Doctrine of Jesus From Eternity, Old Testament, Humanity, Divinity

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Doctrine of JesusFrom Eternity, Old Testament,
Humanity, Divinity
Hebrews 105 Therefore, when He came into the
world, He said "Sacrifice and offering You did
not desire, But a body You have prepared for Me.
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The Doctrine of Jesus

• Jesus did not begin in Bethelehem.
• Jesus did not end at Jerusalem.
• Many question the doctrine of Jesus' humanity /
  divinity.
• Was Jesus 100 human while on earth?
• Was Jesus 100 deity while on earth?
• Here is the plan for this study
• From Eternity
• In the Old Testament
• His Humanity
• His Divinity

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From Eternity

• John 11-3 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 nothing was
  made that was made.
• John 175 And now, O Father, glorify Me together
  with Yourself, with the glory which I had with
  You before the world was.

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From Eternity

• Colossians 115-17 15 He is the image of the
  invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
  16 For by Him all things were created that are in
  heaven and that are on earth, visible and
  invisible, whether thrones or dominions or
  principalities or powers. All things were created
  through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all
  things, and in Him all things consist.

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From Eternity

• Genesis 126 Then God said, "Let Us make man in
  Our image, according to Our likeness let them
  have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the
  birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all
  the earth and over every creeping thing that
  creeps on the earth."

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In the Old Testament

• Genesis 167-14
• 11 And the Angel of the Lord said to her
  "Behold, you are with child, And you shall bear a
  son. You shall call his name Ishmael, Because the
  Lord has heard your affliction.
• Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to
  her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees for she said,
  "Have I also here seen Him who sees me?"

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In the Old Testament

• Genesis 18 1 Then the Lord appeared to him by
  the terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting
  in the tent door in the heat of the day. 2 So he
  lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men
  were standing by him and when he saw them, he
  ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed
  himself to the ground,

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In the Old Testament

• Genesis 18 13 And the Lord said to Abraham, "Why
  did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Shall I surely bear a
  child, since I am old?'
• 22 Then the men turned away from there and went
  toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the
  Lord.

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In the Old Testament

• Exodus 32-4 2 And the Angel of the Lord appeared
  to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a
  bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was
  burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed.
  3 Then Moses said, "I will now turn aside and see
  this great sight, why the bush does not burn." 4
  So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to
  look, God called to him from the midst of the
  bush and said, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here
  I am."

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In the Old Testament

• Numbers 2116-17 16 From there they went to Beer,
  which is the well where the Lord said to Moses,
  "Gather the people together, and I will give them
  water." 17 Then Israel sang this song "Spring
  up, O well! All of you sing to it--
• 1 Corinthians 104 and all drank the same
  spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual
  Rock that followed them, and that Rock was
  Christ.

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In the Old Testament

• Judges 612-14 12 And the Angel of the Lord
  appeared to him, and said to him, "The Lord is
  with you, you mighty man of valor!" 13 Gideon
  said to Him, "O my lord, if the Lord is with us,
  why then has all this happened to us? And where
  are all His miracles which our fathers told us
  about, saying, 'Did not the Lord bring us up from
  Egypt?' But now the Lord has forsaken us and
  delivered us into the hands of the Midianites."

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In the Old Testament

• Judges 622-23 22 Now Gideon perceived that He
  was the Angel of the Lord. So Gideon said, "Alas,
  O Lord God! For I have seen the Angel of the Lord
  face to face." 23 Then the Lord said to him,
  "Peace be with you do not fear, you shall not
  die."

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In the Old Testament

• Judges 133 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to
  the woman and said to her, "Indeed now, you are
  barren and have borne no children, but you shall
  conceive and bear a son.
• Judges 1321-22 21 When the Angel of the Lord
  appeared no more to Manoah and his wife, then
  Manoah knew that He was the Angel of the Lord. 22
  And Manoah said to his wife, "We shall surely
  die, because we have seen God!"

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In the Old Testament

• 1 Kings 195-7 5 Then as he lay and slept under a
  broom tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and
  said to him, "Arise and eat." 6 Then he looked,
  and there by his head was a cake baked on coals,
  and a jar of water. So he ate and drank, and lay
  down again. 7 And the angel of the Lord came back
  the second time, and touched him, and said,
  "Arise and eat, because the journey is too great
  for you."

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In the Old Testament

• Psalm 27 "I will declare the decree The Lord
  has said to Me, 'You are My Son, Today I have
  begotten You.

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In the Old Testament

• Daniel 324-25 24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar was
  astonished and he rose in haste and spoke,
  saying to his counselors, "Did we not cast three
  men bound into the midst of the fire?" They
  answered and said to the king, "True, O king." 25
  "Look!" he answered, "I see four men loose,
  walking in the midst of the fire and they are
  not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the
  Son of God."

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In the Old Testament

• Angel of the Lord
• 448 times in Old Testament
• 96 times in the New Testament
• Before Jesus' birth
• References to OT events

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Why Jesus became flesh

• Confirm promise to Abraham
• Promise to Abraham family and nation
• Also a promise to bless all nations
• This is a reference to Christ uniting Jews and
  Gentiles in one body

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Why Jesus became flesh

• Confirm promise to Abraham
• Reveal the Father John 149-11 9 Jesus said to
  him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you
  have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has
  seen the Father so how can you say, 'Show us the
  Father'? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the
  Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I
  speak to you I do not speak on My own authority
  but the Father who dwells in Me does the works.

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Why Jesus became flesh

• Confirm promise to Abraham
• Reveal the Father
• Become faithful High Priest
• Hebrews 415 For we do not have a High Priest who
  cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in
  all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

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Why Jesus became flesh

• Confirm promise to Abraham
• Reveal the Father
• Become faithful High Priest
• Put away sin Hebrews 926 He then would have
  had to suffer often since the foundation of the
  world but now, once at the end of the ages, He
  has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of
  Himself.

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Why Jesus became flesh

• Confirm promise to Abraham
• Reveal the Father
• Become faithful High Priest
• Put away sin Hebrews 928 so Christ was
  offered once to bear the sins of many. To those
  who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second
  time, apart from sin, for salvation.

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Why Jesus became flesh

• Confirm promise to Abraham
• Reveal the Father
• Become faithful High Priest
• Put away sin
• Destroy works of the devil 1 John 38 He who
  sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned
  from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of
  God was manifested, that He might destroy the
  works of the devil.

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Why Jesus became flesh

• Confirm promise to Abraham
• Reveal the Father
• Become faithful High Priest
• Put away sin
• Destroy works of the devil
• Victory over death 1 Corinthians 1556-57 56
  The sting of death is sin, and the strength of
  sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who
  gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus
  Christ.

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The HUMANITY of Jesus

• Docetism doctrine that Jesus did not come in
  the flesh
• From Greek (dokeo to seem) They claimed that
  He just seemed to be real
• They taught that Jesus possessed divinity only,
  that He did not actually become flesh.

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The HUMANITY of Jesus

• 1 John 42-3 2 By this you know the Spirit of
  God Every spirit that confesses that Jesus
  Christ has come in the flesh is of God, 3 and
  every spirit that does not confess that Jesus
  Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And
  this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you
  have heard was coming, and is now already in the
  world.

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The HUMANITY of JesusPhysically the same as we
are

• Born of a woman Genesis 315 Isaiah 714
  Matthew 116
• Galatians 44 But when the fullness of the time
  had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a
  woman, born under the law,
• Hebrews 214a Inasmuch then as the children have
  partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise
  shared in the same

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The HUMANITY of JesusPhysically the same as we
are

• Grew physically Luke 240 And the Child grew
  and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom
  and the grace of God was upon Him.
• Luke 252 And Jesus increased in wisdom and
  stature, and in favor with God and men.

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The HUMANITY of JesusPhysically the same as we
are

• Had a body of flesh and bone Luke 2439 Behold
  My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle
  Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and
  bones as you see I have."
• Hebrews 214 Inasmuch then as the children have
  partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise
  shared in the same, that through death He might
  destroy him who had the power of death, that is,
  the devil,

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The HUMANITY of JesusPhysically the same as we
are

• His veins contained blood John 1934 But one of
  the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and
  immediately blood and water came out.
• He hungered Matthew 42 And when He had fasted
  forty days and forty nights, afterward He was
  hungry.
• Mark 1112 Now the next day, when they had come
  out from Bethany, He was hungry.

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The HUMANITY of JesusPhysically the same as we
are

• He thirsted Psalm 6921 They also gave me gall
  for my food, And for my thirst they gave me
  vinegar to drink.
• John 47-8 7 A woman of 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.

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The HUMANITY of JesusPhysically the same as we
are

• He got tired and slept Matthew 824 And
  suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so
  that the boat was covered with the waves. But He
  was asleep.
• John 46 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus
  therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat
  thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

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The HUMANITY of JesusPhysically the same as we
are

• He died
• Matthew 2750 Mark 1537 Luke 2346 John 1930
• 1 Peter 318 For Christ also suffered once for
  sins, the just for the unjust, that He might
  bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh
  but made alive by the Spirit,

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The HUMANITY of JesusPhysically the same as we
are

• He died
• Hebrews 29 But we see Jesus, who was made a
  little lower than the angels, for the suffering
  of death crowned with glory and honor, that He,
  by the grace of God, might taste death for
  everyone.

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The HUMANITY of JesusEmotions were the same

• He rejoiced
• Luke 1021 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the
  Spirit and said, "I thank You, Father, Lord of
  heaven and earth, that You have hidden these
  things from the wise and prudent and revealed
  them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed
  good in Your sight.

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The HUMANITY of JesusEmotions were the same

• He got angry
• Matthew 2112 drove out money changers
• Mark 35 And when He had looked around at them
  with anger, being grieved by the hardness of
  their hearts, He said to the man, "Stretch out
  your hand." And he stretched it out, and his hand
  was restored as whole as the other.

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The HUMANITY of JesusEmotions were the same

• He suffered anguish
• Matthew 2637-38 37 And He took with Him Peter
  and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be
  sorrowful and deeply distressed. 38 Then He said
  to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even
  to death. Stay here and watch with Me."
• Acquainted with grief Isaiah 533
• Forsaken, betrayed, deserted, alone

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The HUMANITY of JesusEmotions were the same

• He felt compassion
• Mark 634 And Jesus, when He came out, saw a
  great multitude and was moved with compassion for
  them, because they were like sheep not having a
  shepherd. So He began to teach them many things.
• Mark 82 "I have compassion on the multitude,
  because they have now continued with Me three
  days and have nothing to eat.

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The HUMANITY of JesusEmotions were the same

• He wept
• John 1135 Jesus wept
• Luke 1941- 42 41 Now as He drew near, He saw the
  city and wept over it, 42 saying, "If you had
  known, even you, especially in this your day, the
  things that make for your peace! But now they are
  hidden from your eyes.

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The HUMANITY of JesusSame temptations

• Hebrews 415 For we do not have a High Priest who
  cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in
  all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
• Matthew 41 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit
  into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

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The HUMANITY of JesusSame temptations

• Hebrews 217-18 17 Therefore, in all things He
  had to be made like His brethren, that He might
  be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things
  pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the
  sins of the people. 18 For in that He Himself has
  suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those
  who are tempted.

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The HUMANITY of JesusNormal life of His time

• A son learned the trade of his father
• Matthew 1355-56 55 Is this not the carpenter's
  son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His
  brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? 56 And
  His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then
  did this Man get all these things?"
• Grew up in carpenter shop
• Grew up with brothers and sisters
• Grew up in a family (home)

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The DIVINITY of Jesus

• Was Jesus God, an angel, or just a man?
• The divinity of Jesus is one point on which we
  can not disagree.
• If you are a Christian, you believe that Jesus in
  the Son of God.
• Who did Jesus claim to be?
• Many accept Jesus as a master teacher, wonderful,
  caring person
• But deny that He is God.

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The DIVINITY of Jesus

• What did the Father say about Him?
• Matthew 122-23 22 So all this was done that it
  might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord
  through the prophet, saying 23 "Behold, the
  virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and
  they shall call His name Immanuel," which is
  translated, "God with us."

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The DIVINITY of Jesus

• What did the Father say about Him?
• Hebrews 17-8 7 And of the angels He says "Who
  makes His angels spirits And His ministers a
  flame of fire." 8 But to the Son He says "Your
  throne, O God, is forever and ever A scepter of
  righteousness is the scepter of Your Kingdom.

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The DIVINITY of Jesus

• What did the Father say about Him?
• Isaiah 96 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a
  Son is given And the government will be upon His
  shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful,
  Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince
  of Peace.

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The DIVINITY of Jesus

• What Jesus said about himself
• John 856-58 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to
  see My day, and he saw it and was glad." 57 Then
  the Jews said to Him, "You are not yet fifty
  years old, and have You seen Abraham?" 58 Jesus
  said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you,
  before Abraham was, I AM."
• See also Exodus 314 - I AM

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The DIVINITY of Jesus

• What Jesus said about himself
• John 1031-33 31 Then the Jews took up stones
  again to stone Him. 32 Jesus answered them, "Many
  good works I have shown you from My Father. For
  which of those works do you stone Me?" 33 The
  Jews answered Him, saying, "For a good work we do
  not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because
  You, being a Man, make Yourself God."

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The DIVINITY of Jesus

• What Jesus said about himself
• John 147-9 7 "If you had known Me, you would
  have known My Father also and from now on you
  know Him and have seen Him." 8 Philip said to
  Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is
  sufficient for us." 9 Jesus said to him, "Have I
  been with you so long, and yet you have not known
  Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the
  Father so how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?

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The DIVINITY of Jesus

• What OTHERS said about Jesus
• John the Baptizer John 129 The next day John saw
  Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The
  Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
• Peter Matthew 1616 Simon Peter answered and
  said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living
  God."
• Roman soldier at cross
• Ethiopian treasurer Acts 8

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The DIVINITY of Jesus

• What OTHERS said about Jesus
• Roman soldier at cross Mark 1539 So when the
  centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He
  cried out like this and breathed His last, he
  said, "Truly this Man was the Son of God!"
• Ethiopian treasurer Acts 837 Then Philip said,
  "If you believe with all your heart, you may."
  And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus
  Christ is the Son of God."

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