Human Jesus

Human Jesus

by | Feb 29, 2020 | Simple Bible Truth

Human Jesus

The Human Messiah Jesus

When did  the human Jesus begin being human?  The big political question today is the same,  when does life start, in the womb or after birth?  I find it very interesting that you NEVER hear people debating whether life starts before the womb!

Some people claim that Jesus is the human Messiah and yet believe that he pre-existed in some way, other than just in the mind of God, as the word of God, or as God’s plan as He prophesied in Genesis when He was handing out the curses.

Genesis 3:15 Prophecy

“Her seed (meaning a physical descendant of Eve); shall bruise Satan on the head, and Satan shall bruise him on the heel.”  God’s first prophecy about the coming Messiah came right after Adam and Eve sinned.  He already had a plan for restoration.

When Jesus died it fulfilled the prophecy that he would “bruise his heal” on Satan.  But believers look forward to the day when the rest of the prophecy is fulfilled and Jesus “bruises Satan’s head.”  Then lies and death cease and God’s victory is final.

Pre-existence is Non Sequitur

I learned a new word not long ago, “non sequitur.”  It means, “a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous statement.”  That is exactly what this statement, that Jesus is human and also existed before he existed, sounds to be.  It is non sequitur.

No HUMAN can exist before he comes into existence.

This thinking is not logical, nor is it biblical.  People don’t exist before they exist.  This would make them non-human!

Test What You Hear

1 John 4:1-3 tells us to test the spirits to see whether they are from God,  Why should we test the spirits?  John gives the answer, because many false prophets are in the world.  He then  tells us how we to know who is speaking truth and who is false and not to be trusted.  

By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ came in the flesh is from God (every preacher and teacher that acknowledge that Jesus was human and had his beginning in the womb of Mary);  and every spirit that does not confess Jesus (confess that he is human) is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist.

(“Confessing Jesus” means to confess WHO Jesus really is… a human being – that he “came in the flesh”)

Jesus’ Human Ancestry 

The Gospels show us Jesus’ genealogy and list his relatives.  Luke 3:38 follows his lineage back the to “the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.”

The Bible says that Jesus is the second Adam, and we know that Adam did not exist before he existed.  God miraculously created him from dirt on the sixth day of creation.  Likewise, Jesus did not exist before he existed, but had his beginning when God miraculously created him from Mary’s egg in her womb.  Both Adam and Jesus were human like all other humans, only they had a miraculous beginning.  God created them in a unique way and they were unique human beings.

The Human Jesus Was Empowered and Elevated By God

Act 2:22-24 says, “Men of Israel, (or all people at all times since ALL Scripture is to be used for everyone, 2 Timothy 3:16) listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know—  this man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put him to death.  But God raised him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for him to be held in its power.”

God empowered the man Jesus to perform miracles, wonders and signs.  It clearly says that God performed these miracles through Jesus, not Jesus in and of himself.  God also raised Jesus from the dead and exalted him over all other created beings (Hebrews 2:7-8).

Descendant of King David

Acts 2:29-36 gives us clear insight as to who Jesus was.

It testifies that David both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day (he’s not in heaven, but in his grave).  David was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne.   He looked to the future and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he was neither left in hades (the grave,) nor did his body decay.

There were many witneses to the fact that God raised Jesus from the dead.  If the Father hadn’t raised Jesus from the dead, he would still be dead and in his tomb today.

Jesus was exalted to the right hand of God and received from the Father the promise of the holy spirit.  God exalted Jesus, and received the holy spirit from the Father.

Therefore,it should be obvious that God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ (Messiah).

Jesus, A Human Being is at the Right Hand of God

The resurrected Jesus, a man whom God anointed and exalted. sat down at the Father’s right hand.  Can you imagine, a human being is in heaven right now seated at God’s right hand?! 

This is amazing!  Jesus was the first human to be resurrected and given immortality.  Jesus was the firstborn among many brethren (Romans 8:29) and was the “first fruits.”  That means we too can be assured of resurrection to immortality.  Mortal humans, the faithful believers, will put on immortality at the last trumpet, “the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.”  (1 Corinthians 15:20-23, 52-54)  Come Lord Jesus!

Christmas

Christmas

by | Dec 23, 2019 | Bible, Simple Bible Truth

Christmas

Jesus, created by a Miracle of God, or Incarnation?

Christmas should be a reminder of Jesus’ humanity, and not some incarnation of God becoming man.  Jesus was miraculously conceived in his mother, just like Adam was miraculously made from dirt.  Both Adam and Jesus were called “sons of God,” and both were unique human beings miraculously created by God. (Luke 1:32; Luke 3:38)

Most of professing Christianity sounds ludicrous!  God did not become a baby, nor did Mary change God’s diapers; in fact, they didn’t even have diapers back then!  How can people believe that God, or a part of God, actually grew in Mary for nine months?  That sounds more like a Greek myth rather than a teaching from the Bible.  Seek God’s simple Bible truth.  It really is quite simple.

If to Celebrate Christmas, it Should Celebrate Jesus’ Humanity

In Luke 1:31-33 it says that an angel told Mary, “you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, (MIRACLE) and you shall name Him Jesus. (Mary would conceive a child in her womb, not have a child put into her womb.)  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.”

Jesus was human and he had human ancestors through his mother Mary.  Romans 1:3 says that (Jesus was a) son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh.

Mary asked the angel in verse 34, “How can this be, since I am a virgin? (It could be ONLY because it was a MIRACLE!)  Again, we see that Jesus’ conception was a miracle.  

Luke 41-45 say that Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.  And she cried out with a loud voice (in her own language, not in some unknown tongue) and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!  And how has it happened to me, that the mother of my Lord would come to me?  For behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy.  And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord.”

As Elizabeth stated, Mary was blessed because she chose to believe what the angel said.  Mary believed that God could and would do a miracle, even though it was physically impossible under her circumstances.

Giving Birth to Sons

Then in Luke 1:57, it tells us that the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son.

Luke 2:6-7 says in the same way, that while they were there, the days were completed for her (Mary) to give birth.  And she gave birth to her firstborn son.  Jesus’ birth was no different than the birth of John’s.   Both ladies gave birth to baby boys.

Elizabeth and Mary both gave birth to babies that were miraculously conceived, Mary’s conception was just a bit more miraculous.  They both had babies growing in their uteruses for nine months and then when the babies were done growing inside and it was time for them to come out, the mothers gave birth to human sons.

Baby Jesus

Jesus was a real baby, and I am sure he did baby things and acted like babies act.  Luke 2:40 & 52 tells us that, “Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.”  Jesus gained wisdom and knowledge as he grew.  He did not have it magically put into his brain.  He spent time in the Scriptures and talked about them with the rabbis (Luke 2:46-47).  God gave him wisdom and understanding as he faithfully did these things.

“Christmas” Miracle

So, why is this miracle not the center point of celebrating the birth of Jesus, that is if someone desires to celebrate that he was born?  Why do many Christians celebrate his birth, but not the miracle of his conception and the unique human being that God created in Mary, even when they know this fact? 

Most of the world celebrates Christmas and proclaims the birth of Jesus (and if you dig a little deeper you would see that it is not his birth, but the incarnation of God becoming a man that is really celebrated.)

People put up decorations in their homes and yard, stores and churches make elaborate decorations announcing the holiday.  Christmas is all over the television; and radio stations play Christmas music non-stop.  This goes on every year for a month or more. 

Christmas:  Tradition or Biblical?

Unfortunately, Christmas was never commanded, or even suggested in Scripture.  Jesus did not tell his disciples to commemorate his birth.  If Christians were so diligent in doing what he did command for a month out of every year, the nations would have heard the message of the kingdom long ago!

Can you imagine if Christians, for a month straight every year, advertised and promoted the miraculous conception and birth of a human messiah and the coming kingdom of God that he preached and promoted throughout his whole ministry, and even the forty days after his resurrection?! 

Even the angel focused on these things when he announced to Mary what her son would do.

“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.” (Luke 1:32-33).

Please consider these things prayerfully.  Do research.  Seek truth.  Love God, and obey Jesus and follow his example and commands.  If you believe in the human messiah Jesus, shine the true Light at this time as many people celebrate. They are already talking about Jesus.  Use this opportunity to share the human baby that grew into a man, that was anointed by God, and that will be coming again in the clouds and with great glory to inaugurate God’s kingdom rule over all the Earth.

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