Spiritual Training 12 July 2011

Posted: July 12, 2011 in Bible Study, Personal Growth, Spiritual Training, Uncategorized, Under Gods Command

Under Gods Command

John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

“The Word became flesh” means becoming human. By doing do, Christ became
(1) the perfect teacher-In Jesus’ life we see how God thinks and therefore how we should think. (2) the perfect example-as a model of what we are to become, he shows us how to live and give us the power to live that way.  (3) the perfect sacrifice-Jesus came as a sacrifice for all sins, and his death satisfied God’s requirements for the removal of sin.

The One and Only, who came from the Father” means Jesus is God’s only and unique Son. The emphasis is on unique. Jesus is one of a kind and enjoys a relationship with God unlike all believers who are called “children” and said to be “born of God.”

When Christ was born, God became a man. He was not part man and part God; he was completely human and completely divine. Before Christ came, people could know God partially. After Christ came, people could know God fully because he became visible and tangible in Christ. Christ is the perfect expression of God in human form. The two most common errors people make about Jesus are to minimize his humanity or to minimize his divinity. Jesus is both God and man.

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