Did Jesus Learn?
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Psalm 96 / Luke 2:41-52
The Problem
The Problem
God has never, nor does He learn
God has never, nor does He learn
Isaiah 40:13–14 “Who has measured the Spirit of the Lord, or what man shows him his counsel? Whom did he consult, and who made him understand? Who taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?”
Jesus is God
Jesus is God
Colossians 2:9 “For in [CHRIST] the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,”
The logical problem with having a god who learns, is that he would then not be God.
Psalm 96:4–6 “For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the Lord made the heavens. Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.”
Romans 11:33–34 “Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! “For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?””
Isaiah 46:10 “declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’”
The Answer
The Answer
Luke 2:51–52 “And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.”
…in favor with God
God’s favor did not increase, but was increasingly manifest, and was fulfilling the pattern of several OT servants:
1 Samuel 2:26 “Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and also with man.”
Matthew 27:54 “When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!””
Philippians 2:5–7 “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.”
Jesus fully took on flesh (apart from the sin nature), but never ceased to be Divine
common human knowledge / ability
Divine knowledge progressively; esp. after his baptism
Matthew 9:4 “But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?”
Jesus condescended to obey His parents and fulfill the Commandments
James 2:10 “For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.”
This Condescension was the pattern; he came to be the suffering servent, which is the basis of our salvation
2 Corinthians 5:21 “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
Why It Matters
Why It Matters
Luke 2:51–52 “And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.”
Philippians 2:8 “And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”
To break the curse and bondage of sin, the sacrifice had to be an innocent man; the sacrifice of animals was always symbolic, never efficacious
Romans 5:17 “For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.”
Jesus’ condescension and submission in life not only served our needs for Him to be our substitute in life and death, but as a perfect example of humility for us to follow.
1 Corinthians 11:1 “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.”
In the condescension and submission of Jesus, let us see the tremendous love with which He loved us.