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JESUS THE WORD MADE FLESH

/“The Eternal God Dwelt in Flesh”/

John 1:14-18

 

! Introduction

A.      Read & Comment on (vv.1-13)

B.      /“And the Word was made flesh – 1:14/

–         Or pitched His tent among us, more literally tabernacled among us.

–          Our bodies are merely little tents in which we live – /For our citizenship is in heaven/ – 2 Corinthians 5:1

–         The mystery of the incarnation.

Paul speaks about it to Timothy.

“Great is the mystery of godliness: For God was manifested in the flesh” (1 Timothy 3:16).

–         Jesus is God manifested in the flesh.

The Bible is very clear and very distinct in this declaration, affirming over and over that God was manifested in the flesh in the person of Jesus.

1.       Jesus Christ is God’s “/Word/” to reveal His heart and mind to us Jesus said, “He who has seen Me has seen the Father” – John 14:9.

2.       A word is composed of letters, and Jesus Christ is the Alpha & the Omega – Revelation 1:11

3.       According to Hebrews 1:1-3, Jesus is God’s last Word to mankind, Jesus is the climax of divine revelation.

I.

Christ Became Flesh—v.14

A.

Jesus Had A Human Body (Luke 2:7,40, 24:39)

Galatians 4:4…Philippians 2:6…Colossians 1:21-22…Hebrews 10:5,10…1 John 4:2-3

1.

He had a body just like ours as proven by the fact He became:

a.

He got tired in John 4:6.

b.

He slept Matthew 8:24

c.

He got thirsty in John 19:28.

d.

He got hungry in Matthew 4:2.

e.

He got physically weak Luke 23:26.

f.

He died in Mark 15:37.

g.

He had blood Matthew 28:28, Hebrews 9:14, 10:19

h.

He had a soul Matthew 26:38

i.

He had a will John 5:30

j.

He had a spirit John 11:33

k.

In His resurrected body he has flesh and bones (Luke 24:39), He ate (John 20:17) and ascended to heaven in His body (Acts 1:9).

Before and after His resurrection, His body was still a physical body.

B.

Jesus Had A Human Mind (Luke 2:52, Heb 5:8)

1.       Luke 2:52 – And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

2.       Hebrews 5:8 – though He was a Son, [yet] He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.

3.       The Greek says he kept increasing!

C.

Jesus Had a Human Soul and Human Emotions (John 12:27, 13:21, Matthew 26:38)

1.       "Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say?

`Father, save Me from this hour'?

But for this purpose I came to this hour – John 12:27

2.       When Jesus had said these things, He was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, "Most assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me." – John 13:21

3.       Then He said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death.

Stay here and watch with Me." Matthew 26:38

a.

The word troubled (/tarasso/) was used to describe strong human emotion.

It was used to describe:

1)       The disciples when they saw Jesus walking on the water and thought He was a ghost (Matthew 14:26).

2)       The fact King Herod was troubled when the wise men showed up (Matthew 2:3).

3)       The time Zecharias encountered an angel who suddenly showed up in the Temple (Luke 1:12).

4.

He marveled at the faith of the Centurion (Matthew 8:10).

5.

He wept at the sorrow of Lazarus' death (John 11:35).

6.

He prayed with tears and cries (Hebrews 5:7).

7.

He was tempted in every way as we are (Hebrews 4:15) yet without sin.

D.

People Near Him saw Him Only as a Man (Matthew 13:53-58)

 

Jesus will be a Man Forever

 

/After the Resurrection:/

 

1.

He had the nail prints in His hands (John 20:25-27).

2.       He had flesh and bones (Luke 24:39).

3.

He ate food (Luke 24:41-42).

4.       In Rev 1:13 Jesus still appears as "one like the Son of Man."

5.       In Rev 5:6 He appears as a Lamb who has been slaughtered.

E.

Why Jesus' Full Humanity Was Necessary?

For Representative Obedience – Romans 5:18-19

 

1.

Paul refers to Christ as "the last Adam" (1 Cor 15:45), and calls Adam the "first man" and Christ the "second man" (1 Cor 15:47).

2.       As the first man failed in a perfect environment and sinned against God, the second man triumphed over sin and the devil in the wilderness under the condition of fasting for forty days and nights.

3.       Christ completely represented man.

To Be a Substitute Sacrifice – Hebrews 2:16-17

 

1.

The word expatiation or propitiation means satisfaction.

2.       Since Christ was fully man, He could die in our place as a substitute.

3.       Berkhof (p.

319) suggests the following three reasons:

a.       “He might bring a sacrifice of infinite value and render perfect obedience to the law of God”

b.       “He might bear the wrath of God redemptively, that is, so as to free others from the curse of the law”

c.        “He might be able to apply the fruits of His accomplished work to those who accept him by faith.”

To Be the One Mediator Between God and Man – 1 Tim 2:5

 

1.

We needed a mediator who could represent us to God and who could represent God to us. 

2.

The only one who could do this is the God-Man, Jesus Christ.

To Fulfill God's Original Purpose for Man to Rule Over Creation – Genesis 1:28

 

1.

Jesus is now crowned with glory and honor (Heb 2:9), has been given all authority in heaven and earth (Matthew 28:18), all things have been put under His feet (Eph 1:22), and in the future we will rule and reign with Christ (Rev 3:21).

To Be Our Example and Pattern in Life – 1 John 2:6; 2 Corinthians 3:18

 

1.

We are to follow the Lord in suffering (1 Peter 2:21)

2.       We are to look to Jesus who is the "author and perfecter of our faith" (Heb 12:2)

3.       We are to look to the Lord when we grow tired from suffering at the hands of others (Heb 12:3)