A Reason
John’s gospel records these words,
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was with God in the beginning.
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
In him was life, and that life was the light of men....
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. " John 1:1-4,14.
The writer of Hebrews states,
“The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.” Hebrews 1:3.
Many non-Christians ask the question if God is all powerful and all knowing why would he even bother entering the world He created?
I think the simple answer is to show mortal man that He fully understands the human condition.
Jesus while on this earth functioned as a normal man. He knew what it was like to feel the mundane things of this life. The sun on your face. The smell of dust after a rain. The radiant smell of flowers. The smell of cattle.
Jesus knew what it was like to have a loving mother and father.
Jesus knew what it was like to play as a child. To have friends and enemies.
Jesus also knew what it was like to be wrongfully convicted of a crime, to be beaten and put to death.
In his short thirty-three years on this earth Jesus experienced all that there was to experience about being human. The good and the bad.
Charles H. Spurgeon said,
“A Jesus who never wept could never wipe away my tears.” Charles H. Spurgeon.
When we stand before God we can never say “you are almighty and do not know what it is to be human.” because he does.
Not only that in dying for us he showed in human terms how far he would go to point us to heaven.
Billy Graham the American Evangelist said,
“God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.'” Billy Graham.
Jesus speaking of himself said,
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son". John 3:16-18.
If this statement is false there is nothing to fear. If it is true. At the very least there is a lot to consider.
Please think about it.
John’s gospel records these words,
“Jesus wept.”
John 11:35.
Christians believe Jesus is God incarnate. God in the flesh. The apostle John states,"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was with God in the beginning.
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
In him was life, and that life was the light of men....
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. " John 1:1-4,14.
The writer of Hebrews states,
“The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.” Hebrews 1:3.
Many non-Christians ask the question if God is all powerful and all knowing why would he even bother entering the world He created?
I think the simple answer is to show mortal man that He fully understands the human condition.
Jesus while on this earth functioned as a normal man. He knew what it was like to feel the mundane things of this life. The sun on your face. The smell of dust after a rain. The radiant smell of flowers. The smell of cattle.
Jesus knew what it was like to have a loving mother and father.
Jesus knew what it was like to play as a child. To have friends and enemies.
Jesus also knew what it was like to be wrongfully convicted of a crime, to be beaten and put to death.
In his short thirty-three years on this earth Jesus experienced all that there was to experience about being human. The good and the bad.
Charles H. Spurgeon said,
“A Jesus who never wept could never wipe away my tears.” Charles H. Spurgeon.
When we stand before God we can never say “you are almighty and do not know what it is to be human.” because he does.
Not only that in dying for us he showed in human terms how far he would go to point us to heaven.
Billy Graham the American Evangelist said,
“God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.'” Billy Graham.
Jesus speaking of himself said,
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son". John 3:16-18.
If this statement is false there is nothing to fear. If it is true. At the very least there is a lot to consider.
Please think about it.
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