Was Christ Jesus A Human Being?
Was Christ Jesus a Human Being?
Was Christ Jesus a Human Being?
Here are some of the scriptural proofs concerning Christs true humanity. (I quote them to show the scriptures declare Christ to be an actual human being and not merely some phantom appearing in the form of man.) Again let me stress, if we reject that God became human we are rejecting the gospel; indeed, we have no gospel. It was a man who died for us, a sinless man who was also God. Lets see what Dr. Luke has to say on the subject of the true and genuine humanity of the Lord Jesus.
Luke 2:40: And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
Luke 2:52: And the child increased in wisdom and stature.
In both these scriptures, Christ Jesus is plainly called a child, indeed a child who was both growing and increasing. This is a testimony that He was human for, as you know, God does not grow or increase in wisdom---humans do! The cults point to these scriptures in an attempt to prove Christ was not God saying, See, here it makes it clear, Jesus cant be God because he is said to grow and increase. But these verses have nothing to do with his Deity they are, rather, verses to establish His indisputable humanity.
Furthermore, it is essential for us to realize that Jesus was a real and genuine human being. He went through all stages of development that children go through. He had to be fed and toilet trained. Someone had to teach Him how to read. And just like any normal child He would have eventually played with the other children in his street. He would have run errands for His parents and have had household chores to complete. At some stage of His life, He would have become aware of the opposite sex, though, we are not given any details of this. But this we know, He was a genuine human who was tempted in all points as we are, yet without sin (Hebrews 4:15).
If this offends us, its because we do not believe that Jesus was genuinely human. I remember one young preacher being disgusted with an older preacher who had said that, just like everyone else, Jesus had to use the bathroom. Perhaps we are like that young minister and still have a sanitized picture of Jesus. Our Jesus, perhaps only looked human, but, in reality, He floated through His life immune to the feelings and bombardments which impact human beings every day. If this is what we think, we have not yet grasped that He was an actual human being. However, just as it is heresy to deny His Deity so it is equally heresy to deny His true humanity. In fact, the humanity of Christ is one of the great pillars of our gospel faith. As J.C. Ryle says,
One thing, however, is perfectly clear, and we shall do well to lay firm hold upon it. Our Lord partook of everything that belongs to mans nature, sin only excepted. As man He was born an infant. As man He grew from infancy to boyhood. As man He yearly increased in bodily strength and mental power, during His passage from boyhood to full age. Of all the sinless conditions of mans body, its first feebleness, its after growth, its regular progress to maturity, He was in the fullest sense a partaker. We must rest satisfied with knowing this. To pry beyond is useless. To know this clearly is of much importance. An absence of settled knowledge of it has led to many wild heresies.
J.C. Ryle: Commentary on Luke 2:40.
He was a genuine human! Have you ever noticed in Matthew 4:2 how we read of Christ being hungry? This was a genuine hunger that gripped his body. He was famished! Does this mean He was not God? Not at all, it clearly demonstrates, once more, that He was human. Remember, He is fully man yet fully God. As Isaac Watts wrote,
Hosanna to the royal Son
Of Davids ancient line!
His natures two, his person one,
Mysterious and divine.
And thats the Gospel Truth
Miles McKee
This is an excerpt from Whats All this Nonsense about Jesus Being God? by
D G Miles McKee
Miles@thegracechurch.ie
by: Miles McKee
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