It is not uncommon to hear this greeting upon calling the congregation to order today.
“Welcome to our church this morning! Where we worship our lord and savior Jesus Christ, Although Jesus was God, he took on the form of man, so that he could die for our sins, so that we might be saved.” If you heard this, you might not think anything about it,
But , I’d like you to take a moment to think about what you just heard, and if that is the message given us in the bible.
First, we go to the Gospels. There are four gospels in our Bibles, and only two, Matthew and Luke, provide us any detail of the “Nativity scene” that is always portrayed in children’s Christmas programs. Listen to the actual verses and what they are telling us:
Mt: 1:20: But while he (Joseph) thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived (gennao) in her is of the Holy Ghost.
21: And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
The Holy Spirit, which is the same thing as “The Spirit of God” in the Old Testament, is the mind and energy behind the works and word of God. Simply speaking, the Spirit is God’s power. This power caused Mary to miraculously conceive in her womb, a baby. Conceive, or in Greek, gennao, means to be begotten – come into existence. Jesus was brought into existence by God through God’s Spirit. If Jesus was brought into existence at the moment of conception, he was clearly not existing prior to being ‘begotten.’ The Scriptures are very clear on this that Jesus is the only begotten Son of God and clearly presents the facts of exactly when he was begotten and how he was begotten and by whom he was begotten. There is no mystery in this. The gospel lays it all out for us, clearly, simply, concisely in both Matthew and Luke.
Luke gives us further detail on this matter:
Lk: 1:34: Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35: And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
For that reason, or because of Jesus’ supernatural birth [by] the divine intervention of the Almighty God; created Jesus in the womb of Mary, and because of this, his title would be “Son of God.”
Just as God created man (Adam, the first man) in Genesis 1-2, God created Jesus in the womb of a virgin Mary, and Jesus would later also be called the “last Adam.” (I Corinthians 15:45). Look at I Corinthians 15:20-23 and Romans 5:10-15 to explain further the importance of ‘the one man Jesus Christ’ who was a type of Adam (uniquely created by God). Adam brought sin and death into the world, but Jesus, through his obedience to God to the point of death, brought grace and eternal life.
When we celebrate the birth of Jesus, we are not celebrating the falsehood that is so prevalent today: “that God came down to earth in the form of a baby!” This is not found anywhere in Scripture. Jesus humbled himself, yes! But, if you read the context of this ‘humbling’, found in Philippians 2 (which is where most people substantiate this claim), it is all about the fact that Jesus was obedient to God to the point of his dying on the cross, and because of this reason, God highly exalted Jesus and gave him every authority, power, dominion, and name possible to bestow upon him! Although Jesus was born to be the King of all nations, he didn’t behave pompously and arrogantly, demanding to be served. Instead, he behaved humbly and obeyed God in every possible way, costing him his life. Jesus was then rewarded with a resurrection from the dead and eternal life,
I am not saying Jesus was born a common man, because the description of his birth tells us plainly he was not.
And the message Jesus brought within the doctrine of God, tells us we cannot remain a common man and ever enter God’s kingdom. We must become the uncommon man at birth Just like Jesus did, we must be reborn/ born again. we too, will be rewarded with a resurrection from the dead, and the gift of eternal life. If we go humbly before God the creator, and repent, and stay faithful until our end upon this earth.
If you humble yourself before God, you might be surprised what God can do through you.
May God the Father of Jesus bless you.
8 comments:
Laymond; this is a good attempt to explain the gospel, but that is just not true.
If you would know the author of the Scripture, then perhaps you would also understand His Word and interpret it rightly.
Regards
Paul
Paul, can you point out (in scripture) what parts are not true?
Laymond;
Every part of the Scripture is true, but how you interpret the Scripture certainly is not true.
If the foundation which you have laid is wrong, then everything which you build upon it will also be wrong.
The foundation is Christ Jesus, but you are building upon another person (deity), therefore you preach a false gospel.
You think that Jesus Christ is a lord just like any other lord, but you greatly err, not understanding the Scripture.
Jesus Christ is the LORD---GOD the ALMIGHTY!
Lord means GOD.
And Jesus is the Lord of lords, the King of kings.
But what troubles me mostly is that Jesus is not your Lord or your God and for this reason your preaching will never be any good or profitable for the hearers.
The Holy Spirit is not some kind of a vague force, the Holy Spirit is the Lord Jesus (2 Cor. 3:17).
You are doing a great job by refuting the Trinity, but you do not point to Jesus in this, therefore the gospel is not preached either.
The doctrine of God is the most important doctrine, even more than the Trinity.
Paul
Jhn 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
Paul, if Jesus is God who was this lamb of God?
Laymond;
In the Old Testament the high priest had to sacrifice every year an unblemished lamb for the sins of the people.
In the New Testament, God who is Spirit (John 4:24) prepared for Himself a body (Jesus). He became a man to sacrifice Himself once and for all in the place of the unblemished sacrificial lamb for the sins of the world.
We both know that Jesus is not an animal; therefore it only speaks 'in type of'.
Paul, Who is Jesus' God?
Mat 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
If your belief is true that Jesus is "GOD" who was Jesus talking to?
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