01/16/2025
The Fullness of Jesus Christ:
Jesus Christ is God’s perfect man, and man’s perfect God. He is in diminished deity and genuine himanity, joined in one person, forever.
‘For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.” Col 2:9 Jesus is NOT ‘all of God that a human being can contain ‘ He is NOT, ‘the most God-like man who ever lived,” He is NOT ‘the best demonstration of God that man has ever seen.” HE IS GOD ALMIGHTY IN HUMAN FLESH. He is undiminished deity!
He is not a heavenly phantom.
I John 4:2-3 …’every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of Antichrist , which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.’ He was, and is, a real flesh and blood human being. It is true that Jesus was God, but even more wonderful, that Gid became Jesus of Nazareth! When God wanted to reveal Hus Law, He did it through a man, Moses, But when God wanted to reveal His Grace He became a man, Jesus Christ.
Vitally important, for us, concerning salvation only a MAN can die for other men….only the GOD-MAN’S death could have infinite value. Only MAN could be our high priest - only the GOD-MAN could be our eternal high priest.
The bodily resurrection authenticated Christ claim. . . ‘declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead’ Rom 1:4 It assures us of our own resurrection, for Jesus declared . . ‘because I live, you shall live also’ Jn 14:19 Paul said, ‘that I may know Himand the power of His resurrection.’ Phil 3:10 The bodily resurrection assured the world of certain judgement. “Because He was appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all, by raising Him from the dead.” Acts 17:31
It is accepted by all true Christians that the Death, Burial and Resurrection of Jesus Christ are fundamental facts of the Christian faith.
Love and Prayers, Bro James
