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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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