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Jesus' Divinity (1 of 4)
Series: The Incarnation
Marion Clark
John 1:1-14
Introduction
Christmas is promoted as the most wondrous time of the year. Santa Claus is a wonder for children, and stories, both old and new, are told once more of miracles that take place for those who believe.
For these four messages we will explore the greatest wonder, not only of Christmas, but of all events that have ever taken place in the history of this world. No story of magic comes near to being as fantastic as the story we will explore; no magical or mythical figure compares in being mysterious and wondrous with the hero of our story. The most magical story of all is the incarnation of Jesus Christ.
The incarnation is the story of the Son of God becoming man. The divine taking on human flesh. Just the thought of it makes one pause.
Our God contracted to a span;
Incomprehensibly made man.
Charles Wesley was right; it is incomprehensible. Why then devote four sermons to the subject? Am I attempting what ought not to be done? As Michael Card writes:
No fiction as fantastic and wild,
a mother made by her own Child.
The hopeless Babe who cried
was God Incarnate and man deified.
That is the mystery,
more than you can see.
Give up on your pondering
and fall down on your knees! (''The Mystery,'' from The Final Word)
Be sure that I have no intention of delving into areas too deep for us. All I intend to do is to help us see how deep the ocean of profound mystery really is, how grand the mountain of wonder. What I hope is for us all in the end to fall down on our knees in awe.
I've broken the messages into the following. The first two messages explore the most inscrutable aspect of the incarnation - what does it mean for Jesus to be God-man, to be divine and human? In this message we will focus on his divine nature. In the next, we will examine his human nature. The second set of messages look at the purpose of the incarnation. The incarnation is a ...
Series: The Incarnation
Marion Clark
John 1:1-14
Introduction
Christmas is promoted as the most wondrous time of the year. Santa Claus is a wonder for children, and stories, both old and new, are told once more of miracles that take place for those who believe.
For these four messages we will explore the greatest wonder, not only of Christmas, but of all events that have ever taken place in the history of this world. No story of magic comes near to being as fantastic as the story we will explore; no magical or mythical figure compares in being mysterious and wondrous with the hero of our story. The most magical story of all is the incarnation of Jesus Christ.
The incarnation is the story of the Son of God becoming man. The divine taking on human flesh. Just the thought of it makes one pause.
Our God contracted to a span;
Incomprehensibly made man.
Charles Wesley was right; it is incomprehensible. Why then devote four sermons to the subject? Am I attempting what ought not to be done? As Michael Card writes:
No fiction as fantastic and wild,
a mother made by her own Child.
The hopeless Babe who cried
was God Incarnate and man deified.
That is the mystery,
more than you can see.
Give up on your pondering
and fall down on your knees! (''The Mystery,'' from The Final Word)
Be sure that I have no intention of delving into areas too deep for us. All I intend to do is to help us see how deep the ocean of profound mystery really is, how grand the mountain of wonder. What I hope is for us all in the end to fall down on our knees in awe.
I've broken the messages into the following. The first two messages explore the most inscrutable aspect of the incarnation - what does it mean for Jesus to be God-man, to be divine and human? In this message we will focus on his divine nature. In the next, we will examine his human nature. The second set of messages look at the purpose of the incarnation. The incarnation is a ...
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