absorbing God’s wrath by becoming cursed on the cross until death, and 4). through His burial until He was resurrected (Philippians 2:8)

Attention grabbing introduction: (LET THEM THINK AND RESPOND)

What is humility? To be humble? What is that?

Who is humble? Who is the most humble person you know?

How humble is the Jesus, the Son of God?

What are some ways that Jesus that was humbled?

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Question/Answer #1

So here is tonight’s question: Q22 How was our Christ humiliated? A22 Christ was humiliated by 1). His lowly birth under the Law, 2). enduring life’s miseries, 3). absorbing God’s wrath by becoming cursed on the cross until death, and 4). through His burial until He was resurrected

Philippians 2:8 “Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”

Breakdown of Terms from Catechism Question:

Nouns:

Birth - The act or process of being born

it must have been humiliating to be the omnipresent Son of God and then to spend 9 months in a womb, growing, being nourished by Mary and lowering Himself to become a baby

Law - The commandments given by God

He submitted to His own good Law - He doesn’t command what He Himself does not do

Miseries - Severe distress or discomfort caused by illness, hardship, or sorrow

He endured misery - He said in Matthew 8:20“And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”” But was nothing compared to the agony of suffering under sins not His own and being separated from His Father Psalm 22:1–2“My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my salvation are the words of my groaning. O my God, I call by day, but You do not answer; And by night, but I have no rest.”

Wrath - Intense anger, often used to describe God's righteous anger against sin

Isaiah 53:10“But Yahweh was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief; If You would place His soul as a guilt offering, He will see His seed, He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure of Yahweh will succeed in His hand.”

Death - The end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism

Acts 2:23“this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of lawless men and put Him to death.”

Burial - The act of placing a dead body into the ground or a tomb

Matthew 12:40“for just as JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEA MONSTER, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”

Verbs:

was humiliated - Experienced embarrassment or shame; was lowered in dignity or importance

enduring - Suffering patiently; lasting through harm

absorbing - Taking in or soaking up energy or a substance

becoming - Coming to be; turning into

cursed - Pronounced to be evil or doomed; under a curse, under the penalty

resurrected - Brought back to life from the dead

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Broader Context:

Christ was humbled but we are to be humble like Christ too!

Philippians 2:5–8“Have this way of thinking in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although existing in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, by taking the form of a slave, by being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”

Philippians 2:9–11“Therefore, God also highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that EVERY TONGUE WILL CONFESS that Jesus Christ is LORD, to the glory of God the Father.”

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Questions:

So why does this matter at all?

If Jesus didn’t humble Himself then we would never know how much God loves us!

Ephesians 2:4–5“But God, being rich in mercy because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—”

If Jesus didn’t die for sin we would never understand just how bad sin really is

Romans 5:12“Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned—”

If Jesus didn’t rise from the dead we would never have a hope that the promise of resurrection was good - we would still be at odds with God

1 Corinthians 15:17“And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.”

Why does this matter?

The Gospel is what we believe to be saved from sin and death and to have eternal life because of Christ.

If we believe this then Philippians 2:5–8 means that we too must submit to God for His glory and for the good of others.

“Have this way of thinking in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although existing in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, by taking the form of a slave, by being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”

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WSC Question 27 Wherein did Christ’ s humiliation consist?

Christ’ s humiliation consisted in his being born, and that in a low condition, (Luke 2:7) made under the law, (Gal. 4:4) undergoing the miseries of this life, (Heb. 12:2–3, Isa. 53:2–3) the wrath of God, (Luke 22:44, Matt. 27:46) and the cursed death of the cross:; (Phil. 2:8) in being buried, (1 Cor. 15:3–4) and continuing under the power of death for a time. (Acts 2:24–27,31)

SPG 26. Q. Wherein did Christ’s humiliation consist?

A. Christ’s humiliation consisted in his being born, and that in a low condition (Lk. 2:7), made under the law (Gal. 4:4), undergoing the miseries of this life (Isa. 53:3), the wrath of God (Matt. 27:46), and the cursed death of the cross; (Phil. 2:8) in being buried, and continuing under the power of death for a time (Matt. 12:40).

WLC Question 46 What was the estate of Christ’ s humiliation?

The estate of Christ’ s humiliation was that low condition, wherein he for our sakes, emptying himself of his glory, took upon him the form of a servant, in his conception and birth, life, death, and after his death, until his resurrection. (Phil. 2:6–8, Luke 1:31, 2 Cor. 8:9, Acts 2:24)

Draft: Q22: How was our Christ humiliated?

Christ was humiliated by 1). His lowly birth under the Law, 2). enduring life’s miseries, 3). absorbing God’s wrath by becoming cursed on the cross until death, and 4). through His burial until He was resurrected