Humanity of Jesus the Christ

The Person of Christ.

3/10/2013

Objective: To see How Jesus is fully God and fully man and yet one person.

The biblical teaching is that Jesus Christ is fully God (w/a capital G) and fully man in one person .

All scripture from the ESV unless noted.

Is the study of Jesus Christ humanity Important?

Yes

Why??????????????

To see why it was necessary for Jesus to be man as well as God

Don't answer this next question yet .

Can the humanity of Christ be denied or his deity be denied ? Or is this a essential beliefe in the Christian faith?

In the early church (2^nd centry) there was a heretical teaching called docetism , the word comes from the Greek word dokeo (d o k e o ) it means: to seem or appear to be : this positions states that Jesus was not really man but appeared to be a man , the assumption is that the material creation is inherently evil ,and therefore the son of God could not have been unitied to a true human nature. Grudems pg 540

2John 6-7

2 John :6 And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it. 7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.

1John 4:1-3

1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.

Those who deny Christ in the flesh are called what??

the deciever ,the antichrist ,spirit of the antichrist.

Can the humanity of Christ be denied or his deity be denied ? Or is this a essential beliefe in the Christian faith?

Someone new in the faith my deny this doctrine only because they don't know ,but some one who has been a Christian for a long period of time should not denie this doctrine.

John 1:1-5

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

John 1:14

John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Vines Expository Dictionary

Word ;Logos pg 1241

Flesh ; sarx pg 437

John 1:17-18  

John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, * who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.

*Or the only One, who is God; some manuscripts the only Son

John 1:18

No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.NIV

Side Note the NWT JW bible use's God small g “ the only begotten god” hence why I said Big G at the top.

? Looking at the person of Christ what are 2 things we are told here about the person of Jesus Christ?

The Word is God ( deity)and he came as Flesh(humanity ) to man.

John 1:14 tell us about Jesus coming in the flesh and dwell ed among us ,verse 18 give us the results to his dwelling among us ,what was the results?

By coming in the flesh and dwelling with mankind Jesus reveled to mankind the real character of God

This verse also shows we know the father through Jesus.

John 14:5-7

John 14:5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”

Heb 4:15-16

Heb 4:14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Heb 2:16-18

Heb 2:16 For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham. 17 Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. 18 For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

Why was he able to sympathize with us?

Jesus came to us as a man and when tempted didn't fail. He was Like us in every way.

Read Grudem pg542 foot note on sympathize

Scripture that shows Jesus humanity some we all know well but still requier looking at.

Matt 1:18-25

The Birth of Jesus Christ

18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
 23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,and they shall call his name Immanuel”(which means, God with us). 24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, 25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.

Betroth: be promised in marrage, engaged pg 114

What is seen here in these verses that point to Christ Humanity?

Birth, mother,conceived.

This is also confirmed in Luke 1:26-38

Jesus had a human mind.

Luke 2:40

Luke 2:40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.

Luke 2:41,52

41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom.

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

As a man Jesus had weaknesses.

John 4:5-9

John 4: 5 So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there; so Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well. It was about the sixth hour.fn

7 A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” 8 (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.) 9 The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)
John 19:28
John 19:28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture Ps 69:21), “I thirst.”
He got tiered and thirsty

Matt 4:1-4

Matt 4:1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It is written,
 “‘Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
After fasting for 40 days he grew hungry,nothing here say's he was sustained during this time supernaturally ,as a man he grew hungry.

Matt 4:8-11

Matt 4:8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written,

“‘You shall worship the Lord your God
and him only shall you serve.’”
 11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him.

John 12:27

John 12:27 “Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour.

John 13:21

John 13:21 After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.”

Jesus was troubled ,if Jesus could have some form of anxiety about what was coming up,what kind of trouble it doesn't say .

Grudems Pg 533 Foot note on trouble

Matt26:38

Matt 26 :38 Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watchfn with me.”

He felt sorrow

Matt 8:9-10

Matt 8:9 For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 10 When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith.

He marveled

John 11:35

John 11:35 Jesus wept

Jesus wept over the death of Lazerus

Heb 5:7

Heb 5:7 In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.

Emotions Just pouring out

From Bob Coy Senior Pastor Fort Luaderdale Fl Calvary Chapel

Jesus’ Humanity

Jesus’ two natures are like two sides of a coin. On one side, He is the Son of God and is coequal with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. In every possible respect, He is fully and completely divine (Col 2:9). And then there’s the other side of the coin: Jesus as the Son of Man. When He was born in Bethlehem, He inherited a body of flesh and blood and assumed a nature that made Him as much a human as any man or woman who has ever lived. Jesus was a full-fledged member of the human race.

But have you ever wondered why? Why would Jesus, who enjoyed all power and every prerogative as the Son of God, become one of us? Why did He have to enter into our humanity? Four reasons stand out to us from Scripture.

Completely Relatable
The humanity of Jesus made Him completely relatable. None of us can accuse the Lord of not understanding what it is like to be human. From conception to resurrection, there is no phase of our existence that Jesus has not already walked through. He understood firsthand what it was like to get hungry, get sick, get betrayed, get tired, and get stung. He experienced the blistering heat of the day and the persistent chill of the night. Jesus knew what it felt like to experience all that is part of the human experience on earth.

Christ’s ability to completely relate to us was key in enabling Him to serve as our heavenly high priest, which is the role He now occupies. Hebrews 7:25 tells us that Jesus stands before God the Father, interceding on our behalf. And because Jesus knows exactly what it’s like to be human, He understands our weaknesses and needs. Our plights truly touch His heart, and He perfectly intercedes for us according to our requirements because He has been where we find ourselves (Heb 4:15).

Completely Representable
Additionally, the humanity of Jesus made Him completely representable. In Christ, we have the perfect representation of who God is. There is an infinite gap between God and man, but He does not want to remain a mystery to humankind. He wants to communicate His character to us and reveal how loving, forgiving, patient, and merciful He is. By coming to us in human flesh, Jesus became the perfect means of representing God’s heart and nature to humanity (Col 1:15).

But Christ’s humanity doesn’t just represent who God is; it also represents who we should be. By Webster’s definition, the word “represent” means to “present a picture.” When Jesus became human, and as He lived out His life on earth, He gave us a picture of how we should live our lives. He exemplified the kind of people we should be. Whenever we’re confused or uncertain about what we should do, the answer is typically found by looking at the character and conduct of Jesus.

Whether it’s His patience with others’ imperfections, His determination to stand on God’s word, His sensitivity to those who were hurting, His willingness to engage people, His thankfulness, His commitment to prayer, His humility, His investing in others, His courage in the face of adversity, or a host of other virtues, Jesus is the template and the blueprint for our behavior (1 John 2:6).

Completely Recognizable
Further, the humanity of Jesus made Him completely recognizable. Through the prophet Isaiah, God had promised to send a Savior to His people, and He specifically stated that this Savior would come as an infant (Isa 7:14). By being born as a human child, Jesus fulfilled the prophetic word and was therefore recognizable to those who were watching and waiting for His coming (Matt 2:1–2).
Complete Redeemer
Finally, the humanity of Jesus made Him the complete Redeemer. The term “redeem” literally means to “purchase something back.” It was Christ’s mission to redeem humankind from the consequences of sin and to free us from the unforgiving grip it had on our race (1 Tim 1:15).

However, in order to redeem us, Jesus had to actually become human. When Adam sinned against God in the garden of Eden, he incurred a penalty—a penalty that had to fit the offense. Since humanity was the guilty party, humanity had to suffer the consequences. Nothing else could serve as a suitable substitute. Humanity had to pay for what humanity did. This is exactly what Jesus did by suffering as a man on the cross, bearing and satisfying the penalty of our sins, and redeeming humankind back to God (2 Cor 5:19).

As you look at the side of Jesus reflecting His humanity, recognize its significance and rejoice in its sufficiency to make Him our relatable representative and recognizable Redeemer.

By Jesus coming as a Human he experience first hand every emotion in some form that we do . So when we pray to Jesus to intercede as if he isn't already he can tell God the father I’ve been there I feel what they are going through .