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Tuesday, January
29, 2008
Son of
Man
Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus,
who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death,
crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste
death for every man. (KJV)
We discussed yesterday this
man named Jesus; a man spoke of and written about throughout the New Testament,
a man some claim to be God or as I have heard it referred to, the God man.
Actually we see that Jesus was ‘made’ or rather a created being; something
God surly is not and never will be let alone taking a rank lower than the
angels. So who is this Jesus of Nazareth? Knowing who he was will help you
to understand who you are and how to answer your own calling from God.
Hebrews 10:4-5 For it is not
possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. (5) Wherefore
when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou
wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: (KJV)
The fact that the fall of man
came through man it is only fitting that the price that had to be paid to
reconcile mankind was the sacrifice of a man, and that came by the obedience
and death on the cross of Jesus of Nazareth. This man was anointed with the
Holy Ghost and with power so that he could be led by the Spirit and live a
life pleasing to God.
John 8:28-29 Then said Jesus
unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I
am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I
speak these things. (29) And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath
not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. (KJV)
We see here quite plainly
Jesus referring to himself as the Son of man; a man just like you and I, being
taught of our Father how to speak and how to be an example of the believer
in doing those things that please the Father. Had he been God, then he
would not have had to be taught because he would have already known
everything. Just like when we were a child growing up in the realm of the
flesh; as newborns we had to grow, mature, and learn the language in order
to communicate. The same holds true in the spiritual realm also, as one
grows and matures they learn to speak the words of our Father and to
communicate His message more and more as they continue to grow. Jesus of
Nazareth was the first born, or should I say the first man to be born again
into the realm of the Spirit, so that he could communicate God’s message of
salvation to a lost world and lay down his life to pay the price for the
sin of mankind that had been plaguing them.
Luke 9:22-24 Saying, The Son
of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief
priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day. (23) And he
said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and
take up his cross daily, and follow me. (24) For whosoever will save his
life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same
shall save it. (KJV)
The Son of man; he too was a
partaker of flesh and blood, and took on this same nature that we have to
deal with. As a man he had to take up the cross and die to self in order
that we could live. We too have to take up our own cross on a daily basis
and die to those things which are of the flesh so that the Spirit can take
control of our body. We too need to crucify our own affections and lusts so
that we can present ourselves to God a living sacrifice and be resurrected
on a daily basis in the realm of the Spirit. Though some still claim Jesus
was God, the same God that was with him and working within him, is at work
in you also; teaching you on a daily basis how to overcome your lower
fallen nature so that you can be a partaker of His divine nature.
John 3:1-7 There was a man of
the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: (2) The same came to
Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher
come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God
be with him. (3) Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say
unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. (4)
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he
enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? (5) Jesus
answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water
and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. (6) That which
is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is
spirit. (7) Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. (KJV)
If you notice in verse 2 the
people would approach Jesus at night because of the persecution and the
fact that they didn’t want to be kicked out of the temple for associating
with this man. For those that truly follow the same example set by our Lord
they too will find that the path of life truly is narrow and straight and
few that find it. Our Lord was able to demonstrate the power of God; and
the miracles God did through Him were a result of God’s word and its
effectiveness by and through His obedience to speak and believe it. The
fact that God is no respecter of persons, Jesus of Nazareth also had to
partake of the two births; and God through His word spells out the
difference, one is of the flesh and the other is of the Spirit. The Son of
man Jesus of Nazareth was the first born into this realm of the Spirit. He
lived and demonstrated a perfect example for all of us to follow of how a
man could live by faith and overcome the fallen nature of the flesh and its
desires. Today God still uses His people to deliver a message of love through
those who are willing to follow the same example of our Lord; those who are
willing to speak His word no matter what the consequences are or whatever
popular opinion would try to dictate.
Hebrews 10:9-12 Then said he,
Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may
establish the second. (10) By the which will we are sanctified through the
offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. (11) And every priest
standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices,
which can never take away sins: (12) But this man, after he had offered one
sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; (KJV)
We have looked at Jesus the
man, the Son of man, and the ministry he fulfilled as well as the sacrifice
he gave to reconcile man with God. Though God was with this man, as He is
with all those that believe, Jesus was not God, nor did he claim to be
anymore than you or I would, rather he was the first born again man into
the realm of the Spirit to teach us how we too can operate effectively and
not be bound by the limitations of the flesh. So having spent the last
couple of days looking at that which was born of flesh let us look to that
which is born of the Spirit; or as He was also referred to as the Son of
God, Christ Jesus.
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