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Introduction:
[Image] Apollinarius was the Bishop of Laodicea, and he was a great defender of the deity of Jesus — that Jesus is God.
Unfortunately, in his defense of this great truth he also became a proponent of the “incomplete” humanity of Christ.
According to Stephen J. Wellum, Apollinarianism held to Jesus taking upon himself a human body but not a human soul [will, mind, and psychology].
[Wellum, Stephen J., God the Son Incarnate (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2016], p. 297-299.
If Jesus was not completely human then he could not completely represent mankind; thus Jesus would be an inadequate substitute and mankind would could not be completely delivered.
Representation requires full identification [modified from Stephen Wellum, God the Son Incarnate, Wheaton, p. 223]
“Why can I be hopeful of complete deliverance because of Jesus complete humanity?”
[Text]
Hebrews 2:14-18
[Preview]
(1) Our need extends beyond mere bodily corruption,
(2) but God’s solution also extends beyond the mere bodily incarnation of Jesus, so
(3) we must believe in the complete humanity of Jesus for hope of complete deliverance.
Body:
[Problem] Our need extends beyond mere bodily corruption
[show me] Hebrews 2:17 - reconciliation for the sins of the people.
Notice:
(i) The tone of the passage Hebrews 2:14-15 through the language.
(ii) Notice the God in the passage (2:17).
(iii) Notice the language of reconciliation [here a payment that is applied through faith in the blood of Jesus Christ - propitiation].
Summary:
In at least these three ways we see that we are a people who are in need, and the tone, the God, and language of payment in the passage show that this need is not just one that is about broken bodies.
The need is more than mere bodily corruption.
Ephesians 2:1-4
Illustration: If the engine is broken, a new paint job on the vehicle will do no good.
[Explain]
In like manner, we cannot limit our need to purely the external.
We are in need both bodily, but we are in need in mind, psyche, and will.
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