The Incarnation of Christ is a critical subject for us to understand. Though this falls into the category of understanding what is ultimately incomprehensible, the Bible does overwhelmingly and consistently teach the Trinity of God and the incarnation of the Son of God and the man Jesus. In an attempt to be understandable, the risk is present to confuse or mislead. But this dynamic does not excuse us as Bible interpreters from exploring this mysterious relationship between the human (the carnal) and the divine (the Son of God) who "Tabernacled" together in order that the designs of the latter might be accomplished and the weaknesses of the former might be overcome.
The message of how God demonstrated His justice and His love are at the center of the study. And, the result of our discovery ignites our desire and ability to broadcast the message of the Gospel clearly to those for whom Christ died. May we never take the broad way of safety in cloudy and over simplistic definitions of the nature of Jesus the Christ. Come with us today as we take the less traveled road of understanding the uniqueness and magnificence of our Lord.
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December 18, 2011 | John Bayles | Go Into All the World: The Tabernacle of God and Man (1 John 1:1-14)
The simplicity of this sermon is refreshing. I have struggled with understanding the relationship of the Son of God and the man Jesus. This sermon helped me today. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you for not taking the easy road on a complicated subject. I hope a lot of people listen to this sermon. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOver the years I have known not only cultists like the Jehovah's Witnesses (who have no concept of the Incarnation of the Lord), but surprisingly people who have been Christians for many years who do not understand or see the importance of this doctrine. My hope in this sermon was to give a simple, yet accurate definition of the Incarnation while linking the nature of the Lord to His success as our Messiah and sacrificial Lamb. From this point He has authorized us to carry the message of both His nature and His mission to the ends of the world.
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