The Word became a man and lived among us. We saw His glory—the glory that belongs to the only Son of the Father. The Word was full of grace and truth. (John 1:14, ICB)
1.
The humanity of Jesus is what makes
salvation possible
7 He gave up His place with God and made himself nothing. He was
born as a man and became
like a servant. 8 And when he was living as a man, He humbled
himself and was fully obedient to God. He obeyed
even when that caused His death—death on a cross. (Philippians 2:7-8, ICB)
2.
The humanity of Jesus also makes
God more accessible.
He was hated and rejected by
people. He had much pain and suffering. People would not even look at him. He
was hated, and we didn’t even notice him (Isaiah 53:3, ICB)
3. The humanity of Jesus allows us to approach God’s throne of grace with confidence.
15 For our high priest is able to understand our weaknesses. He was tempted
in every way that we are, but He did not sin. 16 Let us, then,
feel free to come before God’s throne. Here there is grace. And we can receive
mercy and grace to help us when we need it. (Hebrews 4:15-16, ICB)
“Jesus
did not come to change the mind of God about humanity; Jesus came to change the
mind of humanity about God.” (Richard Rohr) [i]
[i] Inspired by the sermon “360 Jesus: Human Jesus”
(installment two) Sunday March 31, 2019, Pastor Dave
Jansen, CenterPoint Gahanna Church Gahanna, OH.
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