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The incarnation of Jesus Christ

 

Jesus Christ was a man! All the evidence proves it!

·       He had a human motherLuke 1:31; Gal. 4:4

·       He had a human body, soul, and spiritMatt. 26:12, Matt. 26:38; Luke 23:46

·       He looked like a manJohn 4:9; John 8:57; John 20:15

·       He possessed flesh and bloodHeb. 2:14

·       He grewLuke 2:52

·       He asked questionsLuke 2:46

·       He increased in wisdomLuke 2:52

·       He prayedMark 1:35; Luke 11:1

·       He was temptedMatt. 4:1; Heb. 2:18; Heb. 4:15

·       He learned obedienceHeb. 5:8

·       He hungeredMatt. 4:2; Matt. 21:18

·       He thirstedJohn 4:7; John 19:28

·       He was wearyJohn 4:6

·       He sleptMatt. 8:24; Mark 10:21

·       He had compassionMatt. 9:36

·       He was angered and grievedMark 3:5

·       He weptJohn 11:35; Luke 19:41

·       He experienced joyLuke 10:21; Heb. 12:2

·       He was troubledJohn 11:33; John 12:27; John 13:21; Mark 14:33–34

·       He sweat drops as of bloodLuke 22:44

·       He suffered1 Pet. 4:1

·       He bledJohn 19:34

·       He diedMatt. 27:50; 1 Cor. 15:3

·       He was buriedMatt. 27:59–60

 

While Jesus was a man, He was also God!

When Jesus came into this world, He was God born as a man. That is the clear teaching of the Word of God, John 1:1, 14; Phil. 2:5–8. The evidence from His life proves this too.

·       He is omnipresent—John 3:13; Matt. 18:20; Matt. 28:20

·       He is omnipotent—Matt. 28:18; Heb. 1:3

o   Over disease—Matt. 4:23

o   Over Satan—Matt. 4:10; John 12:31; Heb. 2:14

o   Over demons—Matt. 8:16

o   Over men—John 17:2

o   Over nature—Matt. 8:26–27

o   Over sin—1 John 3:5

o   Over traditions—Matt. 15:2–3

o   Over the Sabbath—Matt. 12:8

o   Over the temple—Matt. 12:6

o   Over death itself

§  Physical death—John 5:28–29

§  Spiritual death—John 5:24; Heb. 2:15

 

·       He is omniscientJohn 16:30

o   He knew the fickleness of the crowdsJohn 2:23–25; Matt. 9:3–4; Matt. 12:25

o   He knew the problem of his disciplesLuke 9:46–47

o   He knew the whereabouts of NathanaelJohn 1:48

o   He knew the history of the Samaritan womanJohn 4:29

o   He knew the wickedness of the scribes and PhariseesMatt. 9:3–4; Matt. 12:25

o   He knew the true nature of JudasJohn 6:70; John 13:11

 

·       He receives worship—Matt. 4:10

o   From the angels—Heb. 1:6

o   From the Wise Men—Matt. 2:11

o   From a leper—Matt. 8:2

o   From a Jewish ruler—Matt. 9:18

o   From a heartbroken mother—Matt. 15:25

o   From the mother of James and John—Matt. 20:20

o   From the maniac of Gadara—Mark 5:6

o   From the man born blind—John 9:38

o   From Thomas—John 20:28

o   From the women at the empty tomb—Matt. 28:9

o   From his disciples—Matt. 14:33; Matt. 28:16–17

 

·       He forgives sin—Mark 2:5; John 8:24

·       He possesses all authority—Matt. 7:29

·       He is the source of life itself—John 1:4; John 5:26

·       He is Creator of all things—John 1:3; Col. 1:16; Heb. 1:2

·       He is preserver of all things—Col. 1:17; Heb. 1:3

·       He alone can meet all our needs—John 7:37; John 14:6; Matt. 11:28–29

·       He receives our prayers—Acts 7:59

·       He is the final judge—Matt. 25:31–32; John 5:22, 27; Acts 17:31

·       He is both the Lord of Glory and King of kings—Rev. 19:16

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Carr, Alan. “A Question of Identity (Mark 12:35–37).” The Sermon Notebook: New Testament, Alan Carr, 2015, pp. 960–62.