The Person Of Christ

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The Person Of Christ

• How is Jesus Deity and Humanity in one person?

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Introduction

• Jesus Christ was fully God and fully man in one
  person.
• When people can see Christ as God who came to
  earth and became a man, they can understand his
  compassion to provide salvation by suffering the
  burdens that we do every day.
• They will know he is the only way to God for
  forgiveness of sins.

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Topics of Discussion

• The Humanity of Christ
• Virgin Birth
• Human weakness and limitations
• Sin Nature from Adam
• Jesus had a human mind
• Jesus had a human body
• Jesus had human emotions

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Here Comes God to Earth

• Matt 118 Now this is how Jesus the Messiah was
  born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married
  to Joseph. But while she was still a virgin, she
  became pregnant by the Holy Spirit. 19 Joseph,
  her fiancé, being a just man, decided to break
  the engagement quietly, so as not to disgrace her
  publicly.
• 20 As he considered this, he fell asleep, and an
  angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream.
  Joseph, son of David, the angel said, do not
  be afraid to go ahead with your marriage to Mary.
  For the child within her has been conceived by
  the Holy Spirit. 21 And she will have a son, and
  you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his
  people from their sins.Details about this topic

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Luke 126 Mary becomes pregnant

• Salvation cant come through human effort.
• The virgin birth united deity and humanity in one
  person.
• God could have made a man and sent him from
  heaven but the connection with humanity created a
  deeper relationship than what was not experienced
  in the old testament!

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Luke 126

• Lets look at what could have taken place as Mary
  is confronted by the angel Gabriel.

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The Word Was Made Flesh!John 110-14 KJV

• 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by
  him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto
  his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as
  many as received him, to them gave he power to
  become the sons of God, even to them that believe
  on his name 13 which were born, not of blood,
  nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of
  man, but of God.
• 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among
  us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the
  only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and
  truth.

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Paul Interprets Our Relationship

• Gal43 And thats the way it was with us before
  Christ came. We were slaves to the spiritual
  powers of this world. 4 But when the right time
  came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject
  to the law. 5 God sent him to buy freedom for us
  who were slaves to the law, so that he could
  adopt us as his very own children. 6 And because
  you Gentiles have become his children, God has
  sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, and
  now you can call God your dear Father. 7 Now you
  are no longer a slave but Gods own child. And
  since you are his child, everything he has
  belongs to you.

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John 316 This is real Love!

• 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his
  only Son, so that everyone who believes in him
  will not perish but have eternal life. 17 God did
  not send his Son into the world to condemn it,
  but that the world through Him might be saved.

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Christ is Human Without Sin

• All humans have inherited guilt and a sinful
  nature through our corrupt father Adam.
• Jesus did not decend from Adam the same way that
  we did.
• The seed of the Father came from God without sin.
• Luke135 The angel replied, The Holy Spirit will
  come upon you, and the power of the Most High
  will overshadow you. So the baby born to you will
  be holy, and he will be called the Son of God.

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Jesus is Free From Sin

• Why didnt Jesus inherit sin from his Mother?
• The Catholic church says that Mary was without
  sin!
• Scripture nowhere teaches this about Mary because
  she was conceived of a human father.
• The Holy Spirit somehow prevented sin from
  passing from Mary to Jesus.

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Relating to our Sin free Priest

• Hebrews 414 That is why we have a great High
  Priest who has gone to heaven, Jesus the Son of
  God. Let us cling to him and never stop trusting
  him. 15 This High Priest of ours understands our
  weaknesses, for he faced all of the same
  temptations we do, yet he did not sin. 16 So let
  us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God.
  There we will receive his mercy, and we will find
  grace to help us when we need it.

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Could Jesus Have Sinned ?

• Scripture teaches that he was tempted.
• Scripture teaches he did not sin.
• He felt and understood the depth of temptation.
• The divine nature in human form prevented Jesus
  from being able to be tempted to sin.

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Jesus Grew Like We Did

• Luke240 There the child grew up healthy and
  strong. He was filled with wisdom beyond his
  years, and God placed his special favor upon him.
• 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and
  in favor with God and man.

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Jesus Got Tired Like We Do

• John 45 Eventually he came to the Samaritan
  village of Sychar, near the parcel of ground that
  Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6 Jacobs well was
  there and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat
  wearily beside the well about noontime.

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Jesus, Thirsty at the Cross?

• John1928 Jesus knew that everything was now
  finished, and to fulfill the Scriptures he said,
  I am thirsty. 29 A jar of sour wine was
  sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put
  it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his
  lips.

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Human Flesh Needs Nourishment!

• Matthew 41-11
• Jesus is Tempted !
• Then he is nourished to come out of the
  wilderness.

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Nourishment

• What does the Bible say about Nutrition and
  Nourishment?
• SorryNOT NOW!

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Luke 2346

• 46 Then Jesus shouted, Father, I entrust my
  spirit into your hands! And with those words he
  breathed his last.
• Jesus experienced physical death.

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Jesus Physical Mind Grows

• Luke 252 So Jesus grew both in height and in
  wisdom, and he was loved by God and by all who
  knew him.
• Hebrews 58 So even though Jesus was Gods Son,
  he learned obedience from the things he suffered.
  

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Jesus was an Emotional Dude!

• 23 Jesus replied, The time has come for the Son
  of Man to enter into his glory. 24 The truth is,
  a kernel of wheat must be planted in the soil.
  Unless it dies it will be alonea single seed.
  But its death will produce many new kernelsa
  plentiful harvest of new lives. 25 Those who love
  their life in this world will lose it. Those who
  despise their life in this world will keep it for
  eternal life. 26 All those who want to be my
  disciples must come and follow me, because my
  servants must be where I am. And if they follow
  me, the Father will honor them. 27 Now my soul is
  deeply troubled. Should I pray, Father, save me
  from what lies ahead? But that is the very
  reason why I came! 28 Father, bring glory to your
  name.

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Emotions!

• John 1321 Now Jesus was in great anguish of
  spirit, and he exclaimed, The truth is, one of
  you will betray me!
• 36 Then Jesus brought them to an olive grove
  called Gethsemane, and he said, Sit here while I
  go on ahead to pray. 37 He took Peter and
  Zebedees two sons, James and John, and he began
  to be filled with anguish and deep distress.
  38 He told them, My soul is crushed with grief
  to the point of death. Stay here and watch with
  me.

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Anguish

• Suffering
• Pain
• Torment
• Affliction
• Agony
• Distress

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Amazed!

• Matthew 810 When Jesus heard this, he was
  amazed. Turning to the crowd, he said, I tell
  you the truth, I havent seen faith like this in
  all the land of Israel!

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Emotions Will Get Things Done!

• 33 When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other
  people wailing with her, he was moved with
  indignation and was deeply troubled. 34 Where
  have you put him? he asked them.
• They told him, Lord, come and see. 35 Then
  Jesus wept. 36 The people who were standing
  nearby said, See how much he loved him. 37 But
  some said, This man healed a blind man. Why
  couldnt he keep Lazarus from dying?

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Jesus Got it Done!Emotions Motivated it!

• 38 And again Jesus was deeply troubled. Then they
  came to the grave. It was a cave with a stone
  rolled across its entrance. 39 Roll the stone
  aside, Jesus told them. But Martha, the dead
  mans sister, said, Lord, by now the smell will
  be terrible because he has been dead for four
  days. 40 Jesus responded, Didnt I tell you
  that you will see Gods glory if you believe?
  41 So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus
  looked up to heaven and said, Father, thank you
  for hearing me. 42 You always hear me, but I said
  it out loud for the sake of all these people
  standing here, so they will believe you sent me.
  43 Then Jesus shouted, Lazarus, come out!
  44 And Lazarus came out, bound in graveclothes,
  his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them,
  Unwrap him and let him go!

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Soul Brothers and Sisters!

• Mind
• Emotions
• Will

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I Thessalonians 523

• 23 Now may the God of peace make you holy in
  every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and
  body be kept blameless until that day when our
  Lord Jesus Christ comes again. 24 God, who calls
  you, is faithful he will do this.

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Emotions are They Right or Wrong?

• How do you act in any one of these types of
  situations?
• Being betrayed by someone close to you.
• Seeing a loved one weeping.
• Death of a loved one.

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Small Group Questions to ponder?

• Are there specific ways in which you now think of
  Jesus as being more like you than you did before?
• How can a clearer understanding of Jesus humanity
  help you to face temptations?
• How can you better pray knowing Jesus was a man
  like you and me?

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How Else can Jesus Relate to Us?

• What are some difficult situations in your life
  right now?
• Can you think of any similar situations that
  Jesus might have faced?
• Does that encourage you to pray to Him with
  greater confidence?

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Jesus From Start to the Finish

• The Angel pronounces he is coming.
• Jesus arrives on the scene through a human woman.
• Jesus grows like us.
• Jesus suffers like us.
• Jesus dies like we must.
• Jesus is risen and shows himself.
• Jesus ascends to heaven.

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This Week in Prayer!

• Meditate on these scriptures and try to connect
  more with Jesus knowing better how he understands
  your mind, emotions and will.
• Suffering
• Pain
• Anguish
• Torment
• Agony