SOTERIOLOGY 6

GOD BECOMES FLESH

The humanity of Christ

A. Human birth

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4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

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B. Human development

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52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

C. Human nature (not sin nature)

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35 Jesus wept.

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38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

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2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

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28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

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24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

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18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

D. Human names-Jesus, Son of Man

2. THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST

A. Absolutely Holy

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35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

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27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

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15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

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26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

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22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

B. Pure Love

1. Beyond knowledge (AV)

19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

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8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

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1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

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37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

C. Humble

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5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

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D. Man of Prayer

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23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

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12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

E. He was a worker

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12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

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4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

3. He was consumed with helping the needy soul.