Our Lord Jesus Christ

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The Grand Miracle of Christianitythe central
chapter
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The Central Chapter
Genesis 1-- In the beginning God created the
heavens and the earth. 2 And the earth was waste
and void and darkness was upon the face of the
deep and the Spirit of God moved upon the face
of the waters
Rev. 22-- Then he showed me a river of the water
of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne
of God and of the Lamb, 2 in the middle of its
street.
Matthew 1--Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as
follows when His mother Mary had been betrothed
to Joseph, before they came together she was
found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.
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• The Incarnation is one of the profound
  mysteries and doctrines of the New
  Testament

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Our Lord Jesus Christ

• The Incarnation

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A Definition, the Meaning of Incarnation
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Simply, the Incarnation is uniting God and
humanity in the person of Christ

• (Luke 131-35) And behold, you will conceive in
  your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him
  Jesus. He will be great and will be called the
  Son of the Most High and the Lord God will give
  Him the throne of His father David and He will
  reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His
  kingdom will have no end.

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Simply, the Incarnation is uniting God and
humanity in the person of Christ

• Mary said to the angel, "How can this be,
  since I am a virgin? The angel answered and said
  to her, "The Holy Spirit will come
  upon you, and the power
  of the
  Most High will over-
  shadow you and for that
  reason the holy Child
  shall
  be called the Son of God.

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Coeternal and coexistent with the Father, Jesus
was fully God and fully human

• incarnation means flesh
• chile con carne is chile with meat.

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Coeternal and coexistent with the Father, Jesus
was fully God and fully human

• (John 11, 14) In the beginning was the Word,
  and the Word was with God, and the Word was
  GodAnd the Word became flesh, and dwelt among
  us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only
  begotten from the Father, full of grace and
  truth.
• (II Cor. 519) God was in Christ reconciling
  the world to Himself

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An Explanation Two Natures in One Person
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The most beautiful and breathtaking nativity
scene is in Phil. 25-7

• Have this attitude in yourselves which was also
  in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the
  form of God, did not regard equality with God a
  thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking
  the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the
  likeness of men.
• (Mark1045) For even the Son of Man did not come
  to be served, but to serve, and to give His life
  a ransom for many."

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The God-Man as God
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The Man-God as Man

• (Heb. 414-16) Therefore, since we have a great
  high priest who has passed through the heavens,
  Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our
  confession. For we do not have a high priest who
  cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One
  who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet
  without sin. Therefore let us draw near with
  confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may
  receive mercy and find grace to help in time of
  need.

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The Man-God as Man
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The Man-God as Man

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The Man-God as Man
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Some Illustrations Both Natures Revealed
Back-to-Back
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Matthew 1422-33

• (vv. 22-23) Immediately He made the disciples
  get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the
  other side, while He sent the crowds
  away. After He had sent the
  crowds away, He
  went up on
  the mountain by Himself to
  pray and when it was
  evening, He was there
  alone.

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Matthew 1422-33

• (vv. 24-27) But the boat was already a long
  distance from the land, battered by the waves
  for the wind was contrary.

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• And in the fourth watch of the night He came
  to them, walking on the sea. When the disciples
  saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified,
  and said, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out in
  fear.
  But immediately
  Jesus spoke to
  
  them, saying, "Take
  courage, it is I do
  not be afraid."

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Matthew 1422-33

• (vv. 28-33) Peter said to Him, "Lord, if it is
  You, command me to come to You on the water. And
  He said, "Come!" And Peter got out of the boat,
  and walked on the water
  and came toward Jesus. But
  seeing the wind, he became frightened, and
  beginning to sink, he cried out, Lord, save me!

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• Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and
  took hold of him, and said to him, "You of little
  faith, why did you doubt? When they got into the
  boat, the wind stopped. And those who were in
  the boat
  worshiped
  Him, saying, "You are
  certainly God's Son!"

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Luke 822-25

• Now on one of those days Jesus and His disciples
  got into a boat, and He said to them, "Let us go
  over to the other side of the lake." So they
  launched out. But as they were sailing along He
  fell asleep and a fierce gale of wind descended
  on the lake, and they began to be swamped and to
  be in danger. They came to Jesus and woke Him up,
  saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" And
  He got up and rebuked the wind and the surging
  waves, and they stopped, and it became calm.

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Luke 822-25

• And He said to them, "Where is your faith?" They
  were fearful and amazed, saying to one another,
  "Who then is this, that He commands even the
  winds and the water, and they obey Him?"

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John 1132-36

• Therefore, when Mary came where Jesus was,
  she saw Him, and fell at His feet, saying to Him,
  "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not
  have died. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping,
  and the Jews who came with her also weeping, He
  was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled, and
  said, "Where have you laid him?" They said to
  Him, "Lord, come and see. Jesus wept. So the
  Jews were saying, "See how He loved him!"

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John 1132-36

• Therefore, when Mary came where Jesus was,
  she saw Him, and fell at His feet, saying to Him,
  "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not
  have died. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping,
  and the Jews who came with her also weeping, He
  was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled, and
  said, "Where have you laid him?" They said to
  Him, "Lord, come and see. Jesus wept. So the
  Jews were saying, "See how He loved him!"

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John 1141-44

• So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised His
  eyes, and said, "Father, I thank You that You
  have heard Me. I knew that You always hear Me
  but because of the people standing around I said
  it, so that they may believe that You sent Me.

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John 1141-44

• When He had said these things, He cried out
  with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth. The man
  who had died came forth, bound hand and foot with
  wrappings, and his face
  was wrapped around with a
  cloth. Jesus said to them,
  Unbind him, and let
  him go.

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Practical Results How Both Bring Benefit
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The union of humanity and deity is known as
hypostatic union

• Forgive sins (Mark 27)
• Understand our deepest needs and weaknesses (Heb.
  27 415)
• Be a mediator between God and man (Gal. 320 I
  Tim.25).

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Joseph Barlow

• Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light, To
  herald our salvation
• He stoops to earththe God of might, Our hope and
  expectation.
• He comes in human flesh to dwell, Our God with
  us, Immanuel,
• The night of darkness ending, Our fallen race
  befriending

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Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
(II Cor. 915),

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Unlike Arthur, Jesus is not human and helpless.
He is God.

• (Phil. 26-8) who, although He existed in the
  form of God, did not regard equality with God a
  thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking
  the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the
  likeness of men.

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Unlike Arthur, Jesus is not human and helpless.
He is God.

• Being found in appearance as a man, He
  humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point
  of death, even death on a cross.

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• (Luke 737-38) And there was a woman in the city
  who was a sinner and when she learned that He
  was reclining at the table in the Pharisee's
  house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume,
  and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she
  began to wet His feet
  with her tears, and kept
  wiping them
  with the hair
  of her head, and kissing
  His feet and
  anointing
  them with the perfume.

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How do you respond?
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How do you respond?

• Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized,
  and wash away your sins, calling on His name.
  (Acts 2216)