“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.”~ 1 Tim.5
In the dual pictures above we see both the ‘Manliness’ of Jesus and the ‘Godliness’ of Jesus depicted. Some have a problem with Him being ‘All’ God and at the same time being ‘All’ Man. Paul foresaw this difficulty, no doubt, so he wrote concerning this perplexity, “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh,”~ 1 Tim. 3:16.
Sad to say, because of liberal theologians' overemphasis on Christ’s humanity , many Bible-believing teachers have gone to the opposite, in amplifying His deity at the expense of His humanity.
As part of His condescension He purposely limited Himself at times concerning His Deity. A good example, when on earth, He limited Himself in some knowledge. “But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.”~Mk. 13:32
Why am I stressing such importance of having an intimate acquaintance with the “Man Christ Jesus?” It is simple: you will never really know the God of humanity until first knowing the “Man” He became! “God was in Christ,” says Paul.
The Old Testament high priest found God after passing through the veil of the Tabernacle. The writer of Hebrews tells us we will find God when we pass through the rent veil of His flesh! “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which He hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, His flesh,”~ Heb. 19:19-20.
When Jesus died on the Cross the veil of the Temple, then standing, was rent (torn) from top to bottom showing the way to God is now opened to all.
Excuse me for closing! I feel a shouting fit coming on.
HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! Alone with just Him in the Holy of Holies!
by an Aged Saint
Dear Richard,
I found your post "The 'Man' Christ Jesus" to be edifying and challenging. What book (or books) do you recommend to study the manliness of Jesus? I don't want to read something overly sentimental or touchy-feely; there must be a few good books that tackle this subject in a godly way. Thanks in advance.
Roger in Oregon City