Incarnation ad infinitum: He that made man was made man
Key verse(s)/quote(s):
“Infinite, and an infant.
Eternal, and yet born of a woman.
Almighty, and yet hanging on a woman’s breast.
Supporting a universe, and yet needing to be carried in a mother’s arms.
King of angels, and yet the reputed son of Joseph.
Heir of all things, and yet the carpenter’s despised son.” - Charles H. Spurgeon
“It was the only way in which He could save us. So we cannot afford to take any risks about this doctrine. We cannot afford to say, ‘It does not matter what your precise statement is.’ That is to be utterly unscriptural. We must be precise and clear and certain and definite in all our statements, otherwise, without knowing it, we may make the doctrine of our own redemption quite impossible.” - Martyn Lloyd-Jones
“who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” - Philippians 2:6 – 11
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A Muslim turned Christian: Christmas outreach testimonial
I was graciously invited to share a condensed version of my testimonial at a unique Christmas outreach hosted by Miliken Gospel Church. I always feel blessed to be able to share my salvation story and especially felt a double dose of blessing being able to share to a group of individuals whose exposure to the Gospel may be somewhat limited. The group was comprised of ethnically diverse people from places such as China, Sri Lanka, India, and Africa who had recently immigrated to Canada and were enrolled in ESL (English as a Secondary Language) classes.
Please feel free to listen and/or share the below with anyone you feel would benefit from hearing about God’s work in another person’s life.
This is me sharing about what is running through my mind…
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How is Jesus Christ both fully God and fully man?
Question:
Discuss how Jesus Christ was fully God and fully man.
Answer:
“For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.” - Colossians 2:9-10
This question is one that can be approached from several angles. By demonstrating that the Trinity indeed exists throughout Scripture or by defending the truth that Christ is indeed God and Man or by simply explaining how this mysterious understanding can manifest itself. For the sake of this question we will look at each of these elements in a concise manner.
Firstly, let us look to the direct question of Jesus being fully God and fully man. This teaching is known as the hypostatic union (comes from the Greek word hypostasis which means sediment, foundation, or substance). It states that the Word of God put on flesh and is Jesus Christ. This means that Jesus is not just man, not just God, not half man and half God but that He is fully divine and fully human. John 1:1 and 1:14 lays this out for us in a very succinct fashion:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)
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