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THE INCOMPARABLE CHRIST. “…He who was revealed in the flesh, Was vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory” (I Timothy 3:16). Someone wrote of Him:.
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THE INCOMPARABLE CHRIST “…He who was revealed in the flesh, Was vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory” (I Timothy 3:16).
Someone wrote of Him: • He came from the bosom of the Father to the bosom of a woman. He became the Son of man that we might become the sons of God. He put on humanity that we might put on divinity. He came from heaven to earth that we might to from earth to heaven. • He left the region where rivers never freeze, destructive winds never blow, frost never bites, flowers never fade; where there are no undertakers, no doctors are needed, because no one is every sick; where graveyards never haunt, death never comes and where there are no funerals.
He was born contrary to the laws of nature, lived in poverty and was reared in obscurity; only once did he ever cross the boundaries of his own little country; he had no wealth nor influence. • In infancy he startled a king; in boyhood he puzzled religious leaders; in manhood he ruled the course of nature. • He healed the multitudes without medicine, and made no charge for his services. He never wrote a book, yet all the libraries of the world could not contain all the books that could be written about Him. • He never founded a college, yet all the schools of earth have not equaled the number of his students.
He never marshaled an army, never drafted a soldier, yet no leader has had the volunteers he has had, not led as many rebels to surrender. • He was rich, but for our sakes he became poor that we might become rich. He slept in another’s manger; he rode on another’s foal; he was buried in another’s bomb. • Herod could not kill him; Satan could not seduce Him. His enemies could not defeat him; death could not destroy him and the grave could not hold him. He lives never to die again. He is the incomparable Christ.
ICHTHUS I –Ieesous– Jesus X – Kristos – Christ Th – Theos – God’s U – uios – Son S – soteros – Savior His identity – Jesus – Joshua – “God saves” – Matt. 1:21-23 Christ – Messiah – Anointed one – John 1:20-25 God’s Son – Phil 2:5-8; Isa. 9:6; John 1:1-4 Savior – John 6:38ff; Romans 5:6-11
The Historical Jesus • From The Man of Galilee • Did Matthew, Mark, Luke and John invent Jesus? • No dramatist can draw taller men than themselves. • Is Jesus an ideal Jew of the time of Tiberius? • Is Jesus just a myth? • Jesus and Hebrew Human nature.
The Methods of the Master • His method of thought differences Him from men. • “Never man spoke like this man”. • Method of dealing with sin is unique. • Never man planned like this man. • Jesus took the way of perishing to live forever. • No one ever understood mankind like Jesus. • Powerful example – years of teaching – opposition by enemies. • The Son of the Living God.
