Grow In Grace
JESUS CHRIST—TRUE GOD AND TRUE MAN Jesus Christ, the Savior, has come.
Luke 2:11 “Today in the town of David, a Savior was born for you. He is Christ the Lord.” John 4:25-26 “The woman said to him, ‘I know that Messiah is coming’ (the one called Christ). When He comes, he will explain everything to us.’ Jesus said to her, ‘I, the one speaking to you, am he.’”
For Additional Study The name Jesus means Savior. Messiah is the Hebrew word for “Anointed One.”
Mark 14:61-62 “Again the high priest asked him, ‘Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?’ ‘I am,’ Jesus said.”
Christ is the Greek word for “Anointed One.”
Luke 22:70-71 “They all (the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council) said, “Are you then the Son of God?” He (Jesus) said to them, “I am what you are saying.” Then they said, “Why do we need any more testimony? For we ourselves have heard it from his own mouth!”
Christ’s humiliation includes his conception, birth, life, and death.
Jesus is true God. Luke 1:35 “So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.” Luke 2:11 “Today in the town of David, a Savior was born for you. He is Christ the Lord.” 1 John 5:20 “We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.” John 20:28 “Thomas answered him ‘My Lord and my God!’” The Bible uses divine ________________ for Jesus. Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”
John 8:58
John 21:17 “...Lord you know all things...” Matthew 28:18 “...All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” The Bible describes Jesus as having divine ________________________.
Colossians 2:9
John 1:3 “Through him (Jesus) everything was made, and without him not one thing was made that has been made.”
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Hebrews 1:3 “He (Jesus) sustains all things by His powerful word.” Matthew 9:6 “‘But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,’ then he said to the paralyzed man, ‘Get up, take up your stretcher, and go home.’”
John 1:1-18
The Bible describes Jesus doing divine __________________________.
Matthew 3:13-17
Romans 1:1-4
Matthew 8:23-27 John 5:23 “so that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.” Hebrews 1:6 “And again, when he brought his firstborn into the world, he said, ‘Let all God's angels worship Him.’” Philippians 2:10-11 “so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. The Bible says that Jesus is to receive divine _____________________. Jesus is true man.
Matthew 9:18-26
Romans 9:5 points out that Jesus is both God and man: “Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them, according to the flesh, came the Christ, who is God over all, eternally blessed. Amen.”
1 Timothy 2:5 “For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus.” Luke 9:58 “Jesus replied, ‘Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.’” The Bible uses human _____________________ for Jesus. Luke 24:39 “Look at My hands and My feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” Mark 14:34 “...My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow, even to the point of death…” The Bible describes him as having a human ________ and ___________.
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Son of Man was the name by which Jesus most often referred to himself.
Luke 2:7 “And she gave birth to her firstborn son, wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”
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Mark 4:38 “Jesus himself was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion.” Matthew 4:2 “After he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.” John 19:28 “After this, knowing that everything had now been finished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, ‘I thirst.’” John 11:35 “Jesus wept.” Matthew 27:30 “They spit on him, took the staff, and hit him repeatedly on his head.” Luke 23:46 “Jesus cried out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!’ When he had said this, he breathed his last.” The Bible describes Jesus as having human _______________________. Jesus was just like us—with one exception. Hebrews 4:15 “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are, yet was without sin.” Jesus was truly human but had no _____________. Jesus had to be true man. Galatians 4:4-5 “But when the set time had fully come, God sent His Son to be born of a woman, so that he would be born under the law, in order to redeem those under the law, so that we would be adopted as sons.” Jesus had to be true man in order to live under _______________ like all people do. Isaiah 53:5 “But it was because of our rebellion that he was pierced. He was crushed for the guilt our sins deserved. The punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.” Jesus had to be true man in order to __________ and __________ for us. 20
Jesus’ Active Obedience included all that he actually did as he lived a perfect life for sinners. Jesus’ Passive Obedience included all that he allowed to be done to him as he gave his life for sinners.
Jesus had to be true God. Psalm 49:7-8 “But no one can by any means redeem himself. He cannot give God a ransom for himself—(Yes, the ransom for their souls is costly. Any payment would fall short.)”
For Additional Additional For Study Study “Redeem” means to “buy back.”
John 1:29 “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” Mark 10:45 “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” Jesus had to be true God so that his life and death would be a __________________ for our sins. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 “For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.” Hebrews 2:14 “Therefore, since the children share flesh and blood, he also shared the same flesh and blood, so that through death he could destroy the one who had the power of death (that is, the Devil).” Jesus had to be true God so that he could overcome ________________ and ________________________ for us. JESUS’ LIFE AND DEATH AS OUR SUBSTITUTE Romans 5:19 “... through the obedience of the one man (Jesus) the many will be made righteous.” Romans 10:4 “Christ is the end of the Law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.” Jesus’ obedience to God’s law was accepted by his Father. He was righteous, and by __________ in him, we are made ________________. 2 Corinthians 5:21 “God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” Romans 8:1 “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus...” Jesus took on our __________ and gave us __________________________. People who trust in Jesus live in a state of ___________________________ before God. 21
As True God and True Man, Jesus holds a three-fold office: High Priest, Prophet, and King Appendix 6, Page 58
The Passion History according to the Four Gospels. Matthew 26:1427:66 Mark 14:10-15:47 Luke 22:39-23:56 John 18-19 “Redeem” means to “buy back.”
1 John 2:2 “He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.”
For Additional Study
John 1:29 “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.” Whose sins were paid for by Jesus life and death?
Appendix 4: God’s Great Exchange
CHRIST’S EXALTATION Jesus descended into hell. Colossians 2:15 “After disarming the rulers and authorities, he made a public display of them, triumphing over them in Christ.” 1 Peter 3:18-20 “He (Christ) was put to death in the flesh but was made alive in spirit, in which he also went and made an announcement to the spirits in prison. Hebrews 9:27 “And, just as it is appointed for people to die only once, and after this comes the judgment...” Jesus did not descend into hell to _______________________________, but to ____________________________________________________.
Jesus rose from the dead. Matthew 28: 1-10 “After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2 Suddenly, there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, and going to the tomb, he rolled away the stone and was sitting on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. 4 The guards were so terrified of him that they shook and became like dead men. 5 The angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid! I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here. He has risen, just as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 7 Go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead! And look, he is going ahead of you to Galilee. There you will see him.’ See, I have told you!’ 8 They hurried away from the tomb, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them and said, ‘Greetings!’ They approached, took hold of his feet, and worshipped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. Go, tell my brothers that they should go to Galilee, and there they will see me.’”
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Resurrection Accounts in the Gospels Matthew 28:1-15 Mark 16:1-8 Luke 24:1-12 John 20:1-23
Romans 4:25 “(Christ) was delivered over to death for our sins, and was raised to life for our justification.” 1 Corinthians 15:20 “But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep.” John 14:19 “Because I live, you also will live.” What are the blessings of Christ’s resurrection for us?
Jesus ascended into heaven. Acts 1:3, 9-11 3 “After he had suffered, he presented himself alive to the apostles with many convincing proofs. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and told them things about the kingdom of God. 9 After he said these things, he was taken up while they were watching, and a cloud took him out of their sight. 10 They were looking intently into the sky as he went away. Suddenly, two men in white clothes stood beside them. 11 They said, ‘Men of Galilee, why are you standing here looking up into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.’” John 14:1-3 “Do not let your heart be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that you also may be where I am.” Jesus ascended into heaven because ____________________________. What comforting aspect of Jesus’ work as the ascended Lord did he share with his disciples?
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” Acts 16:31 “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved.” John 14:19 “Because I live, you also will live.” As we hear the Gospel (the good news of Jesus’ work on our behalf), we understand that ____________ is not the end for those who trust in Christ, but that they will ____________ eternally with him. 23
For Additional Study Justification is the act of being declared righteous before God. First-fruits is a term related to the harvest. The initial crop was, obviously, the first and was considered the best. This term is used in the Bible in regard to our offerings to God (the first from our income) and with regard to Jesus who was the first to physically rise from death. Because he is perfect, his is also the best of all who will rise from death to life. Luke 24:51 Ephesians 4:10
Matthew 1:21 “She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” John 14:6 “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.’” Acts 4:12 “There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people by which we must be saved.” It can be tempting to think that there are many spiritual paths, all of which lead to the same God. What is the message of the Bible?
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