Who Was Crucified Philippians 2:5-8; Acts 20:28

Because there are many scripture references that are not read in the sermon, I have included the notes.

Who Was Crucified       Philippians2:5-8; Acts20:28

Today, a little over a week before the date we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, let us consider an aspect of the miracle that took place in Bethlehem that made possible our salvation. God took on the form of man to accomplish what could be accomplished by no other means.

 

GOD IS:

• Holy Habakkuk 1:13a; Psalm 5:4; 1John 1:5-6
• Invisible Colossians 1:15;John1:18;4:24
• All Powerful / All Knowing / Ever Present
• Eternal Genesis 1:1; Hebrews 7:3
• Sovereign Isaiah46:9; Romans11:34
• Worthy Of Worship Matthew4:10

JESUS IS MAN (FULLY)

• Born Of Woman – Particularly A Virgin
  • Seed of woman Genesis 3:15
  • Uniting God And Humanity
  • To be born without sin
    • Humanity inherits sin nature from first father, Adam >>> Christ did not descend from Adam  Luke1:35
  • Human Frailties
    • Born >>> grew >>> increased in wisdom (Luke2:40)
    • Hunger / thirst / physical weakness / lost human life
    • Mind >>> obeyed parents / increased in wisdom / things he did not know “of that day…not even the son…” Mark 13:32
    • Emotions >>> sorrow / wept / marveled (at faith)
    • People saw his humanity
  • Yet Without Sin Hebrews 4:15
    • Always did what pleased Father John8:29
    • Yet, he knew temptation [Winning weight lifter knows the weight better than those who tried and failed]
  • Showed Obedience / Example
  • Perfect Substitute / Perfect Mediator
  • Sympathetic High Priest >>> Human For Ever

JESUS IS GOD (FULLY)

• “God (Theos)” Is Used Speaking Of Jesus Christ John1:1,18; Romans9:5; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 1:8;   2Peter1:1; Isaiah9:6
• “Lord (Kyrios)” Is Used Speaking Of Christ Jesus Luke2:11,18; 1:43; Matthew22:4; 1 Corinthians8:6
• Jesus’ Claim To Deity John8:57-58 - Before Abraham…/ John3:16,36; 20:31 - Gives eternal life / John3:17; 5:23; 10:36 - Existed before he came into the world / Hebrews1:2 – Creator and heir of world / Heb.1:3 – Exact duplicate of the nature/essence (hupostasis) of God … his power upholds the universe
  • Omnipotent >>> calms storms / multiplies food to feed thousands / turns water into wine
  • Omniscient >>> Nathaniel under fig tree / Knew what was in men’s hearts / Knew who would betray
  • Omnipresent >>> not between manger and cross >>> However: Promised “there am I” Matthew 18:20; “I am with you always…”  28:20
  • Immortal >>> “I will raise it (temple/his body) up again” John2:19; I lay down my life… no one takes it” John10:17-18
  • Worthy of worship >>> Philippians 2:9; Hebrews 1:6
  • Sovereign >>> “I say unto you” vs “Thus sayeth the Lord”; Reveals the Father to whomever he chooses Matthew 11:27; All authority/ power in heaven and earth  Matthew 28:18
• So Jesus Christ Could Bear The Sin Of Man
• To Save Man “Salvation is from the Lord” Jonah 2:9
• To Be Mediator 1Timothy 2:5

TO SHOW THE AMAZING LENGTH TO WHICH GOD WENT TO PROVIDE FOR YOUR SALVATION

• Invisible God Became Visible [Even grotesquely so]
• Who Is Not Flesh And Blood Sacrifice Blood That Was His
• Who Cannot Sin, Became Sin >>> So That We Might Become The Righteousness Of God  2Corinthians 5:21

This and more about the deity and humanity of Christ can be found in Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem   Zondervan press