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TITLE: Doctrine of Jesus – Humanity and Divinity
TEXT: John 1:1-5
PROPOSITION: Jesus did not begin in Bethlehem or end in
Jerusalem.
QUESTION: When?
KEY WORD: Appearances
SCRIPTURE READING: Same
INTRODUCTION:
- Assignment
– Doctrine of Jesus – Divinity, Humanity, Work, etc.
- Not
possible to cover all this in one lesson – even till midnight.
- Jesus
did not begin in Bethlehem.
- His
existence did not end at Jerusalem.
- I
want to focus on Jesus before Bethlehem.
Preincarnate
- John
1:1 In the beginning was the Word (became flesh – 14)
- John
17:5 Glory I had before the world was
- Colossians
1:15-17
- Genesis
1:26 "Lest US make man in OUR image"
In the Old Testament
- Genesis
16:7-14 "angel of the Lord" (13) called him God
- Genesis
18:1, 13, 16-22; 33
- Genesis
19:1 "angels"; 24
- Genesis
22:11-18
- Burning
bush – Exodus 3:2-5
- Rock
in desert – 1 Corinthians 10:4; Numbers 21:16-17
- Gideon
– Judges 6:12-14, 22 I have seen God
- Manoah
– Judges 13:3-7; 16; 21-22
- Elijah
– 1 Kings 19:5-7
- Psalm
2:7 Called "Son" – quoted in Hebrews 1:5
- Daniel
3:24-25 fiery furnace
Reasons for the Incarnation
- Confirm
God's promise – to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, etc.
- Reveal
the Father – John 14:7-11
- Become
a faithful High Priest – Hebrews 4:15
- Put
away sin – Hebrews 9:26
- Destroy
the works of the Devil – 1 John 3:8
- Victory
over death – 1 Corinthians 15:56-57
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